Elation Professional will be at the upcoming ISE Show in Barcelona, January 31 – February 3 at stand 7C500. On hand will be the latest in Elation’s industry leading IP65 Proteus line, including the new 75,000-lumen Proteus Brutus LED wash effects moving head, the powerful Proteus Excalibur sky beam, the linear Proteus Rayzor Blade LED wash and FX light, and the big brother to the popular Proteus Rayzor 760 LED wash effects luminaire, the Proteus Rayzor 1960. New fixtures in Elation’s high-performance, high-value Fuze series will also be shown, including the full-color-spectrum Fuze MAX Spot/Profile LED moving heads, and the…
Author: James Robertson
Hip-hop artist and producer Kid Cudi recently wrapped the European leg of his To the Moon 2022 World Tour with dates in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Paris and Milan that featured an extensive Ayrton lighting rig. ACT Entertainment, is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton products in North America. Lighting director and programmer, Austin Schneider, who does lighting design and programming for US-based full-service production company, Raw Cereal, chose Ayrton Khamsin LED profiles and MagicBlade R LED moving lights for the European shows. The dates followed the North American leg of the tour and a stop in Japan. During the same…
Based near Glasgow, Danny Anderson is an experienced audio professional whose understanding of the live events world is thorough to say the least. As well as being an in-demand freelance sound engineer, Danny is also an events creator, designer, planner and production manager, whose career has encompassed everything from operating recording and rehearsal studios to managing large scale corporate events and festivals. Throughout his long and distinguished career, though, whatever his responsibility at events, his hands are never too far away from a mixing console. Always keen to stay ahead of the game, Danny recently invested in a Midas Heritage…
Yamaha Corporation has announced its latest portable, professional PA, the compact and feature-packed STAGEPAS 200. Offering exceptionally high sound quality from a cube-shaped enclosure, measuring just 30cm on each side, and – for the first time – a battery-powered option, the premium STAGEPAS 200 means you can take your performance literally anywhere. A 1.4” HF + 8” LF high quality coaxial compression driver is powered by a 180W Class D amplifier, delivering exceptional sound pressure, phase response, natural high frequency dispersion and detailed sound. An onboard, five-channel (3 mono mic/line and 1 stereo line) digital mixing section offers unprecedented flexibility…
AGF (A Greener Festival) is the leader in helping events, festivals and venues globally to become greener. AGF Certification is the world’s first and most comprehensive standard for sustainability in the live events sector, for festivals and events reducing waste, emissions and enhancing equality and biodiversity. Successfully certified events in 2022 include Green Gathering (UK), Strawberry Fields (AU), Das Fest (DE), DGTL (NL), Robin Hood Annual Benefit (USA), Platinum Jubilee Pageant (UK), We Love Green (FR) and Primavera Sound (ES). Ceremonies will take place at ESNS in Groningen, Netherlands on 19th January, and at the Green Events & Innovations (GEI15)…
Pioneer PRO AUDIO XY-Series takes centre stage for IDA World DJ Championships in Poland. Returning to the calendar after a two-year pandemic-enforced break, the Scratch Metaverse-sponsored IDA World DJ Championship recently took place at the prestigious Teatr Variete in Krakow, Poland. A converted cinema, the theatre is recognised as one of the finest in the city, boasting a modern interior with excellent acoustics. Hosted by two-time IDA World Champion DJ Eprom, the show brought together 13 DJs representing 6 countries, who battled for the World Championship title in both ‘Show’ and ‘Technical’ categories. Taking place simultaneously online was the IDA…
David Morbey has been appointed to the position of Product Manager for Optimal Audio. A data-driven, resourceful and accomplished product marketing manager with over 25 years’ experience in the professional audio industry, he has combined finely-honed analytical skills with extensive product knowledge to identify opportunities for business growth at a number of industry-leading manufacturers, including DENON, Martin Audio, InMusic, Allen & Heath and Neutrik. With wide experience of global sales and distribution networks, David has, at various stages, specialised in the area of installed sound for the leisure and hospitality sector – experience which aligns perfectly with his new role.…
In a joint initiative between established travel management company Business First Partnership (BFP) and entertainment travel specialist Dan Horton (previously of TAG), January 2023 sees the launch of Music First Partnership (MFP), a new service and technology driven travel management company specifically for global music and entertainment tours. In the 25 years they have been active, Business First Partnership have counted music industry heavyweights amongst their clientele and their efficiency and attention to detail has attracted the discerning super-star, but they have never sought to focus on the industry specifically, until new recruit Dan Horton thought they could offer the…
ASM Global has appointed Caroline Ginnane as General Manager of the Utilita Arena Newcastle. Ginnane has been working as the venue’s interim GM, Head of Sales and Marketing, and now takes a step-up to the leadership role of GM. Originally from London, UK, Ginnane emigrated to New Zealand following her gap year working in hospitality. In New Zealand, Caroline headed up ownership and operations of a 250-cover restaurant, running a business with a staff of 100+ people, delivering weddings, parties and other occasions alongside the restaurant’s fine dining offering. Since then, Ginnane has continued to broaden her experience in hospitality,…
