INFiLED LED display’s were used for the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice’s performance of music from the movie Midnight Sky. The huge LED Display Stage Backdrop Screens built by INFiLED AR5.9, provide clear, sharp, and smooth content to the audience and create an impressive feature that evokes the audience. The screens deliver the action from multiple angles. The INFiLED AR series is designed for a rental application to construct LED Stage Screen to deliver something unequaled, unique, and fresh to the stage show; these are different from traditional staging drapery, and the stage is the main attraction…
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Dushow is expanding its Meyer Sound loudspeaker range with the purchase of the new PANTHER line-array speakers. Combining power and lightness, this new product will be added to Dushow’s audio inventory from July 2022. Dushow continues to invest to offer state-of-the-art equipment and further extend its expertise for the benefit of its customers. This new investment adds to its sound system portfolios, and marks the first availability of PANTHER in France. With its cutting-edge technology, PANTHER offers an unrivalled power-to-weight ratio (150 dB for 68kg).The self-powered loudspeaker offers unparallelled linearity and dynamics, allowing this compact speaker to dream big. A…
Full-service production company 3G Productions (3G) has bolstered its growing inventory of entertainment lighting with a large investment in Elation lighting fixtures. The purchase—some 230 fixtures in total—includes Smarty Hybrid and Rayzor 760 moving heads, along with Cuepix Blinder WW2s. 3G services a huge variety of live production and installation clients through a relationship-focused approach that emphasizes quality using the most advanced technology. With facilities in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, 3G is positioned to cover productions with lighting, audio, video and rigging along the US West Coast and across the American West. In business since 2004, 3G used the pandemic downtime…
The NAMM Show finally made its much-anticipated return to Southern California last week with international delegates from the music production and pro sound industries coming together at the Anaheim Convention Center to check out the latest products and technologies. Alongside all the booths and exhibits, visitors enjoyed a series of outdoor shows from a variety of bands and musicians on the Grand Plaza Stage, located directly outside the main convention center entrance, with sound provided by a NEXO STM modular line array system supplied and deployed by Minnesota-based events services company Reach Communications. Side by side hangs of 12 each…
In 2010, The Wonder Years released The Upsides, followed a year later by Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing. Reflecting on the battle against the loneliness and isolation too-often found in modern life, the two albums not only cemented the band’s reputation as creators of thought-provoking music, they also influenced the entire pop punk genre. As the tenth anniversary of these seminal albums approached, the band intended to celebrate with successive tours. COVID-19, of course had other plans. With the pandemic lockdown putting a crimp on live music, The Wonder Years had to hold off until this…
With more than 16,000 small to large street parties, the people of Great Britain celebrated the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s throne during the first weekend of June 2022 in front of London’s Buckingham Palace. 22,000 spectators gathered in front of the three stages, where Queen & Adam Lambert, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Ed Sheeran played, among many others, and another 13.4 million watched the BBC’s mega-event live on TV. For the lighting of the main stages, Buckingham Palace and the Tree of Trees sculpture designed by Heatherwick Studio, Version 2 Lights supplied more than 600 cameo spotlights,…
Cardiff, Wales-based rental and technical production specialist Stage Lighting Services have added to their existing all-Robe moving light inventory with a new investment in Robe ESPRITES which join the rental fleet. These are the first Robe LED profile / shutter fixtures for the company which delivers a diverse and interesting range of work encompassing professional and semi-pro theatrical productions, corporate shows and brand activations, music and live performance shows and events. Owned by Phil Hurley, together with sister company Stage Sound Services, Stage Lighting Services has a heritage of over 30 years’ experience and excellence, in which time it has…
During the recent Prolight+Sound & ISE tradeshows, the zactrack team gave a preview of the new zactrack software version 3.19.1.0 to show visitors. This software offers new features, functionality and fixes to further advance the performance and usability of zactrack products. This software is now fully released and ready for everyone to install and use. Amongst the highlights, his new version features a new function called Autofunctions Wizard. Many users will already be familiar with the separate Autofunctions application – A creative tool to zone your performance area for dynamic fixture behavior within those zones. Now the zactrack app has…
Adamson Systems Engineering is diving into the realm of ‘immersive’ audio with the introduction of The Adamson Fletcher Machine – an audio rendering processor that offers incredibly simple operation with highly efficient spatialisation tools. An entirely new development in object-based mixing, the Adamson Fletcher Machine utilises amplitude and time localisation, so objects are clearly perceived at their intended position, offering the listener a more direct connection with the music. The rendered signals that are sent to the loudspeakers are calculated from the objects point of view, ensuring the best spatial coherence for most listening positions. The Stage Unit is a 3U…
