Entertainment pro audio specialist, John Henrys chose a Soundcraft Vi6 live sound console to handle all the floor sound, VT and voiceovers. As general manager, Robert Harding explains, this is no ordinary show. "I know, when you're looking at it at home, you might think 'God that's easy' but it's a very complicated show. We have about 54 channels going into it and we're using about twenty of the outputs."
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"The unveiling of our new multi-million dollar headquarters is a fitting end to our 10th and brightest year in the business. We've brought a whole new category of industry-changing technology to the famed 'tech corridor' of Massachusetts' Route 128, and we're well equipped to grow and foster on-going innovation in our one-of-a-kind showplace. It's truly a canvas for the future of light that LEDs will en
As with most ice arenas, acoustics are not among the venue's strongerfeatures, and with the 28-foot ceiling exacerbating reflectivity issues, intelligibility for the announcements was a significant challenge at the outset. "Particularly for synchronized skating events, the sound needed to be distributed evenly and without a delay pattern," observes Joe Jenkins of Adrian-bas
Formally known as The Underground, the traditional 'black hole' student union bar was transformed into a modern multipurpose venue, complete with a KV2 sound system, BSS Soundweb DSP, Avolites Pearl lighting control desk and Robe moving light fixtures. All DMX lighting control data is distributed via Ethernet. The refit has dramatically increased the venue's capacity, as well as making it more versatile.
PAI's design team collaborated closely with the SU's general manager Antony Blackshaw and interior designers/architects Heron Design, who conceived a new look and ambience for Sub Zero. The technical integration also played a vital role in the physical and psychologi
Submissions are now being accepted and those eligible for entry are any projects completed between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2007 within the Middle East Region, including the GCC, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran and Egypt. The deadline for entries is 31 January 2008.
The categories include: Public Buildings (historic buildings, museums, galleries, airports, places of worship and government buildings); Exterior (building facades, bridges, structures, public spaces, landscaped areas and street lighting); Hospitality & Leisure (hotels, entertainment centres, the
The first containers arrived at the loading doors of the Esplanade on Sunday 21 October. With two full days of hard graft, all the equipment was unloaded and put into position backstage; the show deck was laid down with the floor-track winches already installed inside and the Performer Flying sliders were motored up into the air by Chain Hoists on lengths of truss.
For the next three days, Stage Technologies' engineers set about commissioning the automation sy
The imposed "holiday" was not a present from Santa, but instead was due to a power failure in the Zaltbommel area caused by one of the world's most formidable war machines, an Apache Helicopter. Just after 7pm on Tuesday evening The Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache helicopter touched power cables crossing the River Waal, part of the Rhine, causing a loss of power to over 50,000 households and many local businesses, including Duran Audio's factory.
Gerrit Duran, founder and President of Duran Audio, commented: "I was at home on Wednesday evening when I heard a strange low frequency sound. I went outside to investigate and to my amazement I saw an Apache helicopter with its search lights activated looking for a clear sp
The annual tourism gala - sponsored by China's National Tourism Administration and the People's Government of Guangdong province - is a massive week-long festival offering a series of events and conventions in cities all around the province and attracting huge numbers of foreign visitors. However, la pièce de résistance was undoubtedly the grand opening ceremony which began with the depiction of the epic Legend of the Ship of the Blue Ocean and terminated with a spectacular fireworks display. Performances from popula
Taking place on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Awards celebrate the achievements of the international racing season. Over 400 people gathered in The Savoy's Lancaster Ballroom for the star-studded event, which was packed with motor racing's finest heroes from past and present.
The Richard Seaman Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Club's Gold Star points scoring system. Lewis Hamilton's 2007 F1 achievements led him to top the Club's Gold Star table by a margin of 34 points at the end of his maiden season.
A.C. Lighting's UK sales director, Phil Capstick, presented the award to Lewis Hamilton along with BRDC President Damon Hill. Once on stage,
The C 16:4 is a mid-power 4-channel amplifier in the C Series family of dedicated installation amplifiers, delivering 400W per channel into 8 ohms. According to Shin Yama
Opening seven nights a week, Lo-Profile aims to inject new life into the current gay London nightclub environment and represents part of a total £1.6 million total investment.
The SSE Group were contracted to provide the new audio infrastructure for this 450-capacity basement venue. Emma Barwell, who runs SSE's London operation, says that the company worked seamlessly alongside VPMG's regular venue designers, Shaun Clarkson ID, choosing a Martin Audio AQ system for its ability to meet both the aesthetic and dimensional requirements.
Industrial in design and intimate in feel, Lo-Profile is approached via an infinity tunnel which is lit with a
Burr was one of the performers on this year's annual Jazz Cruise, which is supported by the Danish microphone manufacturer. Long time DPA ambassador Gary Baldassari was again chief sound engineer for the week-long cruise, working closely with five other engineers who included DPA co-founder Morten Stove together with American engineers Jim Fay, Gary Faller, Mark Deadman, Frank Roher and Jeff Watson.
The cruise on board the MS Westerdam sailed from Fort Lauderdale, calling at Nassau, St Thomas, St Maarten and Half Moon Cay, to the accompaniment of some of the greatest contemporary jazz musicians.
Burr, performing with Houston Person, was introduced to DPA mics by his studio engineer, who persuaded him to try to 4023 for live work. "I found it to be incredibly accurate a
The whole of the front of the studio was lit by RML with Martin Professional's new LC Videowalls in reception. The Martin lighting that RML supplied included LC 2140 Video panels, Maxedia Compact, Exterior 200 Wash and an Exterior 1200 Image Projector.
