Business

Details

14 March 2016

Sofitel London St James is housed in the sympathetically renovated, Grade II-listed former Cox's and King's bank building. A flexible, high quality audio installation was required to cover the grand brasserie, The Balcon, the Champagne Balcony and the St James Bar where the décor is inspired by the 1920's Paris apartment of Coco Chanel. With interiors designed by the Russell Sage Studio, a quality sound system that would be invisible to the eye was a necessity.

"The hotel delivers a stand

Details

14 March 2016

Head of sound reinforcement at Radio France, Bruno Lompech, explained why he decided to go for another Eclipse. "I felt it was important that we have a back-up console that could be available quickly for the studios that are broadcasting every day, in particular Studio 106. Not that we expect to have problems - on the contrary, all of our Innovason consoles and especially Eclipse have proved to be extremely reliable, but it's good practice to have a spare.

"By the same token, we also needed a spare for the

Details

14 March 2016

Knifedge is one of a number of creative agencies commissioned to work on the tour, working closely alongside Snow Patrol's lighting designer Davy Sherwin.

The staging for the new tour features a striking new look and feel, created by Davy Sherwin, with initial concept input from Knifedge. Inspired by the band's snowflake logo, six floating LED screens hang above the stage, each shaped like single crystals from a snowflake.

Animated graphics and live video footage of both the band and audience members are projected onto these floating 'pods', which also move in three dimensions to create different atmospheres for individual songs. A giant LED screen behind the stage completes the look.

Details

14 March 2016

Over the last 20 years, the CAST Library has grown to over 24,000 fixtures and accessories available in the industry and it continues to grow with the advent of every new product available. Before any object goes into the Library, each and every piece is tested, measured and certified in-house to ensure 100% reliability so that what happens with a light in the virtual world happens exactly the same on the stage. The brightness and colour of a particular light are exact and moving heads will move like they would when controlled by the actual motors and servos in a live situation.

The latest fixtures available to current wysiwyg Members include the High End Intellaspot XT

Details

14 March 2016

Systems integration and project management company, Media Powerhouse were the elected contractors for the supply and installation of all the audio systems throughout Westfield Stratford City's Events Spaces, which included two systems from UK loudspeaker company EM Acoustics.

In fact, Westfield used the successful audio installations at the Westfield London site as the blueprint for Westfield Stratford City. Follo

Details

14 March 2016

The new facility will be home to the Ross Routing Systems manufacturing team, while also housing inventory for openGear and other Ross products. The new office will also include Research and Development for Ross Routing Systems, as well as technical support across all Ross products for Australia & New Zealand.

"In addition to developing and assembling routers to support Ross world-wide, the new Australian operations will support the full range of Ross Video product lines at a local level," said Dae Choe, director of sales, Asia Pacific, Ross Video. "Over the past year, we've dramatically scaled up in Australia, hiring a local sales manager, Spencer Preece; p

Details

14 March 2016

The new centre, which will be officially unveiled at an opening event on Thursday 1March 2012, provides a space for dealers to bring their customers, whether architects, contractors, developers, end users, or interior designers; to experience Crestron technology and give them an understanding of how it can transform their projects.

"We are incredibly excited about the new centre in Leeds and what it will mean for our dealers and their customers" says Phil Breitschadel, Crestron UK's sales manager "The Design and Experience Centre has moved to a prime location, making it more accessible for clients and easier for them to mee

Details

14 March 2016

Accepting the trophy for best pop solo performance for her song Someone Like You, Adele said, "Seeing as it's a vocal performance, I need to thank my doctors, I suppose, who brought my voice back."

Theatre Opening - A replacement for the old Westminster Theatre will finally open this autumn. The St James Theatre will launch at the end of September, housed in a residential development near t

Details

14 March 2016

For this year's 40th Anniversary show, he turned to Martin Professional's new and award-winning MAC Aura wash light to give New Year's Rockin' Evethat something special.

"I chose the Auras after seeing a demo of them at the Martin Professional offices in Los Angeles," he says. "Their small size and quick movement along with the zoom feature led me to specify them for this design."

