A record number of nearly 400 attendees representing a broad range of the live event industry are expected to attend the 2019 Event Safety Summit in Lititz, Pennsylvania (November 20-22), according to summit producer Event Safety Alliance and presenting sponsor Take1 Insurance. “Event safety has finally become a top concern in virtually every segment of the live event production community,” Event Safety Alliance Chairman and President Jim Digby said today. “The professional diversity of those attending the 2019 Summit is a reflection of this fact. Attendees from motorsports, sailing, venues, municipalities, and universities will join representatives from the live music…
Author: James Robertson
Temporary power pioneer Midas will take the UK’s first rental LPG genset into Kew Gardens this month as part of its low emission package that will drive Christmas at Kew from November 20 to January 5 2019. A Premier Dealer with Himoinsa, multi-award-winning manufacturer at the vanguard of developing gas generator sets, Midas is the only power supplier in the country with these engines in its fleet. Fully EU Stage V emission standard compliant, they feature a three-way catalyst which slashes CO, CO2 and NOx emissions. Appointed to Christmas at Kew on a multi-year deal Midas will also provide Stage…
SIXTY82 is delighted to announce the appointment of a new distribution partnership in Denmark. With immediate effect, European Tour Productions (ETP) has been named as its new, exclusive distributor. Besides offering technical knowledge and a broad product portfolio, SIXTY82 particularly values ETP’s customer intimacy as well as the access to the growing markets for the trussing and staging industry. ETP’s main competencies are related to project management, rental equipment and engineering for the experience industry. Since 1994, they have carried out projects for organizations and companies in Denmark and abroad. As a result, they have extensive experience with various cultural…
Lighting designer, Steve Cameron utilised Vista by Chroma-Q’s Vista 3 lighting & media control system to deliver full concert production values for the Wella 2019 TrendVision Awards, held at London’s iconic Roundhouse venue in Camden. The Awards are the pinnacle of the annual contest, which recognises some of the UK and Ireland’s most impressive hairdressing talent. Hosted by TV’s Vernon Kay and hairdressing legend, Patrick Cameron, it was attended by 800 industry peers. With the event putting creative talent centre-stage in a venue steeped in rock ‘n’ roll history, and music’s inescapable influence on the fashion world, the occasion called…
Blackmagic Design today announced that award winning live director, Steve Price, used a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K to create a cinematic, slow motion backdrop for Mumford & Sons’ recent appearance at the iHeart Radio music festival in Las Vegas. Although the rise of LED technology has seen screens become an essential creative element of concert and festival productions, some artists, including the British indie-folk band, prefer the focus to be on the live performance, with some clever staging and lighting to help lead the atmosphere. With two weeks to go till the band were due to headline the festival,…
CODA Audio is pleased to announce the appointment of highly respected SC Media Canada as its exclusive distributor in the territory. An influential presence in the Canadian market for 35 years, SC Media represents industry-leading manufacturers and has built its success on a combination of close customer relationships and the expertise of its strong technical support team. Paul Ward, Director of Global Business Development for CODA Audio International, commented: “We’re delighted to be partnering with SC Media in what is a large and very important market. The rapidly increasing global demand for our products reflects the growing awareness of the…
LiteCAD Evolution is a dedicated cloud-based truss configuration software with intuitive Drag & Drop architecture. You are provided with a tool that allows for the extremely quick and easy creation of technical layouts and visualisations of your LITEC truss structures. Select from a vast database of products enhanced with a continuous expansion program that provides access to the greatest range of truss solutions, so all of your creative and technical needs are met. Automatic updates to the system library on each login gives you access to the widest and latest range of products and accessories. The system also features a…
Prolight Concepts Group Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Ollie Wilkinson, who will represent the company as in-house Technical Sales Manager. Ollie has been working in the lighting and entertainment industry for over 12 years and was previously employed as Head of Lighting for ArranPaul. He brings a broad working knowledge from his experience of planning and organising equipment and staff for nationwide touring shows and lighting large scale events. With Ollie’s main field of expertise being lighting design and programming, and having designed over 150 shows during his career, he will be an asset to both our growing…
Nature One, one of Europe’s largest festivals for electronic music, celebrated its 25th anniversary between August 2-4 2019. Consequently, the event, which has been based on the former Pydna rocket base in the Hunsrück mountain region since the second year, was simply dubbed The Twenty Five. As always, at the centre of the festival site was the huge dancefloor, named Open Air Floor and as in previous years, GERDON design was responsible for the entire production design. Here dancing takes place in the open air, while the majority of lighting technology—as in a real club—is above the heads of the…
