Encore's John Tinline explains that sound engineer AIan Hopkinson has been working with Neil Pickles, a director of Alchemea for some time in an advisory role as their head of live sound. He was given the challenging task of specifying a system that would both attract promoters and bands back to the newly kitted out Fridge, and simultaneously be suitable for realising the Alcheme
"The first World Championship boxing match to be held in Dublin for 13 years," said Paul Ashe-Browne of Acoustik. "The show design stipulation was that no loudspeakers be in TV camera shot." Thankfully, within earshot was permitted.
"My system was primarily for speech reinforcement; let me tell you, 9,000 Dubliners in full cry is quite some level to overcome. Based around three hangs of d&b audiotechnik's Q1s and Q-SUBs, with numerous Q7s and Q10s providing in-fill around the ring, I was determined not to run out of headroom."
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SSE Events will be based at SSE's base in Hayes, where the Group's Contract Rental and Audio Installations business, SSE London is based. Canegreen, the North London audio rental company that joined SSE last year is also currently moving its operations from Tottenham to Hayes.
SSE Audio Group managing director John Penn says: "This purchase represents a great opportunity for SSE to secure its position in the London Events marketplace by taking over a resource already geared to that market. At the same time equipment is only a
Contestants for the 2008 awards showcased a wide variety of new products and product applications from the simplest problem solver to complex uses of technology that extended the boundaries of the entertainment technology field. Project nominations showcased everything from theatrical productions to special events to permanent installations and highlighted the collaborative nature of our industry.
Nominations may be made by anyone in the industry, but an ESTA Member must be involved as the designer,
The new system was designed and installed by Z Professionnel, a Bordeaux-based rental company with offices in Poitiers. According to Z Professionnel's Bruno Gondrecourt, the brief was to optimise the existing Nexo system. "T
The system specifications for the marathon are impressive: 64 Electro-Voice TG7 amplifiers delivering 350,000 Watts, and 32 X-Line tops and 56 X-Line subs were distributed through seven sound stations.
Rüdiger Nürnberg of Satis&fy comments: "Not only in terms of overall loudness but also in point of homogeneity and even level distribution, the X-Line with the new presets is fully convincing. Normal bass loudspeakers in particular reach their ther
LumenRadio develops wireless technology for the lighting industry. CRMX - LumenRadio's first product line for wireless light controls was released at Prolight+Sound in April of 2009 and has since continued to enjoy tremendous interest from within the entertainment community, as well as from major players in the architectural lighting market.
"The response from customers and distributors in entertainment lighting has been above our wildest expectations. We've been flying around the globe for the last two months meeting with excited customers who have been frustrated with the problems of the present wireless cont
Three entrepreneurs from Bonn took over Harmonie in 1994, and in 2000, at the request of several musicians and sound technicians, Josef Schnorbus, co-owner and technical director of the venue, decided to replace its aged sound system, and compared several manufacturers' systems before settling on Meyer Sound's UltraSeries loudspeakers.
The Meyer Sound system initially acquired for the L-shaped live club in 2001 comprised two UPA-1P and three UPM-1P loudspeakers, a UMS-1P and two USW-1P subwoofers. The new system made a significant improvement on the sound quali
"Erik and his sales team also felt our range of signal processing products was a complementary fit with the other lines they currently represent, they were especially excited by the new products we released at the recent Frankfurt Pro Light and Sound Exhibition."
Companies represented by Moto Audio Sales include L-Acoustics, RCF, CAMCO, Aviom, Pinanson, Sennheiser and Yamaha.
(Jim Evans)
The first event will be held on Tuesday 23 June from 11:30-2:30pm at the Sawyers Arms pub in Manchester. Following on from Manchester, Pie and a Pint heads to London's West End on Thursday 25 June from 11:30-2:30pm at the Theodore Bullfrog pub. Visitors can drop into these locations at any point during these times.
Chris Patton, divisional sales manager at Stage El
The mix of Barix Instreamer encoders, Exstreamer decoders and Annuncicom IP intercom/audio streaming devices, programmed by DataNab of Burnsville, Minn., provides Nickelodeon Universe with a varied and flexible approach to delivering audio entertainment, ride information and public safety announcements to every corner of the theme park. The migration to Barix also enables remote monitoring of the entire system from anywhere inside or outside of Mall of America, the largest retail and entertainment complex in the United States.
According to Jason Brown, events technician at Mall of America and Nickelodeon Universe,
John Metcalfe, Isle of Wight Council's assistant director for economic development and tourism, told BBC News: "The festival is hugely important to the island, especially to Newport. We estimate it is worth at least £10m spent in the Newport shops, and that is just from people from off the island visiting for the festival. If we put on top of that the money spent by the organisers with island businesses and or
Britt Bowers, regional sales manager for RTS Intercom Systems, was one of the presenters at the workshop this year. "This was our highest attendance ever. We had approximately 30 nuclear plants represented, in addition to contract suppliers." says Bowers. "Attendees take away knowledge [of the intercom system] and application capabilities that help them coordinate operations in their plants more simply, creating a safer working environment."
