Sound design for the show is by Bobby Aitken and associate sound designers David Patridge and Richard Sharratt. Aitken and Patridge have spent the past five years working together on eight separate productions of Mamma Mia!, the musical based on t
Stage Technologies' Maxis control system and BigTow winches enabled Tom King (the show's automation operator) to achieve the desired effects needed for this sensitive show without detracting from the intimacy of the performance. After two years as a technical operator King is using
Another Bosch DCN system is already used every day in the main Irish Parliament in Dublin, in addition to many other EU parliaments, including Brussels and the new Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh. The Dublin system was provided and installed by SKS, one of Bosch's main partners in Ireland, the new system provides a complete portable solution based on the well known t
In preparation for the R.E.M. tour, Carlson assembled a complete KF760 Line Array system consisting of 24 KF760 long/medium throw modules, eight KF761 near field modules and 16 EAW SB1000 subwoofers. Four KF750 and four KF755 full range boxes provide additional support along with six EAW JFX260s.
"We're long-time EAW fans, and have been ever since we purchased our first KF850 rig back in '93," commented Mark Carlson, founder of Carlson Audio. "We first took the KF760 Line Array out with Pearl Jam last year and were really impressed with its sonic quality and coverage."
Carlson continued: "Since
Norwest's sound reinforcement system of choice was based on EAW's KF860 Virtual Line Array system supplemented by McCauley MLA3s for the upper decks. The main EAW system comprised a total of 64 EAW KF860 and KF861 Virtual Line Array systems and 36 EAW BH760 subs, which were ground-stacked in 32 arrays around the circumference of the bowl. Each cluster consi
The internal structure of The Warehouse is focused around a main ground-level dance floor and bar area, with multiple mezzanine levels above and the El Puerto restaurant. Apart from the sub-bass enclosures, all the loudspeakers have been ceiling-flown, with the maj
Howard Harrison's lighting design for this new musical, which opened at the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre on the 28 September and will transfer to the Prince Edward Theatre in London on the 6 of December, called for a number of items for which White Light are the exclusive UK distributor.
Included in the shopping list: fifty LDDE DMX-controlled four-colour fluorescent cyc battens, used to light the many painted cloths in Bob Crowley's scenic design. 100 Rainbow 6" Pro and 20 Rainbow 8" Pro colour scrollers, specified for their ability to provide indiv
"Color Kinetics is a recognized industry leader, and I'm pleased to join its talented management team," said Emma. "I look forward to helping the company drive adoption of intelligent solid-state lighting through new and expanded OEM and licensing initiatives, both within and beyond the core lighting industry."
"We're extremely pleased to welcome David, whose strong background and expertise in identifying new market opportunities for sophisticated technologies will serve
Caulfield commented: 'Leisuretec Distribution are very well positioned to penetrate the installation sector with this fabulous new Ci series of speakers, already supplying a large customer base of installation companies with audio, visual & lighting products. It makes sense that Leisuretec should offer Mach / Martin products too'
Nick Spalding, managing director for Leisuretec Distribution added: "We are excited with this new arrangement. The Mach, Jem and Martin Professional brands are readily recognized as market leading products and it is very pleasing to
If you have the perfect gobo, the gobo you've always needed or wanted, lodged in your imagination, then now is the time to get the idea to DHA. Submissions in any form are welcome, whether a rough description, an adaptation of an existing gobo or a fully formed design on paper or in electronic format. The range will include metal, glass and coloured glass gobos, so just about any design can be realized.
The new Collection will be launched by DHA early next year, listed in a new Designers' Collection section of the DHA gobo library with the gobo's creator fully credited. Pricing will be as DHA's existing gobos, with the new gobos available from stock
The recent doubling of the factory floor space to accommodate a stand-alone, in-house manufacturing and fabrication facility, means that the company can now tackle a wider range of projects, while the company also looked to the future with the recent appointment of a young design engineer to the team at the start of the year, along with the establishment of a contributory company pension plan and a mechanical engineering apprenticeship scheme.
Current projects include the supply and installation of all the stage machinery at the new prestigious Perth Concert
Through this office d&b intends to provide its customers with a more convenient and faster before and after sales support for its range of professional reinforcement systems. Mr. Freddie To, the sales and marketing director for the new company commented: "d&b audiotechnik is an established and well respected brand in Europe, who are totally focused on the complete system approach."
This approach encompasses loudspeakers, control electronics and mechanical accessories that are totally compatible, as well as
The musical was born in a disused Chicago tram shed in 1971 as an experimental amateur show and by 1979 it was the longest-running show on Broadway and a hit movie. The Wellington Musical Theatre version met the challenge with a PA comprising ElectroVoice loudspeaker cabinets and M-Audio Monitors handled the band foldback along with the XTA processing.
