As part of its Locked Up With a DiGiCo series, Matt Napier, a monitor engineer for the likes of Madonna and Roger Waters details how he sets up a DiGiCo SD12 96. A new video will be released every Saturday at 6pm BST, the next episode will be with Freyja Lawson – Monitor Engineer for Mura Masa
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At the end of 2019, L-Acoustics welcomed DeltaLive into the L-Acoustics Group, a family of companies focused on the design, manufacture and commercialisation of L-Acoustics sound systems. One of the stated aims of this acquisition was to devote resources to preparing the market entry for L-Acoustics private residential, multichannel extraordinary sound spaces, Island, Ocean, and Archipel. At ISE 2020, L-Acoustics announced a new division, L-Acoustics Creations, along with the official launch of the division’s flagship sound space, Island Prestige. To further support the commercialisation of L-Acoustics Creations auditoria solutions worldwide, L-Acoustics now designates DeltaLive as International Distributor of the full…
Looking to offer its clients and users online learning alternatives and ways to update their LED knowledge ROE Visual has announced several new learning options. Over the past few weeks ROE Visual has looked into ways to transform their ROE Academy training and other knowledge sessions into an online training offering. “As ROE Visual we have a wealth of knowledge to share, but our challenge is to capture this and turn it into ready-made seminars, videos and training courses and to go online where possible. Being able to present online training during the current COVID-19 outbreak is a means of…
American singer Halsey kicked off her Manic World Tour 2020 in Madrid in February supporting her just released studio album, also called Manic. The Manic World Tour spans 48 shows, and kicked off in Europe, with the next legs currently being planned for Asia and North America later this year. disguise gx 2c media servers were selected by All Of It Now to drive the show’s video and Notch IMAG real-time effects. Numerous features of the disguise solutions came into play for the tour starting in pre-pro. “The show’s video design used a multi-layered frame, and the 3D workflow of…
Fresh off the back of another successful awards season in which it scooped a second TEC Award, Allen & Heath has launched V1.5 firmware for its 96kHz SQ series, ensuring the mixer continues to punch well above its weight with a raft of crowd-pleasing features including new RTA options, 32-channel recording/playback on USB drives, workflow enhancements including DCA spills and new FX add-ons. “With SQs used at all levels from clubs to arenas, we get so much great feedback from users and this latest release delivers some of the most popular requests,” commented SQ’s Product Manager, Keith Johnson. “It’s really…
Building on the success of its CV225 Lipstick Camera, Marshall Electronics releases its next-generation CV226 HD Lipstick Camera with new sensor technology improving colour, clarity, and low-light, and a new ultra-flexible 3GSDI cable. The CV226 is ideal for capturing discreet, all-weather video in professional broadcast television applications including broadcast trucks, weather vehicles, reality television, sports, racing, and house of worship. “The CV226 is the fifth camera released as part of our next generation HD camera line,” says Tod Musgrave, director of cameras at Marshall. “The upgraded CV226 utilizes the same upgraded sensor as our new CV503 and CV506 models, but…
Event Genius by Festicket has partnered with Google to host a free webinar for event promoters at 12PM BST on Thursday, 30th April 2020, titled: Consumer Behaviour Trends & Recommendations During COVID-19. The webinar will explore consumer trends during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, and discuss how brands can successfully adapt to these changes in consumer behaviour. It will tackle a number of themes, including strategy, brand communications and utilising Google Analytics to keep informed. The agenda for the webinar will be as follows: What are the consumer behaviour trends we are seeing during COVID-19? How can you pivot your strategy…
Tabernacle of Praise Church International may be located in the suburbs of Atlanta, but every week it engages worshippers in all 50 states as well as many countries throughout the world through its livestreamed Wednesday Bible Study and Sunday services. Although streaming is nothing new for this house of worship, it has adjusted its lighting strategy, now that it is broadcasting from an empty church in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown. “We are a broadcast ministry and like to refer to our online streams as ‘broadcasts,’ because we treat them as such,” said Brad Lyons, the church’s Technical Director.…
The Notch podcast Showcast is back for a second season following a successful launch in autumn 2019. Season two kicks off with Finn Ross, creative director of multi-award-winning studio FRAY, discussing their recent work on “Back to the Future: The Musical”, and how the use of graphics helped him realise a truly immersive theatre experience. Finn Ross is a Tony, Oliver and Drama Desk Awards winner, for his work on shows including “American Psycho”, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time.” Returning on April 21st, each episode of the weekly podcast will…
