DMX control specialist ELC Lighting will unveil its latest innovation, designed to enable the creation of fully-redundant DMX networks, at the LDI show in Las Vegas this month. Now, for the first time, a damaged DMX cable is no longer liable to be a show-stopper. Until now, redundant DMX networks could be built right up to the ethernet-to-DMX node. However, the last link in the essential chain of lighting data – the DMX cable itself – always remained vulnerable as a single point of failure. With the new Redundant DMX feature, lighting production crews can rely on ELC Lighting’s dmXLAN…
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Will Young’s brand new show An Evening with Will Young visited 21 cities around the UK throughout October, with a complete audio infrastructure provided by London-based Capital Sound Hire. Young released his seventh studio album Lexicon in June of this year, the latest milestone in a career which started with his win in the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2002. Since then he has won two Brit Awards and achieved global sales in excess of eight million albums, several of which have achieved multi-platinum status in the process. Young is also an author and actor, having appeared in film, in…
For Meyer Sound, 2019 was the year of exciting new product launches and an increase in global festival collaborations. Starting as early as March, Meyer Sound LEO Family loudspeaker solutions were deployed at more than 60 festivals with musical genres ranging from heavy metal to jazz music. For five festivals, hospitality lounges were added to provide a relaxation space for the hardworking production crews on the road. “We are very excited about our increased festival presence this year. We have been able to make great connections and strengthen existing ones at festivals not just in our backyard, but around the…
TAIT has announced that its completed acquisition of the entire share capital of Brilliant Topco Limited (Brilliant), a premier provider of staging and design capabilities for live events. The acquisition brings together over four decades of complementary live event expertise to create an even more competitive platform capable of deploying a truly global suite of live event technology and solutions. Since 1978, TAIT has been a premier global provider of advanced creative, engineering, and automation services to the live entertainment industry. TAIT’s diverse group of clients and markets include Princess Cruises, Fortnite World Cup, Disney, Dubai Expo 2020 and the…
Highlite are holding an open day at its headquarters in Wiltshire on Tuesday 172 November. During the day product specialist Jack Kelly will lead Infinity Chimp trainings and demonstrations. If you are looking for a cost effective Line Array solution you can also enjoy the power of a large Odin outdoor configuration including the Double 18” Ultra-Sub powered by CELESTION. Highlite is going to introduce you to our latest range of products. On display will be moving heads from its Infinity Furion series, the new IP-65 rated Polar series moving heads, Showtec Performer series and much more. Featured on the…
It would be amusing to have a conversation with the various focus groups and organisations who, in the ’60s and ’70s, made Alice Cooper the poster boy for controversy, and let them know that in 2019, he would still be playing in large arenas and reinventing his live horror shows to thousands of fans each night. The longevity of Cooper’s career is truly outstanding, and while watching his latest tour, Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back, it was clear to see that the 71-year-old still carries the charisma from back in the day – much to the delight of the fans,…
Following his GRAMMY Award-winning breakout album, Freudian in 2017, the wholly independent Toronto-born singer-songwriter has collaborated with Pharrell Williams, John Mayer and Jacob Collier, to name but a few. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Caesar has garnered the plaudits of fellow Canadians, Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber – the latter witnessed regularly at a string of the singer’s sold-out, hometown shows in recent years. Returning to centre stage with his follow-up album and worldwide tour, CASE STUDY 01, Caesar brings international concert goers closer than ever before… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/62 Photos courtesy of 24/7 Productions. www.danielcaesar.com www.24-7productions.co.uk www.prg.com www.solotech.com www.8thdaysound.com…
Two Door Cinema Club ascended from the indie ether in 2010 with their platinum-selling debut LP Tourist History. In the six years that followed, the Northern Irish band toured the world, headlined festivals and frontman Alex Trimble sang as part of Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. After dropping Beacon in 2012 and Gameshow in 2016 – both albums charting in the Official UK Albums Chart top five, the band took a well-deserved studio hiatus in 2016. Now returning to the stage with the release of their highly anticipated fourth album and tour, False Alarm, the three-piece have upped…
With an extensive tour that sees the musician pass through Spain, the US and South America, Alejandro Sanz is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to pleasing his throngs of Latin American fans. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/18 Photos: Visionlite www.alejandrosanz.com www.visionlite.eu
