NicLen has become the first European dry-hire provider to include GLP’s new hybrid JDC Line 500 in its rental fleet. In doing so, the Dortmund-based company has reacted quickly to the increasing demand for creative professional lighting technology solutions. The JDC Line 500 combines a powerful white light LED strobe with two RGB LED pixel mapping lines. As is typical with GLP products, individual units can be seamlessly connected with one another to form continuous lines of light. As a hybrid solution, the JDC Line 500 is divided into two controllable sections: The LED strobe unit in the middle, with…
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Mason Murphy has joined the WorldStage National Account Management Team as Senior Account Executive/Business Development based in the Nashville office. Murphy served as Operations Manager for ROE Visual for the past two years where he was responsible for day-to-day operations in the Nashville and Chatsworth, California offices. The prior year he served as East Coast Sales Manager for the firm. Previously, Murphy was Director of Business Development for Pyrotek Special Effects and Project Manager for Paragon Technology Group, where he managed large-scale, high-end residential AV projects in Aspen, Colorado and Nashville. Murphy invented a new intelligent wireless lighting technology that…
The Bregenz Festival attracts more than 200,000 visitors every year. In the months of July and August culture lovers from all over the world can enjoy more than 80 performances. This year saw the revival of Guiseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on the lake stage. As the largest of its kind in the world, the lakeside stage does not only impress with fantastic artists and unforgettable stage sets, but its incomparable acoustics also delight its guests. For many years, the Bregenz Festival has placed great emphasis on the latest technologies, on the one hand to meet the high technical and structural requirements,…
Avid has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2021, raised full-year 2021 guidance for Subscription & Maintenance Revenue, raised the high-end and tightened the range for total revenue and tightened the range towards the high-end of guidance on all other full-year 2021 metrics. Total revenue increased 12.4% year-over-year in the third quarter to $101.6 million, as the Recurring Revenue components of the Company’s business continued on a strong trajectory. Subscription revenue was $28.0 million, an increase of 56.4% year-over-year, reflecting continued growth in paid subscriptions for creative tools, including an acceleration in Pro Tools net adds…
SLX has been appointed as the official broadcast lighting provider for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The company has been awarded a major contract to supply the complete sports and broadcast lighting package for Birmingham 2022 next summer. After a comprehensive tender process, SLX was chosen to help deliver the global sporting event. The company will provide more than 2,000 LED fixtures to a wide variety of sports over the course of two weeks, at more than 15 competition, non-competition and training venues. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories compete from…
A veritable galaxy of first-generation global DJs assembled at Chelmsford City Racecourse recently for the second Clockstock Festival. Staged by Clockwork Orange (Danny Gould and Andy Manston) the 12-hour dance party was designed to recreate the spirit of the nationwide recognised names in the 90’s clubbing scene, complete with VJ’s, special effect flame throwers, CO2 jets and dancers. An audience of 15,000 “old school ravers”, who had cut their teeth on the dance genre of the mid 90s— will agree it was a major success. Paul Galley, who runs locally based Event Sound & Light (ESL), deployed his front-line Martin…
Modulo Pi has reinforced its tools dedicated to 3D projection study and show simulation. Designed for creative and technical teams willing to shape and share their vision, Modulo Pi’s advanced tools are embedded in the Modulo Kinetic media server platform, or available as a dongle-based license. Designing the next generation of media server solutions, Modulo Pi is pleased to announce the further development of its solutions for 3D projection study and show simulation. Creatives and operators can rely on these powerful capabilities to shape their projects and share their vision with teams and clients. The tools are available using the…
On 3 October 2021, 200 drones took to the skies above Burg Giebichenstein in Halle (Saale) and assembled themselves into symbols and catchwords of German Unity. The exclusive multimedia drone show by Jens Hillenkötter and his company JH Technology Arts was the highlight of the closing celebrations for German Unity Day, which were broadcast live on television. One floor further down – in the inner courtyard of the castle ruins – numerous moving lights from Ayrton set the scene for the multi-layered live setting in parallel. “The castle ruin is a very special location and combines the historical with the…
Claypaky Xtylos won The AVard, the ProAV Awards in Germany for Best Entertainment & Infotainment Product. The award ceremony, hosted by Professional System magazine and supported by many other leading industry publications, took place as part of the gala evening held on 4 November at the CCD Congress Center in Düsseldorf. This prestigious award follows those already won by the Claypaky Xtylos in 2019: LDI Best Debuting Product in Lighting and PLSN Best Advancement in Lamp Technology. Claypaky CEO Marcus Graser said: “The Xtylos is an innovative, energy-efficient and yet powerful unit! We are very pleased with this additional award,…
