During the pre-programming overall three grandMA full-size, two grandMA light as well as one grandMA replay-unit, all in a multi-user session, were used.
Each new production of Wicked is based on the original lighting design by Kenneth Posner.
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Leading UK rental company Lite Alternative has now invested in three Catalyst v4 systems (run on Mac Pro G5 machines). Lite Alt's Catalyst systems have been on many live shows and concert tours throughout the year, from Radio One's Big Weekend to Arcade Fire's Neon Bible world tour, featuring lighting and set design by Paul Normandale with visual design and video direction by Richard Stembridge.
Others include Maximo Park (LD Stevie Marr), Interpol (LD Lucas Cotterham), and Paul McCartney and Kings of Leon (LD for both, Paul Normandale). Normandale also used PixelMAD - the pixel-mappin
The company recently invested in two Panasonic PT10000 HD ready projectors, a 12-channel Shure UHFR radio microphone system and additional Martin MAC 700 profile and wash fixtures.
All of these new additions were put to good use in producing a bold, striking new look for the Sports Awards. Project manager Richard Goodaire said, "Having the latest technology is great, it allows us to keep a competitive edge in the market, whilst always adding extra value and added wow factor for our clients."
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The Pufferizer plug-in completes Pufferfish's content offering, providing total flexibility in the development and integration of all types of media. With this in mind,
Durham initially began work in January, having been brought in by John Teeman, executive producer for LCR, who had seen his work on The Queen's Golden Jubilee and the recent Winter Olympics in Turin. "My brief," continues Durham, "was for a theatrical reveal of the station. The main challenge was that it's been beautifully restored and architecturally is already very well lit. Having decided that an orchestral an
One of South Africa's most renown lighting designers, Denis Hutchinson was nominated as both the consultant and the LD for the theatre. "The intention of being both consultant and LD was two-fold," said Hutchinson. "Firstly, I had to see to the completion of the theatre and be on hand for trouble-shooting. The second motive was purely selfish; I chose the new toys for the theatre and I wanted to be the first to play with them."
With Hutchinson being very particular about what equipment he wanted, he finally selected DWR Distribution, who supplied the automated lighting and control, Prosound, T&A Ligh
Now sponsored by Kickers, the UMA covers the broad umbrella of urban music forms, a spectrum extending from Gospel, Neo Soul to HipHop, and more. This year's awards were presented again by Radio 1 DJ Ras Kwame and neo-soul heavyweight Terri Walker, and featured numerous live performances from established as well as up-and-coming artists, UB40, Nate James and Keisha White amongst others.
This year, PSL took on responsibility for design and implementa
The Capitol Visitor Center has been conceived as an extension of the Capitol building to welcome visitors to the seat of American government. At nearly 580,000sq.ft, the CVC is the largest project in the Capitol's 212-year history and is approximately three quarters the size of the Capitol building itself. When it opens, the Capital Visitor Center will provide a variety of amenities, including an exhibition gallery, orientation theatres, a 550-seat cafeteria, and gift shops all within a secure public environment.
SV Lighting's Savi LED Flood Strips and low voltage power supplies are being used to light over 600ft of cove and step lighting in the main exhibition gallery where significant C
Peter Riordan, Jessops' stores director comments: "The entire team at Blitz contributed to the phenomenal success of our conference. As it was a one-st
The broadcaster's main OB radio truck is equipped with an integrated Venue D-Show console, Stage Rack, and FOH rack. RTÉ also has the more portable D-Show Profile console, which will be used both as a backup system for smaller venues where carry-ins are required, and for additional redundancy and channel capacity at larger classical events and festivals for which the broadcasters provide coverage. To enable multitrack recordings of its broadcasts, RTÉ also purchased a Digidesign Pro Tools|HD system, which is connected to the D-Show mainframe and Sidecar combination through HDx cards.
The search for a new digital console began 18 mont
In response to the ever-changing demands of the entertainment industry, Tomcat has announced that in 2008 the workshops will feature a new and improved curriculum. For the first time, participants will be able to choose their focus: Rigging & Truss or Chain Motors & Truss - with beginning and advanced training in that area of focus: all in one workshop.
Tomcat also reports that these workshops will be offered twice in 2008. Both of these sessions will be offered 20-23 February as well as 4-7 June, 2008 in Midland, Texas.
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Robert van Hees, owner of SLR, knew that he could easily satisfy his customers' demands, but for SLR the most important issue would be smart lighting control. Van Hees felt the best solution would be to use VisualDMX lighting control software triggered with the Frontier interface.
When Visual Productions provided the on-site programming of the Frontier, the U-Bar staff were so taken with the easy user interface and opportunities offered by VisualDMX that they chose to finalise
"Once again, X-Line proved itself without peer for loud, heavy, rock 'n' roll," says Robert Ausmus of LD Systems. "This system has the warmth and sonic finesse for all genres of music, from country to pop, but it also has the power handling, punch and reliability tours like this need to deliver the full-bore rock experience. X-Line simply sounds good, whatever the SPL.
