Unsigned Heroes returns to the Comedy Café in Shoreditch with three more unsigned bands for the second heat of the contest on 28 March. Once again, the heat coincides with The Break, the new evening of new music and performances by up-and-coming bands sponsored by AKG and Strummerville, the charity set up to promote new bands in the name of late Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
(Jim Evans)
Comprised of three models - the MA-5000i, MA-9000i and MA12000i - the Macro-Tech i Series builds upon its predecessor by incorporating Crown's advanced, patented Class-I circuitry, which delivers significantly greater power while simultaneously reducing overall amplifier weight by more than half. The new lineup is also equipped with comprehensive status, fault, and load monitoring via standard Ethernet networking and Harman Pro's HiQnet and System Architect software. A universal power-factor corrected power supply ensures that the new models can be used literally anywhere in the world, delivering full rated power regardless of where touring schedules may lead.
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Also stopping in California, Nevada, New York, Washington, and Oregon, the ADJ Tour gives DJs the opportunity to attend a hands-on demo featuring the latest gear from Reflex LED, Pearl LED, Revo 3, Dual Gem LED, and the Revo LED Sys in lighting and the TT Record, SDJ-1, and QSD in audio. Factory reps will be offering training on the products, so attendees will be learning straight from the professionals.
"New technology is changing the landscape of t
Based at their substantial premises in Nuremberg, South Germany, the company is headed up by Daniel Danzer and Sebastian Kamm. They possess many years experience in the sales of Ohm products as well as rental and installations, making them ideally qualified to advise OHM customers on the use of the full range of Ohm equipment, says the company.
"This is a great opportunity for us to be further involved with Ohm" says Daniel Danzer. "We have sold, used and instal
Two of the XL8 systems at the SSCAC have been installed into the 1,200-capacity Grand Theatre, with the third residing in the 500-capacity Dinner Theatre. A Verona has also been installed into each theatre, along with four Klark Teknik Square ONE EQs and an 8-channel Square ONE Dynamics processor.
The centre, built alongside Lake Jin Ji in the Arts and Entertainment district of Suzhou Industrial Park, is the largest multi-functional complex in the region, housing exhibition and function halls, a commercial centre, a Cineplex and an IMAX Theatre as well as the two XL8-equipped theatres.
Theatre Projects Consultants was the au
"Isaac was a valued member of our team, as well as a truly kind individual who was always ready to help those around him," said Chuck Davies, president of the American DJ Group of Companies. "His skill, talent and warm, friendly personality will be greatly missed by all of us at American DJ."
"We've lost a great co-worker and a great friend," said Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group. "Isaac made valuable contributions to our company
Explaining the five-year development process of the SD7, DiGiCo's MD James Gordon said that John Stadius, the SD7's designer, was inspired by technological and user interface developments in the automotive, aerospace and marine industries. The SD7's Stealth engine uses the latest high-power Super FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and Tiger SHARC processing technology and is, impressively, eight times as powerful as the D5 Live. The SD7 also offers innovations such as HTL (Hidden Till Lit) display on the desk interface; new larger TFT screens which allow 12 faders per screen; SMS tex
The venue is Liverpool-based Adlib Audio's first AMG project, for which they have specified and installed a Nexo Geo D sound system, with Soundcraft digital consoles.
The sound design was created by Adlib's Andy Dockerty in conjunction with Roger Kirby and Mark Burnley, working closely with AMG's group technical manager, Ed Jackson and group operations manager, Richard Maides. The final system optimises the venue's requirements for the live environment with the diversity of a leading dance/club system.
Carling Academy Sheffield features a deep balcony wrapped around a dancehall style room, so the team chose traditional side-hangs stage left and right, each comprising nine elements of Nexo Geo D10. These are complimented by a block of six a-side ground stack
Ateis UK is set to bring the company's range of audio and voice alarm products to an expanding UK market - adding to the potential of its existing international reseller network based in 15 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Far East territories.
Industry expert Neil Voce will head up Ateis UK in its St Alban's based HQ along with his chosen team including Sam Elsdon and John Andrews. Offering a combined 60 years of experience, the team is well positioned to fulfil the increasing demand for commercial audio systems solutions, say Ateis.
In only a few years, Ateis has developed an enviable reputation globally by manufacturing advanced public address and voice evacuation systems
The Midas flagship joins Clair Brothers' extensive XL4 and Heritage 3000 rental inventory, which continue to be used daily on major touring productions, both across America and throughout the world.
Midas has worked in partnership and consulted with Clair Brothers Showco throughout the XL8's development, with delegations from Midas paying regular visits to Clair's headquarters in Pennsylvania, USA since the beginning of the project in early 2004. These visits proved invaluable, the company says, helping it fine-tune its digital concepts into the flagship XL8.
"As a leading light of the global touring industry we have always been very proud to
The Q Club is back after five years, recently refurbished and under new management. Once upon a time, this massive venue, a former Methodist church, was the heart of Birmingham's clubbing community - now, it is rebuilding its reputation for hosting the top events. With a main dancefloor overlooked by tiered seating which ascends up towards the ornate high ceilings, extra atmosphere is lent by the grand pipe organ that dominates one end of the club.
SJ Grevett, the energetic young owner of DMX Productions, has had his new EV XLD line array boxes in almost continuous use in the venue, particularly by promo
As one venue opens, another closes...Just a week after the news broke that the Marquee Club had closed, another long-standing London venue, The Astoria in Charing Cross Road, looks certain to close. London's mayor, Ken Livingston told The Times that it would be demolished to make way for the Cross Rail project which has finally been given the green light. An Internet-based petition to save The Astoria has attracted some big name signatures, but it's probably too late.