Kenton Oxley from Maidstone Studios commented: "It's about showing what the local area can achieve with the efforts of two local businesses; we hope that our Christmas lights will become a local landmark for years to come." Nationally it's about launching the LC panels in readiness for a number of light entertainment projects booked for 2008 for a range of internat
Peavey supplied a Delta Blues 210 guitar amplifier from their Classic Series of guitar amplifiers; a Max bass amplifier from the compact and affordable Max range; four PVi 100 microphones which are specially designed for musicians on the move; and a number of guitar accessories such as leads and stands. The band, who had never played together before, had three days to rehearse and get used to each other and their new gear before they faced their eager public.
According to a military spokesman,
The centrepiece of this tailor-made sound reinforcement design is formed by loudspeakers from Dynacord's VariLine series. Both the Max and Moritz clubs feature four VL152 and four VL122 speaker systems, providing powerful sound. "The VariLine is ideally suited to clubs of this size," explains Jobst. "These lou
The graceful 71m (232ft) span contemporary construction provides a new gateway into the city, with express bus and cycle lanes. It runs parallel to the famous Fabian Way and its elegant lines are based around a 45m (147ft) high mast and a series of 24 steel cable stays.
LTP was asked to quote on the project by Swansea Council. Being locally-based was one advantage, and the Council also became aware of their work on the London Eye lighting scheme and on other bridge schemes including the London Millennium Footbridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle. LTP's project manager was Jonathan Adkins, who co-ordinated site work and installation working closely with consulting engineers, Flint & Neil.
LTP was initially
The console is being run with a wing, and has proved "totally reliable" reports Fletch. He's been using the Tiger Wing for all his specials and any lights that he uses regularly during the show - so they are right to hand. "It's a great desk and an excellent version of a Pearl which is small enough to take as carry-on baggage on the plane - very handy at times" he enthuses. He's also certain that he'll be doing just this when it comes to Brown's forthcoming European and South East Asian shows in early 2008.
The Ian Brown rig was asymmetrical, consisting of a front truss and two back trusses (higher and lower). Fletcher incorporated JTE Pixel
Situated on 140 hectares bordering the picturesque Lac d'Ailette in Aisne, the creation of this state-of-the-art, eco-friendly leisure and relaxation experience, is a triumph for the collaborative work of the architects, engineers, operators - and Belgian-based sound, video and lighting contractor, AMPS, with their elaborately-designed QSC digital system solution.
Taking almost two years to construct at a cost of 260 million, the third Center Parcs village in France (and 17th in Europe) opened this Autumn in the heart of the Aisne forest. Sympathetic to the natural landscape, the site offers multiple water and land sport pursuits
The event - attended by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces - was staged in the Zayed Sports City Stadium.
The show was a collaboration between HQ's artistic director Katie Veira and creative producer Daz Jamieson, the police and His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who played a very hands-on role in the event.
The Sheikh and the police had several specific ideas which were taken by HQ Creative, added to with their own input and integrated into the show's storyboard.
Lasting 90 minutes, the brief opening speeches were followed by poetry reading, a special choreographed candle 'shaping' parade with hundreds of can
"At the end of ISE 2007, we announced we'd be occupying a fifth hall at the RAI because of the number of exhibitors wanting additional space," recalls Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events. "Since then we have signed up for a sixth and finally a seventh hall to meet demand, and there simply is no further space available."
The 2008 event sees a substantial number of new exhibitors from the field of commercial audio, with Harman Profess
The new EAW Europe, which officially opens its doors on 2 January 2007, is based in Wickford, Essex, UK, and is headed by Sean Martin, the company's veteran European sales manager. He is directing a team of six full-time, experienced professionals who will work in support of the EAW brand and its European customer base.
The new operation offers the complete inventory of EAW products on the European continent in order to dramatically shorten delivery times. An expansive inventory of repair and replacement parts are kept on hand as well, with an EAW Product Service Centre also instituted in Wickford, in very close proximity to the offices of EAW Europe.
Bandit has serviced McFly since 2004, and Bandit UK's chief executive, Lester Cobrin comments: "We are very fortunate to get the opportunity to work with McFly and their entire production team each year. Under the direction of Prod North's Iain Whitehead and LD Dan Hardiman you can tell that all parties involved take a good deal of pride in making sure that the final product is of the highest quality."
McFly's management and Iain Whitehead all have active input into the lighting design. It is important to them that each tour looks and feels completely different from the last.
For this tour, McFly's set is essentially rocky and energetic from start to finish and the pac
For the first time in the event's history, tdc shot footage for each of the 13 award category nominees in high definition, and edited using Blue Screen overlay techniques.
Eamonn Hunt, director at tdc, which has supported the Business Awards for the last three years, said: "It is a specialist process which involves shooting two events at two different times and locations, and editing them together. The result is an impressive production placing people in locations that they may not otherwise be able to access in real life."
The awards ceremony,
Because of the complex nature of the installation - with sound relayed to 16 small private dance booths (five enclosed within a Bedouin styled tent on the first floor), four larger ones and the girls' changing rooms, as well as the general areas - clever digital source switching was required. This has been provided in the shape of the Soundweb London BLU DSP networking device, with local source and volume selection at the bar. Sound Division has also supplied a fully-equipped DJ booth on the ground floor, designed specifically for this style of
