Elation Professional launched a completely new brand of inspiring and dependable atmospheric effects at LDI 2019 – Magmatic. Designed, engineered and exclusively distributed by Elation, Magmatic specialty effects products encompass a comprehensive range of haze and fog machines with the Magma and Thermatic series, atmospheric snow machines with the Polar series, and CO2 cryogenic simulation effects with the Rocket series. To complement all of the special effects machines, Elation has developed a complete line of specially formulated effect fluids called Atmosity. Also available is an IP65 rated series of UV LED lighting products in the Prisma series. “We have long…
Author: James Robertson
The winners have been announced at the second annual Knight of Illumination Awards USA (KOI-USA) ceremony, which took place at The Joint in The Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, November 22. This year, underlining the immediate popularity of the KOI-USA ceremony, attendance was up by a third over 2018’s inaugural event, with almost 400 industry professionals gathering to celebrate the creative talents of lighting and video designers’ work produced in the United States over the last year. Following a stunning indoor drone display courtesy of Verity Studios, 26 designers were ‘knighted’ for their work on productions in the Theatre, Live…
Brompton Technology unveiled its Hydra system at LDI 2019. This all-in-one industrial solution incorporates all the measurement instruments and processing required for panel measurements to enable Dynamic Calibration – a ground-breaking new technology exclusive to Brompton Technology. With Hydra, set-up time is minimal – just align with the panel at either 4m or 8m – with no focus, exposure or zoom adjustments required. To measure a panel simply enter a name and a measurement temperature – there is no configuration of brightness or colour targets required. The Hydra system relies on tight integration with the Brompton R2 receiver card in…
Not all the lighting equipment on stage must be a lighting fixture. Claypaky introduces a new tool for lighting designers to expand on their creativity called REFLECTXION, the next generation moving mirror. This moving mirror has a highly reflective 390 by 280mm mirror, featuring up to 99% reflectance without chromatic aberrations. REFLECTXION can redirect beams of light from any stage light with the same intensity as it receives them. The unit offers 540° PAN and unique, continuous TILT movement at adjustable speeds. Furthermore, the REFLECTXION’s mirror is the same on both sides giving you two highly reflective surfaces with which…
Brompton Technology has announced new Dynamic Calibration enabled features for its processors at LDI 2019, including ThermaCal, which eliminates thermal patterning on hot LED panels, and PureTone, which eradicates unsightly colour casts in low brightness greyscales for a balanced, neutral output. LEDs are affected by temperature and all tend to be a bit less bright as they get hotter. But the scale of this effect varies between colours, with red LEDs most strongly affected: heat a red LED by 10 degrees and its output typically drops by 10%. Because of this difference in effect between LED colours, areas that are…
After auditioning nearly every industry standard microphone capsule for multi-platinum recording artist Khalid, Production Manager and FOH Engineer CJ Blair found that DPA Microphones’ d:facto 4018VL Vocal Microphone perfectly complimented the singer’s deep R&B tones. Now out on Khalid’s Free Spirit World Tour, Blair initially sought out a new vocal solution as a means of bringing the GRAMMY Award-nominated singer-songwriter’s studio sound to the live stage. Throughout the tour, Blair has found the d:facto 4018VL delivers unrivalled sound quality night-in and night-out. “Khalid, like most artists, doesn’t want a technical explanation of why something does or does not sound great,”…
Having been the first manufacturer, in 2016, to collaborate directly with ETC in having its award-winning 8-colour Dalis 860 cyclight fully calibrated with the Eos family of lighting desks, Robert Juliat is now proud to strengthen that collaboration with an extension of those capabilities. With immediate effect, the same colour control possibilities are now available for Dalis Access 863 Cyclight and Dalis 864 Footlight. Operators and lighting designers will benefit from the ease and transparency of using Eos consoles to gain full, precise control of the complete Dalis colour spectrum, including a wide array of whites, across all three models.…
Popular Polish singer-songwriter, Dawid Podsiadlo, rose to fame by winning the second series of Poland’s X Factor in 2012, securing himself a recording contract with Sony Music. Following the success of his two Diamond certified albums, Podsiadlo embarked on a stadium tour, where FOH engineer, Rafal Smolen, relied on SSL L300 consoles, supplied by GMB Pro Sound and Polish distributor Audiotech Commercial, for no-compromise sound processing. Smolen is just as at home mixing audio for live concerts as he is in the studio, where he can often be found mixing albums and film scores. He started working with SSL consoles…
On Sunday October 6, the Canberra Raiders squared off against the Sydney Roosters at the NRL Grand Final in front of 82,922 spectators at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, with millions more watching the broadcast. Impressive numbers – as was the 229 radio microphones active at the ground that Peter Twartz, Radio Frequency Manager for the Stadium and the NRL, had to coordinate to work flawlessly with one another. Wayne Mulder, Engineering Coordinator for production provider JPJ, made Twartz’s job that bit easier by using Shure Axient Digital and PSM1000 IEMs across pre-show entertainers OneRepublic, the choir, MCs, hosts, and national anthem…