Ayrton has welcomed two new colleagues to its sales team. Chris Lose takes the role of Ayrton’s new Designer Relations Manager and will be based in North America. Jonas Stenvinkel is Ayrton’s new Director of Strategic Development and based in London. Both positions commence with immediate effect. Chris Lose is an international touring lighting director, programmer and columnist who has dedicated his life to solving problems through pragmatic decision making. His most recent clients include Hall and Oates, Nicki Minaj, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, Calvin Harris and corporate events around the globe. At Ayrton, Chris’s role will be to develop…
Stalwarts of rock royalty, Guns N’ Roses, continue to entertain fans and earn their place in American musical history while rocking the free world on their, Not in This Lifetime Tour – the third highest grossing tour of all time. The 48,000 screaming people at this GBK Stadium show in Jakarta were treated to a romping set of new and classic songs from the band’s extensive library. Not coincidentally, the crowd was also treated to the booming clarity of the Clair Brothers i218 speaker system, which was the first choice for sound reinforcement and also happens to be the largest…
When John Legend and his 11-piece band performed at this year’s BluesFest for his only UK show of 2019, it was through a Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array provided by Capital Sound at the O2 Arena. Introduced to the event by production manager Neil McDonald in 2017, Capital’s crew won plaudits both from Legend’s own production manager, Chris Stinebrink, and FOH engineer, Paul Klimson (Theory One Productions)—who was also hugely impressed with the PA. “The MLA system caught my attention from the instant [system tech] Ben Turnbull started the tuning,” he said. “Both he and [FOH tech] Dave Preston made me feel right at…
RCF spa has appointed the newly-created RCF LATAM as its distributor for Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean. The company has strong roots in the professional audio industry, boasting more than 20 years’ experience. Stated RCF LATAM director, Jose M. Gonzalez: “Our company is fully committed to the distribution and positioning of RCF as a leading brand within the designated markets. “The owners of RCF LATAM have successfully distributed the RCF brand for several years, and their aim is to develop the brand in the weakest markets and support its presence generally in Latin America.” This was backed up by…
JSTV’s 99 Juhuasuan Shopping Day Show is big by any measure. The sheer volume of sales generated by the event sponsored by this Alibaba subsidiary leave no doubt about that. Neither does the spectacular lighting design by Ghent, Belgium-based Arf & Yes. Hovering over the 40-meter wide by 45-meter deep stage like some giant extraterrestrial craft, the stunning show transfixed the audience at this high-profile happening by directing intense, colorful beams of light outward, downward, and in every other conceivable direction to create an immersive matrix of effects that was balanced beautifully against a captivating pixel wall. Featuring 1,533 moving…
The first DiGiCo SD7 Quantum console sold in Germany is to Protones Veranstaltungstechnik, a newly appointed DiGiCo rental and installation supplier in northern Germany. Protones is an established rental company with many well-known German pop and rock bands on its client list, such as Fury in the Slaughterhouse, as well as servicing and audio refurbishment contracts with several worldwide cruise lines, theatres and other key installations. “Working in both rental and installation markets, we employ a lot of DiGiCo consoles and are completely won over by the sound and build quality. It was a logical step to become an official…
Adlib supplied a full production package incorporating lighting, video, sound and rigging for the recent UK leg of acclaimed comedy superstar Russell Howard’s “Respite” stand-up tour. This provided a great opportunity to further finesse their aggregate knowledge of designing and running the technical provision for an ultimate in-the-round experience. The Liverpool UK-based production and rental specialist had previously presented Howard performing in the same format in 2017 and were thrilled to be back on the road with the comedian and his team. Neil McDonald from Clockwork Productions oversaw production and brought Adlib on board, having worked together on many previous…
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, today announced the launch of the Leyard VS Series, a full-featured series of rental and staging LED video wall displays built for easy assembly and transport, adaptability to diverse environments and fast serviceability. The new product line will be on display at Live Design International 2019. Offered in 2.5, 3.9 and 4.8 millimeter pixel pitches, the new Leyard VS Series is aimed at rental and staging professionals who assemble video walls for events, concerts and mobile studio backdrops. The LED displays have been built from the ground up to address the real-world…
When Hillsong United announced its highly-anticipated The People Tour, which included over 30 cities in the Americas, the group noted: “We have been working hard on a brand-new experience.” The tour kicked-off in Austin, Texas on the eve of the release of their 14th live album People, which made its late-April debut as the week’s top-selling album in US charts and recently won the Dove Award for Best Album of the Year. To bring their audiences a new experience Hillsong United’s production team relied on Solotech, a global leader in entertainment technology, to supply the audio, video, lighting, rigging and…