The LightShark range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles is now supported by more than 100 video tutorials, all of which are designed to help users get the most from these versatile products. Spanish manufacturer Equipson, the company behind LightShark, has created this exceptional resource so that customers can explore the full functionality of the range. Starting with basic introductory tutorials, the videos take users through numerous features covering topics such as creating groups and palettes through to connectivity with external routers and larger networks. There are also advanced tutorials that cover subjects such as importing fixture profiles, working with LightShark’s…
The ALPD’s Awards for Excellence, which give young designers and programmers the opportunity to showcase their talent, has returned for 2022. The Awards span the three traditional categories of lighting design, programming and production electrics, and the judging process will accommodate and reflect the gap in hands-on, in-school training that students have experienced in the last two years. Judges will present the award in each category to the entrant with the strongest, most imaginative, and creative designs, detailed production documents or thorough programming files. Winners will receive their awards at the prestigious ‘Lighting Lunch’ the annual Christmas event for lighting…
GLP has appointed José C. de las Heras as sales manager to launch its new operation in Spain. Bringing a deep knowledge of the Spanish lighting market from his extensive time running Monacor Iberia, he is the perfect candidate to head the newly set up GLP Spain. With wide managerial experience, a proven professional track record and an extensive network, de las Heras is experienced in leadership, strategic vision, accounts management, communication and creating professional relationships. “The impact of these management skills in the different companies in which I have worked has been excellent,” he says. De las Heras, a…
Panasonic Connect North America has announced new turnkey, immersive solutions to streamline productions and expand the possibilities of entertainment. As the world enters into a new era of engagement, entertainment venues are looking for AV technology that allows them to captivate their audience through elevated levels of experiences by visually stimulating their senses and creating emotional and lasting connections. Panasonic Connect’s expanded ecosystem of audiovisual solutions that are perfect for live experiences will be on display at Panasonic’s InfoComm booth (#N1629) from June 8-10, 2022. Panasonic Connect’s audiovisual (AV) portfolio provides flexible production environments, interactive projection mapping technology, significant workflow…
Having last taken place in February 2020, the return of the TPi Awards was a much-needed reunion for the live events sector. Despite it being a particularly busy time for the industry, with touring happening again and festival season about to get underway, an impressive 1,260 guests registered to attend. TPi and its suppliers for the evening pulled out all the stops to create a visually stunning retro theatre-themed event. From a striking bar centrepiece that replicated the theatre image used in the pre-awards marketing, to the eye-catching stage design, which incorporated lighting and video seamlessly, the event was a…
The winners are… Gus Brandt, The Dennis Sheehan Tour Manager of the Year, sponsored by Global Motion Jake Vernum, Production Manager of the Year, sponsored by EFM Global Andy Proudfoot, Stage Manager of the Year, sponsored by WICREATIONS Spartan Crew, Favourite Crew Company, sponsored by Vista Insurance UK Rigging, Favourite Rigging Company, sponsored by Vectorworks Colin Raby wins Rigger of the Year, sponsored Rigging Services Adlib, Favourite Sound Rental Company, sponsored by Sennheiser Phil Wright, FOH Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Azule Finance Becky Pell, Monitor Engineer of the Year, sponsored by d&b audiotechnik Simon Honywill, Sound System Designer…
Allen & Heath has an expanded presence at the upcoming NAMM Show, presenting the full breadth of its growing product line-up in booth #11110. The company’s extensive array of I/O and audio networking hardware will also be featured, including a range of new compact 48kHz/96kHz Dante interfaces. Allen & Heath Live Sound Console Training will be offered this year as well, featuring veteran FOH and monitor engineer Michael Bangs (Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Katy Perry, et al.) hosting hands-on interactive sessions on mixing techniques for festival, house of worship, and other live applications. Multiple dLive certification sessions round out Allen &…
HOF has enlarged its European footprint and welcomes Treti as a new distribution partner for Italy. Treti is a well established Italian company with more than 40 years of experience in live events, trade shows, theatres and the film industry, and disposes of a distribution and service network throughout all of Italy. Daniele Melis, Managing Director at Treti said: “We always carefully research the products that we choose to distribute in order to ensure we fully satisfy our customer needs. Therefore, it came as a natural choice to add the HOF brand and their trussing portfolio to our range of…
ADJ has partnered with the More Than Group in Belgium. With more than 100 years of collective experience in the AV industry, the company is ideally placed to help with the growth of ADJ’s market share in Belgium as well as to provide the logistical infrastructure that will ensure existing customers in the country have quick and easy access to the latest ADJ fixtures. Describing itself as a ‘distributor of added value’, the More Than Group is built on a wealth of industry experience. Its focus is on providing fast, reliable, and personable service, driven by Sales Director Micha Meijer…
