DTS Lighting will attend LDI for the first time since 2016, following an exclusive partnership with US distribution company Apex technologies in July 2021, marking its official return to the American market. Members of both companies will be attending the event. DTS will be stationed at booth 2748 and will showcase its latest wash moving head Alchemy 7, designed to meet the ever-changing needs of theatre and television. A range of projectors from DTS’s entertainment line will also be at the exhibition like Synergy 7, profile moving head whose output reaches up to 55,000 lumen. DTS International Sales Manager, Carmen…
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ADJ’s Halloween Spooktacular Contest returns this year, offering you the chance to win a host of lighting gear simply by sharing your spooky lighting projects on social media, including the #ADJSpooktacular hashtag. ADJ want to see the creative ways you put its lighting, video, or effects equipment to use to create shiver inducing displays or spine-chilling events. Whether it’s a professional project or home haunt, as long as you use ADJ fixtures, the company want to see your Halloween 2021 display and it could win you one of three fantastic prizes. Just like last year, the 2021 ADJ Halloween Spooktacular…
The MLT² (Moving Light Truss²) from HOF has won the Innovation Award for Crafts of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The prize was awarded on the 4th of October in a festive ceremony at the K21 Ständehaus in Düsseldorf by NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. The MLT² Pre Rig Truss from HOF was awarded the Innovation Prize for Crafts in North Rhine-Westphalia because it enables shorter set-up and dismantling times and, thanks to the dolly with its telescopic legs, requires less manpower than its predecessor, the MLT. Likewise, the rotatable steel fork connectors allow vertical…
After two years away from Daresbury, Britannia Row Productions returned to cinch presents Creamfields on the UK’s August Bank Holiday to provide sound solutions for the North Stage, the South Stage, and the iconic 15,000-capacity Steel Yard. Britannia Row has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with the legendary dance festival, and its production company, LarMac LIVE, so as soon as it was announced that the 2021 event would go ahead, Brit Row’s team – led by Audio Crew Chief Alex Hore – were eager to pick up where they left off. “As with many events that have managed to…
Philip Giffard, Global President, Sales and Systems Integration Division, has announced the implementation of a new management structure to optimise Solotech’s Canadian operations. Over the past year, the Division has been core to the company’s business and generated significant growth, despite the pandemic context. “This year, we reaffirmed our leadership position in sales and systems integration in Canada with the acquisition of CBCI, a leader in audiovisual and videoconferencing solutions,” said Giffard. The coming together of the CBCI and Solotech teams creates a perfect synergy, not only through the addition of new talent but also through an expanded service offering.…
Luminex has released its latest Araneo software (release vl .3.0). In this version, one of the powerful new features is the offline project mode which allows AVL professionals, designers, installers and integrators to start preparing projects without having access to physical switches and edge devices. Luminex is taking its unique networking tool to a new level. Previous versions were well accepted by demanding AVL professionals who depend on Araneo to monitor AVL networks equipped with GigaCore switches. This monitoring part has now been greatly enhanced with revamped graphics, improved zoom and pan options, additional workflow enhancements for categorizing devices in…
Allen & Heath has announced dLive V1.9, the largest firmware release in the history of their flagship dLive mixing system, drawing on feedback from engineers across the live sound, recording, streaming and installation markets. “With over 45 user-requested features and numerous improvements, dLive V1.9 is by some distance our biggest release to date” explains Jack Kenyon, dLive Product Specialist at Allen & Heath. “We have customers using dLive in every application imaginable, and the unprecedented scale of this update delivers something for all of them. With a host of new sonic tools and an accelerated workflow, dLive once again raises…
Martin Audio returned to its Open Days for the first time in two years, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, which also included both a legacy product walkthrough and a lavish party in nearby Marlow to honour the company’s 50th anniversary. The sessions adhered closely to all COVID-19 guidelines, including tests on arrival, and at the end, MD Dom Harter gave a heartfelt appreciation to the audience. “It’s the first time many have been back in a room of loudspeakers for 18 months,” he said. “We are extremely grateful for everyone’s time and attendance—our industry will never be tested like…
Online music TV platform Low Four is launching a new recording studio and venue on Deansgate Mews at Great Northern Warehouse, with a bar from Cloudwater. The studio has released a preview session with Francis Lung, recorded this summer, featuring six tracks from his second album ‘Miracle’ released by Memphis Industries earlier this year. Low Four will officially open on Thursday 16 September with a live streamed show from Manchester electro-punk-rockers W.H.Lung (no relation). As for many of the intimate shows at the studio, tickets will be given away for free via socials. Low Four produces high quality, live-streamed and…
