The Little Britain tour also pushes the limits of sound reinforcement, as reverberant acoustics coupled with the audience's laughter often threaten to submerge the show's quirky banter. To ensure that no ticket holder misses a crucial syllable, the show relies on a system of Meyer Sound MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers as provided by a new UK sound hire company, Sonalyst. "MICA has been ab
Perstinger has 13 years' experience as a sales manager in the pro audio industry, comprising six years within a distribution company, and seven years with manufacturers ALESIS, AKG and dB technologies.
"With his business and market experience, Norbert will be a valuable addition to our team, and it is a pleasure to welcome him on board. He is also a musician, and has a practical understanding of the needs of the performer. His input is certain to build on the se
However, as is often the case with grand historical buildings, the centre's performance space has started to show its age, prompting a much-needed remodel project last summer. For the required sound system work the centre looked no further than across town to audio firm Audio Analysts (AA), veterans of nationwide commercial, corporate, and worship installations, as well as the force behind the sound systems for such touring acts as Bruce Springsteen, No Doubt, and Norah Jones.
Tthe job presented a myriad of challenges and difficulties, the largest being the range of events pres
The Grammys also saw a Sennheiser 5200 wireless with Neumann KK 104-S capsule in use by one of the evening's top award winners, John Legend, as he performed his chart-topping song he wrote in collaboration with Kanye West, Ordinary People.
A highlight of the show, which was once again held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was the much-anticipated appearance of influential psychedelic soul and funk icon Sly Stone, who famously retired from performing live in 1987. The all-star line-up for the Sly and the Family Stone tribute segment of t
The pioneering product enables CalMac's operators to programme a series of general announcements during the day and also enter the timetable arrival and departure announcements to free up staff from having to make manual announcements during busy times.
CalMac currently owns and operates a fleet of 31 vessels providing passenger, vehicle and shipping services to the islands off the West Coast of Scotland and in the Clyde estuary. Two other vessels are retained on Charter. There are currently 26 routes within the network. In 2004, more than 5 million passengers and over one million accompanied ca
Sound reinforcement for the event is a formidable task. Based on their previous success providing sound for the event's debut presentation, New York City's SIA Acoustics and Scharff-Weisberg, Inc. were called back for an "encore performance". To overcome the effects of a highly reverberant space and satisfy the exceptionally critical listeners in the audience, SIA turned to Meyer Sound M
O'Gorman has been shepherding the sound for Riverdance since the show's inception; this makes him perfectly placed to understan
The heart of the iLive system is the iDR-64, a 19" rack-mounting modular mix engine, providing 64 channels into 32 mixes, which is a stand-alone mixer comprising 8-channel audio interface cards, DSP processing, and communication ports. The unit is controlled via an Ethernet network and can be connected to a variety of controllers, including a range of newiLive control surfaces, Allen & Heath's PL range of remote units, or a laptop/PC.
Two EtherSound ports are provided for low latency remote audio distribution, connection of an additional unit to expand the system to 128 channels, FOH/monitor signal splitting, and the connection of multi-track
Featuring as the main element of a year of celebrations, marking 75 years of guide dogs in the UK, the showcase exhibition was launched on the Isle of Dogs Museum in Docklands by David Blunkett MP.
Through a range of three-dimensional, touch-sensitive and audio features, the history of guide dogs is brought to life, along with up-to-date information on current campaigns and services provided by the charity Guide Dogs. Moving Forward Together will tour shopping centres, airports and public spaces throughout 2006.
To enable blind and partially-sighted people to appreciate and understand every part of the exhibition, Howar
Director David Anderson explained, "We felt that this was a very positive step for us. Both companies are known for their attention to detail and customer satisfaction and we can now offer a wider range of products to meet our customer's requirements.
The Hebden Sound mics provide a high quality, natural sound for use in studio and live locations. The Accusound range offer individual, instrument mounted mics for all acoustic instruments particularly for live performances, these are available as either wired or wireless systems."
(Lee Baldock)
Most of the growth has been delivered by the popular Do Line of compact full-range installation speakers. Two new additions to this range will be unveiled in Frankfurt, packing even more punch into small weather-proof cabinets that are ideal for use in challenging environmental conditions.
But the main draw will undoubtedly be the launch of Vieta's radical new So Line, a range of uniquely-styled speakers and accessories which use Garwood-specified wireless technology and state-of-the-art battery power to provide clear, controllable sound in situations where conventional speake
When Oliver Peyton's famous restaurant went into administration last September, a new operational team led by Channel 4 chairman, Luke Johnson, restaurant consultant Simon Wright and Gary Ashworth (collectively Adriatic Restaurants Ltd) took over the magnificent Grade-II listed art deco building within weeks and renamed it. The Astor name is designed to merge the great 1920's art deco Gatsby era with the edginess of the 1960's and the Profumo scandal.
After running it as a corporate party venue they have now laid out a versatile operating blueprint following a £200,000 refurbishment; this will incorporate a mix of live music, art exhibitions, sophisticated comedy, cabaret, record company showcases and high profile DJs. The weekly Live At
The De Waerdse Tempel can accommodate up to 2,500 visitors at a time, and already two weeks before the opening it is clear that it will set new standards on the Dutch club scene.
The planning of the team led by Marcel Appelman triggered a hotly contested competition between the leading pro audio suppliers. Richard Verheugd and Remco Verhoek, responsible for the equipment in the De Waerdse Tempel, and club manager Harald Dijksstra chose in favour of Electric-Audio B.V. and MIDAS Consoles Holland, comprising an EV XLC system, MIDAS consoles, and a variety of ot
2006 sees the ceremonies technical production growing further in ambition, combining complex requirements from TV and bands to live audience. The TV show, produced by Remedy, is recorded live, and after the show has been recorded, the team have just an hour and a half to turn raw footage into a fully-realised TV programme, ready to air.