Looking on the bright side, though, the Cross Rail project should offer great opportunities for the installation sectors of our industry to get a slic
The brief was to advise World Duty Free on the best and most innovative way to operate a fully integrated sound and visual media marketing package in their stores. Working with one of London's top retail design agencies, JHP and leading visual brand Sony, Pro Audio Systems created an integrated network of high quality audio systems in 13 zones across seven World Duty Free stores in the Terminal. Each zone had specific requirements varying from beauty areas and cocktail bars to arrivals areas.
The provision of clear, intelligible audio was the primary goal, coupled with designs that reflected the ambience of the store, all linked into
"For the Spice Girls tour we needed great sounding vocal mics with rock-solid radio performance," explains Ray Furze, the tour's FOH engineer. "The 935 capsule proved to be an excellent choice. We had no radio drop outs on the whole tour and I found they were highly resistant to feedback, even with all five mics 20 metres in front of the PA."
Monitor technician Matt Napier adds: "After Ray Furze and I reviewed all the radio systems that were available for the Spice Girls tour, it quickly became obvious t
Almost 3500 songs were entered for the 2008 Swedish national final, 32 of these made the four semi-finals and 10 artists performed in the final. Performing Hero, Charlotte Perrelli was the artist who received the highest number of points from the regional juries and televoters, and she now goes forward to represent Sweden in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade later this year.
The five-part Melodifestivalen culminated in a grand final at Stockholm's famous Globe venue in mid-March. All the concerts were sell-out shows, and the process up to and including the final selection was broadcast
The Centre is equipped with a pair of Zeus DSP intercom matrices by RTS. This system features the same programmability as the top-of-the-line ADAM frame, but in a package that is better suited for smaller installations such as theatres and other performance venues. The Zeus provides 24 channels of audio in a compact 2RU package. Each channel is capable of supporting any of the RTS Digital Matrix Intercom line of keypanels, or four-wire inputs and outputs.
For wired communication, the Centre chose the dual-channel BP-325 beltp
With confidentiality and acoustic comfort becoming increasingly important in modern corporate and enterprise workspaces, Apple Sound's latest developments include the Quell range of active and passive sound masking technologies which provide truly scaleable sound masking solutions to any environment.
The move will be completed by 28 March 2008, but with immediate effect all correspondence may be directed to the new address which is: Apple Sound
After evaluating different systems during demonstrations in the Portuguese Algarve, close to their base, Sons da Vicentina have made their first investment in Martin Audio line array technology to service the massive Anjos tour.
After Tecnimusica MD, Jorge de Oliveira and Martin Audio's international sales manager, Martin Kelly set up the audition, the production company's proprietor, Flávio Figueiras took the decision to purchase 16 x W8LC enclosures and two W8LCD Down-fills - giving him two nine-drop hangs - and 12 x WS218X subs. He decided to keep amplification and processing in the Martin Audio domain, ordering a selection of MA12K, MA9.6K and MA2.8s amplifiers to power the system along with a pair of DX2 sys
From now until 17 July, proposals for sound logos can be uploaded directly onto the website below. Each entrant can upload a maximum of five tracks in MP3 format (stereo, 128, 192or 256kb/s, max 10MB). There is no optimum length for a sound logo, but audio tracks definitely shouldn't be any longer than eight seconds.
In August, 30 finalists will be chosen from all the submissions. At the end of the month, these thirty tracks will be placed before the public in an on
"The sound was loud, but pretty much unintelligible," explains Mike Shetler of Atlanta-based VisionQuest Design and Production. "People in the stands couldn't really make out what was being said, but the school was getting plenty of complaints from the neighbours."
In fact, says Shetler, it ended up becoming a safety issue. "The night of their first home football game of 2007, they needed to evacuate the stadium due to a lightning storm, but the sound was so bad the crowd couldn't understand the announcement."
Shetler designed a
The Ti Line system is designed for low to medium power use in fixed installations. It comprises small, modular blocks, built to DIN rail size and fixing standards, which are a valuable space-saver. The system is inexpensive and flexible, it can be controlled via a PC network, by infra-red remote or by simple wall-mounted control boxes.
The arrival of the Ti-2510 creates a complete Ti-Line system with integrated source device, although the SD Player can be used as a stand-alone unit in any audio application. Like other models in the Series, it is compact, occu
The existing discussion units in combination with touch-screen panels also offer other easy-to-use functionalities, such as a synoptic overview of on-line microphones, file sharing and delegate-to-delegate messaging. In addition, live video of each speaker can be sent directly to each touch-screen, allowing delegates to follow who is speaking.
With Microsoft Internet Explorer and a
The WG101 and the STH100 horns are both produced in die cast aluminium alloy. The smaller model, the WG101, has been designed for line array applications, as it allows for assembly in a reduced space and a certain directional adaptability. Completed with an anthracite black protective finish, they can be used on all 1" FaitalPRO drivers; increasing high frequency diffusion efficiency and ensuring accurate direction control, says the company.
With a diameter of only 85mm and a weight of 1,1kg, the new HF10TX compression driver has a sensitivity of 108dB, a maximum power capacity of 120W and continuous 60W on 8Ohm.
The new compact compression driver for the high frequency HF100 model, displays a dome shaped PEN plastic membrane, 2
The five-piece band is currently in the midst of an 80-city European tour in support of their latest release, Domino Effect, playing to packed halls and arenas through a Meyer Sound system courtesy of Hanover, Germany-based Rocksound Management.
The sound system comprises left and right arrays of 12 M'elodie line array loudspeakers each, with powerful bass provided by two 600-HP subwoofers per side. On stage, four MJF-212A stage monitors handle the band's monitoring.
Lothar Strunk of Rocksound comments: "The M'elodie's output is truly exceptional for such a small cabinet. It's powerful, but also delivers great intelligibility. And the small size makes it very easy to handle as well."
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