Bradford-based Pro Audio Systems has appointed Chris Beardwell to the post of Video and Lighting Sales. For more than thirty years, Pro Audio Systems has supplied professional audio for sales, hire and installation, offering bespoke system design and comprehensive technical support to a wide variety of clients. In a response to consistent customer demand, the company recently began to expand its operations in the direction of the video and lighting sectors – Beardwell joins to oversee this development. His role will be to develop existing and new relationships with manufacturers, to enable Pro Audio Systems to supply video and lighting…
Optimal Audio has appointed Raf Willems as Head of Sales and Channel Marketing EMEA. Willems’ twenty year career in the industry began in residential audio sales in his native Belgium, before a move into the commercial audio sector with Apart Audio where he progressed through a variety of roles to become Sales and Marketing Director. Following Biamp’s acquisition of Apart, Raf became Head of Business Development for Europe with additional responsibility for managing Biamp’s Retail and Hospitality team. When the opportunity to join Optimal Audio arose, Willems, seeking a fresh new challenge, did not hesitate: “It’s so rare in our…
On Monday 6 September, the Stockton Globe threw open its doors for the very first time since 1975, with British pop act McFly performing a special show for the launch of the historic Grade II-listed Art Deco venue, now operated by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). McFly were the very first band to perform on the Globe’s iconic stage following its £28m restoration, joining the who’s who of global music stars that have performed there, including The Beatles, The Supremes, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Chuck Berry. The act will launch the venue’s spectacular 2021/2022 music programme which features Paloma…
U.K. manufacturer Optimal Audio has appointed Al McKinna as Head of Product. A Sound Technology graduate of LIPA, McKinna joins after fifteen years at Avid, where he spent three years in Sales and twelve in Product Management. As Director of Product Management for Live Sound, McKinna led the business strategy and product development of Avid’s VENUE brand of digital live audio production systems, including VENUE | S3L, the VENUE | S6L unified platform, and the accompanying VENUE software, overseeing thirty major product releases and achieving two patents during this time. Most recently as Director of Audio Hardware at Avid, he…
Singer/songwriter Hardy is a rising star on the country music circuit and with that newfound fame comes an opportunity to up his on-stage game in order to appeal to an even wider audience. Out in support of his highly praised debut album A Rock, which came out last fall and includes the No. 1 hit single, One Beer, Hardy is touring with an upgraded lighting rig of Elation DARTZ 360, Artiste Picasso and other lighting fixtures. Lighting design is by Zac Coren. Hardy has written hits for country acts Florida Georgia Line and Blake Shelton, among others, and earned three 2020 Country…
Robe’s waterproof iSpiiders wash beam LED moving lights provided a perfect solution for the recent production of Stuttgart. Ein Traum (Stuttgart. A Dream) a lively, funny and innovative new work that is a collage of street, puppet, physical and ensemble theatre performance referencing the city’s history and culture, created in a collaboration between Stuttgart Staatsgalerie, the Schauspielbühnen Theatre. The show was presented in the open air over 10 days in the Stuttgart Staatsgalerie’s impressive Rotunda, an outdoor amphitheatre and one of the most striking architectural features of this postmodern masterpiece building designed by James Stirling in the 1970s. Lighting and audio…
The team behind ‘A Light Walk’, which will take place from 20 to 24 September has announced details of the fundraising mission and the ways in which everyone can get involved. A Light Walk will see CHAUVET Professional’s Sam Bowden and ALPD Lumière working group Chair Charlotte Burton walk from The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon to the National Theatre on London’s South Bank, a total distance of 162km (101 miles) which will be completed in just five days. Members of the ALPD’s executive committee and other members of the Lumière Scheme working group will be joining the…
With the new month-long South Facing Festival, music has returned to the Crystal Palace Bowl, scene of legendary rock shows in the 1970s. The site’s revival has been led by The Crystal Palace Trust after securing substantial funding. The stage this time may have been built on a floating pontoon—in front of the original stage— and the venue capped at 5,000, but in the hands of Festival Director Marcus Weedon, and with the equally experienced Loudsound providing site and production logistics, the event was in safe hands. Leading sound production company, Capital Sound, extended this duty of care by deploying…
Vectorworks opens registration for its sixth Vectorworks Design Summit. From 1 to 3 November, design professionals, customers, educators and students across the globe in the architecture, landscape and entertainment industries will virtually hear the latest from Vectorworks leadership and product experts, take part in live training sessions and network with Vectorworks partners and fellow users—all at no cost. “Even though we’re going virtual for this year’s Design Summit, we’re committed to providing an exceptional training and networking experience for customers all around the world,” said Customer Success Director Juan Almansa. “We’re tailoring this event to not only include exclusive trainings,…
