High-fidelity sound is an important component of that atmosphere, and local AV integrator Essential Communications specified Ashly Audio integrated signal processors/amplifiers to deliver high fidelity with 24/7/365 reliability.
"This client is understandably particular and demanding," explained David Schwartz, owner of Essential Communications. "Canned music through a stereo wasn't going to cut it. Added to the cha
This was part of a spectacular pre-show event staged at the Penguins' CONSOL Energy Centre home venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The opening match show was lit by Kevin Hogan from Process of Illumination, LD to the Penguins' shows since 2005, and broadcast on Root Sports and the NHL network.
The four Cyclones were placed in the runway tunnel used by the players as they come onto the ice. At the start of the match, the tension builds and the players each make their individual entrances onto the ice.
On this occasion, they emerged from the corridor through a fog screen with a special 'Pittsburgh Penguins' animation pr
Qlight is often tasked with providing paging and programme audio services to acoustically difficult locations as part of its event communications," says Qlight technical resources MD, Matthew Strachan. "We were seeking a product with superb clarity for the spoken word, and the MM4-XP really delivers that.
"Even in extreme circumstances, we have
Zagreb based Sven, the MD of Croatian rental and production company LumiLas LLC had a completely open brief for the lighting and stage design which also included the video concept. He wanted to make the arena look modern and high tech for the occasion, whilst also retaining a heritage feel to the show as appropriate to the surroundings.
The magnificent arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders completely preserved. It was constructed in the first century AD during the reign of E
Yes Events managing director Nick Ratcliffe explains why Elation is their choice. "The Elation units provide great performance and are very reliable at a price point that makes them extremely competitive against other brands," he says.
In this recent application the Platinum 5R Spots and Beams were used on various flown trusses, providing dynamic awards lighting and room wash. The L
Announcing the news, Harlequin's group marketing manager, Mark Rasmussen said, "The innovative partnership brought together the commitment of an enlightened manufacturer with an artistic dance company, both driven by an obsession with excellence in their respective fields."
"Dance floors are where dancers perform and rehearse and indeed spend much of their working lives. As a manufacturer, it is our aim to provide floors and dance surfaces which inspire confidence in dancers to fully explore their artistic creativity without any fear of slipping, falls or even longer term injury."
Melbourne City Ballet is described as "The city's newest and most exciting Neoclassical Company. A dance company based on new ideas; where indepen
Intended for AV and IT professionals who have a novice or intermediate understanding of AV networking, these sessions expose attendees to the current state of audio networking and control for AV systems, emerging technologies and trends in AV networking.
The instructor-led training uses a variety of components from Bose and other participating manufacturers, and provides an opportu
Delegates are welcome to join DWR at their Johannesburg premises from the 2 - 7 February 2015 and on 9 - 14 February 2015.
"We are hosting the course for the same price as last year and it will once again be subsidised by DWR and Prolyte," explained Robert Izzett from DWR. "The last day will be a practical day, it's what people have been asking for."
The internationally recognized course includes certification. Delegates, who attended the course in previous years without passing the final examination, are welcome to rewrite the exam at no extra cost.
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The LG innovations on show include 9x 55" backlit LED displays - combined to create a huge interactive videowall - an individual UHD 84" touchscreen and three transflective 55" displays. The nine-display videowall will include PQ Labs infrared touch overlay powered by an Amari server - as part of Engage's 'transformation' process - with each indivi
The system was designed by Mark Graham of the consulting firm Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon, & Williams. "Having the SB-3Fs greatly boosts voice intelligibility in the far seats," reports Graham. "During the first game, when the team made a big play, I could still hear the announcements over the noise of a sell-out crowd. The boost in top-end clarity maintains good intelligibility without having to push the overall system level until it's too loud, which usually generates complaints."
Sixteen SB-3F loudspeakers project audio to the far opposite end of the stadium over 244 m away,
However, as Sondergaard, owner of production design house Electric Aura, sought new ways to improve the collaboration process between lighting designers and dance choreographers, he felt the project needed to take the next step. In support of this year's event, which featured the first ever dance show created entirely via Reverse Collaboration, Martin Professional teamed up with Christie Lites to provide Sondergaard with
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One audience that is currently being dazzled includes the thousands flocking to Garth Brooks world tour, where he has already broken ticket sale records in North Carolina, Chicago and Atlanta.
Bandit Lites worked with award winning lighting designer Dave Butzler to maximize the onstage look. Custom designed eight triangular Tyler truss 'pods' each contain eight GLP X4 fixtures and six of the smaller GLP X4S fixtures, making a total of 64 X4 and 48 X4S fixtures comprising a large portion of the flown lighting rig. Additionally, there are 12 more X4 fixtures that are on the floor scattered a
Lighting designer and programmer for OutKast is Daunté Kenner of DK Production Design while lighting vendor for the #ATLast concert series was Atlanta Sound and Lighting. "We chose the SBX because we needed a punchy light that would read through a very video heavy show with a very bright upstage LED wall," explains Atlanta Sound and Lighting's Brian Hatten, who handled plot and fixtures for the event
Based next to the Olympic Park in East London, LSH Spaces boasts a 2,850 sq.ft showcase and preproduction hall, three themed rehearsal rooms, vast storage space for bands on tour, access to the latest AV equipment, and a fully stocked pro-shop.
