HOLOPLOT has appointed Carlos Mosquera as Senior Project Engineer in the Customer Success department. Based in California, Carlos’ role will initially focus on US region projects for HOLOPLOT’s ground-breaking X1 Matrix Array’s deployment across all sectors, bringing his knowledge of immersive environments and spatial audio applications to the fore. Mosquera is enjoying the new challenges his role at HOLOPLOT brings. “When the X1 system was demoed to me, it was mind-blowing,” he says. “I was sure that I could use the experience I have from both my professional and personal activities to help develop it even further.” He emphasises that…
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Robe Lighting has agreed to acquire Avolites. The agreement was reached in the UK on 5 June 2023. “This is a great acquisition for Robe”, stated Robe Lighting CEO, Josef Valchar. “Avolites has always been at the pinnacle of lighting control with products that complement our lighting fixtures; this will add significant value to sales made throughout the global distribution networks of both companies.” The acquisition of the Avolites business is an important part of Robe’s strategic future growth plan. Avolites will remain based in the UK and will continue under the existing leadership team. “The Avolites leadership team wanted…
Danish amplifier manufacturer, Blaze Audio, has partnered with York-based, Tukans, to distribute its range of commercial audio products in the UK. Blaze is a relatively young brand, only launching in 2021, but as a subsidiary of Pascal A/S, the leading OEM manufacturer of amplifier electronics for the pro audio industry, their technologies are already well proven in applications ranging from large-scale sound touring line arrays to studio monitors. The Blaze product range currently consists of two series; PowerZone which includes two and four channel ultra-compact power amps capable of driving low impedance and 100V circuits and PowerZone Connect, a series…
With the release of the RTI NEO 12, the RTI NEO 6 has a powerful sibling. RTI NEO 6 has been the first laser beam array bar with scanners in the world, and the demand for the same durability and build quality but with higher powers came up over the years. With the RTI NEO 12 this demand is satisfied: With 12W power this laser beam array bar with scanners is nearly eight times as powerful as the NEO 6. It has a colour balance of six by 600mW red, six by 600mW green and six by 800mW blue, so…
Award-winning lighting designer Tim Routledge and a hugely talented team of creatives and technical specialists – working across multiple disciplines – helped deliver a dazzling, slick, streamlined and highly emotional 2023 Eurovision Song contest event at Liverpool Arena in the UK on 13th May. All the glamour, craziness, and sheer ebullience of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest was embodied in the event that was shifted to the UK after 2022 winner Ukraine had security concerns related to the ongoing war with Russia which has raged since being invaded by its neighbour in February 2022. As the 2022 runner up, the…
Funktion-One rental partner Nomad Sound Systems installed the largest ever deployment of Vero and Vero VX for Creator Clash 2.0 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The celebrity influencer boxing event welcomed 30,000 spectators to the arena and thousands more viewers around the world who tuned in for the PPV broadcast, with the winners’ prize money going to their chosen charities. Creator Clash’s producers selected Nomad Sound System as the audio supplier, explained company founder Leo Eckersdorff: “A friend of mine based in New York reached out as he was the producer of this event and wanted to have an…
Star Live, the specialist production agency that delivers live event and specialist build solutions, has secured a significant investment from LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group. Star Live was responsible for the bespoke stage, grandstand seats and Royal Box at last month’s Coronation Concert. The company has delivered other major projects at events including the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, BST Hyde Park and the Platinum Jubilee, along with stadium tours by acts such as Adele. The business is enjoying considerable growth, having increased revenues by more than 30% in the last year alone to…
The latest production of TINA, The Tina Turner Musical in Australia is the first show worldwide to feature GLP’s new impression X5 IP Bar. The IP-rated linear LED batten contains 18 powerful 40 W RGBL LEDs, a wide zoom range, and next generation iQ.Gamut colour calibration algorithm to guarantee superior colour rendering. Designed by Bruno Poet since the original production in 2018, the show is playing in a number of cities around the world, but only in Sydney has GLP’s staple impression X4 Bar been replaced by the new impression X5 IP batten. Neg Earth supplied the first 24 of…
In recent years, lighting professionals have made increasingly precise demands, and manufacturers have geared their production to certain market trends which have become impossible to ignore. One of these, IP66 weather-resistant lights, has been taking an ever-greater market share. They are not only seen as the perfect fixture for outdoor events, but also as ideal lights for indoor productions, since they are protected against the harmful effects of dust and a variety of other external agents, and therefore require less maintenance. In the long run, this results in time and cost savings, and a better return on investment. The Arolla Aqua…
