"We originally purchased them with hearing impaired visitors in mind," explains Diane Monether, Shropshire Hills AONB community landscapes officer, "those people who might have previously avoided coming on these types of walk.
"Often on our walks we have up to 20 people and keeping the group together can be difficult. This is where the neck loop really helped. Some people were really cynical about being seen wearing a hearing loop but once they tr
The event, part of the London Games Festival, was produced by Live Nation, who called on Stageco to build a double stage, linked by a catwalk, two band roofs (previously used by Johnny Halliday and Bon Jovi) and two extensive screen support structures.
Live Nation's production director John Probyn felt that Stageco had performed an exemplary job under tough conditions. "Trafalgar Square is not the easiest place to stage an event," he says. &q
For the new Los Angeles venue, designed to be a hybrid of concert hall and 7,100-seat arena, it was imperative to be able to place lighting far over the audience area as can be achieved at an arena show. However the sloped floor under the raked seating, necessary for the concert hall usage, means that there wasn't any space to assemble a truss grid that could be flown.
Q1 Production Technologies worked with Paul Flanagan of AEG, the developers and operators of the venue, to develop a solution that comprised of a rolling rigging system utilizing Total Structures' catwalk truss.
A&T Trade's Evgeni Ilnitski admits that they had waited a long time to land the dbx brand, stating, "dbx has a huge profile here. There was a gap in our product line which we have finally been able to close with this acquisition."
The new agreement takes effect from 1 November 2007.
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Aljunied, who was also the programmer and operator for the show, reported: "To make the show interesting, I used the grandMA video media server to control 46 units of Barco Mipix-20. The grandMA light controlled all the lighting fixtures as well as the media server. Last year I used a grandMA for the first time and since then it has been my choice of console. The flexibility, reliability and robustness are the best I've ever seen."
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Mike Zinman worked on content with LD John Morgan. Says Zinman, "This was the first time that I've seen the Showguns in action and we were all impressed by not only the output, but by the flexibility of the fixture to perform as a wash light and a spotlight. The gobos projected were amazing and I've never seen anything like it before for such a high output/large format fixture." Matt Firestone programmed the entire show.
Pete Radice is the automated lighting programmer. Says Radice: "They [the Showguns] read v
The PA system and various ancillary equipment included COHEDRA line array cabinets and subwoofers, plus a number of flightcased VX2400 power amp racks and Digital Field Controllers. All the flightcased cabling/fly bars for the system was also included in the haul, along with a number of HK's self-powered F.A.S.T. monitors and ConTour CT112 speaker cabinets. The COHEDRA mid/high assemblies were housed in large grey flightcases, whilst the subwoofers were mounted four units high on dollies, protected by black road covers bearing the 'COHEDRA' logo.
Additionally, the truck als
"I went in with a whole kit of SKM935s," explains Madden, "and wanted to carry a front of house rack and a wireless monitor system with us. We set the whole thing up, but then found it wouldn't fit on the private plane we were touring in, because we had really strict weight demands. So we had to use what was already at all the festivals."
For the second leg of the tour that began at the end of September, Madden was able to bring his own choic
After extensive tests, the team led by managing director Luc Chassot, decided in favour of 12 EV XLD 281 three-way enclosures, along with four EV XLC 215 and eight EV Xi1191 subwoofers. "What impressed us above all about the system was its outstanding sound quality," explains Luc Chassot. "That was the most powerful argument in its favour. The fact it is also ultra-compact and therefore enormously versatile made this a pretty easy decision for us."
The first test for the new PA came at the recently inaugurated St. Prex Festival at the end of August. A top-level cultural event featuring a high-calibre line-up, including the so
The lighting rig was designed by Keane's LD Rob Sinclair, with whom HSL have worked on many past projects, and the event was co-ordinated for HSL by Mike Oates.
Keane wanted a completely different looking lightshow from their touring one, and the rig had to be diverse enough to deal with a variety of artists including The Pet Shop Boys, Lily Allen, The Magic Numbers, The Guillemots and more. It also had to be expediently budgeted as the whole idea was to raise money and awareness for War Child - which is dedicated to helping children living in war torn countries.
This gig marked the launch of War Child's Iraq Appeal, a new initiative to raise £1.5 million to give immediate help to
Entry to the hotel is through an archway of glass lit by IP65 rated LEDs that bathe the portal in slow colour changes throughout the evening, making for an eye-catching exterior for passersby and an impressionable entrance for customers.
Inside, the lobby bar offers drinks in another ever-changing environmen
Damian Orritt, installation contracts manager of Sounds Commercial, commented: "The old system was underpowered and also very dated in terms of equipment, range and reliability. There was little or no fault monitoring and quite simply it was not up to the club's expectations for the forthcoming season."
