Comprising a fleet of d&b's new Ci installation range loudspeakers, the system was powered by d&b's innovative E-PAC amplifiers and driven by Soundcraft's 48-channel MH3 mixing desk. To maximize flexibility, Orbital supplied BSS's Soundweb for control, which can be operated remotely from any point in the theatre via a PC laptop. Dr
Adlib's Andy Dockerty thinks this will become much more common in the future, because it saves time, and at the end of a show, a visiting crew can get their equipment in and de-rigged with a minimum of hassle. Dockerty has used Lodestars supplied by PCM for Adlib's touring work for many years, because of their proven reliability and excellent safety record.
The double-braked ver
Topaz is working with The Consultancy's global program leader, Emma Smith, on public relations strategy, messaging, support materials and media and analyst relations. Both firms are coordinating Lighthouse's marketing communication efforts, and Topaz Partners is leading the North American visibility campaign.
"As the LED video display market continues to grow and the technology advances, Lighthouse anticipated the need to strengthen its North American presence," said Emma Smith, president of The C
The event saw the launch of Network AV's new arch roof staging system that featured as the central focal point for all the arena action. The stage, an 8x8m area, was the base for the main MC, promotional models and the show's live DJs. This new Network AV stage is expected to be in strong demand for festivals, city centre entertainments, fashion shows and exhibition stands, with flexible steel deck flooring and independent truss structure. For this event, the roof was undressed to increase light flow, although it does come with full roof and side covering for weather protection, say Network AV.
The Cruise Strip wa
"In many instances, Vari-Lite and Entertainment Technology reps are calling on the same decision-makers," says Bob Schacherl, vice-president of sales for Genlyte Controls. "By providing Vari-Lite RSMs access to the Entertainment Technology line, these lighting professionals can now work with one person for all
To achieve the best level of technical production Linda McLean, producer of the Silver Clef Luncheon, brought in Canegreen Commercial to supply the PA equipment and manage the sound. The system was designed to provide complete sound coverage of the room to ensure the charity raises as much as possible - this year in excess of £400,000 - from the audience.
Selecon's Nick Gale, Mark Miller and Louise McCoy gave participants a brief overview and demonstration of the various Selecon luminaires before inviting them to get 'hands on' and try them out for themselves. Theatre technicians Oscar Kane and Dave Sinton travelled all the way from Belfast's Waterfront Hall to attend the workshop in Leeds. "The lights are great. We were very impressed by their performance and versatil
New product inspired by the award-winning Xone DJ range will be shown. The Xone VF-1 is a 1U universal analogue stereo filter intended for live and studio use, which can interface with any mixer to create and manipulate sophisticated audio filtering. With similar styling to the Xone:V6 valve rotary mixer, the unit's circuitry is an enhanced version of the filters built into A&H's Xone mixers, and offers three basic filter types: High-pass, Band-Pass and Low-pass. The basic filter types can be combined to create further filter types such as 'notch'.
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The concert was staged in front of the spectacular Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi, with each of the event's performers representing a different religious faith. Native American singer Joanne Shenandoah was the first of the evening's musical artists; other performers included the Cor Gospel Barcelona, the Shumei Taiko Ensemble, Theravada Buddhist monks and pianist Carmen Miró.
As a symbol of the possibility of understanding between religions, the group Sheva -
Power Logistics' project manager, Tony Harpur managed the installation of the power equipment, loading in 10 days prior to the event. The unique location offered many challenges; most notably because the Mall was open to the public during the build, and also because of the high-level security. This meant everyone had to work to a strict load-in and set-up schedule, with working times based on the Mall's allocated road closure times to ensure minimum disruption to the area
Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of the UK's leading mining museums. The historic site around the pithead has been restored, and the lamp room has been relocated to where it would originally have been. The expanded mining gallery features an exciting new audio-visual experience, together with exhibitions of modern mining equipment. The unique Pithead Baths building has been refurbished, and now houses the Museum galleries with exhibitions of industrial and social history surrounding the coal industry in South Wales.