Eurovision, one of the largest and most complex entertainment events in the world, demands reliable and flawless audio for attendees in person and viewers at home. Hosting on behalf of Ukraine, the United Kingdom welcomed a global viewing audience of more than 161 million into the Liverpool Arena to hear performances from the top 26 countries during the grand finale, aired live on May 13. Shure Axient Digital Wireless System was selected to provide a phenomenal experience for artists and viewers alike. Britannia Row provided audio equipment for the 67th edition of Eurovision Song Contest. Tom Brown, Project Manager at…
India recently played host to what is now being touted as the largest and most extravagant spiritual celebratory event to ever take place in Asia; with leading sound rental solutions provider J Live (also known as Jagdish Sound) commissioning the end-to-end world-class live audio solution for the mammoth event experience. In a breathtaking display of devotion, the month-long centenary celebration event titled ‘Pujya Shri Pramukh Swami Maharaj Shatabdi Mahotsav,’ unfolded in all its grandeur at the sprawling 600+ acres complex of the Pramukh Swami Nagar in Ahmedabad; drawing an awe-inspiring and staggering attendance of over 121 million people. Replete with…
Rock-it Global is supporting Ravi’s Dream, a charity aimed at raising funds to advance brain tumor research and cure development, with a charity football match to be held on Sunday 11 June. Ravi’s Dream was founded by eight-year-old Ravi Adelekan, following the discovery and subsequent surgery of a benign tumor found in his brain stem two years ago. The charity has already raised over £79,000 towards its £250,000 target. “Ravi’s Dream is a foundation started by the son of our client Gbenga Adelekan, bass player of Metronomy, and is therefore close to our hearts,” said Harry Calthorpe, Music Touring Sales,…
The 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) recently concluded in England’s 11,000-seat Liverpool Arena where Sweden won with the song, Tattoo. Tim Routledge, Lighting Designer for the show, utilised a large complement of 194 Claypaky Sharpy-X-Frames, 126 Scenius Unicos, 40 Hy B-EYE K25s, 12 Sharpy Plus Aqua and 12 ReflectXions to illuminate the set, whose embracing design had special significance this year. The ESC took place in Liverpool after Ukraine, the winner of the 2022 contest, was unable to meet the demands of hosting the 2023 event. The three live shows, two semi-finals and the grand finale, were…
Pliant Technologies has released a new CrewCom firmware and software update, v1.14. The latest update includes several enhancements to CrewCom’s already long list of capabilities, such as the support of two additional hardware devices, convenient new features and several key improvements to CrewWare control software to strengthen the user experience. Pliant will be featuring these latest enhancements at InfoComm 2023 (Booth 4854). With the new v1.14 firmware update, CrewCom now supports the addition of the new IP-rated lineup of Radio Transceivers (RTs), and the current CrewCom CRP-12 series of Radio Packs (RPs). CrewWare v1.14 includes a unique UI display in…
The OMR Festival in Hamburg is growing continuously. The format, which was launched in front of 200 guests in 2011 – at that time still under the name Online Marketing Rockstars Conference – now fills the entire Messe Hamburg, as well as numerous other locations in the Hanseatic city with a wealth of side events. This makes the OMR Festival the largest gathering of executives from the digital economy, media and marketing worlds in Europe. This year’s event took place on 9 and 10 May, with more than 70,000 participants and over 1,000 exhibitors. On an area of 100,000 square…
Powersoft will introduce its cloud-based platform, Unica and Universo, to the US market at InfoComm 2023 (14-16 June). The official unveiling will take place during a launch event on the first day of the show, 14th June, at 12 pm on booth #5653. The Italian audio manufacturer will also demonstrate the very best in Dynamic Music Distribution capabilities and showcase its full range of install dedicated amplifiers. Building on Powersoft’s European launch at ISE, the Italian audio specialist is set to captivate American audience and industry partners with its most advanced amplifier platform Unica and ever-expanding Powersoft cloud, Universo, where…
disguise has announced the immediate availability of its latest solution, Invisible — a complete technology bundle for real-time markerless motion capture developed in partnership with Move.ai. Removing the need for markers, wearable suits or long calibration set ups, the Invisible solution allows anyone to mirror their movements onto a character rig within disguise’s Designer software in real time. The solution — which can track up to two people at once — leverages Move.ai’s patented Invisible real-time markerless mocap software to extract natural human motion from video using advanced AI. Faster, easier, and more cost-effective live motion capture on set or…
AV equipment supplier Macaio Argentina provided rental company Buenos Aires Live Show (BALS) with 42 Claypaky Scenius Unico and 48 Claypaky Sharpy Plus which were displayed at the Masters of Rock 2023 heavy metal music festival held at Parque Roca in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 28. Masters of Rock was headlined by the legendary bands KISS, Deep Purple, Scorpions and Helloween with local act Horcas opening. As Masters of Rock is an international festival, the local adaptation was in the charge of LD Gaspar Potocnik, who was hired by the local production company Ake Music. The technical structure was…
