“You guys have created an amazing production!” Keith Hoagland has heard words like these before, but they meant something extra this time, coming from a representative for one of the artists appearing on the Country Heat livestream music segment at the CRS conference. “This rep was shocked when he walked into the CTS AVL warehouse and saw the size of our stage,” said Hoagland. “He complimented us on creating an ‘Awards Show level production’ out of a temporary space. It made us all feel great, because having done the CRS Conference before as a live event, we were determined to maintain…
Author: James Robertson
Since the late 1970s, the Super Bowl has dominated television ratings, regularly setting records for USA viewership. Despite the realities of the pandemic, which included some disruptions in the NFL’s season itinerary as well as limits on live attendance and protocols in place to prevent in-person viral transmission, 2021’s Super Bowl LV maintains the distinction of being the USA’s most watched television program to date for the year. Also consistent with years past, the team from ATK Audiotek tackled the sound reinforcement duties, with an infrastructure backfield of components from Focusrite’s RedNet range of Dante®-networked audio converters and interfaces. A…
Integrated Systems Events and its co-owners AVIXA and CEDIA have jointly announced ISE Live & Online, a series of local events in Barcelona, Munich, Amsterdam and London which will be supported by a comprehensive digital offering powered by CISCO. With the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and global travel restrictions, ISE Live & Online will take the place of the traditional in-person large tradeshow format. Integrated Systems Events Managing Director, Mike Blackman explained: “We have reached this decision following extensive discussions with our exhibitors over the last few months, and more explicitly, these last 10 days. All along there has been…
Jerry Appelt and Matthias Meyert to set up their own pre-programming studio under the name ‘Salty Dog’, inAppelt’s home town of Hamburg. Eight GLP impression FR1 TM (Trackmount) can be found in the pleasant ambience of the new premises, set in the historic Zippelhaus. “Our planning office, Beacon GmbH, has been based in the Zippelhaus in Hamburg’s old town for a number of years,” explained Appelt. “So far, we have rented various studios for pre-productions, which apart from the technical equipment, usually don’t offer a lot of comfort. With Salty Dog we wanted to create a really appealing alternative in…
The Martin MAC Aura PXL has a rich feature set of internal FX macros allowing maximum versatility even when time is of the essence. Created as a resource for lighting designers, Martin’s UK distributor, Sound Technology Ltd, has published a complete video reference library of all of them. There are six categories of Macros in the PXL – Beam Intensity FX, Beam Colour FX, Aura Intensity FX, Aura Colour FX, Beam and Aura Combined FX, and Full Fixture FX. Each category has its own video, time-stamped in the YouTube description with each individual effect. Utilising the MAC Aura PXL’s 141…
The Adam Hall Group has named the Seoul-based Sonicvalue as its exclusive Korean distributor for the LD Systems, Gravity and Palmer brands, as well as for Adam Hall 19” Parts. Alessio Foti, Global Business Development Manager at Adam Hall Group, said: “We’re extremely pleased to have joined forces with Sonicvalue and have them as our distribution partner for Korea. The Korean event technology market is highly attractive to us, is future-oriented, and fits well as another piece of the puzzle in our international aspirations. As an up-and-coming distributor with a young, dynamic team, Sonicvalue has a broad dealer network as…
Driift has appointed Claire Mas as Chief Operating Officer. Advising the company as a consultant since August 2020, Claire has played an increasingly pivotal role in the expansion of Driift’s creative and commercial operations, and as part of a team that has developed a genuinely collaborative business model capable of delivering critically-acclaimed and globally successful events with artists, managers, talent agencies, ticket agents and award-winning film producers. Formerly Head of Digital at Island Records, where she led campaigns for artists such as Sigrid, Mumford & Sons, Giggs, Ariana Grande, Robyn and Hozier, Claire also led digital at Communion Music Group…
Since it was founded in 2004, and following the introduction of the Steering Group in 2006, BEIRG (British Entertainment Industry Radio Group) has campaigned to ensure everyone involved in PMSE (Programme Making and Special Events) has continued access to sufficient quantity and quality of interference-free spectrum. With ongoing financial input from companies, industry organisations and individuals, BEIRG has continued to engage with government, MPs, Ofcom, the European Commission and other stakeholders, to ensure that the PMSE sector has a voice in the face of potentially damaging spectrum management policies. To date, BEIRG has accomplished several key achievements. Its early campaigning…
Since 2014, the team at Luna Remote Systems has cemented its place as one of the leading remote camera system suppliers in multiple markets, including broadcast, film and live events. For the latter, the company’s products have been a regular sight on a number of large-scale live tours in the past few years – from Shawn Mendes to Drake. Despite lockdown being in full effect, the Luna team has not neglected the live music market, having been the camera system of choice for a handful of bigbudget livestreams, including James Bay’s show at Shakespeare’s Globe and Niall Horan’s performance at…
