Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has revealed its innovative ‘Command Centre’ – a classic motorsport pit wall unpacked – which will play a focal role in the live race broadcasts, creating drama and atmosphere. Operating like a futuristic strategy room, this purpose built studio is where key team players will join together to watch the race unfold and make strategic decisions. The series has partnered with live event production specialists, ADI, to deliver this cutting-edge Sports Presentation solution inside the Extreme E ‘Command Centre.’ Its technical production design will help Extreme E achieve the look and feel of…
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Brainstorm, manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, has announced the direct integration on InfinitySet with Sony’s BRC camera line-up, including the BRC-H800, BRC-X400 and BRC-X1000. This integration provides state-of-the-art Augmented Reality (AR) and virtual set applications with the combination of Brainstorm’s legendary virtual set and AR experience with Sony’s cost-effective and easy-to-use PTZ cameras. InfinitySet can receive the video and tracking information from the Sony cameras and render the virtual scene or the AR objects in real-time, even using photorealistic rendering and Unreal Engine, which creates a stunning visual experience for the viewers, affordable at the same…
Avid has introduced the next generation of its VENUE live sound software – the Avid VENUE, the S6L system’s most significant software release to date. Avid VENUE software now supports I/O sharing across three Avid VENUE | S6L systems, providing more workflow flexibility while reducing costs and complexity without any negative impact on sound quality. Support for I/O sharing makes it easy for users to add a broadcast console or second monitor console to their setup or enable fast switchover at festivals and concerts. With I/O sharing, microphone feeds can be split digitally over the network so engineers only have…
Void Acoustics has announced a new partnership with brand new company Aura Visual System based in Bangkok, Thailand. This bold appointment reflects the long-term plans Void Acoustics has to focus on the development and expansion of the brand in the region. Aura Visual System is headed up by Pankom Klaykum who has an extensive career in AV product distribution across the region as well as a strong knowledge of Void products. “We share a similar drive for the provision of excellent audio to our customers, and my team and I are excited to be aligning with Void Acoustics as their…
There is no sugar coating it. An unapologetic, brutal intensity tears its way through the music of sludge icons Fister, exhilarating fans bold enough to brace themselves for the wild ride. Reflecting the hardcore essence of this menacing metallic sound in light requires pushing beyond brightness and color, believes Gerry Dintelman, and coming up with ways to pierce through common perceptions with sharp, aggressive angles, unsettling silhouettes and dark shadows. Dintelman got the chance to put this precept into practice on January 24 when he designed a show for Fister’s 90-minute Video Death livestream at the Arch City Audio Visual Services…
Optocore has further upgraded its M-series MADI interfaces, making it compatible with DiGiCo premium consoles, and providing additional functionality. Furthermore, the new, advanced versions have all the advantages of Optocore’s popular DD-series, and much more, at exactly the same price point, making it super cost-effective. M-series devices are now the principal means of plugging MADI streams directly into the DiGiCo loop to enable MADI streams to be input and output (other than DD-series and DiGiCo’s own devices). This includes the channel count recognised by the DiGiCo devices, which is identical to the channel count provided by the DD2FR-FX and DD4MR-FX.…
Neutrik UK has announced the appointment of David Morbey to the newly created position of Product Marketing Manager; creating a full marketing role at management level for the first time within the company. Morbey brings more than 22 years experience of pro-audio product marketing, across a wide range of sectors and applications to the new position.. He comes to Neutrik having held UK, European and international marketing and product management roles with leading industry brands, including Allen & Heath, Denon Pro, Marantz Pro, Rane Contractor and Martin Audio, and across DJ, live sound, commercial AV, Custom Install and broadcast installation…
Chameleon Touring Systems supplied lighting for Austrailia’s National Day, lit by Stuart Anderson, and the surrounding lighting lit by Paul ‘PC’ Collison. Usually, PC is tasked with lighting the Live at the Quay show for around 200,000 people but this year with no audience the show was entirely focused on the live-to-air broadcast to the ABC. “This meant we didn’t have to entertain people in a 360-degree fashion so our story was being told through a lens,” said PC. A deal was done with Iain Reed of 32 Hundred Lighting to use the fixtures (LightSky Beams and custom LED fixtures)…
Marc Janowitz, of e26 design, chose 30 Ayrton Mistral-S as key features of his lighting design for Trey Anastasio’s The Beacon Jams. The eight-week ‘virtual residency’ was live-streamed weekly from New York’s historic Beacon Theatre throughout October and November 2020. In an unusual twist, since no audience was present, the filming took place on stage in a reverse set-up, with the musicians facing the back wall and the auditorium acting as a backdrop. “The jam sessions were aimed specifically at the home audience, for which we wanted to create an intimate connection that felt like we brought a series of…