The MAC Aura LED moving head wash light with zoom that uses two independent color systems to offer new visual possibilities

Details

14 March 2016

Le Mark's PAL road case labels support them every step of the way, offering clear visual information, permanently secured to their road cases.

Instantly accessible details showing where cases are heading, its weight, touring dates and most importantly what equipment is inside is essential to any touring company. Scottish Opera's Fiona Gauld says, "The labels are great, absolutely spot on and do exactly what we require."

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

With an audience of some 1000 international stars from the worlds of sport, entertainment and fashion, plus a global TV audience, these glittering awards demand a glittering setting and once again this was staged by production company Done and Dusted. Helping to build that set was Unusual Rigging, under the watchful eye of Robin Elias.

"There is very little flat floor in the Great Hall, so the stalls area was utilised for the stage, but this meant we had very few hanging points because the area is directly below the dome," says Elias. "However, we were able to utilise the existing house points to hang a 10m diameter truss above the stage for the lighting and the sound, and put in six or eight ground s

Details

14 March 2016

The stand highlight was the Paradigm Display Wall, a unified display product range based around Scalable Display Technologies' products for automatic alignment, blending, warping and colour calibration of projected images, while the eye-catching gesture-controlled Cube from GestureTek, provided an effective means of beckoning visitors into the environment.

Paradigm AV managing director, Greg Jeffreys, was delighted with the reaction from consultants and specifiers

Details

14 March 2016

Master chef Jonathan Waxman assembled over 30 culinary greats from across the USA at the Industria Super Studio. The great and the good of Manhattan were treated to "stunning creations and a performance of The Nutcracker featuring Erica Pereira from the New York City Ballet.

It was the attractiveness of the fixtures with white covers, self-power, beautiful pastel shades and setup speed that rubber-stamped Luminescence's

Details

14 March 2016

Since Gordon Ramsay conceives of a meal as a feast for all the senses, he attaches serious importance to the sound distribution systems installed in his restaurants. Responsibility for the system design and installation in the Bread Street Kitchen was entrusted to CGA Integration, specialists in sound, light and video integration.

"Russell Sage's restaurant design posed a real challenge," says CGA's Chris Gunton. "Very high ceilings and a monopoly of hard surfaces are treacherous - especially when the restaurant is full. The sound system we installed needed to focus on eliminating the reverberation characteristic of large open venues such as warehou

Details

14 March 2016

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has supplied Fusion battens to Immersive Ltd for recent projects including theDeadmau5 World Tour, the Dissonanze Festival in Rome, the Knife Party World Tour, and the Glade Festival in the UK, amongst others.

Fusion is one of Immersive Ltd's favourite video fixtures," comments Immersive's Mark Calvert. "We use Fusion with an Ai Media Server to map the video content to each LED fixture, and then we make surface specific content to suit the show."

White Light has also put Fusion to use on many projects of its own, including an event for Square Mile Magazine at the Royal Courts of Justice i

Details

14 March 2016

The lighting is project managed by CSE's Steve Marley. The company has worked with the venue for three years and the lighting spec and site fit-up is overseen for CSE by Jon Rickets, who works closely with the Icebar By Icehotel London team, including general manager Matthieu Bourgogne.

The elaborate and intricate ice sculptures - created by designers from the original Icehotel in Sweden - are changed annually along with the lighting, which is an integral part of the whole vibe of the space.

During the second year lighting the ice, CSE added 21 Anolis ArcLine RGB 36 battens to up-light the main ice

Details

14 March 2016

"PTB's full time staff members, alongside our team of skilled specialist electricians and engineers, bring a friendly, expert approach to the demands of entertainment installation projects. Whether it's a top West End theatre, a cruise ship or a multipurpose arts venue, PTB understands the client's needs and has the ability to respond productively and positively every time," says Ewins. "This philosophy has brought work to our doors from the moment we opened them for business."

Push the Button's mission is "to bring an intelligent and sympathetic approach to its clients' projects". The business covers the fields of electrical design, installation, project management and test & inspection.

