Sound Division managing director David Graham is very pleased with the nomination. "I feel that it's a great achievement for Sound Division," he stated. "We've made a conscious effort over the last two year to focus our energies on the London contracting market, and we are fortunate to be able to count a number of very pre
Purchased from Shure Distribution UK, the AD-S52s are fed from background hard drive computer by day and live DJ playback sources after dark. Each of the restaurant's four zones is addressed by a single channel of a four-channel QSC CX254 amplifier, which occupies just 2U of rack space. Two AD-S52 enclosures are located in the main restaurant, with a further two in the conservatory, two in the smaller restaurant area and two in the bar. The final pair are installed upstairs and run on an independent system.
Project Audio's Dave Findlay, who was introduced to the AD-S52s at last year's PLASA Show, believes he is the first person to install them in the UK. Commenting on the p
Freelance sound designer Mick Potter, who first specified the PM1D for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams has again opted for the console for The Woman in White. His configuration at the FOH position involves one PM1D cascaded to a Yamaha DM2000 giving 160 mix channels. A second PM1D, running in mirror mode, allows Potter to make complex adjustments to the mix without interfering with sound operator Tim Clarke's concentration. While Clarke mixes the show on one surface, Potter and his pro
Martin's international education manager, Marc Anderson, was there for the occasion, and explains: "The products are quite complex and the customer base is constantly expanding. There is a huge demand for training and we have ambitious plans for meeting that demand. Today's session is the result of nearly two years of preparation." He went on to add: "We've got a half-dozen courses ready to go. And when we have all the pieces in place, our goal is to be able to certify technic
Helped by generously donated prizes and possibly a little alcohol, the evening dinner and charity auction went on late into the night, raising £30,000, which will be divided between Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy for Children and the charity for Breast Cancer. Sennheiser UK would like to say a very sincer
The 'Creative Industries' broadly includes those involved in film, music and the performing arts. The forum will address key issues such maximizing opportunities in a digital environment, business models, education and awareness raising, and challenges such as file-sharing and piracy.
To co-incide with the launch of the Creative Industries Forum on Intellectual Property, Creative London is announcing a free IP service to ensure London's creative community actually profits from its innov
All seminars taking place during the exhibition will be RIBA approved CPD and will all be related to lighting topics for architects. There are a number of lighting-related CPD seminars available, ranging from office and retail lighting to LEDs and daylighting control. A seminar theatre seating approximately 70 people will be built on the exhibition floor and will be promoted by Mondiale Pub
The Plaisterers organization is one of the oldest livery companies in England, with its first charter granted by King Henry VII in 1501. The largest livery hall in London, it remains a focal point for the plastering trade. The current Hall, the result of a new build in 1972, needed a makeover to bring it into the 21st century in terms of an audio-visual, lighting and audio infrastructure. The idea was to provide hanging points for whatever technical production equipment was required in the Hall, according to the format of the event.
PCM was contacted by the main project consultant Plaisterers Hall Ltd, on the recommendation of David Harding from Winchester-based lighting and sound consultancy, Whitwam. They supplied and located 18 double-braked Lodesta
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In action for Oasis' Friday night headline slot on the Pyramid stage were192 James Thomas Pixelline LED battens - part of a stunning lighting scheme designed by LD Andi Watson, with gear supplied by LSD/Fourth Phase.
On The Other Stage, LD Jonny Gaskell used 55 Pixellines and PixelDrive software, supplied by Bandit Lites, for Orbital's final set. Taking an experimental approach, Gaskell took
As a full EtherSound licensee, AuviTran is exploiting this technology with its own EtherSound-based products, as well as offering services to other pro audio companies.
Marquee Audio will focus mainly on these EtherSound-based products. In particular, Marquee's Andy Huffer expects success with the AVY16-ES cards, which bring EtherSound compatibility to Yamaha digital mixers and other professional audio products featuring the 'mini-YGDAI' interface. "The Auvitran card effectively brings Yamaha to the EtherSound party, all the Yamaha products can now hop onto the EtherSound bandwagon, including the new PM5D and DME64. As we are probably Yamaha's foremost dealer in the UK, this is going to be very significant for Marquee Audio,&q
The band's decision to place 100% reliance on Audio-Technica microphones and wireless technology was decided by production manager Adrian Barnard: "It was a quality and control decision to carry our own mics for vocals and backline. I've been a fan of Audio-Technica for a long time but we wanted to be sure we were using the right mics. A-T kindly arranged for their entire range to be made available and we did a lot of comparative testing.
