Ever popular, The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS) continues touring year-round entertaining audiences of all ages, from original Pink Floyd fans to new ones not even born when the massively influential rock legends enjoyed their heyday in the late 20th century. Lighting designer Tom Mumby has worked with them since 2012, initially coming onboard as the projector tech, and then moving on to LD’ing and operating lighting in 2016. The Grimsby-based lighting rental company, Stage and Light Ltd, of which he is a director, is also the lighting vendor for all the UK and European touring work, and this latest…
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KSCAPE has announced the appointment of Vieri Parrulli to the role of Sales Manager. Parrulli brings with him over a decade of experience in the lighting industry, alongside a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Parrulli studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. After a year of experience as a freelance professional, he decided to specialise in the field of lighting design, which he had always appreciated from an aesthetic point of view. Since then, Parrulli has gone on to complete several specialised courses and training throughout Italy. “I am delighted to join the team at KSCAPE within K-array, an…
VNV Nation, the Irish alternative electronic project led by singer, songwriter and producer, Ronan Harris, is currently on tour throughout Europe, promoting its new album, Electric Sun. With music and lyrics ranging from melodic industrial dance anthems to haunting ballads and post-classical soundtrack pieces, VNV Nation is renowned for delivering incredible live shows full of sound and light, energy and emotion. Lighting and Show Designer, Martin Heining, of MHShowdesign, has worked with VNV Nation for 8 years and understands well the style that excites him. “Ronan Harris is addicted to light,” he says. “He has strong visual ideas and loves…
With record attendance, PLASA Focus Leeds 2023 returned to Royal Armouries from 9-10 May 2023. This year’s show saw a strong 20% increase in attendance from 2022 and a 5% increase from 2019, confirming the increasing importance of in-person connections. Furthermore, this year saw a 18% increase in students – a promising sign for the long-term prospects of the live sector. Always popular for its inclusive layout and friendly atmosphere, PLASA Focus Leeds welcomed a diverse and powerful array of visitors: 1 in 5 were business directors or owners, and the following most common professions were engineers, technicians and programmers.…
Sound Technology has been announced as the exclusive distribution partner for LC Innovation’s Macula follow-spot system in the UK. For applications where a remote-controlled follow-spot system is required, the Macula system offers unprecedented performance thanks to its incredibly high-resolution fluid head and simple yet powerful software control. The Macula system is not tied to any brand of lighting fixture, offering wide compatibility with intelligent moving heads from a number of manufacturers, including the Martin MAC Ultra Performance, Ultra Wash & ERA 600, Jb-lighting P18 & M18. Robe, Ayrton, Cameo, Clay Paky, High End Systems and more. As a standalone system,…
On 27-28 April 2023, Sfera Ebbasta – stage name of Gionata Boschetti – performed his explosive show for the first time at the Verona Arena, for the premiere of his summer tour that will take him all over Italy. To illuminate the famous Roman amphitheatre, lighting designer Josh Geromin opted for 41 Ayrton Cobras, which have already been chosen for numerous tours. An exceptional fixture, offering a new generation laser source, Cobra is designed to render a D65 white point for perfect colour reproduction, a 0.6° beam angle and an extreme focusing range that allows the shape of the beam…
Most often, festival LDs can take solace knowing that eventually the sun will go down, freeing them to create eye-popping looks in the dark. The team at Events United had no such luxury. They had to create sizzling looks for one of hip-hop’s most dynamic artists on a small stage for a show that took place entirely during daylight hours. Anyone who saw Flo Rida’s appearance at Boston College’s Marathon Monday would readily agree that the bold lightshow by Events United perfectly matched the music and the moment, even though both took place in the early afternoon. “This was the second…
Riedel Communications has expanded its sales team in France with the appointment of Philippe Delépine as Regional Sales Manager and François Sarbinowski as Sales Specialist, Live Production. With these new appointments, Riedel augments its overall sales and support capacity in France while specifically addressing the rising interest in the possibilities offered by the modular Simplylive Production Suite. “Philippe has tremendous technical expertise, proven know-how, connections with customers across the French media technology market, and a commitment to customer success that make him a valuable addition to the Riedel team,” said Franck Berger, Regional Sales Director Southern Europe at Riedel Communications.…
While conventional wisdom advises not to mix too many colors on stage at the same time, Max Lenox and Andrew Goedde have been enthralling crowds, supporting Mt. Joy’s music, with a full spectrum design that sometimes displays a rainbow of colors side by side. “For this new show, we really wanted to use bold, vibrant colors to capture the band’s energy and creativity,” said Lenox, of Wide Open Productions. “We used multiple colors to create a sense of chaos and movement that enhances the psychedelic feel. While some designers may be hesitant to use a lot of colors, I think…
