FOH Engineer Joel Gregg (Lo Moon, Purity Ring, Mumford & Sons) chooses tools from Waves Audio, including the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins, for the 2020 Pony tour by English recording artist Rex Orange County. As Gregg noted his eMotion LV1 setup includes Waves Axis One, SoundStudio STG-1608 as Local IO and two SoundGrid Extreme-C Servers: “The inputs on stage are coming from a MADI Stagebox through two DiGiGrid MGB interfaces. One MGB is on the LV1 input A patch, and the other is on the input B patch for redundancy. The FOH setup (Axis, main Extreme and…
Author: James Robertson
SARM Music Bank rehearsal studios in London recently hosted a major series of demos from UK loudspeaker manufacturer, EM Acoustics and Out Board, immersive spatial reinforcement and performer tracking specialists. In the spotlight was the Reference Series R10 point source loudspeaker from EM Acoustics – seen for the first time anywhere at ISE 2020 – and the acclaimed HALO-B medium format line array. Out Board showcased the new HARDCore FGPA processing for the TiMaxSoundHub and the all-new TiMax TrackerD4 precision stagetracking for live performer vocal localisation and multimedia effects control. Held from 3-5 March, EM Acoustics’ Mike Wheeler deemed the…
Back to the Future the Musical arrived in 2020 at the Manchester Opera House on February 20th; the 1985 movie and pop culture phenomenon has been transported to the stage by the film’s original creative team of Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. Sending audiences on a ride through time with an iconic hit music score, and featuring the famous DeLorean, Production Manager Simon Marlow, brought Unusual Rigging on board to handle the complex rigging requirements of the show. Unusual Rigging was contracted to supply all the rigging – both for the load in and the run of the show. Marlow…
The Adam Hall Group is hosting a livestream of moderated industry panel discussions around the Covid-19 outbreak which has led to the cancellation of live events and tradeshows around the world. The event will begin at 10am CET on 31 March 2020, and will consist of one-hour rounds of discussion. This will be followed by a virtual tradeshow, available as an on-demand video, presenting the group’s latest event technology. Industry leaders from manufacturers, trade press, industry organisations and event production and rental companies will examine how different areas of the industry are responding to the current situation. This will include…
The Prolyte LSU system can be used to create freestanding LED Screen support systems in a huge range of sizes and is ready to hire now from IPS. The design means that nothing protrudes in front of the supported LED screen, as all ballast and structure are concealed at the rear. Packaged into neat flight cased kits, just hire the number of kits needed, add ballast and an LED Screen and it is ready to go. Supporting LED Screens may not be at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the moment, but there will soon hopefully be a time again…
PixMob is reinventing itself to support efforts against the spread of COVID-19. Known for its work in designing, manufacturing and deploying cutting-edge technologies used in major international events such as the Olympic Games, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, and the Spice Girls World Tour, PixMob is pausing its normal activities to focus on three new initiatives: SafeWatch, Triago and the production of protective equipment for front-line personnel. First, the team created the SafeWatch wristband, which assists in protecting essential services workers by helping reduce the spread of viruses in the workplace. SafeWatch is a smart wristband which, thanks to LED indicator…
For several years, the British Music Embassy has hosted a live showcase for the hottest new British musicians at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Texas. When this year’s event was cancelled at short notice, the BME and its partners worked around the clock to put together an alternative broadcast event in London. To keep the mixing system as close to the original plan as possible, Allen & Heath loaded a van with dLive and Avantis systems and headed for Production Park’s The Mill studio. www.allen-heath.com
One of the biggest stars of the immensely popular Irish Country music scene, Nathan Carter and his band recently finished a 13-date tour of England backed by an ADJ-led lighting and effects rig. From beams to stage washes, smoke effects to dry ice, Carter’s longtime Lighting Designer, Derek Reilly, relied on ADJ equipment to create the backdrop for his jubilant performances. “I’ve seen the demand for Nathan’s live shows grow consistently over the six years that I’ve been on the road with him,” commented Reilly. “Back when I started, we were in small theatres but now the promoter is booking…
POLAR has announced the addition of ClearOne to its portfolio. The US-based manufacturer produces innovative hardware and software for complete collaboration and communication solutions. From ad-hoc workspaces, huddle rooms and mobile conferences to the largest meeting venues and boardrooms, ClearOne has a range of audio conferencing, visual collaboration and AV networking solutions to address every need. The addition of ClearOne significantly broadens POLAR’s offering in the sphere of fast-evolving meeting room trends according to POLAR Integrated Solutions division Director, Stuart Leader: “ClearOne has an incredibly strong reputation for innovation in the sector, so we’re pleased to be partnering with another…
