Five DiGiCo consoles were deployed, a D5 at front-of-house on the Open Air stage, plus D5s at both FOH and monitors on the Castle Stage and D1s at FOH on the Sanctuary Stage and in the Big Chill Nights tent.
"As we were providing sound for all the stages, it made sense to follow our instincts and go digital throughout," says Dobson Sound managing director Paul Dobson. "It was a bit of a step, but it went very well.
"We chose to use the DiGiCo console
Having recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, Vienna Arena marked the milestone with a full audio upgrade to its largest hall. In addition to a new Meyer Sound speaker system, the decision was made to replace the Grosse Halle's existing analogue mixers with an iLive system - comprising an iDR10 mix rack and iLive-144 control surface - at FOH, and a second identical iLive system to manage monitors.
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Various models of Barco projectors were used, depending on the different requirements: six FLM 18HD for the front screen, two FLM 20+ for the ceiling screen and nine SLM 12s. Six of these projectors were mounted on the Brother, Brother & Sons v-Base yokes for the floor screen. The precision of the v-Base allowed precise and repeatable pixel-to-pixel overlapping for the double full HD projection from a height of 25m. All v-Base yokes were controlled via DMX from a
Organised by Rockin'on, a Japanese music magazine, the festival has grown since its inauguration in August 2000 from one stage over two days, to four stages and three days, this year pulling in an audience of over 147,000. Editor in Chief Mr. Yoichi Shibuya is the event producer and he also manages Countdown Japan, another popular festival staged at the end of year. It was here, in 2006, that his audience first got to hear the new J-Series from d&b audiotechnik.
"We first heard the new system in 2006," explained Mr. Shuzo Fujii, head
An import of the Edinburgh military pageant which has also used TiMax for the last six years, the Basel Tattoo is staged in the open air in front of the 18th century Kaserne Hof barracks next to the Rhine. The performers are spread out over a 70m x 25m parade arena surrounded by audience seating on three sides.
Specified by Swiss sound designer Thomas Strebel, a 16-input 24-output TiMax Rack System was fed from eight groups of a Yamaha PM5D console which received up to 32 radio mics plus CD and harddisk playback sources for various dance troupes. Another PM5D was located in the temporary Basel Tattoo Studios
The super-middleweight fight attracted a global television audience and the biggest indoor crowd that the UK has ever seen. Welshman Joe Calzaghe returned to Cardiff in front of home fans for his 21st title defence, during which a unanimous decision declared him reigning champion once again, retaining his title and the WBO crown he has held for over 10 years.
Sports Network, organisers of the event, maximised the number of seats for the sell-out crowd, while Arena Seating provided nearly 10,000 extra seats for the fight.
Mike Goodall, of production company Ringcraft Boxing Services, contracted Arena Seating to provide an additional 8,800 t
Based on the movie of the same name, and directed by the film's director, Stephen Daldry with his regular theatre collaborators, designer Ian MacNeil and lighting designer Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre in early 2005 and continues to play to sold-out houses there. The London production uses a lighting rig supplied by White Light. In addition, White Light worked with the show's design team to create a new falling snow effect that was quiet and reliable enough to be used downstage of the proscenium line.
The result was the White Light Snow Machine. This uses the same paper snow as other esta
Ian Tregaskis, head of events for Stage Electrics reflects: "The sun may have shone during the show, but the night before the rain was torrential, the efficiency of our aluminium fold out ice rink system coped easily with the excess water and the rink was frozen solid on Wednesday morning.
"The 'real' ice rink came as a surprise to many visitors. You could see on the faces of visitors as they walked by that they weren't quite sure, it was only when they touched the ice they believed it was real."
The regular demos of the smartStage 45 and smartStand 122 also attracted the crowds who were very impressed with the short set up times and simple construction, says the company. The smartStage 45 is a stage t
The substantial increase in revenue is broadly based across all of Martin's market segments. While the entertainment industry as a whole has experienced general strong demand, Martin has increased its market share through investments in technology and new products. Sales of Martin's LED products for example continue to show dramatic growth and now account for 15% of monthly revenue. Launched only earlier this year, Martin's LED product line is forecast to generate revenue just shy of $20 million in 200
Production/lighting designer Bryan Hartley is also touring for his eighth year as the LD on the East Coast leg. Lighting director Dan Cassar, now in his fifth year, handles the West Coast run. Both tours started 1 November.
Hartley likes to design in new products with each new production. He believes this is the year for Showgun to shine: "I love them, they're awesome. It's a good quality moving light but three times as big," Hartley says. "There's nothing else like it out there."
The rig features 10 moving pods, wi
Former American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, continues to take the country music scene by storm. Underwood took home 'Female Vocalist of the Year' for the second consecutive year. She also received the 'Single of the Year' award for Before He Cheats.
Kenny Chesney was awarded his third 'Entertainer of the Year.' Chesney performed the current single, Don't Blink from his most recent album, Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates.
Rounding up the Bandit clients earning awards this year was Rascal Flatts. They won their fifth consecutive 'Vocal Group of the Year' award. The 2006 top-selling art
The launch of Christian Dior's New Look in 1947 marked the beginning of a momentous decade in fashion history, one that Dior himself called the 'golden age'. Celebrating the end of war and the birth of a new era, it set a standard for dressmaking and high fashion that has rarely been surpassed. The V&A's exhibition explores this remarkable decade in fashion history.