Add the remote control RL amps (running IRIS-Net control and supervision software) to the equation and you have a PA that is as streamlined - in terms of system setup time and centralized control - as it is seriously rocking."
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QSC Audio distributor Holland Audio Import had first demonstrated the 140° wide dispersion advantages of the manufacturer's larger WL10 system to Feeling, who they say immediately became converts to line array technology. But when they were informed that QSC's ultra-compact WideLine-8 would shortly be in production it seemed a better fit for both their road truck and their budget.
Feeling purchased a compl
Research by the Samaritans has indicated that a third of UK workforce cannot sleep at night through anxiety, and a staggering three-quarters cannot switch off when they leave the office at the end of the day. This problem can be particularly relevant in the live events industry, where there are constant pressures to keep to increasingly tight deadlines and budgets.
SPS hopes to raise awareness of Stress Down Day in the industry to prevent any more people falling into those frightening statistics. Robin Coles, managing director at SPS commented: "I have been a Samaritan listening volunteer for s
On 7 November Patricia and Patrick John Hughes of Louisville, Kentucky, received word that Ty Pennington and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team would renovate their home into a safer and more accessible home for their blind and disabled son, Patrick Henry, age 19. The storyline also includes the renovation of a practice field at the University of Louisville, where Patrick Henry marches in the University of Louisville School of Music Marching and Pe
"We recently provided sound reinforcement for a major US-based agribusiness company's worldwide town hall meeting, held in the large auditorium at their headquarters in Decatur, Illinois," reports Benny Oldenburg of EAR. "Various executives presented on lavalier mics, including the CEO, so impeccable vocal reproduction, as always, was critical. Complete audio coverage was needed for the 'in the round' audience, bearing in mind they would be partic
Deacon Blue's FOH engineer Dave Pringle was previously unconvinced that a digital desk would provide fast enough access, but the XL8 changed his view. "The way it's been designed to bring the channels to you means it's really quick," he says. "It's become like second nature, hitting a VCA and seeing the channels that are grouped on that VCA move over to the left. I've always used Midas consoles, and switching over to XL8 was much easier than I thought.
"It has so much potential and I've been learning something new every day. I'm using the automation, saving a scene for each song, storing the FX and mute
Completely sold out, the much-anticipated show also featured legendary banjo player Béla Fleck. Although undemanding in terms of inputs (just 12), the show required nothing but the best quality sound reinforcement, controlled by an EtherSound network.
RentalPro flew Nexo Geo S8 arrays on either side of the proscenium arch stage, tucking the cabinets closely next to the decorative statues. Each array comprised nine S805s plus one S830 down-fill box, completed by two CD12 sub-bass units on the floor below. Four pieces of Nexo's PS8 cabinets were used as front-fill.
The launch of the division was timed to coincide with the10th anniversary of trading for STS, and is a natural progression to complete the full hire package that STS can now offer clients. PA, lighting, backline and staging equipment are all available in-house from STS.
The STS inventory includes Robe moving lights, the new Jands FPX dimming system, ETC and Avolites control, as well as Litec trussing and Manfrotto Grip equipment supplied by A.C.'s new dedicated Rigging division.
A.C. Lighting's Cable Express manufacturing department also played a key role in pulling the order together, producing all the made up cable, internally wired lighting bars and customised dimming system
Marc Morosini, general director for MPM, commented on the new possibilities the LC Series offers, "The image is an inescapable element in the conception of any set design today, naturally in television but also for a tour, festival or any show. It is obvious that the use of multimedia systems is largely facilitated by the strong development of digital and LED technology by our profession. Martin's LC 2140 video screens allow us to propose to our customers the integration of image as well as sound and light.
"Besides
ThunerSeespiele (Lake Thun Plays), performs in a beautiful exterior setting, its stage built actually on Lake Thun near the town of the same name. The backdrop of the lake and mountains make its productions visually breathtaking.
Equally as important to the company is the audio component which, being outdoor, requires sound reinforcement. Specialising in high quality audio consultation, design, engineering and installation, Basel-based contractor Audiopool was chosen to supply the sound infrastructure to the production.
Audiopool has a long association with the DiGiCo platform, as it was one of the firs
Other new DJ mixers on offer from FX are the Vestax PMC-08 Pro Digital Mixer and the Pioneer DJM909 and DJM800 DJ mixers, plus Allen & Heath's XONE:92 DJ mixer with six dual stereo channels, two offering mic inputs, totalling 10 stereo and two microphone inputs and a full range of connectors; this allows connection to four turntables, two mics, CD and MD players, drum machines and samplers.
FX has also added the Pioneer DVJ-1000 Pro DVD turntable with the same operation and layout as the CDJ-1
The events company taking care of the show was LTM Productions, one of the lighting and sound industry's most experienced operators, known for their expertise in setting up large-format PA systems for major events.
Sound engineer Justin Tan specified some of LTM's new Nexo Geo D10 arrayable loudspeakers, purchased a few months ago from Show Company. For the m
