Formed in Stockholm in 2003, rabble-rousing Swedish punks The Baboon Show are currently marking their 20th anniversary on a European tour in support of their tenth album, God Bless You All. Taking in dates across Spain, Poland, Austria, Germany and their homeland, the tour has seen the band’s longstanding Front-of-House Engineer Chris Mock employing an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system and Audio-Technica 3000 Series IEM wireless to deliver the band’s potent brand of punk-rock energy. Mock opted for the super-compact dLive CTi1500, with its weight-saving titanium sidepanels, connected to a dLive CDM32 MixRack for the shows, resulting in…
Author: James Robertson
Prolight + Sound 2023 closed its 2023 edition with a significant increase in visitor numbers. More than 27,500 professionals from 113 countries attended the leading trade fair for the entertainment technology industry from April 25 to 28, 2023. Current topics such as the implementation of sustainable events or the increasing demand for specialists and young talents were discussed – in this regard, the Prolight + Sound conference programme offered numerous future-oriented approaches and solutions. Following the end of global travel restrictions, it was the first opportunity for many industry participants to visit the show since 2019. This is reflected in…
Jimmy Olausson of Illumity AB, Avatar’s lighting designer, has made it his mission to contribute to Avatar’s multi-sensory experience by creating visuals that accent every moment of the band’s performance, from their dramatic romps and leaps to their fierce drum beats and fiery guitar riffs. Helping him achieve this fusion are 38 CHAUVET Professional fixtures owned by the band, including 16 Rogue R2X Washes, 10 Rogue R2 Beams and 12 COLORado Q40 Panels. “Our set on this tour is two-hours long, which provides ample room for creativity,” said Olausson. “This set is unique in our touring history because we incorporated…
Robe turned up the heat, the spectacle and the topicality and importance of respecting the planet in presenting the finale of its All Environments live performance show trilogy. This dazzling display of creativity and imagination featured 350 of Robe’s latest iSeries of IP rated products plus three performers including a silk acrobat at the Prolight+Sound 2023 expo in Frankfurt, Germany, last week. Adding extra performers, excitement and energy to Hall 12.1 of the Frankfurt Messe complex, the 5-times a day show attracted record crowds who also enjoyed a carefully curated pre-show ‘Voice of God’ sequence, highlighting the technical elements and innovation…
Modulo Pi and Osmoz.tech recently organised a workshop in Montréal to showcase the latest advancements in the Modulo Kinetic media server and strengthen their partnership in Canada. On March 28, 2023, a full-day workshop was organized by Modulo Pi, leading designer and manufacturer of media server solutions, and Osmoz.tech, official distributor of Modulo Pi in Canada. The workshop was held at the Cirque Eloize in Montréal, within a studio equipped with the Modulo Kinetic media server and KineMotion optical tracking module by Modulo Pi. About 30 industry professionals gathered for the day, including rental and staging firms, systems integrators and…
Luminex has announced the launch of additional GigaCore models to its 10 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches at Prolight + Sound. The new models; GigaCore 20t, 18t and 16t, are specifically designed for Professional touring applications in lighting, audio and video with a frequent tear-down & built-up requirement or for any other application where ruggedised connectivity is necessary. These new switches come with all features the GigaCore family is well known for in the Professional AV market, and join the GigaCore 30i that has been well received among users around the world since its launch last year. GigaCore 20t, 18t…
ASM Global has appointed Brian Celler, who joins in the newly-created role of Senior Vice President, Content and Programming, Europe. In his new role, Brian will be responsible for leading ASM Global’s best-in-class live entertainment offering, driving high-calibre, diverse content across ASM Global’s growing portfolio of venues in the UK and Europe. This includes AO Arena in Manchester, P&J Live Aberdeen, OVO Arena Wembley, first direct Arena in Leeds, Friends Arena Stockholm, Rudolf Weber-Arena Oberhausen and many more. Through his vast expertise, Brian will push boundaries to ensure ASM Global and its venues remain front and centre, recognised as the…
Designed to generate stunning aerial effects, Eliminator Lighting’s new Stryker Beam is a dedicated moving head beam fixture that packs a real punch. Offering phenomenal value for money, it combines a potent 100W LED light source with an extensive feature set to deliver a versatile luminaire which can be used to create a wide variety of piercing mid-air beam effects. Ideal for installation in nightclubs and performance venues, this compact and lightweight fixture is also perfect for mobile entertainers and event companies looking for a portable lighting solution. At the heart of the Eliminator Lighting Stryker Beam is an efficient…
After accomplished musician and BRIT award-winner George Ezra completed his third album, Gold Rush Kid, last year, he embarked on a UK arena tour at the end of the year. This was followed by a European leg, which started at the beginning of February and finished in April at The O2 in London. Adlib, one of Europe’s leading event technology partners, designed and supplied the PA system, which featured the L-Acoustics K Series, including the industry benchmark K1 and the ‘lightweight heavyweight’ K2. James Coghlan, Adlib’s Systems Engineer, worked closely with Ezra’s FOH Engineer, Mike Timm, on the system’s initial…