The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust has announced a unique Eurovision legacy for grassroots music venues across the UK through The National Lottery’s United By Music Tour, bringing 150 gigs to 130 locations across the country. The initiative was launched with a special free concert for 15,000 people in the Eurovision Village on Wednesday night and follows the successful delivery of the Liverpool leg of the National Lottery’s United By Music Tour that sees iconic local artists such as Lightning Seeds, The Coral and Miles Kane playing local venues in support of the live music sector. The announcement takes…
To jointly mark the 75th and 45th anniversaries of the founding of the AES (Audio Engineering Society) and Genelec respectively, both organisations have joined forces – with the support of Dolby – to launch an educational tour across the major cities of Latin America, to share knowledge and promote discussion of the fast growing world of immersive audio. The AES/GENELEC LATAM IMMERSIVE TOUR will visit São Paulo, Lima, Quito, Mexico City and Buenos Aires this year, and will then extend to Colombia, Chile and other countries in the region during 2024. Each event will take place over two days, and…
With a long history of providing unrivalled audiovisual solutions to a multitude of large-scale live events for BBC Studios, Creative Technology is extremely proud to have delivered the main LED screens and projection mapping of Windsor Castle for the Coronation Concert of King Charles III. “It is always a huge honour to work on such high-profile live events, from the 75th commemoration of VJ Day, to the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It is incredible to see not only the public’s overwhelming response but also the entire live events industry showing such high praise and support for the people behind the…
GLP (German Light Products) can reflect with complete satisfaction on the recent Prolight + Sound Show in Frankfurt. Both the quality and quantity of visitors – as was the case last year – were impressive, and despite prophecies of doom, it was particularly gratifying to note that 51% of visitors were international. Stefan Wagner, GLP sales director EMEA, attributes its success, especially with regard to international customers, to the company’s high level of commitment in the run-up to the fair. “We invited global customers on a widespread basis,” he explains, “with the result that we received an unexpected number of…
Techno-based Rotterdam Rave runs 9-10 underground rave events a year which draw in excess of 50,000 visitors. Originally located in old industrial buildings, the sold-out events have grown rapidly in size, and the organisation recently adopted the 8000-capacity RTM Stage at Rotterdam Ahoy as the newest addition to the Rotterdam Rave territory. As a purpose-built venue, the RTM Stage needed to prove its worth as a genuine ‘rave cave’ with plenty of underground vibes. Helping bring about this transformation at the Rotterdam Rave Kick-Off 2023 event in February was Peitsman Licht en Geluid which supplied two MDG ATMe haze generators…
KlingNet3 is a new hugely flexible, cloud-compatible, lighting and visual control protocol for the future developed by InMusic Brand’s ArKaos for the entertainment industry. It takes flexibility, user-friendliness, feedback, and ultimate control to next-gen levels. The whole ArKaos stand at the Prolight+Sound expo, featuring 50 fixtures, was running on a KlingNet3 network via MediaMaster control to demonstrate the stability and robustness of the system. KlingNet3 (patent pending) enables control of ALL parameters of a lighting fixture – and so much more – and is a viable alternative to DMX. ArKaos’ KlingNet2 has been a massive success over the last 12…
British rock band Muse recently finished the North American leg of their Will of the People tour named for the band’s ninth studio album that’s packed with UK and Billboard chart toppers. Lighting Designer Sooner Routhier of Sooner Rae Creative, who served as Co-production Designer with tour Creative Director Jesse Lee Stout, chose Ayrton Perseo and Domino LT fixtures as stage lights and spots. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America. “I love the reliability of the fixtures and that they are rated IP65,” said Routhier. “With Muse heading to Europe for a summer stadium…
Florence + The Machine’s world tour, which began late summer 2022 in North America and subsequently spanned shows as far afield as Melbourne and London, will again prove that distance is no barrier as the festival season looms, with imminent outdoor events in Brazil and Europe. Masterminded by a largely new creative team, the lighting is based on an original concept from the highly imaginative Andi Watson, complementing Es Devlin’s set design. However, one long-term Florence collaborator is the show’s lighting director, Sam O’Riordan. Upstaging supplied a cutting-edge inventory which included large quantities of GLP JDC1 hybrid strobes, some impression…
Tablo, DJ Tukutz and Mithra Jin, the trio that make up South Korean hip-hop trio, Epik High don’t just connect to audiences through their music and onstage charisma, they also welcome fans into their world, by sharing heartfelt stories and experiences. The crowd eagerly accepts the invitation with their warm, enthusiastic (and often loud) response their heroes. “My biggest challenge was protecting my ears from the sound of the fans around me,” laughed Aaron Sweatt, the LD and main programmer on the trio’s recently concluded global All Time High tour, which featured a lighting design by Julien Reux. “The emotional…
