Kenny has been a PRG client for the past 14 years. For this event, his lighting package included 48 High End Studio Colors, 50 High End Studio Beams, 40 Martin MAC 2000 Wash lights, 32 Martin MAC 2000 Profiles, two
McGraw picked up two of the year's top awards, Song of the Year and Single of the Year. McGraw and his band, long-time users of Sennheiser RF gear, adopted Evolution 500 Series wireless systems with e865 capsules and Sennheiser personal monitoring systems earlier this year.
The hybrid Sennheiser SKM5000 handheld RF transmitter with Neumann KK105-S capsule microphone has become a staple on televised music and entertainment events, and the three-hour 2004 CMA Awards broadcast was n
PRG account manager James Barnfather said: "With the latest version of Pixeon you can create more effects and colour mixes than before." In addition to The X Factor PRG also has Pixeon out on the set of The Good Food Show.
The latest mains-powered version of Pixeon - an LED tube, containing a dense array of RGB LEDs arranged in individua
Arena Seating worked closely with fellow suppliers StageCo and Kayam through the design process and rain-flooded installation, to interface its equipment to create a safe infrastructure for the televised event. The company had been given only two weeks to translate Italian seating regulations and design a layout to conform, before being given the go ahead to ship the 10 truck loads of equipment and nine crew to Rom
Gary Westcott was responsible for the lighting design. The show was pre-programmed and transferred to the grandMA full-size, although the team also had the chance to optimize the show locally for a further two days. The consoles were programmed by Demfis Fyssicopulos, with Andrew Findley responsible for programming the media server.
Two grandMAs were integrated in a multi user network
During all this upheaval the company has managed to service various tours including: Zero 7 for the second time this year, again lit by Utopium LD Stuart Farrell who operated an Avo Pearl and used Mac500 and Studio Beams mounted over a semi- circle truss. Uriah Heep recently performed in Guernsey with equipment and crew supplied by Utopium. The LD was Chris Bushell who was also LD for the recent Goldie Looking Chain tour. Mercury Music award winner, Dizzee Rascal has just finished his firs
"The most important innovation here," according to LDs Riccardo Barbaglio and Massimo Cavenaghi - is the new lighting system. Last year, the Italian edition of Top of the Pops stood out for the quality of its lighting effects, which received compliments from the BBC. This is one of the reasons why Einstein, the Italian TV production studios which
Front of House engineer Steve Pattison chose JBL's medium sized VerTec line array as the main PA system - utilizing various numbers of VT 4888 elements depending on the size of the venue. This ranged from an average of five a side in the smaller rooms to 12 a side for larger spaces like Brixton Academy.
Subs are ADLIB's double 18 folded horn DF3's, which have a formidable low-end reputation! The system is driven by Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers, in which ADLIB has also recently extensively invested. Pattison has worked with Amy since the 2003 'V' Festiva
The system, supplied by Concert Sound and John Hornby Skewes, typically consists of 12 CDR 208 T and S mid/high cabinets per side in most of the tour's venues, with four CDR 210 Sub subwoofers per side, and two of the newly-launched CDR 210 F flyable subwoofers at the top of each array for high venues with balconies. The CDR 210 Fs can also be used with HK's new Ground Stacking Frame, and for venues where the system can't be flown, a CDR 210 F is positioned at the bottom of the frame, which also serves the purpose of adding height to the ground-stacked array.
FOH engineer Chris Madden was introduced to the system by HK Audio's Moray McMillin, himself a veteran touring engineer who convin
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All of the 20-plus live Shure microphone feeds were handled using the D1's internal dynamics, EQ and signal processing capabilities. The complex 10-channel output matrix feeding the Meyer Sound Labs supplied CQ based playback system was fed by the D1 through a TiMax processor.