Powersoft, a world-leading manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, has been announced as a nominee for the 35th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement in Amplification Hardware/Studio & Sound Reinforcement. The company will also be a Bronze sponsor of the TEC Awards ceremony, to be held Saturday 18 January 2020 at the Hilton Pacific Ballroom in Anaheim, California. Presented by The NAMM Foundation, The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognising the individuals, companies, and technical innovations behind today’s sound recordings, live performances, films,…
Robe’s new ESPRITE LED moving lights made their live debut in The Netherlands at the high-profile AMF event staged in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, a glittering showcase concluding five days of electronic music conference sessions, debates and live events related to the 2019 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). The production design for AMF – with 40.000 visitors and high energy sets from David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Alesso, Don Diablo, Timmy Trumpet and many more – was created by Maarten Hoogland from organiser ALDA, who is also the overall production manager and Andre Beekmans from…
ADJ has announced the immediate availability of its new Hydro Wash X7 IP-rated moving head wash luminaire. The 280W LED fixture packs a host of useful features into a shell that is both compact and extremely robust, making it ideal for one-off events and concert touring as well as permanent installation in large nightclubs and other entertainment venues. The latest addition to ADJ’s ground-breaking Hydro Series of IP65-rated professional moving head fixtures, the Hydro Wash X7, harnesses the power of seven 40W Osram 4-in-1 (RGBW) LEDs. Each LED can be controlled independently, which allows for the creation of dazzling ‘eye…
It’s nine miles from Ladbrooke Grove to Alexandra Palace, from AJ Tracey’s home turf to the heart of Muswell Hill, a short hop by car, yet a huge milestone on the career of this bright new star. Two sold-out shows at the hallowed London venue November 8th & 9th, saw ecstatic fans surround a central stage as dazzling as the man’s own charisma. “I certainly felt this was a career highlight,” said Production Manager Joel Stanley. “Bronski, (Creative Director) and I had a long chat; the show would be streamed live so we knew it had to be the best…
The aptly-named ‘GreenHouse’ at MediaCityUK was the chosen setting for a Green-GO training workshop presented by audio, video and broadcast solutions specialist, Canford. As the UK and Ireland’s distributor for the cost-effective, scalable, digital comms system since 2016, Canford has seen demand rise sharply in festivals, live events and broadcast applications. “The Canford team regularly delivers bespoke, on-site product demonstrations, both for new clients taking their first look at Green-GO, and for those who are already regular users but want to further explore the system’s more advanced possibilities,” explained Erika Dobie, BDM and Green-GO Commercial Manager at Canford. “Now, with…
The 53rd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena, saw the biggest names in country music come together once again for a special evening of live music and industry recognition. Millions of viewers tuned in to see heartfelt performances from both breakthrough artists and industry legends. Throughout the evening, audio specialist Sennheiser delivered reliable and clear audio through its new Digital 6000 wireless system. Early in the evening, Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Kelsea Ballerini took the stage to deliver a mesmerizing, stripped-down version of “Homecoming Queen”, the leading single off of her latest album.…
Following a successful trial, NEC Group Arenas (Arena Birmingham and Resorts World Arena) have committed to rolling out Mental Health First Aid support across a number of their shows. The Mental Health First Aiders, who are both employees of NEC Group and CBRE, are there to provide practical mental health reassurance and support on show nights for both audiences and fellow employees. Their help can range from providing a non-judgemental listening ear, to offering a space to relax or signposting to further support. So far, support has been offered at Ariana Grande at Arena Birmingham and Little Mix at Resorts…
Following the 1.1 million-selling album Muttersprache back in 2015, German singer Sarah Connor waited until the spring of 2019 before releasing her second German-language album Herz Kraft Werke; this—like its predecessor—entered the German charts, straight in at number one. Since the end of October, she has been touring arenas, with 15 dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Already announced for the summer of 2020 is a big open-air tour, and in March 2021 there will be a further seven arena dates, reflecting her huge success. Lighting designer Bertil Mark has been working with the artist for several years and has…
Parodic metal band Ultra Vomit and EDM solo act Sebastian serve up two very different styles of music. But both share a penchant for pushing musical boundaries, and both are in the middle of popular fall club and festival tours throughout France. The two artists have something else in common too, each is supported by high-energy light and video shows created by Chirac Design and run with ChamSys consoles. “We tend to have intense clients, and we strive to match their intensity with our shows,” said Chirac co-founder and Marilyn Manson LD Nico Riot. “I have been a ChamSys user…
