NEXO has announced the appointment of Rich Soper to its UK team, where he assumes special responsibility for the company’s sales activity in the tour sound and audio production rental markets. Soper began his career as a freelance sound engineer, and has spent many years at the sharp end of the business, notably as a system tech and FOH for well-known artists. He further developed his hands-on experience with an operational role at Disney Cruise Lines, running ship-wide audio and AV systems, before moving into technical sales for several successful pro-audio distribution companies, including Yamaha Commercial Audio. With a proven…
Author: James Robertson
The Women In Lighting Project started in 2019 on International Women’s Day by Light Collective, and is supported by Archifos and formalighting. The object of the project was to create an inspirational digital platform that profiled women working in the field of lighting and lighting design, promoting their passion and achievements, narrating their career path and goals and celebrating their work. It aims to increase the profile of women working in lighting to help encourage, support and inspire the next generation. The project has grown massively and is also supported by individual women in 70+ different countries. The women in…
Due to the pandemic, the past year and a half was difficult for the entertainment industry. But one of the strongest industries is getting back on its feet – and needs a strong, common platform: The LEaT con – Live, Entertainment and Technology Convention – will come together on the A grounds of the Hamburg Messe und Congress for a unified re:start of the industry from October 26 – 28, 2021. The event industry needs a fresh start to bring people and technology together and moving forward again. “Many stakeholders have used the down time in the pandemic to reposition…
Amptown System Company (ASC), with its headquarters in Hamburg, founded its first branch office in Berlin in 2001 with one sole aim: “The proximity to our customers has always been a hallmark of quality for us,” said ASC Managing Director Malte Polli-Holstein. “It was therefore clear that we should expand our business primarily through the addition of new locations. The decision to pick Berlin as the location for our first branch office was an obvious choice – it’s a city that represents culture, art, business, and public institutions. All these institutions require media and network technology of the highest available…
Swedish Rental house Woodlite have recently invested in Chroma-Q Color Force IITM battens. Supplying lighting and staging equipment, Woodlite have built up a great reputation for high quality service and products, offering a large range of cutting-edge technology. Having been around for over 25 years, Woodlite have built up close relationships with their customers, understanding their needs and keeping their product offering up-to-date with the latest innovations. Magnus Jansson, Woodlite’s CEO commented: “We are delighted to be adding Chroma-Q Color Force II fixtures to our dry-hire stock. After our great success with the original Color Force, we are confident that our…
Like everyone in the events industry, Oxford-based production supplier THAT Event Company (TEC), is looking forward to the resumption of real live events, where real people get together in real venues to celebrate the arts and culture, and are granted the freedom to enjoy themselves in a carefree fashion. TEC Founder, James Walton’s team have missed the challenges and the satisfaction associated with a busy hands-on event schedule, but even in the midst of the most turbulent of trading conditions, he believes that the Coronavirus experience may have signposted the way towards a more diverse and resilient future for events…
In the summer of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 3T (Tour Tech Training) – a live music training initiative was launched, designed to provide a broad set of technical skills to Black women who wanted to break into the industry. It is well-known that Black women are not just underrepresented in touring roles, they are almost entirely missing from the sector. The 3T (Tour Tech Training) course was founded by well-known singer-songwriters Nao and Mura Masa to correct this imbalance. They also wanted to provide visibility and confidence for Black women; to ensure that women aspiring to these roles see…
To celebrate two decades of the famed live events awards evening, the team at TPi has produced a number of virtual talks with some of the biggest names in the industry. With all speakers voted for by our loyal readers; the panels will be going out live on ISE Online from 23 June. The full list of talks are: STORMZY’S GLASTONBURY PERFORMANCE The key crew behind behind our readers’ selection of the ‘Production of All Time’ look back on this iconic show. Featuring: Tour Director, Trevor Williams; Creative Directors, Bronski and Amber Rimell; Production Manager, Joel Stanley; Lighting Designer, Tim…
The San Francisco Opera utilised a complement of Ayrton Perseo-S fixtures when it brought opera back to town in a COVID-19 safe outdoor production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at Marin Center in San Rafael, California. Ayrton Perseo is the first compact, multi-function luminaire with an IP65 enclosure rating developed for intensive outdoor use. The Barber of Seville, directed by Matthew Ozawa, ran from April 23 – May 15 at Marin Center, 15 minutes from San Francisco, where the audience pulled up their cars alongside the lagoon with the beautiful hills of Marin in the background. They watched the…