There are three main A
"We needed to buy a line array system to keep up with the competition in Norway," says Belco Audio's sound engineer Erlend Stein. "We weren't the first company in Norway to purchase a line array system, but there aren't that many available in the country yet, and the Cohedra system is definitely the best solution for us."
Belco was particularly impressed by the system's enlarged near-field capabilities which it felt far exceeded that of other brands. "Cohedra is very good at re
"The lighting system had to be as flexible and dynamic as possible," Chmielewski explains, citing his plot for two Catalyst Pro v3.0 Media Servers, two DL1s, 32 ColorCommands, 12 Studio Beams, 10 Trackspot 2s and 24 other moving lights, with control by two Wholehog III consoles. "In addition to the range of aerial and projection effects from the DL1s, we also used Catalyst to send show Flash files and images to the main screens for all the events, and it all happened flawlessly. We were able to
FEI was attracted by the Mission name and technology and are already putting into place new strategies and organization in order to focus on the values that were the cornerstone of Mission's early success: innovation, quality and market leading technology. Jean-Marc Galiana has been appointed as CEO of Symphonix and is alread
Using four Mbox servers and a GrandMA lighting console, Westcott was able to control all of the visual imagery on eight video screens rigged onstage and over the audience. He was also able to cue the front-of-house audio console for playback of selected audio tracks throughout the show. The show's video and audio elements included support for the live acts during their performances as well as playback of clips between acts for artist introductions a
The MH4 has been added to PSP's range of equipment due to its flexibility and ability to cope with the demands of live sound mixing, say the company, which is becoming an increasingly essential part of the requirements of its core customer base. The company says the desk is ideal for touring applications such as concerts and complex corporate events which forms much of its work.
Commenting on the new purchases PSP project manager, Dave Featherstone said: "The MH4 desk is an excellent new addition for PSP and will continue to improve our technical offer to clients. We are committed to invest in the best equipment on the market to
"Midas and Klark Teknik are world-famous brands, and I am looking forward to representing them in my territory," Ariel commented. "I am particularly looking forward to being able to offer Midas and Klark Teknik customers the very best possible service and support; something they should be able to expect of a globally high standard, but which has been lacking in Israel until now. We are starting as we mean to go on by organizing a national seminar straight away for all Midas and KT customers that will focus partly on training, but also on gaining feedback and dea
The show will premiere in Bristol in October before moving to the Prince Edward Theatre in London in December. Harrison is using the DLCs to light a cyclorama and other flown cloths that form part of Bob Crowley's scenic design. Harrison is very familiar with the DLC's qualities: over 140 units are already used in his design for Mamma Mia on productions around the world. The units for Mary Poppins will be supplied by Stage Electrics in Bristol.
In Plymouth, lighting designer Jenny Kagan has specified five Pitching Digital
With both lasers giving an output of 1200mW, they complemented the excellent line-up on stage. Using state-of-the-art laser technology, the Aurora produces crisp, clean graphics for advertising, logos, text and animated characters. The system is capable of multiple colours, graphics and beams. All these effects can be produced at the same time, making it a far superior system to other diode laser systems, say the compa
Since Enttec will also include free of charge a limited edition of Light Factory with its Ethernet enabled products, users will now have a professional 36-channel control software free of charge. They can then easily upgrade to the full version when they feel the need. Lightfactory is also fully compatible with the recently released community project Open USB DMX widget. Students and educational institutions will
Entec's head of sound Dick Hayes said: "It was the right time for us to purchase a line array system, and so I looked at several options. After plenty of experimentation and comparisons, it made sense to stick with d&b, retaining the continuity and quality of the rest of our kit." The Amici system is being driven by new d&b D12 digital amplifiers - which can also drive any d&b enclosure. Entec has also purchased a new Midas Verona console that's being used at FOH by Bartlett.
The Q system is very compact
"This agreement is a win for Agilent, for Lumileds and for our customers," said Young Sohn, president of Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group. "Agilent will have access to new applications and customers for our LED line, Lumileds will be the exclusive provider of LED chips for the new series of
