With its stellar lineup of EDM stars, the Green Love Festival has grown into a magnet for music fans, not just for its sounds, but for its visual treats as well. Aside from being located in a beautiful vibrant city on the Danube that was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2021 by the EU, the indoor and outdoor festival also wows fans with some stunning stage panoramas. This was readily apparent in the sizzling looks that lighting designer Predrag Djordjević and stage designer Dragan Rajčin from Chameleon Rental conjured up for artists like Spartaque, Metodi Hristov and Fernanda…
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A fund to support artists, venues and production companies hit by Coronavirus (COVID-19) cancellations has been launched, inviting music fans and related companies to support the grass roots music community decimated by the shutdown. The Grass Roots Music Fund is appealing for donations from fans and larger companies to support people whose income has been devasted by the rapid shutdown of all public gatherings. The fund will be there for artists, venues and related production crews whose income would have been derived from ticket sales for gigs up to 500 capacity that have been cancelled from March to May due…
Chinese industry is now back to work following the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and Guangzhou-based PR Lighting marked the start of a new month by putting out a statement reassuring their global reseller and customer base that it is once again business as usual. China was the first country to register the outbreak of the Coronavirus and while production remained temporarily idle throughout the country during lockdown, PR Lighting used the first quarter of the new year not only to fine tune new products already under development but to make some strategic changes to their global sales infrastructure. “PR Lighting is…
As a wholly owner-operated sound manufacturing, touring, event production and rental company, PK Sound has garnered a reputation for its full-bodied and intelligible sound. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpiapr20_digitallr/68 Photos: PK Sound www.pksound.com www.lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com
DJ Snake achieved a massive milestone earlier this year as he became the first DJ to sell out the Paris La Défense Arena. Commemorating the monumental feat was a crack team of touring experts, brought in by the artist’s camp, to create a spectacular show for 40,000 concertgoers. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpiapr20_digitallr/50 Photos: Anthony Ghnassia www.djsnake.com www.high-scream.com www.sgroup.fr www.wicreations.com www.bpm-sfx.com
Having spent the past five years collaborating with some of the biggest names on the touring circuit today – he’s the studio wizard behind recent Nao, Stormzy, Cosha, Charli XCX, ASAP Rocky, A. K. Paul, Desiigner and slowthai tracks – Mura Masa’s live shows are famed for their proliferation of electronic music gadgets, instruments and headline guest performers. Following the release of his second record, R.Y.C. (Raw Youth Collage), Mura Masa embarked on a radical departure from convention, expanding to a full band setup. TPi caught up with the young team of creatives on board as they loaded into Manchester’s…
Coming to prominence in 2008, The Script have continued to pull large crowds across the UK and Europe, with each tour cycle pushing their production values. With the trio making a point to surround themselves with similar crew from tour to tour, this tight-knit group of roadies welcomed TPi to Manchester Arena, keen to divulge the latest chapter in The Script’s live anthology… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpiapr20_digitallr/32 Photos: Joe Okpako www.thescriptmusic.com www.mirrad.com www.blinkinlab.com www.prg.com www.adlib.co.uk www.bpm-sfx.com www.brilliantstages.com www.airworksinflatables.com www.beatthestreet.net www.stardes.uk www.popcorncatering.com
A £5m hardship fund set up to offer support to musicians struggling financially due to Coronavirus has run out in a matter of days, according to the charity that set it up. The fund – created by Help Musicians and launched on 25 March – is in the process of arranging one off payments of £500 to 10,000 musicians across the UK in order to help them with household expenses and other living costs. The fund provides immediate financial help for those in need, but £500 is not sufficient for the 2-3 months wait until the government’s support package will…
Technical services provider White Light (WL) has taken delivery of a number of Powersoft’s T Series amplifier platforms from the company’s UK distributor, CUK Audio. The purchase, which took place between July and October of last year, included 31 T604s and 3 T602s, and was made after the company had a chance to get some hands-on time with the products at WL’s warehouse. WL’s senior audio technical project manager, Harry Saxton McCann, said: “CUK’s product demos were brilliant, and the training was ideal to bring our freelance and full-time staff up to date with Powersoft’s latest offerings. A lot of…