The exhibition designers Land Design Studio's brief to DALD was for the lighting to create a theatrical event, as well as adhering to the strict conservation constraints.
The first gallery takes a practical aspect, focusing on the skills, processes and craftsmanship of haute couture, along with the creative inspiration behind some
Davies Roberts, managing director of Purple Audio and front-of-house engineer for Koopa comments: "Having been inspired by Tony Andrews' designs for many years and experiencing great success from the Funktion One Resolution 2 system I was using for small local events, a Funktion One Resolution 4 touring system was a natural choice.
"The Resolution 4E and F121 combination is self powered. Plans are already afoot to upscale the business to a Resolution 5 system."
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E/T/C London have worked in Malta several times, designing and co-ordinating large format projection shows, including the Welcome Malta celebrations in 2004, when 10 new member states joined the EU.
For this latest project, E/T/C UK's Ross Ashton was commissioned by Maltese production company Sign-It to create a special 15 minute narrative illustrating the history of Malta from its discovery 6000 years ago to the present. Ashton researched, wrote and produced the storyboard and originated all the artwork. The soundtrack was edited by Karen Monid.
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"We showed a whole range of new Vestax products, with the new PMC-580 mixer, PDX-3000 turntable and the MDM-410 19" rack mounted mixer generating particularly high interest," enthused Leisuretec Distribution's sales development manager, Stephanie Dell. "We've had great sales orders from the event and there was definitely a buzz about the show."
"BPM is just what the DJ industry needs right now," commented Leisuretec managing director, Nick Spalding. "The DJ segment has been lacking a vibrant high energy DJ specific show for some time and BPM appears to have provided the solution."
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Owner Fabienne Malortigue has spent 2m in creating a completely new infrastructure - including a potent new sound system - and has brought in new director, Thierry Fontaine from The Loft in Lyon to add weight to the operation, which today offers an eclectic music mix to an 18-25-year-old crowd.
The venue contacted its long-term audio consultant, Nice-based integrators Perfec'son to upgrade the technical infrastructure. The
Reynolds, who has been piloting the band's house mix for the past four years, was delighted to find a Vi6 already in both the FOH and monitor positions when the band started their UK leg proper with a four-night stint at Koko in London, as the experienced sound engineer had already worked with the desk in his native Chicago - at Randy Flaws' Windy City Sound and Lighting.
"Randy got hold of the first couple of Vi6's for touring use in the States around a year ago, and when I'm back home I do work for that company. So I had the opportunity to get a feel for the Vi6 before the FX cards came alon
Fineline was commissioned by Phil Martin of Bath-based Theatrical Props to build the basic elements of the planes, which were rough cut and shaped from epoxy model board by the CNC router.
The project was managed by Darren Wring. It was the first time that Martin has used the Bristol-based company, who were recommended to him by a colleague. "They were very friendly, helpful and attentive" he comments.
Each of the eight Spitfires needed to accommodate a small function. They also each needed to have a wingspan of 650mm and be constructed from a robust material that could be re-engineered to add future functions. They are finished in a high gloss gold, applied thr
"We chose the grandMA because of its unbeatable reliability and quality", said Kubánka, "Using grandMA we could synchronise the TV-lights, effects, smoke and haze as well as video and that was exactly what we needed."
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Recolight chief executive Eddie Taylor said the scheme had achieved a high awareness level for the Recolight brand and made good progress in setting up an effective network of collection points, currently around 800 nationally, which would continue to develop over the next year or so.
The meeting heard that the UK WEEE process was now "settling down"; there were still opportunities to improve processes and some issues relating to the Regulations that needed clarification, such as the format in which evidence that recycling has actually taken place must be reported, and these were all being progressed.
Taylor commented: "I think another import
The design and integration for Innsbruck's Tivoli Neu Stadium was an upgrade to existing hardware, while the system implemented for Klagenfurt's Woerthersee Stadium was built from scratch. Both projects were managed by MOCOM's Harald Steindl.
"AudiaFLEX consistently sounds great and that's the primary requirement for me and my customers," Steindl remarked. "With such important events, it's also critical that the sound system be as reliable as possible or someone will lose business."
Both systems, though different desi
Blitz says it designed and built the system around a core concept of quality and flexibility which has enabled it to replace its analogue PPU in favour of a completely digital system. The MDPPU is future-proofed by using multi definition digital systems which are switchable between SD and HD formats. This enables the client to bring i
"The iLive is probably the most flexible digital console I've seen," says Mike Sinclair, co-owner of Audio Incorporated, and one of the engineering crew handling FOH mixing duties. "It feels like it was designed by people who mix sound, rather than engineers who don't use these systems on a regular basis - and that understanding really shows in the user interface and front-panel features.
"We have provided the iLive for various events," continues Sinclair, "but the Bermuda Music Festival was my first time handling live mixing with the console - it didn't take long for me to become very familiar with the system. The templat
Total Technics, under their registered name Stageline Bvba, have been in the lighting entertainment industry since 2004 and have worked on a number of notable projects within all aspects of the industry including TV, film and live entertainment.
Kurt Bethuyne of Total Technics technical sales says: "We have used the maXim Lighting Control Console for a number of years now and constantly received lots of positive feedback, and because of its proven quality and reliability we have been very keen to access the entire range of LSC products for the Belgian market place."
Total Technics have a comprehensive range of LSC products available and in stock now. LSC's products will be featured and demonstrated at the Total