Grant Turner, founding partner at LSH said, "We've built up a successful premier AV rental business over the past seven years, fast becoming the go to for a trusted, quality and friendly service. Listening to our clients, we felt we could go further, hence opening our doors, literally, to the industry. We're a family business, and LSH Spaces East is our open house to those who want to deliv
OCA defines communications protocols for reliable and secure control and monitoring of AV device networks of 2 to 10,000 nodes. AES project 'AESX210' is currently working to render OCA into a ratified AES standard.
Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee chair, Bruce C. Olson, stated, "In the AES we are very aware of the importance of networked technologies for the future of professional audio. Any wide-scale audio implementation will require network technologies from
The six day event is organised by Attraction Events for Al-Rayyan Radio 102 FM to coincide with the Adha Islamic Feast, and all lighting and other technical production was supplied by Doha Based Target For Events. Live performances included a diverse selection of singers from many Arab and Gulf countries including Mohamed Abdo, Rabh Sakr, Abady Gohar, Diana Hadad and more.
A special stage structure was erected for the festival, with all lights hung on trusses below this and also positioned on the floor.
Overhead there were 40 x Pointes, 30 x LEDBeam 100s, 24 x LEDWash 600s, 12 x LEDWash 1200s all from Robe's Robin Series, together with 22 x REDWash 3-192s, making up the movi
The Quantum Washes on The Footy Show were positioned above the main stage to provide the main wash for the television spectacular. Alongside the Quantum Washes were 30 Martin MAC Viper Profiles.
"The Quantum Washes and Vipers worked together really nicely," commented Andrew. "If I had been able to get more, I would have!"
A further 22 MAC Vipers were rigged on the outer trusses around the walkway from where, according to Andrew, they worked beautifully to come back into the room for the many music numbers.
"The MAC Quantum Wash is ideal for television as it is such a large, bold fixture," continued Andrew. "As they are from Martin and are LED, you know yo
Working directly for the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium, via event agency Alice Events, GSF not only provided a complete PA on site, as well as lighting and electrical requirements, but also had to supply broadcast feeds for local Belgium television station RTBF, which in turn sent the signal to various OB vans for the multitude of television stations that would transmit the event around Europe and Russia.
"When dignitaries, including HRH King Philippe of Belgium and HRH Prince William from the UK, speak into your microphones for a live broadcast, there's no place
The centrepiece of De Montfort Hall is its flexible 400-2200 capacity auditorium, which can be laid out in several different ways. For a number of years the main mixing console has been a 48 channel Yamaha M7CL, but a recent major audio refit saw the installation of Dante network and a CL5 console, plus three Rio3224-D i/o units. Two are in a movable patch rack, the third fixed on stage. The equipment was supplied by SSE Audio Group.
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The scheme is being developed by EUTC lecturer Stuart 'Woody' Wood - himself a production industry professional before taking up teaching full time - and a number of professional technology partners including Colour Sound.
Embracing the Science of Art and the Art of Science, Elstree UTC is a groundbreaking learning environment for 14 to 19 year olds, with the aim that a blend of academic rigour, project based learning and industry partnerships will help spawn tomorrow's creative technologists.
The lively UTC curriculum embraces all areas of
"It's a formula that works," said Theo Rood from MJ, who along with his team, has successfully pulled off this particular event for the past four years.
From the moment guests stepped into the foyer area they were met with soft ambient lighting thanks to 24 x Longman LED parcans and four Robe Digispot 5000 DTs (for gobo work) positioned on Prolyte H40V truss totems. This area was controlled by an Avolites Tiger Touch.
The lighting in the main venue was operated by MJ's Olebogeng Boinamo on a grandMA full size. The rig comprised of four Robin MMX Spots, eight Robin 600 LEDWash, 12 x Robin 100 LEDBeams and 24 x Thomas Pixel Pars.
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This summer, the renowned LD's lighting design hit the road, as Kinky Boots began its first national tour. Included in Posner's road rig were 18 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The LED par-style fixtures were supplied by Production Resource Group (PRG), which also provided the equipment for the pre-Broadway and Broadway engagement of Kinky Boots.
Used primarily as wash fixtures, the COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tours, which are powered by 14 Quad-Colour RGBW 15W LEDs, were positioned over the main area of the stag
Currently out on his One World Tour, Martin has had sold out shows in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey with another 18 shows recently added to his schedule. Audio Systems del Norte, headquartered in Monterrey, has provided a complete Adamson Systems PA for the Mexican leg of his tour. Oscar Gamas, CEO of Sonotribe Audio Consultants in Mexico City, is responsible for designing and aligning the Adamson Energia sound reinforcement system.
Gamas specified a main PA of Energia E15 and SpekTrix enclosures. The left/right arrays each consist of 16 E15s followed by fou
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"Garth wanted to use less power, so that was major factor there," said Butzler, while adding that the 1200's intensity was a huge draw. "With such a high trim, I don't have a strong paintable pallet, but we are still getting good effects out of it with the tight and wide beam. We are up against video, so I needed something that would stand out. Plus it also gives me a great foot candle on stage."
With a tour as vigorous as Garth Brooks, finding a hardy light fixture that doesn't require a ton of maintenance can save the crew major headaches, a factor that has endeared Butzler to the Robin 1200L
