Sound Technology is the exclusive distributor of a select number of high-profile manufacturers in the Professional Audio, Professional Lighting and Musical Instrument markets. Our portfolio includes the HARMAN Professional brands – JBL Professional, AKG, Soundcraft, BSS, Crown, dbx and Lexicon – as well as Solid State Logic, Austrian Audio, Apogee Electronics and more. Sound Technology is recruiting a Performance Audio specialist to join its Application Team as the main live sound technical contact at Sound Technology for production & rental companies, sound engineers and venues in the UK and Ireland. To see the full job description and details of how…
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One of the 2000s most successful hard rock bands is Breaking Benjamin, whose guitar heavy sounds and powerful vocals delivered by Benjamin Burnley have endeared them to fans for two decades. The band teamed up recently with another iconic group, Alice in Chains, to co-headline a tour that also saw Bush on the bill as special guests. The 30-city co-headlining tour kicked off on August 10th at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania before wrapping up October 8th at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Ty Veneziano of Bandit Lites designed, programmed and operated lighting for the Breaking…
Voting for the TPi Awards 2023 will officially open on 1 December 2022. This is your opportunity to put forward the individuals and companies that represented the very best of our industry. This year we are accepting nominations for productions and tours that took place from April 2022. These can be virtual or in-person events. With the touring and festival industries very much back to business in what must have been one of the busiest years for the live events sector, the team at TPi are eagerly waiting to see who the industry deems worthy of the famed accolade for…
Claypaky has unveiled a selection of new fixtures at LDI 2022 and JTSE 2022 including the world premiere of the Volero Wave. Volero Wave is an LED bar, with original and innovative features. It is made up of a system of eight moving heads, each one independently capable of a 220° tilt, thus producing never-seen-before three-dimensional volumetric projections. Each of these heads contains a brand-new mirror-based optical system combined with 40W RGBW LEDs; the innovative concept behind Volero Wave was to be able to move the entire light source on its axis, thus preserving the same intensity of the light…
Taking place for three weeks in August 2022 in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) aims to offer a wide array of entertainment from the worlds of dance, opera, music and theatre. Lighting Designer Grant Anderson speaks to TPi about his work at the Leith Theatre for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival. From his deployment of the Martin Aura PXLs to working with Ezra Furman’s crew. What were your main responsibilities were for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival? “I was employed as the Lighting Designer for the Edinburgh International Festival’s contemporary music programme in 2022 based at Leith Theatre.…
To provide My Chemical Romance with immersive and stylized lighting for their highly-anticipated world tour, lighting production house Penlight designed a custom-built rig featuring Martin Professional solutions. My Chemical Romance is one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of their generation, known for their emotionally charged songs including I’m Not Okay (I Promise) and Teenagers, as well as their ambitious, multi-platinum-selling album The Black Parade from 2006. After officially disbanding in 2013 and several postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MCR embarked on their highly-anticipated, world tour in May 2022. The band aimed to exceed fans’ lofty expectations with massive,…
Sennheiser has announced that the first EW-DX devices are shipping in North America, EMEA, Japan, and Singapore. Available products include the EW-DX EM 2 two-channel receiver, the handheld transmitter – with or without programmable mute switch – and the bodypack transmitter. The latter also comes in two versions, either with a special 3-pin mic connector or a 3.5 mm (1/8”) jack for mics or instrument cables. Convenient set packages are available, too, with further, higher frequency variants ready in Q1 2023, and more EW-DX devices and software being added to the line in mid-2023. “This awesome system combines pro features…
Spanish manufacturer Equipson has launched LightShark RAY, a new software addition to its popular LightShark range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles. On show for the first time at LDI 2022 in Las Vegas, LightShark RAY is a visualisation software that uses state of the art simulation technology to help LightShark users improve their experience of the product range. Initially developed as a training tool, LightShark RAY covers various scenarios and allows users to experiment with different lighting set ups by choosing different preconfigured file and pre-patched fixtures. They can then apply their choices to their own projects in a very…
Birmingham-based event services partner Taylex Group unveils its new look to mark significant post-pandemic growth and expansion of its event and exhibition services. The all-new Taylex Group offers full in-house CAD and technical expertise, production and fabrication of state-of-the-art special projects, events, interiors, environments, design and exhibitions. During 15 years of continued expansion, Taylex Groups’ team of passionate problem-solvers have been synonymous with the delivery of exceptional exhibitions and event builds for the likes of Kawasaki, Raleigh, Commonwealth Games 2022 and BST in Hyde Park. Following post-COVID reflection, the business is now primed to enter 2023 with an evolved, expanded…
