Oy Hedom's Ari Manninen explained that versatility and reliability were strong factors in the decision-making process. "During the season there is a show every night and the place is packed out, so the desk will be working pretty hard," said Manninen. "
This year the PLASA Show is celebrating its 25th year, and it’s something we’d like to share with as many exhibitors and visitors as possible. So, we’re hosting a PLASA Party on the evening of Sunday 8th September at 'The Bridge' (underneath London Bridge) - one of London’s newest venues, to which everyone is welcome. The all-inclusive tickets are just £50.00 (plus VAT) and include a champagne reception, buffet supper and all you can drink. Not to mention the chance to dance until late.
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Managing director Paul Dobson is very pleased with the new appointment: "Having Mark on board as our resident theatre designer will enable us to expand our existing theatre business with confidence as well as explore new markets. He is definitely a great asset to the team. We will also be maintaining a very close association with Jon Miller, former
LIPA, whose lead patron is Sir Paul McCartney, was opened in 1996 and offers degree level training and education for both performers and those who make performances possible. It possesses some of the most advanced technical facilities for sound recording training in the country and its decision to continue with analogue desks such as the ASP-8024 is an indication of the desks continuing presence in education. Jon Thornton, Head of Sound Technology for LIPA says of the purchase: "After much deliberation, we decided that
Walthall is sure that the Straubing-produced system has a great future in the US market: "Even though there are any number of great-sounding enclosures and systems on offer in the States, the Cobra fills a genuine niche. It delivers something we’ve all been looking for - Plug & Play functionality - and with it outstanding sound quality."
A professional with over 25 years’ experience in the audio industry, Walthall envisages a wide range of applications for the Cobra: "It’s ideal for all s
For sound reinforcement, they chose HK Audio. Company owner Frank Pfister commented: "Our experience installing HK Audio has always been good, and we also have several diffe
Following the success of previous collaborations with Britannia Row, notably for the homecoming of the Irish footballers from the World Cup which was also an event for 100,000 in Phoenix Park, Mikam once again teamed up with the London sound company who furnished the X-Line line array system from Electro-Voice. The system c
Baby HUI joins the emerging group of Mackie control surfaces designed to improve workflow and creativity by allowing users to interact with their favourite DAW through a familiar analogue style interface rather than a mouse. "With Baby HUI, users will no longer have to rely on a mouse to delicately move a fader or rotate
(Lee Baldock)
Working closely with BMW's communications manager, Lynda Boodell, Apple Sound's Tourguide product manager John Scott helped specify the details of this system to meet BMW's precise requirements as an extremely effective wireless communications system for their guided tour presentations around the new factory. Delegates on the tour are able to listen clearly to commentary at a distance and in the noisy areas where it would otherwise be impossi
Although the requirements vary from show to show, Hand Held's Nick Bruce-Smith says that typically they have supplied around eight headsets, eight hand-helds and eight in-ear systems per event, mainly from Shure. These plus whatever the bands bring of their own gear and the BBC's own radio systems mean
To order ESTA's standards and other technical documents from ANSI, simply go to the website shown below and then click on the pull-down menu under the instructions ‘Please select a standards category below.’ Select ‘ESTA: Entertainment Services and Technology Association’ from the list of standards developers, and then hit the ‘Go’ button. That will present a page listing all ESTA's publications available through ANSI, including ESTA's free publications.
Paper copies of ESTA's documents are available from ESTA Publications Orders, offered by the United States In
The Xilver Droplet LED moving light is an entirely new concept of an automated luminaire using the latest high power LED technology, is housed in the most expediant design yet seen in entertainment, display and architectural lighting. This curvy, compact luminaire provides full control of beam position, effects and colour selection. The high brightness diode light source offers the ability to create fluent and lightning-fast colour changes.
A new division at Lightfactor - the Cut Colour Company - opened in August and is officially launched at PLASA 2002. The Cut Col
Delta’s head of technical Mark Underwood, the Stadium project manager for the Ceremonies and the Games, used a total of 32 BSS DSP units within a fibre optic infrastructure to create one of the most extensive temporary Soundweb installations ever designed. From the hub at the front-of-house position, Soundwebs provided the signal distribution highway for Delta's audio installation throughout the City of Manchester Stadium, distributing to six remote amplifier sites via fibre optic cable, and managing all the matrix routing and outboard processing.
"If we
Pioneer can be found on Stand D40.
Following Anderson's departure at the end of September, Nexo will close its UK office. All international sales will be centralized through one department at the factory in Paris, under the guidance of Denis Baudier who, after nearly 10 years with the company, will be promoted
Then we had more input on the audio elements. Among those whose stress levels were noticeably higher round Jubilee time was Hand Held Audio’s Nick Bruce-Smith, who had the onerous task of organizing the incredibly intricate licensing arrangemen
"The call system is a major priority at New Theatre and we needed to replace the old system which was becoming troublesome and unreliable," said Mark. Marquee’s Scott Wakelin provided recommendations for a Backstage and FOH system, with priority facilities for the house manager to voice access the auditorium in the event of emergency. He proposed that this be achieved via a pair of Soundweb 9088ii/LL digital matrix devices, with a 9010
Barry Brown, director of BDC, is looking forward to working with Gareth again. "Gareth will have new ideas and a wide view of the Industry and its opportunities, and will be a major player in BDC’s forward planning and strategy to expand BDC’s operations. We have been established many years (from 1978), supplying sound and lighting equipment for sales and hire to the DJ, nightclub/pub and other venues and there are still many new markets opening up where our expertise is required.
(Lee Baldock)
"Although there is a DJ on each level, the ground level bar, which has the frontage onto the street, offers a plush sit-down environment, whereas downstairs in
Martin was in charge of the sound operation for BBC Sport, which produced all the domestic (BBC1 and BBC2) programme outputs. As for the RM1D, he was first exposed to this at last year’s IBC Show, and then acqu
Today, the company’s customer database holds more than 10,000 names, and the list of recent projects stretches from the Falkland Islands to the Maldives, with
