The planning and implementation of the sound reinforcement solution was entrusted to two Polish companies: Tommex, the Polish Dynacord distributor, and Anna-Bud which was in charge of the installation. Together both companies opted for a lavish Dynacord system based around the compact Cobra-4 line array and featuring eight Cobra PWH planar waveguide bass
Situated at the end of the Reeperbahn, in Hamburg's famous red-light and club district, and close to many of the venues where the band performed, Beatlemania is a 1,300 sq m celebration over five floors of the Liverpool band, from their early days in Hamburg's Indra club and Kaiser Keller to their break-up in 1970.
Technical partner for the ambitious project was Hamburg-based Amptown System Company (ASC), who designed and installed audio, lighting and video technology and integrated media systems. The client brief also called for a ticketing system using RFID technology to coordinate ticket desk
The initial PR White Series speakers comprise d&b T10s and B4s, which make an suitable system for high profile small to medium events, and join PR's extensive d&b audio rental stock.
PR has made the move after recent work in many venues in and around London - including art gallery and exhibition spaces - which are clean, white and airy, lending themselves ideally to the aesthetics of a white audio system. The same is true of marquees and other tensile structures, which are also usually white-based, however the new system looks equally appealing and sounds excellent anywhere with a good design and atmosphere.
Explains PR's
Over 150 venues selected Zero 88 control desks and dimming for their fringe appearance this year, with products being supplied from a large variety of Zero 88 dealers including Northern Light, Black Light, Hawthorn, HSL, Stage Electrics and Stage Lighting Services. On-site backup was provided by members of the Zero 88 team throughout the month long festival, including a number of training and support consoles supplied directly to give venue staff members an opportunity to try out equipment even whilst theirs was in use.
Continuing its partnership with the festival, which began in 2003, the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe proved to be one of the busiest years for Ze
The theatre is named after the celebrated 19th century singer Maurice Mac-Nab, a native of Vierzon. Now in its 12th season, this dynamic venue punches well above its weight, booking well-known artists and hosting an eclectic programme of classical music, variety, drama and musical theatre productions, contemporary dance and comedy. Technical director Jean Marc Bondeux recently commissioned a new sound system, capable of handling such a diverse artistic menu.
XB Diffusion has given Theatre Mac-Nab a very versatile answer, a Nexo Geo S12 line array system that lives insid
One of New Zealand's leading independent secondary schools, St. Peter's is set in 100 acres of land and includes facilities such as an equestrian park and golf academy. The auditorium hosts various dance, drama and music events throughout the academic year, culminating in an intensive performing arts fortnight, which includes two variety concerts, a rock concert, dance showcase and house music competitions.
"We have had a variety of A&H desks over the years and we loved our GL2800 but the complexities of the concerts we stage and the scale of our annual major production means an upgrade to digital was
However, the centre was opened 15 years ago and although their sound system, supplied by Jands Contracting, way back when, and incorporating JBL speakers, had performed magnificently over this time it was starting to show its age and needed to be updated to meet current technologies.
Rod McKinnon, from Jands Sales followed up an inquiry, and involved Lee Conlon, managing director of Revolver Audio, to implement, supply and install a renewed solution in terms of their audio system.
"The school was happy with the performance that their old JBL system
The Open Control Architecture Alliance has been formed to ensure the standardisation for a wide interoperability of professional audio equipment. Since its formation in June 2011 the nine full members have been working towards a final technical definition of OCA and it eventually becoming worldwide standard.
The following documents are now available to observer members: OCF Open Control Architecture Framework and OCC Open Control Architecture Control Classes.
The observer members are encouraged to give their feedback to the OCA Alliance at this early stage of development and will be able to join
System versatility is key at the Tapiola Hall, which hosts musicians from around the world for dance, opera, and conferences, as well as crossover performances with classical orchestras and electric bands. Local children with their Finnish kantele are also amongst the stars at the venue.
"The sound reinforcement system has to be very sensitive and very powerful, while the clarity must remain the same for every performance," says Tuomo Matikka, sound designer at the Espoo Cultural Centre. "Because the installation is in a concert hall, the system must als
The historic concert hall, built in 1913 and panelled in cherry wood inlaid with ebony, can accommodate 1,160 people and specializes in classical music and spoken word performances through to blues and rock music. When the time came to upgrade its sound system, the major requirements were low weight, wide and controlled coverage and low visual impact.
Soundhouse installed a left/right system of eight Kivas and two Kilo low frequency extension units per side, driven by LA8 amplified controllers. "This system provides an appropriate sound coverage while remaining almost invisible in this historic environment," says Christoph zur Loye from Soundhouse. "It can be configured for floor and/or balcony coverage
A set of shows over two evenings was the Asian maiden voyage for the new Adamson E15 system. Big Daddy productions based in Jakarta, Indonesia together with Team 108, Adamson's distributor for Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia), came together to provide a large scale E15 system for the two back-to-back events.
Big Daddy productions, a division of Big Daddy Entertainment Group recently acquired an E15 system as a beta testing company. This enables Big Daddy to place the new system in front of numerous tours and FOH engineer
Starting January 2012, all sales support will be provided direct from L-Acoustics. A communiqué to this effect will be issued to all Canadian customers and users within the next few days. As for the future representation of the brand, L-Acoustics will establish a Certified Provider Network for Canada. This scheme has already been implemented successfully in other European markets and in the US.
L-Acoustics business development director Jochen Frohn comments, "Sennheiser Canada has always proven to be a professional and dedicated partner for L-Acoustics during our many years of collaboration and we wish them well for the futur
The Harewood Toast was introduced to provide an opportunity for a prominent member of the music, film and TV businesses to speak about the relationship they have with the studios and service providers that make their products.