As part of International Women’s Day 2021, Creative Technology (CT), an NEP Live Events Company, celebrates women’s achievements in the audiovisual (AV) industry around the world. Historically, the AV industry included few women due to the lack of active outreach by employers and the resulting lack of awareness among women about the types of roles that were available. Over the years, CT has seen a rising movement of women taking on more roles in events; however, gender diversity within the industry is still low. Sarah Wright – Video Engineer for Creative Technology North America Sarah has over 9 years of…
The 3T (Tour Tech Training) course was designed by Nao and Mura Masa, Native Management, Sony Music UK, and several individuals to address the imbalance and provide visibility and confidence for Black women by teaching the broad set of technical skills and knowledge required to break into the live music and production sector. Following an intensive interview process, organisers whittled down 550 applicants to 10 students – Emily Odamtten, Genny Turay, Grace Esia, Helena Scotland, Iman Muhammad, Kariss Townsend, Mercy Sotire, Michelle Shaiyen, Perusi Kakaire and Yasmine St. Croix for a final, pass-out ‘Big Weekend’ performance last October [see TPi…
For the past three years, Women In Live Music has showcased the talent of females in the industry. Founders and Sound Engineers, Malle Kaas and Hannah Brodrick discuss how 2020 has been for the organisation… How did you both get involved in live events? Malle: I went to my first rock show at the age of eight, and I was sold on the spot. I picked up an interest in physics and electronics from my father and brothers. We would play a lot of music on the stereo, from ABBA to Sex Pistols. None of us were musicians, but that…
With a vision to inspire and empower young women and girls to enter the world of professional audio and music production, SoundGirls.org provides support, career development, and tools to help those working in the field advance in their career. Co-Founder, Karrie Keyes discusses the group’s origin, the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for change in the events sector. How did you get involved with live events? During my teen years, I mainly hung out with two groups of guys as I found I related to them easier than girls. The commonality between the two different groups was music. One day, we…
Launched on International Women’s Day 2021, Moving the Needle (MTN) is made up of a group of influential women who have reached the top in the UK music industry. MTN strives to be an educational support group. Its members’ goal is to #ChooseToChallenge the status quo where women come into the UK music industry in droves, yet only hold a third of senior management roles. That is despite the fact that the UK is famed for pushing the boundaries of creative innovation as the world’s second biggest exporter of music – an industry worth £5.2bn a year. MTN’s mission is…
To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, Women In Lighting hosted a Global Gathering open to everyone in the lighting community featuring a selection of sessions with Inspiration, Project, Action and Social themes. Lighting Designer and Fine Artist, Anne Militello of Vortex – who has toured with the likes of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed, not to mention working on numerous installations that continue to grace several buildings in New York City, including the New York Historical Society and the new 42nd Street Studio Building – spoke at the event. Now Head of the Masters of Fine Arts…
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the world’s leading gardening charity and for more than two centuries, has been the passionate force at the heart of horticulture. The RHS inspires millions of people to get involved in gardening, whether that’s through visits to one of the four UK gardens, inspirational flower shows, or seasonal events. One very popular event in recent years has been the Glow illuminations over the festive period. Illuminate Design, the AV integrator from Witham in Essex, is currently responsible for the lighting of the gardens in Wisley, Hyde Hall and Harlow Carr. In selecting the proper…
PROLIGHTS has appointed DLHG as the new distributor in Taiwan. DLHG is an established company in Taiwan with several years of experience importing, selling and integrating entertainment lighting systems in the country. Jackson Yu, Managing Director of the company, commented: “PROLIGHTS will be a great addition to the brands we represent in the region. They are an extremely innovative company with very well-made products, I am sure our customers will be extremely impressed by their quality and outstanding performance.” Paolo Albani, International Sales Manager at PROLIGHTS, commented: “We are really proud to have DLHG as partner in Taiwan. They are…
Starin, a Midwich Group company, has announced a distribution partnership with BirdDog Australia to make all BirdDog products available to Starin channel partners across the USA. BirdDog is an Australian-based manufacturer of PTZ cameras, world-leading video encoders decoders, and software applications. BirdDog developed embedded NDI hardware and implemented into a range of high definition and 4K broadcast video converters, robotic pan-tilt-zoom cameras, and a suite of software products to tie end to end workflows together. Starin provides value-added distribution services such as design, finance, assurance, and installation for its pro-AV business as well as supporting Zoom Certified Integrators with a…