Our Planet, the award-winning nature documentary series made for Netflix and narrated by David Attenborough, has been turned into a live show that is visiting several major cities in Europe including Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and London. Hosted by Oscar-winning composer Steven Price, the two-hour spectacle features highlights from the series shown on a giant 4K screen with live music being performed by an orchestra conducted by Robert Ames. Intelligent lighting by Infinity and Showtec enhance the entire experience. While breathtaking images on screen and live orchestral music already engage the audience, stunning lighting effects throughout the venue augment the…
Creamfields North returned to its Daresbury, Cheshire, home over the August bank holiday weekend treating eager revellers to three days of live performances from the biggest names in dance music; Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, and Carl Cox to name but a few. As is tradition, Britannia Row Productions was brought in by large scale event producer, LarMac LIVE, to provide three of the festival’s most prominent stages (the North Stage, the South Stage, and the Steel Yard) with an audio setup worthy of its stellar line up. “The equipment we provided was largely the same across…
Meyer Sound has introduced Nebra, a new software platform that brings together multiple tools for specific tasks into a single integrated solution. The initial release is focused on fast and intuitive connectivity for endpoints in Milan AVB networks, including Meyer Sound’s PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeaker, three ULTRA-X series point source loudspeakers, and the USW-112P compact subwoofer. Nebra also provides comprehensive system monitoring directly via the AVB network or, for other Meyer Sound products, through the existing RMS network via the RMServer. Nebra also will provide connectivity for Meyer Sound’s Galileo GALAXY Network Platform and for third-party network devices…
Brought in by necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of operating a show remotely became a recurring theme in the lockdown – rolled-out to great effect on projects such as Wacken World Wide [TPi #253] and Around The World In 80 Milliseconds [TPi #258]. Involved in both projects was none other than Peter Brandt of Remote Recording Network. Carving out somewhat of a niche, Brandt and his team, while working closely with Riedel Communications, have created a proven workflow, which enables a show to be operated remotely by engineers, using a mirrored console on site. This time round, for Beethoven X , Brandt has placed…
Production Futures exists to create 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. The organisation’s Breakthrough Awards, presented in association with TPi Magazine, recognises the impact of up-and-coming talent in all areas of production, with nominations made by tutors, mentors, colleagues or peers. www.productionfutures.co.uk
disguise has announced the launch of the gx 3, a new generative video playback server that allows creatives to break new ground with Notch graphics – the standard for generative content in live entertainment. Whether it’s for a concert tour, esports competition, or a theme park ride, the gx 3 ensures live events professionals have everything needed to make experiences more immersive than ever before. Thanks to the advanced GPU processing capabilities of the NVIDIA A6000, the gx 3 is capable of generating over 53,000 Notchmarks: the highest result from a media server yet. This additional processing power enables users…
Eighty-eight Ayrton MagicPanel-FX multi-function luminaires, controlled by a grandMA3 lighting console, play a key role as Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Tour gets underway this fall. The Ayrton and MA Lighting brands are both exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Entertainment. Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Tour is in support of his new album, Twelve Carat Toothache. The North American tour kicked off September 10 in Omaha and will wrap in mid-November with a pair of dates in Los Angeles. The new tour reunites Malone with Dan Norman, Owner of LA-based Evolve Lights, Inc., who serves as his Lighting Designer and…
Almost 45 years after founding Belgian event staging pioneer, Stageco, Hedwig De Meyer is stepping down from his leadership role, and has named Hans Willems as Stageco Belgium’s new executive CEO, effective 1 January 2023. The move, says De Meyer, 68, was intended to take place two years ago but was delayed due to the pandemic lockdown. “Now that our business has begun to stabilise after a very busy summer, the time feels right to pass the baton to Hans, who gave us every confidence that he was the most logical choice of successor,” he explains. Formerly head of R&D…
The Spanish indie rock band Vetusta Morla has attracted a large and loyal following since it first emerged in 2008, so when the band members capped a whirlwind tour in support of its Latin Grammy-nominated Cable a Tierr” album at Madrid’s Metropolitan Stadium, they were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of 35,000 fans. The dynamic power and delicate subtlety of the music was carried throughout the jubilant crowd via a system of 240 Meyer Sound loudspeakers, including the new PANTHER large-format linear line arrays, provided by Fluge Audiovisuales of Madrid. “Meyer Sound has always provided us with unbeatable sound quality…