Surround Live produced and created by Frederick Ampel of Technology Visions under the auspices of the Audio Enginee
The refitted licensed grill restaurants in both Leeds and Stevenage have a predominantly New York Bronx theme with bright graffiti décor. Each outlet also features a smaller eating area with a more sumptuous ambience and a clever backlit system on the main windows portrays a New York skyline. Owner of B&S Sound and Light, Billy Gillbanks, explained: "Good quality audio reproduction was a prerequisite for the sound system which provides music at various levels throughout the day
Using the DR66's patch functionality, audio in the venue is programmed with multiple modes. There are two SFX tracks running continuously as background ambience and track fillers during silent periods - in some zones it is jungle sounds, while in others there is the relaxing sound of a waterfall. The DR66 automatically mutes this background sound whenever an audio track is activated. To prevent tampering
Measuring 1m in length, with a 16-pixel resolution, an IP65 rating and taking video input (DVI), the VersaTUBES are used to create complex and fast moving patterns, colours and effects. They are also used statically, as architectural outlining devices for the contours of the set. They also come into play for the show's more up-tempo p
The organizers report that the response to Entech 2004 was "overwhelming" and that Entech 2006 is evolving even further. The format remains the same and will occupy halls 5 and 6, several demo rooms and two huge conference rooms. Some changes to the floor plan will provide easier navigation for visitors and more floor space for exhibitors, say the organizers.
Many previous exhibitors have already secured stands after experiencing great s
During the project's design phase, the school's electrical consultant, Phil Whiffin from Engineering Co Partnership, contacted White Light for advice as to how to equip the venue. Roger Hennigan and David Howe from White Light's projects team devised a comprehensive, flexible lighting system that suited both the school's needs and its budget.
The theatre's new dimming system uses four 12-way ETC SmartPack rackswith RCD protection controlled by a Strand 300-series lighting console. An internally-wired
At the helm of 3G Live is VP Jay Curiel, a 15-year veteran of the Orange County and Los Angeles concert production scenes. Curiel is notably accompanied in his new venture by both lead sound engineer Julio Valdez and president Eli Stearns, who also heads up 3G Productions, 3G Live's parent company in Chicago.
With regard to product, the touring company has now taken delivery of 24 V-Dosc and 12 dV-Dosc loudspeaker systems, 16 SB218 and 4 dV-SUB subwoofer enclosures, 24 of the new 115XT HiQ floor monitors and a full comple
The main room system comprises a mix of TXD-121 mid/high and TXD-081 mid/high delay speakers, complemented by TSW-718 subs. Innovative also supplied a separate outdoor portable DJ system of TXD-121s and TXD-215s, with additional TXD-081s installed for the bar area audio system. Designing the main system from the ground-up, starting with the subs, Innovative arranged for Turbosound's TSW-718 models to be trialled in the venue for three months prior to the installation. The depth and tight response of the 718s proved to be ideally suited to the club's dance music requirements, say the company. A variety of mid/high speakers were als
The award recognizes the company's efforts in innovation, technological advancement and success of its product in the markets. As in previous years, voting for the finalists was open to the public through the website. Once the Internet voting was closed, a jury formed by independent industry professionals
Commented John Anderson, in his second year of designing the show: "The idea of a sliding screen this year was at the request of director, Richard Valentine. Also we moved the (36 x 1 module) i6 LED banner from the overhead proscenium last year onto the stage; it looked very prominent in the foreground.&quo
Four SGMs are positioned on the rear truss, with another four on two upstage/offstage Manfrotto stands each side of stage - for additional depth and separation. He uses the fixtures as the core of the rig, enthusing: "They are fantastic. They're proving robust and reliable on the road, and the effects you can create with the sheer power and brightness are really excellent."
The fixtures are used extensively for gobo
HAV productions supplied and operated a 56-channel Allen & Heath GL3300 multi-purpose console at the FOH position - one 40-channel GL3300, connected to a 16-channel GL3300, via the company's proprietary Sys-Link system. HAV also selected a 48-channel ML4000 VCA console to manage monit
The concert was shot for a BBC TV special, which went out the following Friday, and also for a DVD release on BMG. Directed by David Mallet with Al Gurdon as lighting designer and Bill Laslett providing set design, the Audio Logistics team, headed by founder Toby Alington, provided the audio recording, production equipment and crew. The feeds from Rod's band's standard set-up was taken 'as is' by the team, while for the orchestra, Alington specified the
The action packed 50 minute, four-times-a-day stage show, produced and choreographed by Torture Garden, was the exhibition's central attraction and featured aerial performance, dancing - including with fire and water - and a catwalk parade. Lighting had to be highly versatile and also had to contend with daylight for two shows a day, courtesy of Olympia's glass ceiling.
Ben Fox has lit Erotica's stage sho