London’s largest ever New Year’s Eve celebration took place at the London Eye on the River Thames, featuring a stunning fireworks and drone display accompanied by a mesmerizing light show designed by Tim Routledge. His first time lighting London’s end-of-the-year celebration, Routledge chose Elation’s powerful Proteus Excalibur beam moving head as a key fixture in his design. “We wanted something that could cut through so you could see the beams and create more architecture with light,” Routledge said of his decision to use the Excaliburs. “It was very much about getting the chunkiest beam we could.” The Proteus Excalibur’s enormous…
Crowded House are among Australia and New Zealand’s most iconic, popular, and successful bands, with a string of melodic hits like Better Be Home Soon, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Something So Strong and others, some stretching back to the 1980’s, all still infectiously foot tapping in 2022 when they hit the road again after re-forming in late 2019. A recent show at Stage 88 in the lush green environs of Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT, was one of a week of rescheduled Australian shows, postponed from April when the tour was interrupted by the Covid lockdowns. Here, locally based technical production company,…
Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand based design studio Filament Eleven 11 combines the talents and imagination of lighting and visual artists Rachel Marlow and Brad Gledhill. Working across multiple genres – theatre, opera, dance, rock ‘n’ roll’ live events, installation, and light art – and embracing a mix of medias and light forms, the company is known for its innovative and fun approach to enhancing storytelling with this unique form of expression. Filament Eleven 11 also owns some specialist lighting and control kit, and this year invested in Astera wireless LED products – AX3 LightDrops and NYX Bulbs – which have…
Production Futures is an initiative created to provide opportunities for young people to learn, train, network, and develop real careers in production across every area of the live event, music, touring, theatre, TV, broadcast and film industries. As part of its continuing programme of ON TOUR live events, Production Futures will visit Nottingham’s Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies on 23 January, in company with world-leading industry experts and brand partners including manufacturers Sennheiser, Avolites, ChamSys, Chauvet Professional, Shure, NEXO, disguise, Brompton Technology, TAIT, Roe Visual, Riedel Communications, and Vectorworks, as well as a number of leading supply and production companies.…
Illuminate Production Services (IPS) has recently opened an East Coast facility in Ft. Pierce, Florida, to better serve clients nationwide. The family-owned company, which first opened its doors in Sacramento in 2006, is one of the live event industry’s premiere full-service production companies. The new facility, which is stocked with production quality audio, video, lighting, and staging equipment, includes many of Elation Professional’s most sought-after products. General Manager for IPS East is Michael Betancourt, a Florida native who is proud to lead the new 8100 sq. ft. facility. “By choosing Fort Pierce, it allows us to be central and support…
Introducing Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, published by Omnibus Press on 23 March 2023 in paperback and eBook. Available to pre-order now. ‘[it’s] like having a therapist in your back pocket. It helped deepen my understanding of myself as a performer and how the demands of the music business can take a toll’ Siobhan Donaghy, Sugababes. This comprehensive manual, edited by Tamsin Embleton (MA, MBACP), aims to help musicians and those working in live music to identify and cope with the various physical and psychological difficulties that can occur during, or as a result of, touring. Touring…
Music Venue Trust (MVT), has announced of a second round of recipients for its major new funding initiative, which provides grants of up to £5,000 for UK grassroots music venues. The Pipeline Investment Fund was established in 2022 with the support of members of the Music Venues Alliance and was primarily funded by donations from ticket sales of MVT’s recent ‘Revive Live’ programme of gigs around the UK, which was a partnership with The National Lottery. Small scale grant applications (up to £5,000) were invited from UK based Grassroots Music Venues to support two key areas of work: ● Small…
Scottish singer-songwriter, Gerry Cinnamon, concluded his 10-date summer tour of the UK and Ireland with two sell out dates at his hometown stadium, the 50,000-capacity Hampden Park National Stadium in Glasgow, in mid-July and simultaneously made history as the first independent act – and the first Scot – to sell out multiple nights at the venue. Cinnamon is renowned for wanting to give his audiences ‘the night of their life’: his stage sets are on a massive scale, all encompassing, with high trim heights and extreme visibility of the performer from all areas of the stadium to ensure a fully…
Andre Beekmans and a talented team from his Eindhoven, Netherlands based design studio, The Art of Light, created a stunning lighting scheme for the 2022 Amsterdam Music Festival (AMF) a one-day electronic music extravaganza of epic proportions produced by ALDA and staged at the Johan Cruijff Arena as part of the 2022 Amsterdam Music Event (AME). Beekmans chose over 400 Robe moving lights to be a major part of the lighting rig, including 166 LEDBeam 100s, 192 Pointes and 76 MegaPointes, which helped make a significant impact for this glorious first post-pandemic AMF. Beekmans has lit the event for the…