Nine cameras inside the Palais feed directly into three generator powered broadcast trucks, provided by Fleetwood Mobiles. A stunning homage to 60's science fiction and B-Movies, constructed by GTMS Event Solutions, will transform The Palais' main stage, themed as 'attack of the monsters of rock' and featuring Ian Brown, the recipient of this year's 'God-like Genius' Award'.
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Unprecedented for a pro audio promotional campaign, the coveted grand prize was a brand new Mini Cooper, awarded for U.S. sales of Allen & Heath's ML Series of VCA mixing consoles - the ML3000, ML4000, and ML5000.
The lucky winner was Dave Kenagy of Hoffman Music, Spokane, WA, who exclaimed:"The ML Series consoles have incredible sound and offer tremendous value. It has been a pleasure to be responsible for so many successful installs; and WOW, I can't believe it, a Mini Cooper! Thanks Allen & Heath!"
Second place went to Tim Huff of Entertainment Arts, who was presented with an Allen & Heath MixWizard3 16:2, whilst third and fourth place winners - Paul Simms from AMtech Pro Audio, and Kent Laab
The company provided the ice and infrastructure, including lighting and PA equipment for venues ranging from shopping malls to parks across the UK including Gloucester, Hampstead and Windsor. A more unusual location for one of the rinks was on the roof of a shopping centre in Victoria which posed some interesting challenges including pumping the cooling fluid up two storeys through a pipe run of 30m.
Stage Electrics worked closely with clients and partner company Aggreko and reports that there was no single day's skating lost due to equipment failure and all rinks opened on time. Using a highly
For the York-based technical services company it was an easy decision to make. Their managing director Kevin Wilson said, "I had been aware of the NEXO pedigree for a long time and our first chance to use a system came in front of 17,000 people in Trafalgar Square - with assistance from NEXO's UK distributors Fuzion and A.C. Lighting."
Pride had struggled to achieve even coverage at past festivals, and following complaints about the sound distribution, Camel
In January 2006, Phantom of the Opera took over from Cats to hold the title of the longest-running show ever on Broadway. The A-Type, supplied and serviced over the years by Masque Sound Inc, has proved itself as the most enduring element within the sound system, requiring no more than regular maintenance to maintain its performance night after night.
Estimates from The Really Useful Group indicate that the show has been seen by more than 80 million people worldwide, bringing in over $3.2 billion in ticket sales. Looking back over the years, Masque Sound's director of technical services, Dennis Short, regards the A-Type as the lynchpin in the show's system: "Phan
Peter Andrews PTA member said "Every year we hold a number of events to raise funds for the school and each and every event there was always the hassle over the public address."Back in June, Stage Electrics were on site to demonstrate the Move100 system to the PTA during the School Fete. The school were so impressed with the system that an order was placed with very little discussion.
The powered speakers are light weight and very portable, but the major benefit is wireless operation for both power and audio signals, allowing you to get speech and music where mains is not available. The robust transportation bag provided allows you to hand-carry the cabinet easily and safely, offe
Muniz joins EAW as senior electrical engineer and is the first hire into the newly announced system electronics design group. The new group will be responsible for the design and development of electronic components for future EAW products.
"As we develop more and more integrated systems, the need for a dedicated amplifier development group has grown," commented EAW's vice-president of engineering, Jeff Rocha. "Bob represents a significant first step in our path to high output, proprietary amplifier designs. We look forward to lots of innovative market-focused products that will result from Bob's contributions."
Muniz brings to EAW over 17 years of design experience in professional audio, working most recently as senior power systems designer at QSC, wh
The Nordic Music Awards took place after the Eurovision Gala, where Nordic Rentals had a sound system already set up at the Copenhagen Forum. It required only minor adjustments from the Eurovision set-up since the event had a similar format. Both were live, televised events with speeches, music and elaborate visuals. The main live reinforcement consisted of eight Y18s per side with six SpekTrix and two SpekTrix Wave's as down-fills. Elsborg used EV XLC's as delay clusters. Nordic Rentals supplied the entire technical production, which featured Coldplay, Shakira an
Dealers and press can also take the opportunity to discuss these items with representatives of the suppliers who will be on site to assist with such queries and information. The JHS Event 2006 will again offer its informal mix of business, including attractive show-only offers, and socialising on this 10th anniversary year. Held at the JHS Garforth head office site, Event is easily accessible at literally two minutes' journey from M1 Junction 47, and already confirmed trade attendance figures are starting to multiply, say JHS.
Product demonstrations and musical entertainment will again
Each Dreamline is individually configured by Sound Projects to match the location parameters such as chair plan, the shape of the auditorium and the desired acoustic pressure. This is affected by 12 completely adjustable full-range line source modules, based on the patented Sound Projects' Wave shape transformer. Normally 12 single loudspeaker systems would be necessary. Moreover, each unique Dreamline is self-powered and equipped with multiple Sound Projects' Micro-Amp modules with an integrated speakermanagement system fixed in an optimum pre-set. This combination ensures that the system can be taken down as well as rigged up easily by practically anyone, even with hardly any te
ARX's managing director Colin Park said: "The Turkish Audio Industry has always been important to ARX, we're looking forward to working with Osman Celik and his team at AVS Global, one of Turkey's pre-eminent Distributors to further develop the market for ARX's current and future products, especially in the Turkish Installation, Broadcast and Sound Reinforcement sectors which are now growing very strongly".
Along side ARX, AVS Global also represents manufacturers including D.I.S, KV2 AUdio,DiGiCo and Lab Gruppen.
(Lee Baldock)