The two-day workshop covers everything from maintaining wireless fidelity and setting up beltpack users to link
Owner Aria Ariantalab has spent close on £1 million fulfilling his dream to create Bar Sequence, a 75-capacity environment (with separate pavement seating) in which everyone from media creatives to the gamer generation can interact in a social environment.
A former electronic engineering lecturer and technology consultant, Ariantalab says: "Anyone can come in with a memory stick and plug into one of our laptops. "Media artists, graphic designers, photographers and photographic agents can show off their work - and as for DJ's and VJ's, we can assess these at our Wednesday 'Open Deck' nights."
Ariantalab, who is also a DJ, provided his own playback equipment for the DJ booth but contacted Sound Division Group
That was before gastropub specialists, Large Bars, took it over, and following extensive refurbishment of the three trading floors, reopened it as The Coach Makers of Marylebone in April this year.
Large Bars directors, Lee Bradshaw and Sarj Chotai, tasked Sound Division with specifying an audio infrastructure as part of the design overhaul.
The technology specialists were contracted after providing a similar solution for the company's Islington pub, The Angelic three and a half years ago; but Large Bars' operations
The inaugural event saw the debut of a specially-commissioned composition exploring the emotions and depicting scenes that characterise Vienna and the kindred cities of Paris, Lisbon and New York, traversing musical styles including blues, classical, Portuguese fado, French accordion, and jazz and soul from the USA.
Having used an iLive-144 system to manage the FOH orchestra mix at last year's opening ceremony, festival sound designer, Adolf Toegel, decided to use two iLives at FOH for the 2009 event.
A revolving stage was constructed to accommodate set changeovers for the many and diverse artists involved in the production, which included manoeuvring a grand piano on and off both sides of the stage. The blues band was
Grant - who appeared before the crowd with a KSM9 - also took home Female Vocalist of the Year honours, joining other Shure endorsers Casting Crowns (Group of the Year), her husband, Bernie Herms (Producer of the Year), and Third Day (Best Pop/Contemporary Album) as the evening's big winners.
"Although 16 RF mics may not seem like a lot for an awards show," audio producer Tom Davis of Nashville-based Seismic Soun
The Show's organisers report that whilst pre-registrations were a healthy 10% up on last year, the total visitor count to the show was only slightly affected by the strike on London's underground system, down by 15% on 2008's figures.
Roger Fox, show director, commented: "We were delighted by the attendance at this year's show and very happy to have maintained our position as a leading event in the industry's calendar despite the tube strike. We were only 15% down overall on last year's visitor figures, which proved that people battled against the odds to attend. Feedback from exhibitors has been very positive. We're looking forward to an exciting 2010 Show on 16 and 17 Jun
"Congratulations to the winning team from the New England School of Communications, and thanks to all of the students who participated in the contest from all of the schools this year," said Dave Mendez, market development specialist at Shure, who coordinated the competition. "The scoring margin between entries was the closest it has been in years, which just goes to show the high quality of
"The most impressive thing about the Audient console for me is the clear linear sound, a fantastic EQ section and an ability to get a wide and powerful sound," he says. Using the desk in tandem with an SSL XLogic Alpha Link 24 I/0 as the DAW interface, he emphasises how important it is for him to be involved in all aspects of the music-making experience. "I like to have a hand in every part of the process of creating songs."
(Jim Evans)
During the five-day festival, local and international artists - backed by D.A.S. Aero sound systems - took the stage. Among them were Hell's Belles, a girl-powered tribute to AC/DC, and Vertical Horizon, USA-style rock direct from Washington, D.C.
Eduardo López, commercial representative of D.A.S. Audio Asia, reports, "D.A.S. Audio Asia and Timbre Music Group were excited about possible collaborations since the beginning of the year. When Timbre Music began to organise Beerfest festival 2009, we saw a great opportunit
As Tacet¹s Simon Bishop explains, the combination of such a high profile event with the obvious uncertainty of how many winners there would be brought some interesting challenges to the job. "We got the job through our colleagues at Hotcam who provide the cameras and crews for Britain¹s Got Talent. All the intelligence suggested that the winner was likely to be Susan Boyle, but I was suspicious that Diversity might just pip it on the night.
I needed to be ready for any eventuality, so was preparing for up to six mics to be set up on the top table, plus handhelds to pick up questions from the room. Although t
Functional Communications Corp., headquartered in Syracuse, is an independent Muzak affiliate that managed the design and installation of the entire system. The company specified Technomad based on its compliance with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System (LEED), developed by the US Green Building Council to provide standard for environmenta
Based in Dubai, Dodson was previously with Bose for 23 years. His positions included UK business development manager and national sales manager before he relocated to Dubai to direct Middle East and Africa sales operations 15 years ago.
"I am really pleased to be representing Community," commented Dodson. "They have an unequalled product range for all-weather applications on any scale, and great products across all areas of the installation sector. With some very high profile projects in the Middle East already, the sales potential for the brand is substantial, and I'm looking for