The inaugural proposer of the Harewood Toast was Jeremy Lascelles, the son of the late Earl of Harewood, the founding President of the APRS who died earlier this year.
The APRS's annual celebration, hosted by Sir George and Lady Martin, sees the recognition of six new recipients of the APRS Sound Fellowship bestowed on individuals who made a 'significant contribution to the art, scie
A well-known industry figure, Mittelmann most recently worked with Powersoft, successfully concentrating on global brand building and marketing while overseeing sales in the Asian region. However, it was during his years with Lab.gruppen when rapid growth led from managing all overseas sales to focusing primarily on Asia, prompting his relocation from Germany to Singapore in 2007.
Mittelmann previously had spent eight years with Community handling European sales. His return to the company is well-timed as Community continues to see significant growth in international markets and expand its already comprehensive product range.
Julia Lee, sales and marketing director of Community comments, "Thomas brings invaluable international s
Located in Menlo Park, California, the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church originally commissioned plans for a comprehensive building renovation in 2007. The renovation included all new theatre seats, a major stage redesign as well as modern technical systems, including a concert-level line array and an electronic 'variable' acoustic system to support the diverse types of services and music performed in the room.
"Our mission was to come up with creative design solutions th
The Classical Fusion series consists of three concerts spanning two cities - Nairobi and Mombasa - and all three events were technically managed by Xtreme Media Solutions Africa Ltd with Nairobi sound company EdTheMix providing sound and monitoring systems.
With audience sizes ranging from a small select VIP group of 800 in the Nairobi Arboretum to the huge public gathering of 12,500 people in the Impala grounds, a flexible audio set-up was required to deal with these extremes, and as a result Turbosound's Flex Array line array system was chosen for its fast set-up and easily scalable configuration.
Based in the heart of Nairobi, EdTheMix is an established sound and lighting company th
"Everyone was very excited about getting this large Kara/SB18 system," says Bonné who has mixed the concert since 1995. "Normally we work with V-DOSC in larger venues and Kara in smaller venues. But using Kara on this large outdoor concert, which attracted with 24,000 people over two days, really impressed us. We only received good, positive feedback about the sound."
The main system consisted of 20 Kara cabinets each for left and right hangs,
But Mason wanted a unit which was free of tie, and when the Underdog Group put the landmark Green & Red Mexican-themed bar/club in Shoreditch on the market, it fitted the operators' requirement.
In its previous guise, The Sound Division Group had carried out an advanced sound and lighting system installation in the 220-capacity basement venue two years ago.
The new operator wanted to reconfigure the basement and add a large projection screen system. Having inherited the previous owners' preferred vendor list, Edward Mason was soon discussing his options with Sound Division Group MD David Graham. "It made perfect sense to go on personal recommendation - and I'm pleased that I
Marsh has been with Audio-Technica since 2000, when he joined the company in the position of customer support representative.
"David has done an outstanding job in his past positions with Audio-Technica," said Michael Edwards. "I'm confident that he will continue to thrive in this new leadership role."
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Cairns is a drummer/writer/producer and has also worked in live sound reinforcement. He comes to AM&S with over 20 years of experience as a valued vendor to several musical products companies including Young Chang, Kurzweil, and Kawai Piano.
Lynn Martin, president of AM&S, adds, "Chris has an extensive internet marketing background coupled with a well rounded understanding of our industry which is perfectly suited to AM&S's future marketing campaign efforts."
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The lighting rig was relatively straightforward and hung on the theatre's house bars. For moving lights, Entec supplied Martin Professional MAC 300 Washes - which fit perfectly into the space and the spec. These were joined by 16 ETC Source Four profiles with 19 degree lenses, 27 x Source Four PARs and three 20-lamp MR16 Birdie Battens.
The vast majority of the lighting was static throughout the performance, and most of the fixtures were used for general stage coverage. For the delivery of Flanagan's gags, it was essential that his facial expressions could be seen clearly from all around the room, and therefore good, clean shadow-free lighting was absolutely crucial.
In making the announcement, Jim Anderson remarked, "The AES has always drawn major artists including Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne and Mick Fleetwood. But they are generally focused on visiting the Exhibits or working with specific manufacturers. This year's show has attracted a trio of superstar participants, Tony Bennett, Ben Folds and now Judy Collins. We are extremely fortunate to provide their insights to our attendees."
Olympic Countdown - The National Youth Theatre is to welcome athletes to t
The tour started in Bali at the newly opened Temple of Enthusiasm venue, where local rental company, Sumber Ria, supplied the system, which comprised an iDR-48 MixRack with iLive-T112 Control Surface.
FOH engineer, Tim Walter, mixed both the support act and WAS. "It was the first time in that area that iLive had been used and the results were incredible, especially as it was amid total chaos, including a domestic dispute that climaxed in a full bottle of beer exploding on the T112," reports Walter. "The surface and I were both covered in beer and glass but the local techs cleaned up the desk whilst I ran to the stage to mix from my laptop for a few songs."
WAS also
The tracks were prepared for the live performance by project programmer Chris White, who was also responsible for making sure that they were triggered on cue during the actual performance. The BlackBox was situated by the monitor console, with feeds from the recorder going into the console.
From there, click tracks were sent to the conductor Andrew Skeet and other relevant performers, while backing track stems went to the FOH desk to be mixed with the orchestral channels.
"We discussed various options and settled on using a hard disk machine, as the idea of running on a laptop was too
