The first batch was purchased by Light Fantastic Production Services Ltd, based in London. Rob Myer, managing director of Light Fantastic commented, "The Mini-Maps are so versatile and compact, the applications are endless. They're perfect for building into stage fascias & set pieces as well as using as eye candy on stage or around a room. They're also great to use in large numbers as a low res video display - The viewer's brain
Aleksander did a complete digital solid-state lighting installation for a new studio layout he designed that's dedicated to news programming. "Everything was predicated on energy-efficient lighting from the start," he explains. "Since it was new, we were able to build out the studio without the traditional heavy support for cooling down the lights and the full dimming load normally necessary for an incandescent approach. We used all fluorescent and LED lighting."
Aleksander evaluated a number of fixtures then concluded that "for hard-edge, profile fixtures, the best bang for the buck came from the Robert Juliat Tibos.&q
The Nomad dongle gives you access to the powerful features of ETC's lighting control consoles on your computer, so you can take it with you anywhere. You can program and play back your show at the computer, or use it as a backup to any of ETC's lighting desks.
To enter, simply go to the ETC website at www.etcconnect.com/Prolight2014 and register; entrants can choose one of four one-minute music tracks. The site charges a small fee - less than 1 or £1 - to download a song, but it is free to listen to, with no obligation to purchase. Using the free (Windows-only) visualisation software on the ETC website, you can simply program a one minute light show to go with the music.
Everyone who enters will get a
"Our team proposed a solution providing the coverage, zoning and functionality the restaurant required, but the decision was only made after we gave a demonstration to show the system's capability and audio quality," explained Vu Viet Tung, business development manager of Alliances Integrated Systems. "Not only were we able to exceed expectations, but also meet the required budget."
The system is controlled by an Audica MICROzone amplifier/controller, which provides the three inputs for a CD player with USB reader, an MP3 player and a PC. Two Audica MICROplus four-channel amplifiers provide the power for the six zones of the system.
Three of the indoor zones use four Audica MICROdot ceiling
"The biggest challenge of the show was handling 80 universes of DMX," says programmer Jason Rudolph. "But everything went according to plan. We chose the Hippotizer HDs with Genlock because of their pixel-mapping capabilities, as well as their live inputs and broadcast compatibility. TMB and Green Hippo are always a big help with their 24/7 tech support." Bob Barnhart of Los Angeles based Full Flood was the show's LD.
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Being located close to the Black Sea coast, the Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Centre features more than 500 guest rooms, three restaurants, a health club & SPA and other amenities. With eleven conference rooms including the 1,500 m2 Premier Hall, the Radisson Blu also features one of the largest hotel-attached convention centres in southern Russia.
As the different parts of the building also have different safety requirements, Krasnoda based i
Luxeon Rebel ES Lime is the proprietary LED technology in the revolutionary Philips hue bulb, where it combines with Luxeon Rebel Red-Orange and Rebel Royal Blue emitters to deliver over 16m colour options -- all controlled from an iOS device. Philips hue can use colour tunable Light Recipes to help set mood and energy level in the home, office, retail, classroom and hospital environments.
"This really represents a new frontier in lighting, because Luxeon Rebel ES Lime emitters can be combined with other Rebel colour and white emitters to achieve higher CRI and R9 combinations than any previous generation emitters or arrays," said Rah
Installed by ArtAV, this ambitious new body of work at the Victoria Miro Gallery in London employs a special mix of sound and vision to create and sustain atmosphere in keeping with the work.
ArtAV have been working full-time with Isaac Julien for the past six years, creating sympathetic AV environments worldwide to house Julien's video pieces. They are only too aware of the precise nature of AV technology within visual and sonic art: choices play a significant role in the impact of the work. Lez Barker is confident that VUE have what it takes: "We have been searching for several years to find an alternative to the most premium loudspeaker brands, at a cost point that more of our customers
Adlib were "extremely proud" to be working with the band again for the hugely successful tour which played three weeks around the UK and Ireland, including an acclaimed sell out show at the new 8000 capacity Hydro Arena in their hometown of Glasgow.
Adlib's FOH engineer Dave Kay also mixed the last gigs they did back in 2002, and in the meantime he's stayed in touch with lead singer / bassist Justin Currie and worked on several of his solo projects. Kay was absolutely delighted to be asked back, "Great people, great music and it's been a lot of fun, " he comments.
The tour encompassed a wide mix of venues - starting in a pub
"Most of the crowd are in their twenties," said Evert De Munnik. "And about all of them are metal heads." Not what you were expecting? No, but then Oppikoppi is not your run of the mill festival.
Oppikoppi, staged a few miles outside Northam close by the border with Botswana, is after 20 years, part of the South African music establishment. De Munnik works for Mango Groove, a big band full of voices, brass and laughter.
"Despite six separate stages, twenty thousand out of a total twenty five thousand attending Oppikoppi were at the Mang
According to the Institute's secretariat manager, Ros Wigmore, members have sensed the enormous networking value of the occasion as well as the opportunity to both see and exhibit next-generation communications systems in the era of EN54 compliance.
"We have had an amazing response to our networking dinner bookings," Ros confirms. "It seems that everyone prefers to meet up in a more informal setting before the serious business gets started."
The two-day event itself takes place on March 4-5 at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham City Centre, kicking off with the dinner on the opening night.
Accompanying a full programme of technical seminars will be th
ARX managing director Colin Park said, "ST Audio Technology are a well known and long established Company in the Chinese Professional Audio Industry.