Elation Professional has released a new video on its Rayzor 760 and weatherproof Proteus Rayzor 760 showing how its unique SparkLED effect can transform a stage. Beam, Wash or Sparkle – this multi-functional luminaire offers features like continuous pan & tilt rotation and super wide 5 to 77-degree zoom while giving designers a fresh and innovative way of creating interest on stage. www.elationlighting.com
The Knight of Illumination (KOI) executive committee has come to the decision to postpone the 13th annual awards ceremony and gala dinner due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis and the enormous implications it is having on the entertainment industry. A statement from co-founders Durham and Jennie Marenghi on behalf of the KOI committee reads as follows: “The Knight of Illumination committee has taken the considered decision that this year’s KOI Awards ceremony will not be held on 6 September as planned, due to the uncertainty of the times in which we now live. The event will be held as a…
Calibre has announced that, despite the understandable decision to postpone DSE2020, the company is continuing its efforts to expand its distribution channels in both North and South America. At DSE, Calibre had planned to engage with potential channel partners in the Americas whose business would benefit from having access to Calibre’s range of leading-edge image processing and display solutions. “We have had considerable success in identifying excellent resellers throughout Europe and Asia – but we are still underrepresented in some of the single biggest markets that exist from New York to Los Angeles, and from Mexico City to Buenos Aires,”…
UK TiMax developers Out Board have announced a Spring season of ‘One-on-One for One’ online training sessions with TiMax specialists in the UK and USA. Anybody interested in developing their leading-edge skills in the rapidly growing use of TiMax immersive audio, spatial mixing and showcontrol may well want to check this out. Sessions are open to all sound designers, sound engineers and production sound techs worldwide on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply register to download TiMax SoundHub software (Mac or Windows) from outboard.co.uk and enter “1on1” into the About You section. Alternatively contact Out Board direct on software@outboard.co.uk. Out Board…
PROEL has appointed Chris Walton as UK & Ireland Sales Manager for its Commercial Audio and Evac divisions and for the brand Axiom Pro Audio. “The appointment of Chris for the markets of UK and Ireland, is part of our new strategy for approaching those markets. We trust Chris will help us to improve the engagement with our end-users, and improve our presence, not only under a promotional point of view, but also as a technical assistance perspective”, says Elio Caia, Axiom International Sales Manager. “I have had a long history in the music industry covering all aspects of touring,…
Live event and brand experience company Freeman has made a major investment in Ayrton Ghibli LED profile spot luminaires. Almost immediately following the purchase, the Ghibli fixtures were used to light booths and corporate events at CES 2020 in the Las Vegas Conference Center. Ayrton is distributed exclusively in North America by ACT Lighting. Like many of ACT Lighting’s customers, Freeman needed LED profiles that suited myriad environments. To highlight its products, ACT Lighting staged a shootout pitting its Ghibli units against other competitive LED products for Freeman designers at the Dallas headquarters. “We spent a year looking for the…
Production services and equipment supplier, High Output, Inc. recently chose a Hippotizer Karst+ Media Server to control the visuals for the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) 2020 winter party, Shimmer. The event, themed on the early-2000s, showcased live fashion shoots, dance performances and a set from DJ Fumesco, as well as large-scale visual art installations in support of BCA’s artist residency programs. The artistic content was curated by visual artist and film-maker Ethan Vogt. High Output’s Nick Venti, Video Lead for the event, was responsible for running and shaping the video content for the event, which featured an unusually-shaped…
Neutrik has provided reassurance to its staff, distributors, resellers, suppliers and customers that, in the face of the current evolving COVID-19 emergency, it is rapidly adapting and innovating, wherever possible, to provide and maintain the greatest possible level of service. In the first instance, the company is taking every possible means to ensure the safety of its personnel, implementing all government and WHO recommendations relating to onsite hygiene and employee safety in the workplace. Wherever possible, those who can are already working from home. Having put these measures in place, it is able to fully maintain production, fulfill and ship…
American rock band Alter Bridge wrapped up a 4-week tour of U.S. cities in late February with Lighting Designer Joshua Light directing a Bandit Lites-supplied lighting system that included Elation’s mini yet multi-functional Smarty Hybrid moving head. Light adopted key aspects of a design created by the late Joe Eager for the band’s 2019 European tour, a large 5-truck show that included profile and beam fixtures. For the US tour’s trimmed setup, Light needed a more compact package and combining fixture types in a single hybrid fixture was the way to go. “I was looking for something that could replace…
