Business

Details

14 March 2016

Hillsong United's latest US tour spanned venues from LA's Staples Centre to Boston's Orpheum Theatre. Among the equipment complement was a grandMA2 full-size front of house for lighting control and a grandMA2 light as backup.

Ian Hendrick, who designed the tour's lighting and programmed and operated the grandMA2, has been using MA Lighting consoles for more than a decade. "I don't see any reason to stop," he says. "The original grandMA was a solid platform that was powerful enough for anything you could throw at it, scalable from the smallest gig to the biggest extravaganza, and surprisingly user friend

Details

14 March 2016

Key rental companies, representatives of installation firms, major dealers, industrial retailers and leading journalists were all on hand to share in the celebration with Martin's Russian team.

The evening's programme included talks by Martin Professional's vice president of distributor sales, Bruno Garros, and head of the Russian Representative Office, Mikhail Kuznetsov. Also on the programme were several surprises like a draw with the main prize a trip to the Martin factory in Denmark.

"Russia is our most important market from a growth perspective and is currently the largest market outside our traditional subsidiary markets,"

Details

14 March 2016

"Taking an equipment truck simply wasn't an option," states the band's production manager and FOH mixer, Matthew Grunden. "To cut costs, we had to fit everything into a trailer behind the bus. The MINA arrays were key to making that happen."

With tickets for some shows as low as $10, Big Daddy Weave's tour hit the road in March, zig-zagging between Wyoming and Florida through spring and summer, playing 800 - 1,000 seat venues that include churches, meeting

Details

14 March 2016

"Customers appreciate the opportunity to explore our offerings without the need to travel to a trade show. In turn, we benefit from more focused attention over a longer period. The return is higher for both the customer and for Bosch," said Jeremy Hockham, president of sales - Americas, Bosch Security Systems. "The truck also exposes customers to the breadth of our portfolio - opening up new opportunities for dealers looking to expand their solutions offerings."

Featuring high definition video surveillance, access control, intrusion and fire detection,

Details

14 March 2016

Midas and Klark Teknik are now undergoing a restructuring of the management team to accommodate Oakley's departure and allow for better integration within the shared services of the parent MUSIC Group. Newcomer Ian Riley, who joined Midas and Klark Teknik from Harman earlier this year, takes on the role of VP Operations and R&D, while Jonathan Chitty is VP Customer Support, a new division which handles day-to-day commercial and financial matters.

On the manufacturing side, the MUSIC Group has invested $10m in a dedicated manufacturing facility for the Midas and Klark Teknik brands, with another $10m in state-of-the-art SMT and optical inspection systems. Also driving the next phase of Midas and Klark Teknik's development is the expandi

Details

14 March 2016

Entries are invited from entertainment industry manufacturers/suppliers with a product that they consider is making a difference to theatres sustainability, either through design, manufacture or operation. Successful applicants products will be displayed on The Theatres Trust's stand 2-M14 at PLASA 2011 from the 11-14 September and visitors to the show will cast their vote for the People's Choice Award.

Visitors to stands at both the ABTT Theatre Show and PLASA 2011 will be able to see a variety of information on the Trust's European Regional Development Fund-backed 'Ecovenue' sustainability project, which is improving the sustainability of 48 London performing arts venues.

At PLASA 2011, after three days of visitor voting, the award w

Details

14 March 2016

The purpose of the agreement is to expand the reach of both PLASA and LDI, and broaden training options for industry professionals.

According to organisers Penton Media, PLASA's international reach adds a broader global dimension to LDI. The Technical Standards Updates track, now from PLASA (formerly ESTA) will again form part of LDI's training line-up this year, giving LDI professional attendees the latest information on essential issues at the heart of the industry.

PLASA will be able to share its technical updates with the industry at large and benefit from the additional US exposure for its trade show and association. By partnering with LDI, PLASA also adds

Details

14 March 2016

Comprising 12 dBTechnologies Arena 12 speakers, the main sound system was specified by Owens AV Design. Bob Owens, owner and audio equipment installer was pleased with how easy it was to install, and he reports, "The customer was really happy with the sound quality."