"Here at ARX we're looking forward to working with the ST Audio team, they're very enthusiastic about the possibilities for the growing ARX product range amongst their extensive client network throughout China."
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Gearhouse's 10-strong Group of Companies is widely recognised as the country's largest equipment rental supplier and services live events across a wide range of disciplines whilst Prosound is predominantly known for their system integration and design (permanent and temporary) along with their sales, distribution and services role in the pro-audio, lighting, AV and associated structures arenas. The Gearhouse and Prosound teams have a long history of working successfully together to service local and international events, each fulfilling different requirements for the same clients.
This strategic acquisition sees Gearhouse Group taking over Prosound's entire rental operation and establishe
Demonstrating RedNet's exceptional sounding audiophile design, and taking advantage of Vintage King Nashville's extensive installation network, attendees will be able to experience firsthand how RedNet can enhance their production workflow at this special event. Highly regarded by the Vintage King staff, the RedNet units are now a permanent component of Vintage King Nashville's audio setup and will be the subject of ongoing demonstrations in the future.
Demos will take place from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., followed by a 6:00 p.m. evening mixer. RedNet product specialist Ted White, F
Pin Point Lighting currently owns several larger format lighting consoles, which are used on large scale productions. John liked the fact that he wouldn't have to send out the larger format consoles for productions that could get away with 4 DMX universes. John also liked the fact that anyone familiar with Hog consoles could easily sit down and work on the HedgeHog 4 because it retains the same programming layout as its larger brother, the Road Hog 4. Another benefit was the ability to load showfiles from
Queues began forming early ahead of the show's opening on 11 February, as event organisers, promoters, brand managers and marketing agencies sought to discover the latest trends and innovations for live events as well as attend seminars, workshops and the renowned Access Sessions to hear from leading industry experts.
Figures released at the end of day one confirmed a 25% increase in visitor footfall, with the final numbers standing at almost 4000 unique attendees, surpassing the high number achieved in 2013.
Donna Bushell, event director, said: "Feedback on the show has been overwhelmingly positive. From exhibitor and visitor comments during the two days
With all sectors of both the entertainment and AV industries increasingly reliant on networking solutions, the Luminex GigaCore range is designed to offer the security of backup cabling for critical connections in a simple, robust, "plug and play" manner.
Offering both fibre and copper cable options, whilst providing support for industry standard sound, lighting or video protocols, the range offers a user-friendly platform for transporting large amounts of data with the speed and reliability that today's to
The Hippo School course is designed to teach everything required to programme Hippotizer media servers for a show. Covering topics such as MediaManager, DMX control, PixelMapping, VideoMapping and Timeline Programming amongst many others, the attendees were given the chance to get 'hands on' with the majority of servers manufactured by Green Hippo. The Hippo School programme was highly successful in meeting everyone's needs.
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Lighting designer Jaz Bhullar used two Avolites Sapphire Touch consoles to create striking and original lighting for the shows - one live and one for backup.
"It was such a massive video show that we wanted to keep the lighting quite moody and subdued, only using it when necessary," says Bhullar. "The main reason we wanted to use the Sapphires is because rather than being a time coded show where everything snaps completely to the music, we wanted it to be freeform with an organic feel. Avolites desks are perfect for this, and the latest Titan v7 software allowed us to use all the new functions to do some really cool thin
Mig Cardamone, director of sales and marketing at Sennheiser Middle East said: "The fact that our equipment was the first choice of the top performers in each of the many music genres featured at RedFest speaks volumes of its versatility and capabilities. Sennheiser systems regularly feature on the technical riders for many of the most famous artists in the world. With so many international acts now regularly performing in the Middle East, we are now seeing r
With very high standards to maintain, when the establishment's composition department needed to invest in new loudspeakers for its classrooms and studios, they opted for Yamaha's CIS Series.
The music study programmes offer a broad range of study areas, attuned to the demands of the international professional field. Central to the composition department is the ethos of encouraging creative ability and a personal composing style.
To continue to allow students to study the details of their own and others' compositions in the greatest detail, up-to-date loudspeakers were needed in the d
"We just concluded the Dirt Road Diaries Tour with Luke; his new tour is running from January 2014 to the end of October," says Tom Wilson, vice-president of event productions at Elite Multimedia Productions. "For this tour they've doubled the number of Sharpys and added Sharpy Washes. They've been really thrilled with the Clay Paky fixtures, which have been very durable with a really low failure rate. In 10 months on the road, there have been almost no failures. The only light we lost was due to a guitar player
The four day event was staged in the MiCo Milano Congressi conference centre in downtown Milan, currently the largest purpose built congress centre in Europe. Cisco Live is the industry's premier education and training event for IT, networking and communications professionals.
XL's team was project managed by Nick Askew and Steve Greetham, who collaborated closely with Ben Hawkins, Dave Johnstone and John Carss from George P. Johnson. The team worked together to design the projection system for the 3,100 capacity plenary sessions and co-ordinate the logistics needed to make it happen. XL also supplied AV to 37 breakout areas.
The lighting equipment included 32 x Pointes, 82 x CycFX 8s, 28 x MiniMes, 90 x LEDBeam 100s, 44 x LEDWash 600s, 20 x DLF Washes, eight DLS Spots and 28 x MMX Spots - all from Robe's Robin range.
The stylish and appropriate lighting for the gala dinner, attended by over 1000 industry professionals and presented by Fun Lovin' Criminal's front man Huey Morgan, was designed primarily by Nick Valdez from rental company Siyan. Working alongside Nick, LD James Scott, of Times Design, programmed and operated on the night.
The 300 plus mov
