Entec's Noreen O'Riordan says that apart from its immediate use on the Jools tour, they also picked RADlite to add another element to their expanding range of LED fixtures - which includes the - James Thomas Pixelline - as it runs their Pixeldrive control software. "All those associated with RADlite - David March at Projected Image Digital and Simon Carter and Emma Long from IRAD - were incredibly helpful, and took time answering all our questions at PLASA," she said.
At PLASA, LD Dave Byars (Blur) gave an impressive hands-on demo of Pixeldrive in action on the James Thomas Stand, and talked over his own show experiences of using RADlite. O'Riordan and her colleagues decided that Projected Image Digital offered the best support and guidance necessary to help them set up the new division within Entec. "With PID as consultants, we're can give the best possible advice and digital imaging options to our clients," she said.
Having an in-house video facility will mean Entec can supply even better-value technical packages to the one-truck tour, and also to one-offs and showcase events, where a production manager can source sound, lighting and video from one supplier, say the company. Projected Image Digital's David March is looking forward to working with Entec and with Simon Honnor on the two-month Jools Holland tour that kicks off next week in Norwich. He says: "Simon's used video on previous Jools tours, but this time he's taking it a step further in integrating video content and control with lighting via the RADlite system." This gives him the ability to manipulate both the live video from the onstage cameras, along with his custom moving and stills images stored in the RADlite - and lighting - from his Avolites desk.
(Lee Baldock)