Built from the ground up, casual dining lounge Draft Orlando boasts a host of other technology including Panasonic LCD televisions and Kramer video switching alongside the dBTechnologies boxes.

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

As with the first Masada event in 2010, for which the whole site was built in the rocky desert terrain, lighting for the production was created by Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi), with the majority of the performance lighting equipment supplied by UK based rental company HSL, including all the Robes.

Technical production for the whole site was co-ordinated by Tel Aviv based The Design Group, production managed by Eyal Lavee working closely with Elad Mainz and Eviatar Banayan.

Robe was again specified - with 96 of Robe's most powerful 2500 series units chosen because

Details

14 March 2016

Despite recessionary marketing cutbacks, the Royal Horticultural Halls were yet again filled to capacity with over 100 exhibiting companies, with many launching new products and services, says the Association.

Show director Roger Fox comments, "We're thrilled to have held our position with visitors and exhibitors alike. Despite the heavy downpours we maintained the quality of the visitors and presented a show that was typically packed with innovation. The dedicated seminar programme and our annual Awards were boosted by support from JELF Insurance and our aim is to create an even better event in 2012."

The 2012 ABTT Theatre Show takes place

Details

14 March 2016

As the official GCC distributor for the Company NA branded products, IBS Solutions will offer the full range of LED fixtures, fluorescent floodlights, strobes, splitters and dimmers through its office in Dubai Investments Park to the region as a whole.

Founded in 1994 by Aldis Janevics and Normund Blasans, Company NA started out as a rental company which over the years has been involved in high profile events such as the Eurovision Song Contest, and only in more recent times developed into a designer and manufacturer of lighting equipment.

"One of the advantages

Details

14 March 2016

Director, Dr. Pavol Kubošek commented, "When it comes to lasers, offering the ability to operate them with wireless DMX is a huge bonus. Of all the systems on the market we found W-DMX to be the most reliable and robust available."

Shelly Li, sales manager for Wireless Solution said, "Kvant lasers are of superior quality and deliver spectacular effects to shows. With the addition of factory fitted W-DMX, users have even more flexibility in their installations. We're very happy to be part of this product line."

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

Contestants for the 2010 awards showcased a wide variety of achievements, from the simplest problem solver to complex uses of technology that extended the boundaries of entertainment technology. Nominations showcased everything from innovative new products, to unusual applications, to massive events that highlighted the collaborative nature of our industry.

Anyone may nominate a PLASA member for the awards. If you've seen

Details

14 March 2016

The ChromaPanel is a square colour mixing panel that utilises high-power LEDs to create a vivid panel of changing colour making it suitable for suspended ceilings or decorative wall or set displays.

The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food which originally claimed that '8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas'.

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

Rigging equipment purchasers can spread payments over two to seven years, with competitive rates that make the arrangement affordable, says the company. It's simple to estimate monthly payments based on interest rates available to municipal venues at the time of purchase. Payments can be made monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually, as the venue prefers.

Most important, the venue will own the rigging equipment at the end of the financing period. Until now, many municipal theatres have opted for leasing agreements for their rigging system. Leasing seems advantageous at first, but extends payments for the life of the equipment-an arrangement that can add considerable cost. The Clancy financing agreement places a flat cost on t

Details

14 March 2016

ShowTex produced five panels, measuring 10m high and 6m wide each. The panels were built up in different layers of ShowTex's Bannerdrape fabrics. Each panel holds two layers of Bannerdrape Silver and one layer of Bannerdrape Print. Bannerdrapes were specifically designed for outdoor use.

ShowTex also manufactured Molton CS Black curtains cascading behind the panels to black out the set behind it. In all 1200m² of flame retardant and waterproof fabrics were produced for the tour.

The prints were realised in cooperation with ShowTex Middle East (ME). ShowTex Belgium integrated 1712 of water resistant ShowLED Classic LED's i

Details

14 March 2016

With its trainers being also active on the circuit at some of the major events and venues throughout UK, it allows for training to be fully up to speed with the current and future proofing requirements of the industry.