For a band that is larger than life in every sense, it’s surprising that Rammstein has never entered the world of stadium touring. An everpresent name on the live bucket lists of most metal and rock fans, the German powerhouse has raised the bar year after year, with some of the most extreme shows imaginable. So, when TPi got the invitation to come along and witness the final night of the band’s European Stadium Tour, I couldn’t book my flights fast enough. Photo: Manfred H. Vogel https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/26 www.rammstein.de www.woodroffebassett.com www.negearth.com www.solotech.com www.sseaudiogroup.com www.stageco.com www.wicreations.com www.brilliantstages.com www.thepowershop.eu www.ffp-fx.net www.wonder.co.uk www.showtex.com www.truckingservice.de
As the 2019 festival season fades in the rearview mirror there is always a period of review and reflection for live event suppliers of all types, the insurance industry is no different. For the past thirty years and more individuals at Integro have been providing insurance to the industry at a multitude of levels covering many different subjects, prominent among which of course is Event Cancellation Insurance. In August this subject hit the headlines due to the arrival of storm Idris and the subsequent cancellation of an unusually high number of UK events including Boardmasters, Houghton Festival, Rewind Festival North…
New Jersey-based Starlite has purchased a complement of Ayrton Khamsin-S, Ayrton’s super-compact and highly versatile profile fixture. The company has one of the largest inventories of AV, lighting and control equipment on the East Coast with which to meet the needs of clients in the broadcast, concert touring, corporate, performing arts and educational markets. The Khamsin-S purchase represents Starlite’s first acquisition of Ayrton products. “ACT Lighting (Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for in North America) demo’d the whole Ayrton line for us, and we evaluated the Khamsins in our shop for our rental inventory and use on our own productions,” said President…
Bespoke productions specialist, Subfrantic has invested in PROLIGHTS’ next generation OmegaPIX LED video screen to deliver a state-of-the-art visual experience for client events. Established in 1993, Subfrantic supplies high-end AV and lighting equipment to the events industry, including tours & festivals, one-off shows, theatre, corporate events, gospel and houses of worship. Subfrantic prides itself on offering an extensive inventory of equipment from only high-quality brands. As the first phase of a new investment in its Video inventory, Subfrantic Director, Stephen Davies contacted one-stop equipment distributor, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. to recommend a solution. He commented: “We had made a small…
Over 200 of ADJ’s 12P HEX IP IP65-rated wash fixtures, as well as a host of ADJ atmospheric effect units, were used to bring to life the Nights Of The Jack Halloween experience. This family-friendly event, hosted at the King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica mountains of Los Angeles, features a vast number of intricately hand-carved and illuminated jack-o’-lanterns spread across a half-mile trail. Named after King C. Gillette, founder of the Gillette razor brand, who owned and developed the land in the 1920s, the King Gillette Ranch is a 588-acre site in the Calabasas region of Los Angeles…
Marilyn Manson embarked on a 2019 tour in support of his latest release Heaven Upside Down. Mixing a bombastic selection of both classic Manson and new songs always presents a challenge to engineers. Thankfully, Manson has 2 great FOH engineers he relies on and they rely on VUE Audio i-8a loudspeakers when they mix. Touring systems can take time to set-up and Manson’s primary Front of House engineer of 13 years, Herbert ‘George” Chapman, chose a pair of VUE’s i-8a loudspeakers to assist in mixing the show by utilizing the active 2-way speakers as FOH monitors. George has worked Front…
PROLIGHTS have announced that leading distribution and project engineering company A+SF (ASF SES ISIK VEGOR. SIS. A. S.) has joined its international distribution network. A+SF – now the largest AVL company in Turkey, was the result of a merger between the two leading AVL companies in Turkey: Asimetrik and SF. With elements of the company dating back to early 80’s, A+SF come with a sterling reputation of being the first company in Turkey to really ‘do’ Pro AVL. A+SF come with their own extensive network of dealers, a vast rental network and a reference portfolio of more than 2000 projects…
The d&b Soundscape stage offered audiences at WOMAD 2019 an immersive festival experience and featured a variety of artists from around the world, including Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian and Robert Plant, Szun Waves, and Muthoni Drummer Queen. Get a technical insight into d&b Soundscape in a Festival environment, as the FoH Engineers and Stage Manager at WOMAD talk about their experience with this creative tool for artists and engineers. www.dbsoundscape.com
Bringing together a broad range of artists from myriad disciplines, Manchester International Festival 2019 saw innovative artworks, films and music take centre stage at venues across the city. One of the festival’s most talked-about pieces came from Mexican Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/70 Photos: Mariana Yáñez & TPi www.mif.co.uk www.dbnaudile.co.uk www.tubeuk.com