"We proved that Audio-Technica AEW-T6100 hypercardioid dynamic transmitter mics and AEW-R4100 True Diversity receiver gave us the warmth and quality of sound that we wanted for lead vocals and c
The band has used live sound specialist Canegreen since its first set of UK dates in 1998, as tour manager Henry McGroggan explained: "The Corrs have grown with Canegreen; tonight we have 80 channels of audio running from the stage and the Canegreen boys can manage it. The technology has moved on significantly over the years and Canegreen keep right up to date in terms of offering us new equipment that will make the ban
Craig Buckley, MD of RW Salt, commented: "For too long our industry has lacked an exhibition dedicated to presenting products and services specifically to the Architectural and Commercial Audio installer. These installers represent the core of our business and as such we wanted to bring the manufacturers to them i
Designed by Imagination, with visual presentation by Creative Technology, the feature relied heavily on illusion and Creative Technology used theatrical trickery, positioning 16 x 9 minicams to simulate images, looking inside and outside the 'cockpit'. In addition to the minicams, CT provided all screens, cameras and PPU. The main display comprised 91 panels of Barco iLite 10 (measuring 5.8m x 3.1m), supported by two iLite 8 repeater screens (each measuring 3.1m x 1.8m).
The main screen took playback from a Doremi VI-D recorder (used for play-ins and segments), as well as two CCTV cameras. The two repeaters carried pictures from the two-camera PPU, with signals mixed on a Sony DFS-700 dig
Sound Advice, better known in the corporate event sector, organized the event, with James Cobb taking on the role of production manager. This was the first festival on the site (for over 150 years) and the local council was understandably apprehensive about sound levels in neighbouring villages.
Cobb contracted Canegreen, and project manager Pete Hughes, to design a PA system to meet the restrictions imposed, whilst keeping levels good for the audience. A Meyer combination of four M3Ds and eight MILO cabinets was flown either side of the stage in line array format, with the new Meyer Sub 700 cabinets staked beneath. Meyer UPAs acted as in-fi
M32's Adrian Neilly explains that having used Robe fixtures for many club, pub and bar installations, they had no hesitation recommending them for this installation, knowing they would be used heavily: "The build quality is excellent, they are very robust, the price is excellent plus there's the great service from Robe UK and the two-year warranty - we couldn't go wrong," he states. Robe UK made several fixtures ava
Recently appointed by live brand communications agency Pci:Live, Blackout played a pivotal role in realizing the colossal set for Microsoft's TechEd 2004 Europe. This is the definitive Microsoft conference for building, deploying, securing, and managing connected solutions and the largest conference and exhibition of its kind in Europe. Over 7,700 IT professionals and Microsoft developers attended the four-day event to up-date their knowledge of the latest integrated solutions from the world's largest software d
Augsburg-based Yousound Showtechnik rigged the shows as well as providing trucking and full logistics. "We used a PM1D just for the monitor system with 96 input channels and 32 outputs," said Stefan Heinicke of Yousound. "That's a lot, but well within the capabilities of the desk."Much of the front-of-house mixing was provided by a Yamaha PM3500 mixing desk to provide the Divas with high quality sound through an impressive PA system using around 100 speakers. "We were really working the desk," said Heinicke. "We had everything
For the first time, the majority of seminars will be located upstairs on the exhibition floor in a purpose-built Seminar Theatre providing quick and easy access and ensuring that visitors are able to maximize their time at the show.
Sunday: The DJ/VJ Mix Workshop with Dr Charles Kriel: hot on the h
"This was a bit different to the client base we are most familiar with," Andrew Riley confessed. "The clients had an idea of what technology could offer, but little idea of how to implement it so we had to make sure that the system we specified could cope, and h
For those positioned behind the mix riser, 30sq.m of Barco DLite 7 engaged the crowds with the stage, while the company's two new 44sq.m Masted Mob
The venue was the Koola Club, an eclectic mix of club, bar and attached restaurant, feeding the requirements of the resident surf and sand fraternity as well as the hedonist weekend visitors and devout clubbers, situated on the seafront. The owners wanted to invest in a new sophisticated, but discreet audio system that could provide extreme high power with exceptional clarity and finesse. With a diverse range of entertainments from dance to live performances, the system had to operate with the minimum of attention.
Dave Charman explained: &qu
Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA explained: " We are absolutely enthusiastic about the success we have with Mamma Mia! in Germany. Although we always knew that we have a lot of fans here in Germany, we did not expect such euphoria for our music. With the new show in Stuttgart we would like to thank all our fans and those who are still waiting to get a ticket - Mamma Mia! at two locations in Germany is our biggest challenge."
Working with only a few stage settings Howard Harrison's lighting has an important function - and features more than 100 Rainbow colour changers, ETC Source Four fixtures and Vari-Lite moving heads. A grandMA lighting c
Training, conferences, promotions and presentations for staff and contractors are becoming a bigger part of the centre's business. G1 recommended the JVC SX21 projector (model DLA-SX21) which has been seamlessly integrated with a full multi-media presentation system that includes surround sound.
The SX21 is capable of projecting multiple images with high resolution, high contrast and excellent natural colour r
