Audiopole's chairman, Bruno Bertrand, commented: "We are very pleased to have been appointed Turbosound's distributor for France. It is a very prestigious name, and perfectly complements our other brands. We had been looking to take on a major loudspeaker range, for the live sound and insta
Blackout's team suspended the drape onto the truss and rigged the giant 60f x 25 ft screen supplied by Bell Theatre Services. Andrew Owles explained: "It was great working with Blackout - the team handled the project professionally from start to finish with great attention to detail. W
The show opens with a 90-second sequence that combines the lighting, music and projection, leading up to Izzard's grand entrance. To accomplish the look of controlled chaos, Monroe specified the most powerful Vari*L
GMTV's sound supervisor Nigel Gates specified the Trantec systems, which comprised the S6000, S4000 and the S3500, basing his choice on the sonic quality and reliability in a pressured live broadcast environment. Playing the starring role, the S6000 was used specifically fo
Those who attended the seminar on the last day of the show were hoping to get an opportunity to discuss the application of the new Regulations and how their impact would affect the entertainment industry, but all that was on offer was a run-through of the existing proposed Regulations published in the last draft, which may or may not have some bearing on the final set of Regulations.
The delayed consult
Imagica is the largest post-production company in Asia, with five facilities in Tokyo and a facility in Osaka. The company is known worldwide for pre- and post-production work on both film and television projects and also owns two satellite broadcasting channels. Alongside its facilities work, Imagica develops specialist equipment and computer graphics software for the film and video industries. Imagica already has an establish
Ashley Murdoch, who recently joined the company from Sony Europe, is general manager of the Multi Media Group: "The NOBO brand is already a market leader in overhead projection and we are launching portable projector technology in line with the move towards digital devices across all of our core markets. We have developed a range of machines and a business model that specifically address the requirements of business, presentation and education users, in terms of performance, portability, re
The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham is an Edwardian Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,347. The theatre presents a variety of productions from pre- and post-West End productions to touring shows, opera, ballet, musicals and concerts.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
The awards, now in their 12th year and held this year at MoMos nightclub on Regent Street in early September, honour manufacturers whose equipment passes the rigorous testing of the panel of expert judges, which this year included FreQ Nasty, Mark Wilkinson, DJ Woody, Dom and Roland, and in some cases then put to the vote by the readers of DJmag magazine.
Martin Warr, who proudly accepted the award on behalf of the Mackie team thanked the company's dealers and end-users for helping to put Mackie PA products on the professional map. This is the first of several awards that Mackie and the other brands in the Loud Technologies group have been nominated for this year.
(Ruth Ros
At the technical and creative core of City of Light 2003 - an accessible, historical take on Liverpool to celebrate it winning the European Capital of Culture bid for 2008 - was a fabulous 40m wide by 20m high water screen which formed the projection surface for the show, featuring video, laser projections and lighting effects.
A three tiered production platform, designed by site manager Stu Stalker, was built on the concrete foundations
The choice of floor is naturally an important consideration and thanks to MCDC's successful experience with Harlequin in America, Liberty portable panels were the obvious choice for London too. Harlequin's marketing manager Monica Arnott and Simon Byford, technical director for Dance Umbrella, surveyed the Turbine Hall and quickly established the requirements
Drury took up the post in Bucharest as part of the Fullbright Programme - a scholarship which aims to encourage Americans to live in and understand other countries like Africa, Asia and parts of Europe. While the University of Bucharest is the first institution to teach lighting design in Romania, Drury says it was very difficult to t
Blitz project managed all technical aspects of the 45-minute show, using E//T//C UK to create scroll artwork with historical material from the college's archives. Projection onto the towers, turrets and arched windows of the 360-year old buildings was via two 6k PIGI projectors, each fitted with double rotating scrollers. To achieve the correct projection angle the projectors had to be manoeuvred into a room at the top of a narrow stone spiral sta