The new sound system had a number of roles to fulfil, firstly it had to be integrated with the voice alarm system to form part of a life safety system that would comply with BS 5839 part 8, BS 7827 and BS
Originally named Arena auf Schalke, the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany is the nation's largest indoor venue and one of the world's most modern stadiums. It is home to the football club FC Shalke 04, and the arena has also hosted five matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 UEFA Champions League final. The Veltins Arena was designed for multi-purpose use, as evidenced by its busy concert schedule.
For the Pur concert, Sirius Showequipment deployed a large, multi-zone JBL Vertec line array system to meet the show's in-the-round requirements, which were made more complex by t
NSCA corporate members update their company listing with all the markets they serve, such as corporate, houses of worship, education and others. Members also list all the types of equipment they represent or manufacture within the following categories: acoustics and audio, ancillary, automation and control systems, audio/visual, communications, digital signage, IT/data networks, lighting/staging, security/life safety, services and
"For some time we have been aware that there is a huge potential market for our automation services in Australia, Asia and across the whole of the Southern Hemisphere," said Jim Tinsley, technical director of Stage One. "As a consequence, we have spent a great deal of time researching this expanding market and we felt the time was right to set up a company dedicated to developing business in these geographical areas."
Qmotion Australia will be led by Greg Gowans, an experienced automation specialist. He was originally a client of Stage One when they worked together on the Melbourne
"Selling directly to Cerwin Vega retailers will put us in the unique position of being able to work closely with our dealers to see exactly what they want and how they want it," says Jamie Ward, UK sales director for The Stanton Group. "At the end of the day, Cerwin Vega wants to better understand their customers so we can deliver the best possible service to them."
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The Texas based comedy-influenced punk-pop band are enjoying the success of their Get Happy 2 tour and latest When I Diesingle, along with their largest production tour to date. Thomas has worked with them since 2003, and was left to come up with a lighting plot that would match the fast-paced energy and action happening onstage.
He wanted to get a wide dispersion of lightsources all over the stage area at different levels, so the rear truss consists of five box trusses bolted together, measuring a total of 12m long by 2.5m deep, with the top edge raked forward.
Six Robe ColorSpot 575E ATs are rigged onto this, with another four mounted on top of four vertical truss sections stood on t
"We had only two days for installation and rehearsals with the band," Pajak continued: "It was therefore very helpful to use two consoles, a grandMA full-size and a grandMA light, at the same time for the programming. It saved us a lot of time. During the show the consoles were
"The Analysis is a proactive yardstick to help measure your bottom line against other like-size companies in the industry," said senior director of member services Jodi Montgomery. "It provides information on what the most profitable companies are doing. In addition, the Analysis outlines the technologies, vertical markets and sales methods that contribute to their profitability."
Company sizes were split into five different ranges - beginning with companies who earned less than $1 million a year up to one in 10 reporting gross revenues of more than $20 m
This was lighting director Jimmy Hatten's second major tour with Osmond, and the first in the UK. The set, designed by Michael Cotton, featured four large truss-framed video screens giving a shrinking perspective look to the stage. The lighting design on which this tour is based was created by Mike Frogge - Osmond's long-term LD - for a DVD shoot in Wales earlier this year. Hatten and Frogge have collaborated on many sh
Winners were selected by the D-Tools development and marketing teams. The winning entries were judged on a number of criteria, including originality, most thorough use of D-Tools' software functionality, overall visual quality of designs, plans, and schematics; and which projects best communicate the system designer's vision.
Best Overall System was awarded to Daniel Tumata of T & T Communications. He created the best overall design, most extensive use of SI software, most detailed and extensive schematics, extensive plan views and overall very impressive work.
Most Unique
The club's owner, José Miguel Losada, wanted a state-of-the-art audio system delivering ultimate quality sound, so Adagio SA's Bernat Camacho and Jordi Rosselló specified XTA processors and MC2 amplifiers to control and drive the Martin Audio loudspeaker systems.
The new B3 venue has three floors and the audio system was required to be divided into four discrete zones - the main entrance, main dancefloor, Buda Chillout Room (with its associated entrance) and the White Room.
Normally the main entrance and dancefloor work as a single zone, the music from the main dancefloor being fed to bo
Following discussions with the site owners, Princes Dock Development Company, lighting designer Graham Festenstein received a commission to develop a lighting scheme for the 'wishbone' structure. The bridge's new dynamic and interactive lighting, installed by W T Jenkins, is an eye-catching addition to the Liverpool dockside.
Festenstein has been i