The company already works with a back to work agency REED and is currently bidding for services resettlement courses as well.

The school states, "Working in conjunction with the LSC and Train to Gain, we are in some instances able to source part or occasionally full funding for a selection of our courses, the courses we are currently set up to deliver include: NVQ level 2 In spectator safety; NVQ level 3 In spectator safety; SIA door supervisor / close protection / cctv

Details

14 March 2016

The Lighting Product of the Year went to The Arc LED Houselight System from Global Design Solutions. The judges were impressed by the wireless dimming performance of these bespoke fittings manufactured to retrofit existing tungsten lighting in auditoriums and Front of House locations. Honourable mentions went to the LEDKO Reflection LED profile spot and the Robe Robin Wash 600.

Shure's new Axient Radio Microphone System took the award for Sound Product of the Year at the ABTT Product of the Year Awards. Axient was recognised by the judging panel for its clever frequency management, as well as its increased spectral efficiency, allowing large numbers of wirele

Details

14 March 2016

"The opportunity to re-equip and upgrade the studio equipment on this level is a very rare thing, particularly in the education sector, so it had to be done right," says Grant Leslie, music technician at Westminster Kingsway College, and specifier of all studio equipment including the Audient desks.

"The Zen was the logical choice for us as it had exactly the features that we were looking for as well as the renowned Audient sound quality; there was nothing else on the market that came close to ticking all the boxes. I've worked with Audient products before and love the smooth, clean sounding preamps and signal bussing, the Zen certainly doesn't disappoi

Details

14 March 2016

Purpose-built for events as well as its primary sporting engagements, football and rugby, the Stade de France is an 80,000+ capacity venue. Its distinctive elliptical design, by architects Aymeric Zublena, Claude Constantini, Michel Macary and Michel Regembal, is distinguished by the immense floating roof, which never touches the stands, resting instead on 18 pillars. Another aspect of the stadium's design is the cushion of air that allows the lower stands to slide out in approximately 72 hours, depending on the different configurations needed, allowing the stadium to be reconfigured to ho

Details

14 March 2016

The event was attended by 150,000 people and broadcast by ORF to approximately 60 other countries.

Krammer's challenges included lighting the area being used to stage the event, creating a sense of spectacle, illuminating the orchestra in an appropriate way for both broadcast and live audience, and generally bringing additional magic, and ambience to the performance with the lighting, some of which was required to cover very wide distances.

The lighting rental company for the event was film and TV specialists LGL Lichttechnik from Vienna, and the Robes were supplied by Q-99 f

Details

14 March 2016

A fresh production of the show opened in Melbourne, Australia, at the end of May with far more positive press. In an interview earlier this month, Lord Lloyd-Webber attributed the show's failure to his being treated for cancer during production, which meant he was unable to give it his full attention. "With hindsight we should have said, 'Let's put the whole thing on hold until I'm 100% again'. Frankly I wasn't feeling v

Details

14 March 2016

Arranging speeches and seminars at the show, Kupo, who have been working with Hippotizer for several years, presented the range of media servers to existing and potential clients. Various projects done with Hippotizer in China, such as the Nissan stand at the recent Shanghai International Automotive exhibition, and others from around the world, were showcased to illustrate Hippotizer's capabilities.

Targeted mostly towards technicians from the AV sector, James Heron presented Green Hippo to this specialised market, highlighting the company's 10 year history and the products flexibility and functionality as an all-round toolbox for any event.

The presentation and seminars were a complete success and to keep the momentum going H

Details

14 March 2016

The lighting and visuals package for the show was co-ordinated by gaffer Gafin Riley who is based in Wales, assisted by Bernie Davis. The lighting designer was Andrew Cottey, and programmer David Horner was asked onboard to plot and operate the moving lights and Hippo Critter media server feeding content to an upstage LED wall.

The grandMA2 light was supplied by MA Lighting UK, and Emma Ralphs, the main lighting programmer from Cardiff's St David's Hall venue which has