Italian group Måneskin are rocking their way through Europe with their Loud Kids Tour Gets Louder shows, backed by a highly technological lighting system that can morph into multiple different shapes to convey story and structure. At the heart of the lighting rig are Vari-Lite VL10 BeamWash luminaires from Signify, which are used to beam bright vivid colours and pastels onto the stage and as powerful followspots. During each show, operators are manually utilising the pan and tilt functions on each of the VL10 BeamWash fixtures, highlighting each member of the band as well as washing the stage with dynamic…
Author: James Robertson
Now in its eighth year, Backup’s Kartfest returns to Sandown Park for its biggest event yet. “With our fantastic headline sponsor, CHAUVET Professional, we are building a big old fashioned Village Fete to give everyone a great day out,” said Backup Vice Chair and the event’s organiser, Lee Dennison. “Our judges will be out in force scoring the best dressed stalls, our cake bake competition and the best fete game. We are all looking forward to apple bobbing, hook the duck and smashing the rat.” Backup is also delighted to have 5 Star Cases officially sponsor the Flight Case Relay,…
ASM Global has appointed Rob Wicks as Managing Director of P&J Live in Aberdeen. Wicks joins ASM Global with 25 years of experience in the sports and events industry, working with rights holders, brands, host venues, governing bodies, promoters and agencies. Wicks will be joining P&J Live on 5 June 2023 from his current role as Commercial Director at Aberdeen Football Club, where he has been responsible for all football club revenue streams, including partnerships and sponsorships, hospitality, ticketing, retail, memberships, marketing, communications, events and new stadium planning. Marie Lindqvist, SVP Operations Europe at ASM Global, commented on the appointment:…
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, kicked off their 2023 World Tour on February 1 in Tampa, Florida, with lighting design by longtime collaborator and Emmy-winning designer Jeff Ravitz. Ravitz, who has been with Springsteen since the Born in the USA tour in 1984/85, chose a selection of Elation Professional lights for the current tour, including luminaires from the company’s market-leading IP65 Proteus series. Lighting supply is by Christie Lites. The 2023 tour marks the first time since 2017 that Springsteen & the E Street Band have toured together. As part of an overall lighting system, Ravitz is using Elation’s…
Canberra-based Elite Event Technology (EET) supplied 96 Astera AX1 PixelTubes for an eye-catching lighting design to illuminate a special Ministry of Sound Orchestral concert staged at Stage 88, a permanent venue ensconced in the leafy green environs of Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT. EET’s client was promoter Zaccaria Concerts and Touring, and the lighting designer was Jayden Sutherland from design studio The Bakery Design Co. The AX1s were used along the three over-stage trusses – front, mid and rear – and to define the edges of all the orchestra risers on the deck, creating elegant architectural looks as well as high…
Ayrton has appointed MQ Lightings as its new, exclusive distributor for the Philippines. Established in 1987, MQ Group (popularly known as MQ Lightings) serves as the official distributor, and systems integrator, for over 40 global brands of photographic, video, broadcast/livestream, and stage equipment for the Philippine media and entertainment industry. MQ Lightings supplies customers with world class cutting-edge, professional equipment and services and is committed to meeting the high standards of lighting designers and consultants, film-makers, cinematographers, DOP’s, broadcast engineers and other professionals in the industry. MQ Lightings’ product and marketing manager, Christian Ong, explains why they were keen to…
In light of the company’s sustained growth and increasing demand for its LED-based video wall solutions in Europe, Brompton Technology has recently appointed Oliver Dier as its new Technical Sales Manager. Dier, who has a wealth of experience working with professional audiovisual systems such as camera systems for live events, film, and television, made his first appearance for the company at the highly successful ISE Show in Barcelona. Based in Germany, he will become a valuable asset to the team and will be reporting to Dries Vermeulen, Brompton’s Business Development Manager for Europe. “Given that Germany is our largest market…
The MLT Pre Rig Truss Series from HOF gets a new member to complete the MLT Series: the MLT THREE. The MLT series now consists of the MLT THREE, MLT TWO, MLT ONE, MLT ZERO and the MLT FRAME. The MLT THREE has no closed head frame and is open at the bottom. This makes it easier to mount moving lights or video modules in the truss. In addition, the dolly of the MLT THREE Pre Rig Truss has extended telescopic legs that allow the user to mount complete video modules, including the hanging frame, in the truss and leave…
Jacob Kaplan has learned a valuable life lesson early in his burgeoning lighting design career: It never hurts to ask. A high school senior at Fusion Academy Plano, Texas, Kaplan is also the Lighting Designer for NTPA (North Texas Performing Arts) Collegiate Pursuits, a troupe launched in fall 2022 to offer a bridge to the collegiate and professional theater worlds via a quality performing arts education and staging family entertainment. NTPA is the largest youth theater organization in the country. Kaplan was thinking about what kind of lighting fixtures would help showcase the character of William Shakespeare as the rock…
