HARMAN Professional Solutions has introduced the Martin MAC Aura XIP, premium moving head wash light raising the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity mid-air beams. It has a radical aura filament effect, with improved light engine control and a first-in-its-class outdoor rating with close to zero compromises in weight, size and aesthetics. “In developing the MAC Aura XIP, we set out to build a true workhorse,” said Wouter Verlinden, Product Manager Creative LED, Lighting and Control. “Our smart outdoor-capable design intelligently seals away vital electronics while exposing the…
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The Sustainability in AV (SAVe) nonprofit organisation launched its first SAVe Certification Program on 21 June 2022, in partnership with Washington-based audiovisual integrator, Tempest Technologies. “Tempest Technologies has always recognised our responsibility to the community,” said Owner of Tempest Technologies, Debbie Williamson. “Becoming SAVe Certified is part of our effort to take that commitment a step further. It helps us be proactive with clients and manufacturers about the role we can play for the world, for our community, our clients, and us personally. “As an integration company, we are aware of the waste our industry generates,” continued Williamson. “This is…
Eloise Reed has joined SGM Light as Specification Manager for Northern Europe. Reed has over 25 years of experience in lighting, spanning several global markets in both the architectural and production lighting sectors. Reed will establish and build customer relationships and support business development within Northern Europe, providing a go-to point of contact for architectural lighting designers. By establishing Reed’s role, SGM is expanding its global team focused on the development of solutions and resources for the Architectural market, ensuring that consultants and integrators have the tools and support needed for successful design and implementation of architectural installations. Reed added:…
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. As part of the promotion for its forthcoming Production Futures ON TOUR autumn events, the organisation will host a seminar at this year’s PLASA Show on the subject of ‘Creating an Inclusive Workforce – How Can the Industry Attract Young Talent?’. Chaired by CEO Hannah Eakins, the panel, which includes Jas Parekh (Production Futures), Koy Neminathan (Sales Director at Avolites Ltd), Amy Kerr (Field Sales Support…
Design studio Lucid Creates, renowned for creating groundbreaking stages, structures and art installations have tripled the size of their open air venue & AV show, TOGETHER for its second visit to Leeds Festival. First launched in 2021 the large-scale outdoor art installation has transformed the festival’s late night dance area, LS23. Last year Lucid’s giant, touring AV installation TOGETHER landed in LS23 – creating a 360° experience which saw huge crowds packed together raving underneath the rings until the early hours, deep within the forest. Now in the latest phase of its evolution, the installation has been expanded by Lucid…
Front of house engineer and tour manager Logan Beaver was hesitant to switch to a compact console for his major touring gigs. “A friend of mine was making these great sounding mixes on a dLive C1500,” recounted Beaver. “But I still never thought I could mix my band on just 12 faders.” After finally giving it a try, his mind was changed. “I just instantly fell in love with it. I’ve never looked back since.” Beaver now owns two dLive CTi1500 surfaces, which he currently uses as an arena tour front of house and monitor split for heavy metal band…
TAIT has appointed Mark Dakin as Managing Director of TAIT Neasden & Haverhill in the UK. Mark brings to TAIT over 40 years of production and technical direction for London’s principal opera companies and major performing arts venues, including the Royal Opera House, National Theatre and English National Opera. In this new role, Mark will oversee local business operations, team and clients, whilst working closely with the Global Executive Group. Mark Dakin, Managing Director, TAIT Neasden & Haverhill comments: “The one thing that links the many varied roles I have held over the 40 years of my career, is the…
Following the success of the inaugural South Facing Festival at the Crystal Palace Bowl last year, Festival Director, Marcus Weedon, requested the same formula for this year’s 10-day event. And that included Martin Audio’s ground-breaking MLA loudspeaker array, supplied once again by Capital Sound (part of the Solotech UK group). This perfectly served the requirements of a top-class bill, including London Grammar, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jungle, Becky Hill and Richard Ashcroft. Two other key developments helped boost the quality of the sound, as Solotech Project Manager David Preston—who was working alongside production manager, Julia Bruns, and site/production specialists, LS Events—explained.…
Following the successful launch of the NX1 lighting control system at the Prolight + Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt in late April, the NX1 console along with the add-on NX P playback wing and NX K keypad are now being delivered in large quantities to customers around the world. The NX1 is the newest member of Obsidian Control Systems’ ONYX family of lighting consoles. Ultra-compact yet fully-featured, it is designed to handle a huge variety of shows where an intuitive console is needed without a PC. “The Obsidian NX1 is an outstanding compact and affordable lighting console that’s been developed with no compromises and…