Working through production companies, Mantaplan and Partnership Productions, this year CT Screenco supplied two 60sq.m LED screens, rigged stage left and right. The company also supplied a video delay channel via its Mini Mobile, for the benefit of those towards the rear, helping to alleviate the problems of audio synching. The live 'prom' simultaneously takes place at Donegal Square, Belfast, Pacific Quay, Glasgow and Singleton Park, Swansea before the traditional Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, which is relayed by satellite to the fou
In 2002 Gilles Laguionie joined SES to develop the audio supply side of the business, having worked for 9 years with SCV Audio and more recently with the CAE Groupe in Paris. SES has moved into the audio rental market over the past year and developed its interest in direct sales and installation whilst also offering its customers a comprehensive after sales service. Currently 80% of SES business is done in Monaco but next year the company ho
The company's Francois van der Merwe oversaw the installation and reprogramming of the show on a dummy rig set up in the M.J. Lighting premises a week before the load-in to the Gallagher studio. A variety of fixtures was used on set, including six High End Systems Studio Colors, 13 High End Studio Spots, 11 Martin MAC 2000s, 11 custom-made Zip Strips, 2k Fresnel units, 5k softlights and eight 1k spots or 'Pups'. ETC Source Fours were used as key lights on each contestant, as well as on the quizmaster, Fiona Coyne. M.J.'s back-up Wholehog 2 w
CT Screenco again supplied two 32sq.m (8 x 4) screens, either side of the stage, in both locations. They provided 25mm high brightness LED displays in Shropshire, while at Hylands Park they fielded a pair of 6 x 6 Lighthouse LVP1650 16mm screens, st
Like most small towns, it has a town square around which are clustered restaurants and boulevard cafés. And like all self-respecting town squares, a tower presides benignly over the activities. Melrose Arch management wanted to make more of this key feature of the area. Ideally, something was needed that would be noticeable and memorable, but subtle. The solution was programmable automated colour-changing lighting to give the building 'life' and character.
While casting around for a company who could meet their needs, architect Graham Wilson of Osmond Lange, the company responsible for the entire Melrose Arch project, came across Bruce Schwartz and Electr
MDG will benefit from A.C. Lighting's profile as a key distributor of lighting, audio and associated products and be joining an already impressive array of brands stocked by the company. As well as carrying MDG's full range of fog, haze, low fog generators, accessories and spare parts, the deal will also see A.C. Lighting's team of experienced service professionals provide a full technical training and back-up service.
Jonathan Walters, northern sales director for A.C. Lighting, commented: "We are delighted that MDG have appointed A.C. Lighting as exclusive UK distributor. We have been working extremely hard to promote the MDG range of products over t
Gray developed three onstage scenic bars with fully working optics and drink mixing facilities. He utilized existing set elements from the ADlite warehouse, and created others with the help of Scenex from the Midlands, who made the bar fronts and mirrors. Them
In the UK, the company will draw on the combined experience of Andrew Bruce and Duncan Bell of Autograph and Nigel Olliff, co-founder of BSS Audio. The US company will be led by Lew Mead, former owner of ProMix, a New York-based rental company whose association with Bruce and Autograph spans 15 years.
The company has secured the exclusive distribution rights in the US for the DiGiCo D5T, the theatre version of the D5 Live, and will be working closely with DiGiCo to promote the D5T in the UK and the rest of the world. Autograph A2D has been working on the development of
The Glow Project 2003 will be sponsored - in terms of equipment - by the large-format projection specialists. The two-part event will consist of projections onto a major public building in Brighton on the first night, followed the next evening by a community arts event taking place in Adelaide Crescent and Palmeira Square, in a similar vein to the Glow Project's inaugural concept last year.
The first Glow Project was the public projection of a collection of images chosen by residents in Kensington Place - dubbed "the artiest street in Brighton". The images were converted into large-scale artwork for the projections onto walls in the street, and each hou
The famous Live Stage in the Oxford Street Virgin Megastore has played host to some of the biggest acts around over the years. In the new exclusive partnership, this will now form a key feature of the Sound Control London experience, with some huge bands planned for gigs each week. If the clarity of sound is anything like that produced for Dido's showcase appearance at the store on 29 September, then they have a treat in store.
Sound Control has a long relationship with Nexo's UK distributor
The biggest challenge was also the most obvious: each fixture needs a method of setting the DMX512 start address, and with fixtures embedded in the ground, there was nowhere to put an access panel for the conventional DIP switches. Even if there had been room, putting an access panel on a waterproof fixture designed to last for a decade is perhaps asking for trouble. Artistic's solution was to implement the latest development