This week on the Live Sound Podcast, Ben Hammond chats with fellow FOH Engineer, Dave McDonald. Having worked with a long list of artists, including sitting at the audio-helm of Adele’s live shows for a number of years, McDonald walks Hammond through his history behind the desk and what advice he’d give to anyone looking to follow in his footsteps. www.livesoundpodcast.co.uk
This week will see the continuation of Absen’s series of webinars, with two sessions on Tuesday 21 April at respectively 9AM (Rental & Staging) and 1PM (Introduction to LED), one session dedicated to fixed installations (Corporate & Retail) on Wednesday 22 April at 9AM BST, and a two parts session (9AM and 1PM BST) on Thursday 23 April which will provide insights on Basic Technical Knowledge of LED Displays. More webinars will also be offered by Absen in the near future. The inaugural session, which was held on Tuesday 7 April and focussed on Absen’s rental & staging products, had…
Manchester Cathedral teamed up with one of its long-standing event production partners, Sterling Event Group, to illuminate the façade of the magnificent building in a blue hue in a show of solidarity and support for NHS staff and Key Workers who are going above and beyond to support our communities at this difficult time. Richard Bowden, Managing Director at Sterling said: “We wanted to show our support as a company for the magnificent work our NHS and keyworkers are doing in the battle against Covid-19. We have a great partnership with Manchester Cathedral and its work in the community. As…
Bryan Ferry has been a main stay in the art rock world since the early ‘70s. Still playing music with commanding style, he returned to the stage with support from rental supplier, Britannia Row Productions. Almost five decades of critically acclaimed song writing has allowed Ferry’s live tours to present extraordinary amounts of material – both from his successful solo career and as part of British new wave heroes, Roxy Music. Tracks like Slave To Love, Let’s Stick Together and Love Is The Drug have ingrained Ferry into British rock royalty, requiring his audio vendor to be of the same…
Due to the social distancing required to fight the current worldwide Coronavirus pandemic, live-streamed video has seen a huge surge in popularity over recent weeks. Individuals, organizations and corporations are all using this technology to stay in touch with their audiences, but many aren’t equipped with the necessary lighting technology to do it effectively. For this reason, ADJ has created a series of new lighting packages that are designed to make it easy and affordable for both individuals and organisations to enhance the visual appearance of their video recordings and live streams. From singers and musicians livestreaming performances direct to…
With much of 2020’s global tradeshow calendar all but wiped out, there are very few chances in the near future to get together and highlight the new and noteworthy additions to the international pro audio industry’s arsenal. To help to tackle this, Martin Audio has decided to take matters into its own hands and host a dedicated virtual tradeshow, putting the spotlight on the new additions to its portfolio. Much like Martin Audio’s famed Open Days, the virtual tradeshow will offer an overview of the portfolio suitable for end users, distributors, rental companies and integrators. The event will be webinar-based…
Really Creative Media (RCM) provided screen content along with equipment and touring engineers for Jax Jones March tour, cut short by COVID-19. It was the company’s final gig before the UK entered full lockdown on 23rd March, 2020. RCM was enlisted to create the dynamic screen content for DJ Jax Jones’ first tour since the September 2019 launch of the artists ‘Snack (Supersize)’ album. A month ahead of the tour, RCM’s Jack Fox liaised with Creative Director Aimee Phillips and the artist, working alongside Lighting Director Liam Griffiths of Stage Techniques and Production Management team Only Helix to create a…
It is with great sadness that Unusual Rigging has announced that Alan Jacobi LVO, founder and managing director, passed away peacefully at home on 13 April following a long illness, aged 67. Director and AJ’s son, Tom Harper said: “Alan, AJ or the ‘Old Man’ as we all knew him was adored and respected by so many – family, colleagues, clients and the live entertainment industry as a whole. His mark upon the industry was massive, through his charisma and can-do attitude, his extraordinary work ethic, occasional bloody mindedness and an ability to solve any problems that arose, he took…
Harman Professional Solutions has announced the new Martin MAC Aura PXL LED wash light, the industry’s first wash light with individual pixel control of both the main beam and Aura backlight. With a bright, precisely-calibrated RGBW engine, instant colour mixing and seamless pixel mapping, the MAC Aura PXL is both a sustainable workhorse for rental companies and a powerful creative tool for lighting designers. The MAC Aura PXL expands on the unique LED backlight concept introduced in the popular MAC Aura with an enhanced feature set that presents amazing new possibilities. “The MAC Aura PXL is the next evolution of…