Following the success of ADJ’s Mirage Q6 IP wireless LED uplighting fixture, the company has announced the expansion of its range with the new Element H IP. Offering many of the same features as the Mirage Q6 – including a custom road case with inbuilt charging – the new Element H IP features 6-in-1 colour mixing LEDs and comes in at a lower price point that will be attractive to many mobile entertainment and event production companies. The Element H IP is supplied in sets of six, together with a UCIR24 remote control and durable flight case with on-board battery…
Born out of the umbrella organisation LIVE (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), LIVE Talks is a series of free online workshops and talks which focus on equality, diversity, inclusion, sustainability and wellbeing. The programme’s aim is to make the UK live music industry a more inclusive, enlightened and positive place in which to work. The programme launched in June 2022, with its first workshop in partnership with Black Lives in Music on Race and Ethnicity language. The session saw over 200 people from across our sector join to learn about building inclusive communities, the use of correct language and…
Unlimited Vision & Sound is a full production event rental company based in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, capital of the North Brabant area. Owner and CEO Pascal van Engelen, started the business in the 1990s while studying electronics at the local university, initially supplying his own DJ shows and party sets. After he graduated in 2000, he was enjoying the industry so much, that he decided to make it a more serious enterprise, adding several corporate clients and events to the portfolio, with the idea of providing the full technical package. Clients liked his energy and attitude, so Unlimited Vision…
Chris Tomlin recently returned to Nashville’s 20,000-seat Bridgestone Arena for his seventh annual Good Friday Nashville concert benefiting foster care and adoption crises through For Others, a non-profit foundation created by Tomlin and his wife, Lauren. Since its inception in 2017, the event has become a record-setting evening, smashing attendance records as the largest ticketed Christian concert in the history of the venue. This year, on April 7, the Grammy Award and multiple Dove Award winning artist and his band were joined onstage by a number of special guests, including CeCe Winans, Blessing Offor, and Bethel Music’s Jenn Johnson, plus…
Absen has joined the GPA Global Partner Program. GPA will help Absen strengthen its supply chain and provides local contact points for its global customers across 50 countries, ensuring seamless communication throughout the entire customer journey. The GPA partnership will help support Absen’s global coverage and ensure a strong and prolific offering of its LED displays to new and existing customers. “As one of the world’s leading display brands, Absen brings over twenty years’ experience powering 50,000 installations to the GPA Partner Program,” commented Mike Stead, GPA’s Director, Global Partnerships. “Through this united partnership, customers have access to understand, influence…
FANTEK has introduced its latest safety innovation: LoadSense, a fully mechanical load detection system. Designed to keep users informed about the amount of load they are handling on their towers, LoadSense promises to significantly reduce instances of overload, a common problem in the industry. The TK6244 tower is the first to be equipped with the revolutionary LoadSense system and is also the first telescopic tower to meet all the requirements of the prEN17206-2 standard. This regulation establishes the need for an overload warning system in lifting towers, a key requirement that the TK6244 tower meets thanks to the LoadSense system.…
Ray Tantzen has joined QSC as Director of Product Management. Tantzen has over 20 years of experience in pro audio product management with brands including PreSonus Audio Electronics, Avid and Loud Technologies. “It’s very exciting to have Ray join our QSC team,” said David Fuller, Vice President Product Development, QSC Pro Audio. “Ray brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise in developing and advancing digital mixer technology and he will be a valuable asset as we continue to innovate across our most coveted portfolio.” “QSC is a strong and successful brand with a long heritage of developing solutions that…
Waves Audio is now shipping IONIC 16, a 16-in / 12-out SoundGrid stagebox with Waves Signature Preamps. With Waves’ new IONIC 16, you can now step up to superior stagebox sound. The IONIC 16 delivers superb sound quality, with uncompromising punch and clarity in any live sound scenario. Built for excellence, IONIC 16 is designed to elevate your sound and complement the already exceptional sonic performance of the Waves eMotion LV1 live mixer. At the heart of IONIC 16’s pristine sound and unmatched performance are Waves Signature Preamps—newly designed with fully discrete high-end analog circuits, delivering maximum headroom, lightning-fast transient…
Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy’s In Our Own Sweet Time tour traversed Europe through April 2023, with a captivating lighting design by Sooner Routhier and Morgan Embry. The show was created to not bombard the audience with video or overstimulating lighting effects, but envelop fans in rich atmospheres and song-style-driven moods, which were delivered using Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile IP luminaires from Signify. Routhier and Embry worked with PRG to source the VL3600 fixtures, which are rigged on four, 10-feet tall ground-supported truss towers left and right of the stage, with additional VL3600 luminaires on an upstage row. “This show requires a…
