Taking a break from running the company, Stage Sound Services' founder Phil Hurley took on the job of sound operator for the show. He commented on the new acquisition, which was supplied through Autograph Sales in London. "We love the D1 for all sorts of reasons; it's small, it incorporates a lot of processing, it's easy to use, and sounds fantastic!"
For the Witches run, Hurley's setup time was incred
Owner Yücel Ertekin comments: "With HK Audio, we have added an important German manufacturer of professional sound reinforcement systems to our distribution range. We have been observing the brand for quite some time and noticed that HK Audio has great growth potential here in Turkey. Due to the extensive product portfolio of active and passive systems, from the LUCAS system up to the COHEDRA line array system, HK Audio offers unique solutions for audiences from 50 to 50,000."
International sales director Andreas Mayerl adds: "We
The giant arena thunders with the hooves of Australian horses as the performance starts, creating an electric atmosphere with state-of-the-art lighting and sound, as leading stunt riders and stockmen playing out the story of two rival cattle stations. On arrival, guests enter a traditional Outback Pub for a cool beverage, receive their own Stockman's hat which they wear whilst barracking for their cattle station. Alongside this, a traditional Australian BBQ is served while the action unfolds
The installation was carried out by local company High Fidelity & Stereophonic Co. Eastern Acoustic's Grace Ng commented: "We were very proud to part of this prestigious venue in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf. Working with the installation company, we decided to use a combination of RCF ART active and passive speakers. Because they will be having live acts on the stage we also used the larger RCF 4PR
Although the set and props were imported from Japan, the lighting was locally contracted to LDS, with lighting design by Poon Limpapun and Sermsak Boonyhai. Because the venue was not capable of supplying enough power for 4,000 Par cans (as originally planned), the team had to get the biggest bang from the fewest number of fixtures as possible. They fit 300 Par 64 1000W fixtures with Wybron Forerunner colour changers and another 14 Kupo 8-lites with Wybron's Coloram II. 24 Nexera Wash and Profile fixtures were strategically placed in hard-to-reach areas throughout the hall to add additional colourful effects.
The equipment was rigged on 20 st
Luke Everingham, the man behind the design and its fruition, wanted a house that met the following criteria: the cost must not exceed that of a conventional house of the same size and level of appointment; the layout and finish must be highly functional; it must require very little maintenance; it must be white ant proof and; must allow the occupants to maximise weather conditions, seasonal conditions and the outstanding 360° views on this property located in the Australian bush. The result is a house that rotates 360° - capabl
A total of eight Outline CDH 483 Hi-Packs and four CDL 1815 Low-Packs (the firm's low frequency enclosures with cardioid characteristics) were flown and aimed with the aid of Outline VIP software, in order to ensure even coverage right from the front seats, eliminating the need for any additional front-fill systems, say the company.
Four HARD 212 ultra-slim enclosures are used for stage monitors, while four Victor Live subwoofers are installed on the floor to handle the ultra-low frequencies. The consoles used are a Midas Verona and a Midas Siena, on FOH and monito
At the same time, Artistic Licence says that Excel Union will continue to build market share in mainland China. Excel Union has offices in Beijing and Hong Kong, and is headed by Victor Tsang. Simon Fraser, Artistic Licence Hong Kong manager, comments: "Both of the new appointments have a long term relationship with Artistic Licence. I'm looking forward to assisting them with the growth of their business and providing an even higher level of support."
Artistic Licence Hong Kong is headed
The initial idea for the ground support came from a sketch from the customer and a photo of the area in which the stage was to be installed. The brief was simple - design a structure that would sit on their newly built stage giving the bands a concert atmosphere in a small venue but also to give cover from the weather, be it rain or shine. "We were supplied with a few site photos and a basic idea of how they would like the structure to function," said Patrick Lockwood, sales engineer for Tomcat UK. It was only when I did the site visit that we found that due to conditions on site, their ideas were not suitable so we red
The draw is open to show attendees who have obtained an entry form from the companies involved and comply with the necessary criteria. To win the £1000, participants must have visited each company and had their "Prize Passport" (available from each of the sponsoring exhibitors) fully stamped.
"We're all really pleased that the Prize Stage is happening again," says Webs
Formula Sound offers a wide range of products. These include volume control units, rackmount, standby, zoner and fixed format audio mixers, system equalizers, stereo foldback systems and modular sound mixers. One of the key products the new distributors will be handling is the recently launched Formula Sound PM-80R - a modular 8-channel mixer created to mark the 25th anniversary of the original PM-80 - one of the most consistently popular mixers the company has ever issued. "Created in response to continued market demands, the new limited edition PM-80R combines all the benefits of modern technology with all the flexibility and ease of use that made the ori
With the house itself providing the stage backdrop and the terrain raked naturally, it was the perfect picnic venue for some 6,500 people to assemble for the first in the 'Music on a Summer Evening' series, featuring Simple Minds. As with its sister venue Kenwood (also covered by RG Jones) the event is run by promoters IMG on behalf of English Heritage.Using ViewPoint predictive software, RG Jones mounted two arrays of 16 Martin Synco W8LCs either side of the stage on masts, specially constructed on site by Serious Structures (wh
In recent weeks, Britannia Row has taken delivery of various cable assemblies specially manufactured for use with the company's L-Acoustics V-Dosc line array speaker systems. VDC has also made a number of custom stage boxes and supplied microphone leads and reeled stock marked with Britannia Row's unique labelling and bar code system as well as quantities of reeled stock.