#WeMakeEvents has launched a new campaign, rallying the UK Government to provide urgent relief to a struggling live events sector. The Government Can’t See Us, Can You? shows the devastation the pandemic has wrought on the live event supply chain – told through the stories of the highly-skilled professionals whose livelihoods have been seriously damaged. #WeMakeEvents is calling on the Government – in an open letter to Rishi Sunak – to halt the destruction of the sector by recognising the impact of the pandemic on the live event supply chain, to support individuals and businesses to survive while they cannot…
PLASA, the association for the live entertainment technology industry, and the ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) have announced a collaboration that will bring the 2021 editions of both the PLASA Show and the ABTT Theatre Show under one roof from 5-7 September at Olympia London. For 2021 only, this partnership between the two established associations aims to reduce pressure on the exhibition calendar as the industry’s eco-system recovers from the impacts of the pandemic and will bring the broad sector together for one landmark event. As previously planned for 2020, PLASA Show 2021 – for this year with the…
Martin Professional has appointed Michael Straun and Nick Hansen as EMEA Lighting Designer Relationship Managers for Martin Professional, effective February 8, 2021. Created specifically to facilitate close working relationships with end users throughout the region, the EMEA Lighting Designer Relationship Manager role involves collaborating with lighting designers, Martin distributors and the rental market in all sectors, including television, theatre, touring and more. In addition to bringing real-world experience, first-hand product knowledge and industry connections to the position, Michael and Nick will also provide invaluable insight for research and development at Martin. “We are excited to welcome Michael Straun and Nick…
The marriage between lighting and set design is never far from Crt Birsa’s mind. Only when light absorbs itself completely in its surroundings, can it exert its full power to transform. This is always true, he believes, but especially so when lighting television productions, where the limited and less forgiving eye of the camera replaces live human vision. “In TV shows lighting has to walk hand in hand with set design,” he said. “There must be tight collaboration between the lighting and set designers for the total design to reach the level of perfection that the camera demands.” Birsa and…
Following the recent announcement of their collaboration, DirectOut and Vivivaldy introduce “ViViD”, a customized service that permits audio professionals to easily setup remote productions using standard internet connections. The increasing demand for remote interaction of artists and sound engineers has led the two companies to offer consultancy and turn-key packages to address these applications. “ViViD” packages include Vivivaldy VPN solutions combined with DirectOut products supporting RAVENNA, such as PRODIGY.MP and EXBOX.RAV. DirectOut’s RAVENNA implementation allows uncompressed real-time audio over IP transmission with ultra-low latency or with buffer times all the way up to 500ms. PRODIGY.MP is used in “ViViD” packages…
disguise has launched a new internship programme designed to seek out, train and invite the very best talent from other under-represented backgrounds into the technology industry. disguise hopes to uncover the most promising young individuals through new partnerships with two initiatives that share disguise’s values of equality and diversity: ● Kwanda – A non-profit organisations supporting enterprise and creativity within the black community ● Workfinder – Matches students with opportunities in start-ups and scaleups It was important for disguise to collaborate with Kwanda to address racial diversity within the tech industry. By partnering with Workfinder, disguise is directly supporting their…
PTZOptics has announced the release of the PT-SuperJoy-G1 Joystick Controller, a comprehensive solution supporting serial and network-based camera control. The SuperJoy puts sophisticated multicamera production control at the fingertips of users of any ability level. Users will have fully featured control over any PTZOptics or HuddleCamHD camera, as well as control of Sony, Birddog, Newtek and other PTZ cameras for select settings. “There is no wrong use case for the SuperJoy,” said Matt Davis, Lead Engineer at PTZOptics. “We made this joystick to ‘play nice’ with users’ existing setups. We’re trying to make it universal, to work with as many…
Industry figureheads David Stopps, Ian McAndrew and Tom Schroeder, alongside Andrew Lenthall and Mike Lowe from Stagehand, began the #ILoveLive Prize Draw campaign to help raise funds for all the music stage and road crew in the live music events industry that have been affected by the pandemic. David Stopps said: “When I heard about the tenth suicide among stage crew in late August, I knew I had to do something. Stage crew are not only suffering great financial hardship but most are also experiencing mental ill health. Money raised from these prize draws will actually save lives and help…
Pangolin has announced the recently updated KVANT Logolas series. The new Logolas comes standard in either white or grey but can be powder coated to any RAL color. Logolas can be custom built to produce powers of up to 10W in full-color RGB, with 5W red, 10W green, and 11W in blue. The new Logolas can be fitted with a beam expander that allows you to project a single laser beam across extraordinary distances. This product option requires a non-scanning Logolas, so you will only be able to cast a single static laser beam. Updated IP65 design The updated Logolas…