Although PTB is effectively a st

Details

14 March 2016

Lazar Josanov, marketing manager at Studio Berar, says, "B92 was looking to update and augment their lighting, dimming and control. We delivered 81 channels of SmartPack rack mount units, as they wanted compact, low cost, powerful dimming.

"We recommended a SmartFade and SmartFade ML control desk, because the studio had a limited budget with no need for the extra functionality which comes with Congo or Eos line desks. And they also took delivery of 12 ETC Source Four PARNel and six Source Four Zoom 15-30º beam angle luminaires to complement their existing rig. The equipment will be used across a va

Details

14 March 2016

The roadshow, which is targeted at the entertainment as well as the commercial and architectural sectors, will showcase Martin's latest dynamic lighting and visual solutions.

AC-ET's High Wycombe session is open to all lighting professionals and interested parties. The format for the day includes product demonstrations, application and hands-on training, presentations and Q&A sessions by Martin's UK sales team, assisted by members of AC-ET's specialist lighting sales division in a relaxed environment.

Products featured include all the current ranges of Martin moving heads and LED lightsources, video sc

Details

14 March 2016

The Greek composer had written a celebratory opus for the grand opening and the Paris-based production company, which specialises in large-scale spectacular events such as this, was tasked with constructing an optical fibre ring using seven of their Optocore and SANE converters to deliver the sound to an audience of 3,000 people.

The concert also brought together the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (a multinational ensemble) and Moscow's Yurlov State Academic Choir, boosted by superstar soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenorissimo, Roberto Alagna.

This required De Préférence, and their 14-strong crew, to construct an elaborate network loop via Optocore fibre and SANE Cat 5 Ethernet platforms, u

Details

14 March 2016

John Saunders, sales director at Anolis comments, "As part of the continuing expansion programme of the Anolis brand we are delighted to bring MDG on board. We believe the strength of MDG's own brand combined with their reputation for quality, reliability and excellent service will be the perfect compliment for the Anolis range, which itself is known for all these attributes. MDG's extensive local knowledge of the Canadian market is exactly what Anolis needs in order to further expand our brand.

"During discussions with MDG it was clear there was an excellent understanding of Anolis products and how they will fit into the various market sectors. With many projects already targeted, I am sure this will be the beginning of successf

Details

14 March 2016

The Barzan Gas Project's goal is to provide sufficient gas to the State of Qatar's domestic market to meet the country's growing need for cleaner natural gas well into the future, and the event was attended by His Highness the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

TechnoPro, a Dubai based technical production company with a branch in Qatar, provided the PR Lighting equipment - along with a Meyer Sound PA system.

Suspended from the truss were six each of the Chinese manufacturer's XL1200 Spot and Wash lights and 12 each of the XL700 spot and wash. These were complemented by 12 of the powerful Beam 300, offering three beam angle option

Details

14 March 2016

The event was staged at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith, and it was arguably the first major Awards event ever to be lit entirely with LED lightsources - and also exclusively with Robe lighting products.

This was the result of a collaboration between the Czech Republic based manufacturer and its UK operation, Mondiale Publishing, producers of the Awards, and leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL, who handled the rigging and installation of the lighting equipment .

The lighting rig featured - for the first time on any major show - Robe's new Robin DLX Spot. The 52 DLX Spots were joined by 102 Robin 300 LEDWashes, 32 Robin 600 LEDWashes - Robe's fastest ever selling product - and 19 Robi

Details

14 March 2016

Ros Cranmer, general manager for the production said: "Having never even seen a live theatrical performance dubbed into another language, I was nervous about how it would work for our arena production of Batman Live. The final result, however, was fantastic, and it became clear that a foreign language voiceover actually translates incredibly well into that entertainment medium, making our show accessible to audiences all over the world."

Working closely with production company Water Lane Productions, sound designer Simon Baker and sound engineer for the show Simon Fox, out post sound developed a unique workflow process that enables the English cast to perform to a fully