Faced with the magnitude of the global health crisis linked to the spread of COVID-19, PRG is putting its skills to work to make a difference in the fight against the virus in Europe and the United States. Known for live event, entertainment and scenic production capabilities, PRG is leveraging its know-how to help patients and health workers in Berlin and New York by crafting face shields and building a temporary hospital. “We are responding to the rapidly changing needs of our customers during this emergency, and, with projects like these taking shape around the globe, we are actively at…
Calibre UK’s HQPro1000 now benefits from a number of enhancements. Many of the new features found in HQPro1000 make it now even more suitable for remote interaction applications, a market that Calibre sees as growing rapidly as businesses and organisations look to minimise travel and face-to-face contact. “Distance learning, cloud meetings and medical display are typical of the remote applications that have become increasingly popular as organisations look to reduce cost, increase productivity and minimise their carbon footprint,” said Willy Tsai, Managing Director, Calibre UK. “Now, they have another reason to evaluate the solutions available from Calibre to facilitate video…
In order to keep up with the demand for more e-training courses, Powersoft has ramped up its capacity to deliver online training courses worldwide, with over 30 new sessions covering various subjects directly of interest to Powersoft customers and users. Each course will last for one hour and will be conducted in English, Spanish, and Italian by experienced trainers and application engineers from Powersoft. This week, Powersoft will offer insight on its new Mezzo amplifier range. During the sessions, attendees will learn about auto setup, power sharing, and remote control, as well as a number of other ground breaking features…
QSC has opened QSC Netherlands BV. Based in Geldermalsen, QSC Netherlands BV will serve as the business development hub for Live Sound & Systems in the Benelux region as well as house QSC’s EMEA service repair operation. The facility will offer service repair trainings for QSC distributor’s service staff while also handling service and repair for QSC in Germany. QSC Netherlands also includes demonstration and training facilities for customers to experience QSC products first hand and receive hands-on classroom training. “QSC Netherlands BV is the next strategic step in expanding our regional footprint in the European region”, said Ron Marchant,…
Founded on the principle of respecting an ethos that combines the values of contemporary design and innovation in the world of audio by offering a wide range of unique audio solutions that champion a true sound experience, HP Sound Equipment’s mission as a pro audio brand continues today, following the formation of K-array 15 years ago. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimar20_digitallr/12 www.k-array.com
Sennheiser’s #DontStopTheMusic series is set to see even more artists from around the globe delivering exciting live performances to your home. “We would like to thank all the amazing artists for joining #DontStopTheMusic and playing to their fans – and reaching out to new audiences too – via our @sennheiser Instagram channel,” said Pierre Morant, Head of Relationship Management with Sennheiser. “A special thank-you goes out to the crews who support them, their engineers, management, and social media teams – we are enjoying working with you so much!” Within the next seven days, Gestört aber geil, Solardo, Idriss D, Saves the…
Avolites unveiled its full range of Q Series Media Servers, designed to meet all your pixel processing needs for every performance and project, along with Ai v12.1 release with the Pioneer PRO DJ LINK Bridge integration software. The full line-up of media servers includes the Q3, Q3pro, Q4 and Qgen, giving you the complete solution to power every performance. Video content and projection mapping have become major components in many performances and installations and with Avolites’ Synergy feature set, integrating video into your designs has become even easier. Hence, the next step for Avolites was to create the ideal hardware…
With concern for the health and safety of its exhibitors, attendees, partners and staff, the show management of InfoComm and the executive leadership of AVIXA have chosen to cancel the InfoComm 2020 show in June. “This was not a decision we made lightly but with careful consideration and as advised by public health authorities,” said AVIXA CEO Dave Labuskes, CTS, CAE, RCDD. “Thankfully, we did not have to make it alone and are grateful to our InfoComm community, exhibitor advisory committee, education committees, and so many others who supported our desire to not jeopardize the livelihoods and long-term gains of…
Absen has hired Philippe Poppe as its new business development manager for the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) region. Poppe has a strong background in the corporate AV market, having worked at Harman, AMX, and Crestron among others, and will primarily be tasked with helping Absen to build its fixed installation business in the area. In addition, he will work closely with Absen’s local distributors and system integrators (VADs/VAPs) and help develop the company’s regional channel strategy. Poppe started at Crestron in 2007 and was focussed on the Benelux region as a technical sales manager, before moving away from…