Attracting a high number of attendees in April, Yamaha’s online New Technology Showcase revealed the company’s latest professional audio technologies. A key announcement was the launch of AFC Enhance and AFC Image, immersive audio technologies which radically enhance live performances, interactive installations, projection mapping and other experiential events. The launch event is now available to view on YouTube, where the exciting details of these developments are showcased. Hosted on Facebook Live, the New Technology Showcase was presented by a global team of Yamaha’s professional audio specialists, including key members from the company’s Japan headquarters, US and EU research and development…
UK technical solutions distributor, Visualization, has announced that it is set to distribute the VUE2 product line for the first time in the UK. Backed up with an impressive seven-year warranty, VUE2 offers an extensive range of 3LCD laser-based projectors across a range of brightness (4,000+ to 7,000 ISO lumens) and resolutions (XGA to WUXGA). VUE2 products all feature laser technology as the light source, which offers both high brightness and long lifetime. With a complement of 21 products that cover installation, portable, and Ultra Short Throw (UST) series, the VUE2 range is ideally suited for the corporate, education, house…
The ID84 is NEXO’s first column speaker design, introducing the company’s trademark characteristics of size-to-power ratio, variable directivities and highly flexible scalable configurations to a loudspeaker category that is relevant for a wide variety of applications. Packed with technical innovations, including a patent-pending HF arrangement, the ID84 is a performance loudspeaker which offers an outstanding Peak SPL output of 135dB, and a frequency response of 90Hz-20kHz. With its smooth and musical sonic signature, the ID84 stands apart from other column speakers on the market, equally competent at speech and music reinforcement, and able to perform as a front-of-house reinforcement system…
PROLIGHTS is set run a series of online webinars on 13 to 14 April 2021. The manufacturer will be engaging with its worldwide audience in a series of webinars to showcase products launched in 2020 and 2021, along with the unveiling of three brand-new moving-heads, one moving-beam and two moving-washes. There will also be keynote presentations on Film and TV Lighting products, architectural fixtures, virtual production solutions and the entertainment lighting fixtures range by PROLIGHTS. We are hoping to share insights and inspiration for gaffers, lighting designers, system integrators and students wishing to learn more about the product range. “We…
Having been forced to cancel the Festival for a second consecutive year, Glastonbury will host an exclusive global livestream from Worthy Farm on Saturday 22 May – for the first time in their history enabling music fans wherever they are in the world to join together and share the experience of the Festival and its idyllic natural surroundings. Filmed across the Festival’s Worthy Farm site at landmarks including the Pyramid Field and the Stone Circle, the event will see a range of artists giving their time to perform in support of the Festival, including Coldplay, Damon Albarn, HAIM, IDLES, Jorja…
Leisuretec has revealed a new corporate brand identity that consists of a new logo, website and style. “We are very excited to launch our new logo and corporate brand identity, which consists of a refreshed style, website and refined summary of our company vision, mission and value proposition,” commented Leisuretec Marketing Manager, Charlie Henden. “Our previous logo was our company’s face for many years and whilst we are very proud of its heritage in our market place, it definitely feels like the right time to bring our identity up to date with the times; the products we sell and our…
Avolites has released a new online learning hub for holistic training of Titan and Ai software platforms. The online courses are designed to teach or re-enforce the theory behind using Titan and Ai. The platform offers seven courses to work on from home, with even more in-depth, hands on training courses available at one of Avolites in-person Academy sites. The courses are designed so that users can start applying their knowledge directly to a real life example they may be tasked with in a real world environment, as well as build on their current level of proficiency. Plans are in…
Christie has announced the launch of the new Christie Mirage SST-6P, a dual-head 18,000 lumen, 4K, 6-Primary 3D RGB pure laser projection system that delivers twice the onscreen brightness of traditional colour-comb 30,000-lumen lamp-based 3D projection systems for bright, colourful, and detailed 3D images for venues including theme parks, attractions and giant screen dome theatres. The 6-Primary (6P) 3D dual-projector system uses two sets of RGB laser primaries with slightly off-set wavelengths: one for the right eye, and one for the left. Reusable passive 3D glasses filter different wavelengths and direct the light to the correct eye, with no shuttering,…
Obsidian Control Systems has made available training videos covering the NX4 lighting console and ONYX lighting control platform. The NX4 training series is the perfect opportunity for any lighting enthusiast to get behind the desk and add to their craft. Hosted by David Henry of Learn Stage Lighting (learnstagelighting.com), over two hours of content is condensed into short, segmented videos to watch at your own pace. Console trainings usually come with a hefty fee, making these complimentary videos a tremendous value. The NX4 training series is available here. Topics covered include: Part 1: Introduction to NX4 (4:25 min) Part 8:…