More than 55,000 people from 85 countries celebrated electronic music at the Monegros Dessert Festival on 30 July 2022. After an eight-year break, more than 140 artists performed on 12 different stages at this spectacular 24-hour dance party. According to the promoter, the most ambitious and complicated project was the 800-person THE CLUB stage, a discarded Airbus A330. But first, the 60m-long aircraft had to be transported over hundreds of kilometres before it could make an emergency landing in the Monegrin desert. Thanks to the Spanish distritutor VTècnics en Ruta, Voice-Acoustic was chosen as the preferred sound system for this…
ETC introduces the High End Systems SolaPix 19 XT wash luminaire, an IP 65-rated SolaPix 19 designed specifically for indoor and outdoor events. It utilises a weatherproof housing and sealed glass front lens to deter the ingress of dust, water, and other liquids. The SolaPix family takes the traditional concept of a pixel wash and pushes it to its maximum potential. With a wide variety of looks to help set the mood and steal the show, SolaPix features an additive LED, RGBW color mixing system for extremely powerful saturated colors and tunable white control, a versatile 4.5° – 60° zoom…
Clear-Com has appointed Marco Lopez as the company’s VP of Engineering. Marco brings 30 years of experience in the broadcast market to his role at Clear-Com, where he will spearhead innovation across key strategic areas related to product development, including strengthening the company’s leadership in wireless technology and advancing its IP-based intercom solutions. Over the past three decades, Marco has contributed to significant movements in broadcast technology. In the mid-2000s, he played a key role in the transformation of analog to digital signals with Miranda Technologies and helped develop the Active Format Description (AFD) standard that defined aspect ratio control…
Headquartered in Mocksville, North Carolina, Special Event Services (SES) offers audio, lighting, design, video, staging and live event production to a wide array of clients. The company recently invested in Ayrton Domino LT fixtures expanding its inventory of Ayrton luminaires and putting the fixtures to work on a variety of projects across the country. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America. SES had already purchased Ayrton Bora fixtures, which have been used for television key lighting and aerial effects for country music artist Luke Combs, Rod Stewart and Joyce Meyer Ministries (JMM), as well as…
As the Swiss city of Basel proudly celebrated its 15th year hosting the eponymous Basel Military Tattoo, the occasion coincided with the 15th year that sound designer Tom Strebel chose the unrivalled versatility of TiMax spatialisation to meet the myriad sonic imaging and musical timing needs of the 7000-cap arena-scale production. Inspired by the UK’s legendary Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which also makes extensive use of TiMax, this year’s Basel event featured acts ranging from the Welsh Guards, Swiss Army, Norwegian Guards, USAF drill team, Indian Kumudini Band, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Edinburgh favourites, the Basel Top Secret…
The Scorpions’ Rock Believer World Tour used a multicamera production workflow featuring Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher. The Rock Believer World Tour follows the band’s Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater, with Manfred Nikitser developing the creative concept, including video design and lighting. “A key consideration for the production design was that the show had to work in the Zappos Theater and the arena tour dates,” begins Nikitser. “Likewise, the stage at Zappos, which is wider than traditional venues and more oval in shape, also presented a challenge when developing the…
Since Luminex unveiled its GigaCore 3Oi 10Gb AV Network switch at Prolight & Sound back in April, the new product has triggered the interest of many partners and users. At IBC 2022, Luminex will continue showcasing to visitors how the GigaCore 3Oi together with the intuitive Araneo solution for planning, configuring and monitoring unleash the power of AV networking at booth 8.091. Luminex’s GigaCore 3Oi is a 10Gb ethernet switch that allows full network convergence of lighting control, audio, intercom, and compressed video, making it ideal for AV integration, installation, and touring. With a maximum of 1 OOOW of total…
Six the Musical was first presented by Cambridge University students at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe five years ago. It has since gone on to professional productions in the West End, on Broadway and internationally, and won prestigious accolades such as the Best Original Score and Costume Design at this year’s Tony Awards, whilst also being nominated for Best Sound Design and six other creative categories. Neumann’s Miniature Clip Mic System (MCM) was provided by Stage Sound Services for the current UK & US Tours and brought “discreet but high quality mic’ing” to the band on stage. Paul Gatehouse, a British…
Music Tribe appoints A.C. Entertainment Technologies as a Super Partner for its range of brands, which they will distribute across the UK. After several years of success distributing Midas consoles, AC-ET are delighted to be appointed official Music Tribe Super Partner. Large volumes of stock of the Midas M Series and Heritage D are already available for quick delivery, and AC-ET will continue to expand on these stock levels over the coming months, to ensure quick and efficient supply and service to the industry. Personal demonstrations of the range can also be arranged by contacting audio@ac-et.com. Steve Eaton, AC-ET’s Senior…