CHAUVET Professional has expanded its international training and support team with the appointments of Amy Kerr and Jeffrey Ong as Product Specialists. Based in Manchester, Kerr will be responsible for the Europe, Middle East and Africa markets, while Ong, who works out of Singapore, will handle Asia. “Everyone at our company, from our CEO Albert Chauvet on down, is committed to offering customers a complete package that includes not only quality products, but also the ability to support them with training and education,” said Stéphane Gressier, CHAUVET International Sales Director. “We want our customers to know as much as possible…
SIXTY82 has appointed Omikron Electronics as its exclusive distributor for Greece and Cyprus. Omikron Electronics is a well-established company with years of experience, great product portfolio and a strong customer network in the Greek market. They have already built a substantial stock of SIXTY82 products in Greece to meet the quick demand of their customers. They will also organise open days together with SIXTY82 to welcome customers and introduce them to SIXTY82’s innovative products and solutions. “We are very excited to partner with Omikron Electronics and expand our presence in Greece and Cyprus,” said Rainier Smeding, Sales Director of SIXTY82.…
Gigant Sound combines several models from its Outline loudspeaker inventory to provide sound for Junior Eurovision. A Europe-wide TV audience of 33 million viewers tuned into the 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held in Armenia, in December 2022. 13 year-old Lissandro from France was crowned the winner in a live broadcast from the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in the country’s capital city, Yerevan. The size of the audience in the venue demanded a major sound system and this (plus all the sound crew) was provided by Poznań-based Gigant Sound Letus, whose owner Jurek Taborowski commented, “We provided a…
SLX has become certified as the industry’s highest performing B Corporation (B Corp). First initiated in 2007, the B Corp Certification process assesses the entirety of businesses’ operations and covers five key impact areas of governance, workers, community, environment and customers. The certification process is rigorous, with applicants required to reach a benchmark score of over 80 while providing evidence of socially and environmentally responsible practices relating to energy supplies, waste and water use, worker compensation, diversity and corporate transparency. To complete the certification, the company will legally embed their commitment to a purpose beyond profit in their company articles. Following…
LEWITT brings studio sound to the stage with the new MTP W950 true condenser handheld for wired and wireless. In the past, condenser handheld microphones were considered a risky business for loud stages regarding feedback issues. The MTP W950 solves this problem by combining a 1” true condenser capsule for amazing studio sound quality with an industry-defining rear rejection of up to 90%. MTP W950 can be used wired or with a wireless system. The 1” true condenser capsule is detachable and compatible with a variety of industry-standard wireless handheld transmitters. If you’re performing in the rehearsal room or a…
Star Live has agreed to sell its mobile seating and stage fleet to Actavo Events for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes mobile grandstands, 10 metre mobile stages and a 15m mobile orbit stage. The two businesses will work closely to ensure a smooth transition for all Star Live contracts. Having established itself in the UK in 2010, Actavo Events has steadily built a reputation as a trusted event infrastructure supplier providing Layher event scaffolding structures, fencing and barriers to a wide range of clients. The addition of the mobile business complements Actavo’s growth strategy for the UK and enhances…
In November 2022, Gwangju Contents Cube (GCC), dedicated to creating digital cultural content, held an opening ceremony in Gwangju, South Korea. As a brand-new professional virtual production studio, GCC is equipped with many high-tech facilities, which include a virtual filming space built with INFiLED’s LED screens. For virtual production, it is crucial to clearly and accurately present the virtual scenes applying quality LED screens, which is beneficial to establish an early advantage for subsequent filming and rendering. Therefore, from the beginning of preparing its studio, GCC set up a partnership with INFiLED whose screens can meet its expectations and has…
The uncanny ability of Banda MS to touch audiences was on full display when the chart-topping band appeared at Arena Monterrey, supported note-for-note by a dynamic lighting design created by Mario More Flores. Helping Flores work his magic was a lighting rig featuring over 200 CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Víctor “Chacho” Gutiérrez and his team at Proaudio del Norte. Included in this power-packed collection of fixtures were 32 Maverick Storm 4 Profile units. With an output of 60,000 lumens, the powerful profile unit, which features a 180mm front lens, razor sharp shutter framing, and 8.5:1 zoom, had no difficulty…
Meyer Sound has promoted Amy Luley to the position of Director of Global Sales Operations. In her new capacity, Luley will assume responsibility for overseeing and coordinating operational activities of the Meyer Sound sales teams both in the United States and internationally. Luley was promoted to the new position based on the extraordinary sales success achieved in her prior position as Director of U.S. Sales Operations. She will continue in that role, but now in addition to Meyer Sound’s team of sales managers in the United States, her responsibilities have been extended to include supporting the operational activities of Director…