"VDC consistently carry a big stock of Van Damme cable and can produce and supply large quantities of high quality cables and wired products to us on time and often
Lighting designer is Al Gurdon (Brit Awards, MTV Europe Awards, Classical Brit Awards, Nobel Peace Prize Concert) who has been lighting top television programs and events for the past 18 years, as well as DVD shoots for some of the top performers in the industry like U2, Phil Collins, Sting, and many more. Yet this is Gurdon's first concert tour design.
"I was excited to have the opportunity to design the lighting for Robbie's tour," he says. "The brief has been evolving in a fairly organic way for over a year or so. The choice of fixtures was predicated on the
Star Events Group director, Pete Holdich said: "The Scottish market has always been incredibly important to us and we have been looking at ways of reducing the financial premium of operating there for some time. Stage Hire Scotland is the only existing Scottish service company we have found that aspires to the same level of service and safety as we do and we are all lookin
D.A.S. Audio was present at the event once again, via Lerida-based Montajes y Sonido Güell, which was responsible for providing sound for the main stage, called the 'Open Air'. The company installed more than 80,000W of sound consisting of 32 Reference series R-215 and 28 ST-218s for FOH.
The 'Open Air' is the star of the event, with a large outdoor stage and a dancefloor larger than a football field, surrounded by two high-capacity bars. The music program gets its inspiration from the famous club Florida 135, alma mater of the festival.
The festival was again huge success with acts such as Redman & Method Man, one of Spain's most
"We needed a bright, colour mixing, tungsten-source washlight with a great range of subtle pastel and tonal colours that was consistent across all units," explains Howe. "As the show's scenery is entirely projected, a fixture with a wide focus range was essential to prevent any unwanted light spill. For this reason, the automatic top hat on the Alpha W
This summer the work has been adapted into a museum-scale exhibition showing across two venues - Haunch of Venison Yard and St. Olave's College - and presenting over 10 new works under the title Love/Death: The Tristan Project.
At St. Olave's College these are being shown over four feature areas in two separate halls - ranging from room-sized video projections of image and sound (in the main assembly hall and gallery) to three smaller projection screens an a plasma display.
The highlight is the back-to-back presentation of Fire Woman and Tristan's Ascension in the main hall. Here, the artist displays high-definition projection onto a 19ft x 10.7ft screen using
The tour promotes the collaborative album of the same name from the Dire Straits front-man and 11-time Grammy award-winner, Emmylou Harris. The pair have been compiling duets for seven years.
Lighting designer Simon Tutchener was asked to produce a simple look for the stage - with no video production onboard - the visual scenography was all down to lighting - and he in turn again asked Lester Cobrin at Bandit to help realise his design.
The design was based on using two very elegant eight metre diameter A-type interlocking circular trusses - which Bandit had custom fabricated. Tutchener wanted an architectural feel to the stage that defined the space. The circles symbolised the fusion of two of the greatest l
The lighting rig was designed by Mark Powell of Bandit Lites, and consisted of 40 Martin moving heads, including Mac 600s, Mac 2000 Profiles, and Mac 2000 Washes, providing ambient lighting, logo projection and car specials.
The fixtures were all controlled from the Frog 2 using real-time triggers for cues. This allowed for turning on of the rig each morning, running the show throughout the day and dowsing the lamps at the end of the day. The timecode triggers enabled stand staff to simply power up the stand each morning with the Frog 2 then taking control.
Lotus launched two new models at the show, the Europa S and the Elise S. The Frog 2 was programmed using multiple cue stacks. Different stacks were used to control different areas of the stand. One sta
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Lighting designer Nick Jevons, of Electric Fly, has been using a Maxxyz PC with a wing to control the lighting for the whole tour. His son, Jake Jevons who now works for Bandit Lites was working with him in the UK.
The lights being used for the UK leg of the tour were Mac 300s, Mac 500s, Atomic 3000 Strobes, which were hung from four upstage ground based 12" truss in a Y formation. The lighting was supplied by Bandit Lites.
It is the first time Jevons has toured without using a lighting desk and as far as he's aware it was the first time that this setup has toured. He says: "I found the system portable, creative and flexible without losing any of the capabilities of a lighting desk, and my job was made more convenient by the
A total of 14 TA-890H three-way mid/high enclosures, 18 TA-890L bass enclosures, eight TSW-218 18" horn-loaded bass cabinets and two TA-500HM controlled by XTA DP226 processors fulfilled the XFM Stage's sound requirements, along with two of the new TA-500 'Aspect Wide' wide dispersion three-way full range enclosures and four TSW-721s for side-fills. Additionally, TFM-450 and TFM-350 wedges performed stage monitoring duties.
"We've tailored the system for the XFM Stage so that the sound is concentrated in the
Held over the weekend of 7-10 July 2006, the festival is eccentric, charming and irresistible. The second stage at the festival was booked this year by The Truck Festival on the Saturday and on the Sunday by the Oxford Folk Festival. So, a challenge for whatever sound system was used, catering for the broadest range of material - the full-on rock of Aberfeldy and Goldrush, to the haunting voice of Kate Rusby.
Gareth Jones of audio rental company MLsoundadvice, responsible for all the audio on site, has been a great exponent of KV2 Audio produc