XTA's SiDD (Seriously Intelligent Digital Dynamics) is already assisting in London's West End and on Broadway, but the multiband D2 Dynamic EQ was used on the Christchurch job. Systems and theatre engineer, Glen Ruske of Redd, comments: "The XTA D2 is fantastic for theatre work. It w
Nirvana, the latest space, has been created by removing all the walls, leaving just the roof so that it works as a covered terrace. The VIP room has been integrated with the terrace, and both areas are integrated with the rest of Guru's rooms via the BSS Soundweb network which Xtreme installed last year. There is an ElectroVoice RX system for the main dancefloor, featuring four RX218s and four RX212s, two RX112s and four RX115s. This system is power
Another Bosch DCN system is already used every day in the main Irish Parliament in Dublin so the Irish government know its capabilities very well. It is also used in many other EU parliaments including Brussels and the new Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh.
Provided and installed by
The Sazka Arena's Apogee system was designed by Soning, one of the Czech Republic's leading consulting firms, as were other audio/video and broadcast systems in the venue. According to Andrej Hronec, owner of AudioPro, Apogee's distributor in Prague, Soning focused heavily on the latest technologies to ease the normally difficult ta
This is the first time a show of this nature has been granted permission to take place in the Piazza San Marco, a world heritage site and home to thousands of pigeons. The audience was joined by the film's star 'voice-over talent' including Will Smith, Robert de Niro and Angelina Jolie, along with the film's producers and directors. In addition to the 500 VIPs, approximately 5,500 local guests also enjoyed the evening - free -
With an increasingly diverse schedule of events, the hall's rigging upgrade was prompted primarily by general health and safety concerns. Working closely with the venue's head of rigging Paul Rowlands and rigging and motor supplier Bridgehouse, Kinesys' Dave Weatherhead devised a customized control system to the venue's initial brief.
A major challenge was that all Kinesys' distro racks, patchbays and control gear had to be mounted within the grid itself. This was for neatness and to minimize cable runs, for which Kinesys also developed a series of customized cable trays that run neatly with
Last year, the second trade fair for musical instruments and accessories, lighting, sound and event technology in the Northwest Region of the Russian Federation, enabled around 300 exhibitors to make contact with some 8,000 visitors at the exhibition centre in St. Petersburg. Nevertheless, the results of this edition showed that the expectations of Messe Frankfurt in terms of event growth and profitability were unlikely to be fulfilled in the medium term. "Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound St.
According to EAW's European sales manager, Sean Martin, Impact is ideally placed to represent the EAW brand in France. "We are all very eager to start doing business," confirmed Martin. "From our perspective, Impact's set-up and structure is superb with imposing premises on the outskirts of Paris. Their distribution expertise is already second to none, and their audio expertise is guaranteed with the appointment of ex-EAW representative Bruno Ghidionesco to the Impact team. As distributors of high-end lighting equipment, Impact already has strong relationships with many of EAW's key customers in France, and of course, as EAW is the only audio line they represent, we can be sure that there are n
The new PLASA@Sea Pavilion will form a key element of this annual cruise-related trade show and conference which is the largest gathering of cruise line owners, operators and suppliers in the world. More than 9,000 people from 116 countries, including over 1,000 senior cruise line executives attended Seatrade 2004.
Whilst the Conference will offer a four-day programme of targeted seminars and meetings, the exhibition will showcase the latest innovations in marine technology, with PLASA@Sea providing a connection to recent developments in entertainment and leisure-based technology. A
Markus Blee presented Adrian Offord and Stuart Young of CT and TV lighting director Gurdip Mahal, with two projected models of the design. Some 138sq.m of 25mm LED display was to be arranged in random shapes, the multi-faced media display enveloping the performers, set off by two 9sq.m Barco iLite 8 panels - one upstage centre of the dancefloor and the other offstage left. The content, provided by moving light operator Ross Williams, would be fired to the four colour-coded 25mm zones via the Catalysts, while the higher resolution Barco screens would take a mixture o
Richard Martin and Pete Hughes with MD Yan Stile developed the idea. Experienced members of Canegreen's staff taught the next generation of staff and freelancers the skills required to work safely and efficiently at events. Focusing on line-array rigging, attendees gained an understanding of the processes involved in setting up events, from opening the back of the lorry and loading in, to rigging line-array speaker systems, de-rigging and loading out. Some attendees used the day as a refresher course, whilst others used it to advance their basic skills. The day allowed pe
The responsibility for site power for V at the Chelmsford site this year fell to Power Logistics. And with 65,000 people coming to see over 50 acts playing on four stages in Hylands Park - plus the DJ and sponsored dance tents, catering vans and stalls, backstage hospitality areas, campsites and car parks, toilets and showers - power distribution can be a logistical nightmare.
The production team found itself