The Festival Supplier Awards will return to London’s Hurlingham Club on 27 January 2022. As always, they will recognise the achievements of the outdoor event supply chain and this time around organiser Eventive Media Limited is promising that the evening will be a celebration of what the industry has achieved during the pandemic. Event director, Michelle Tayton commented: “The theme for the Festival Supplier Awards 2022 is definitely one of celebration. Despite the pandemic’s crushing effect, we’ve seen unbelievable ingenuity and resilience from every corner of our industry. Whether that was delivering sporting events held behind closed doors, ambitious drive-in…
Technical AV provider PSP has launched B30 Studios. Located in the major transport hub that is south Birmingham, this cutting-edge white label, 6,000 ft purpose-built space can provide every format of content creation under one roof. Representing an investment of over £1 million, B30 Studios has been conceived in part to address the enormous demand for virtual and hybrid events as well as the future needs of content creation. Far from a temporary phenomenon in response to the shutting down of physical events and traditional studios during the Covid-19 crisis, a recent report published by Allied Market Research reveals that…
SLX’s Sustainability & Social Values Manager Phoebe Currie lays out the company’s Net Zero ambitions, and says real change needs to start with the supply chain. “At SLX, we want to step away from the narrative that the events industry is a “build and burn” sector. Although numerous new sustainable events companies have popped up in recent years and it is a topic that everyone is keen to talk about, there are many conversations that still need to be had. We are predominantly a lighting hire company, and I believe that much of the responsibility to be sustainable falls on…
When Ellie Goulding announced a short, six-date tour this autumn to promote her most recent album, Brightest Blue, the artist’s long-standing lighting designer, Cate Carter, started working on a design. She had been looking into colour-tunable LED sources with a CRMX receiver. Andy Scott from Lite Alternative, the designer’s equipment vendor, introduced her to GLP’s new Creative Light 1 Plus – the professional version of the company’s new wireless, battery-operated LED system. “I had been working on a highly theatrical and organic design and felt the Creative Light 1 Plus was too digital,” she admitted. But when the brief suddenly…
Adamson Systems Engineering has announced multiple new hires within its marketing department, as the company expands its infrastructure on multiple fronts in anticipation of a busy 2022 season, and the impeding return of live events. Under the leadership of Adamson CEO Marc Bertrand, Nadia Adam will be heading the department as marketing manager. Having worked for over eight years as the executive director of the International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA), Nadia brings brand management strategies, extensive global trade show experience, and project management skills to her new position. Aria Poynter will join the team in the position of content…
Interest and anticipation for the first SAGA Festival in Romania, a collaboration between two dance world wunderkinds – ALDA Events and Insomniac – was so high that the site was upgraded to a bigger venue on the land of aerospace company Romaero in Bucharest. Helping create this unique electronic music festival experience and new chapter in Romanian live event history was Andre Beekmans and his talented team from Netherlands-based design practice, The Art of Light, who specified over 200 Robe moving lights for the largest stage – Source. Eindhoven-based Andre created the production lighting designs and supplied programmers and operators…
Musical theatre Sound Designer, Tony Gayle, has chosen HARMAN’s JBL Professional VTX A8 next-generation line array as his preferred PA system for the new production of Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical. A total of 24 JBL VTX A8 enclosures and 10 accompanying JBL VTX B18 single 18” subs have been rigged at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. Produced by Playful Productions, Stage Play and Cedella Marley, the production celebrates the life of the Jamaican global superstar, played by Arinzé Kene, and Gayle wanted to ensure that the sound produced by the nine musicians was as…
ACT Entertainment has become the exclusive North American distributor of Just Industries’ the.BRIDGE, a unique implementation of VPN technology with plug-and-play hardware designed to power remote production workflows. “We have worked with Just Industries’ founders in many other aspects of the business – they have many years of production expertise, which informs the development of the.BRIDGE,” says Doug Mekanik, Director of Sales for ACT Entertainment. “It’s exciting to see them turn their energy to developing a tool for anyone requiring a collaborative workflow across multiple locations. the.BRIDGE is a very creative solution for these tumultuous times.” Producers, production companies and…
Hangzhou, China is more than 9,000 kilometers from the shores of Lake Geneva, yet for four days in October the first Montreux Jazz Festival China successfully bridged both distance and cultural differences with the universal language of music. To ensure the same sonic excellence experienced for 35 years on the shores of Lake Geneva, Montreux Jazz Festival China collaborated with Meyer Sound to ensure the best quality sound. The festival was held from October 5 to 8 at the Sofitel Westlake Hotel, with the main stage outdoors on the terrace and a special immersive experience installed in the lobby bar.…
