To mark the 35th anniversary of its founding, L-Acoustics has announced the creation of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound Scholarship. A stipend of $5,000 offered annually to graduate students in the field of audio engineering who are members of the AES, The Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound scholarship, the first of which has been granted to McGill University student Ben Creelman, who is pursuing a master in music in the field of sound recording, will be granted yearly to students who demonstrate curiosity and dedication to shaping the future of sound. From its…
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The NEC Group has recently announced that four of its latest employees have completed their Live Event Rigging Apprenticeship. Sam Carr, Tyler Smyth, Luca Monaco and Connor Millington have had the opportunity to work across a range of live events at Arena Birmingham, Resorts World Arena and the NEC during a three-year apprenticeships. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/106 Photo: NEC Group www.necgroup.co.uk
After kicking off the disguise EMEA Open House tour in Poland earlier this month, the roadshow will head to eight more locations across Europe and the Middle East over the next six weeks, including stops in London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Dubai, Berlin, Oslo and Gothenburg. An open invitation is extended to join industry experts and become immersed in real stories and case studies from the disguise creative and technical community. Learn how disguise has powered and helped create industry-leading live productions, with disguise sitting at the heart of some of the most iconic visual performances across the world. Attendees at…
Claypaky has announced that Marcus Graser is, with immediate effect, the new CEO of the Company. Marcus takes the place of Pio Nahum who, starting from 1 October 2019, will retire after spending 30 years in the lighting industry. Marcus Graser, 42, is an experienced executive coming from OSRAM – mother company and sole shareholder of Claypaky – where he spent the last fifteen years in a variety of different roles. When Claypaky was acquired, he led the OSRAM side of the integration and, since that time, entertainment has been one of his business focal points. “I am proud of…
2020 sees Creamfields celebrate 15 years in Daresbury, Cheshire, what started as a one-day dance music event in 1998, has become one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals attracting 70,000 music fans who make the annual pilgrimage every August Bank holiday weekend. It’s success rests upon its continued investment to evolve and improve and listening to the valuable input and feedback from fans who attend year on year, and it’s with this commitment to delivering the best possible show that 2020 will mark a new era for Creamfields, with a £2 million investment going towards a number of key…
A multicamera SMPTE fiber solution, featuring the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast with ATEM Camera Control Panel, was deployed across the main stage at Festival Beauregard 2019, and delivered live coverage of performances by Fatboy Slim, Interpol, Disclosure and more. Set in the grounds of the Chateau de Beauregard, and in its eleventh year, the festival is an eclectic mix of homegrown French talent and international artists spanning pop, rock, punk and dance. The backend video system and camera packages were supplied by F & G Productions. “We’ve been fans of Blackmagic live production hardware for a number of years now, but…
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks announces the 2020 release of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2020 versions of Vision and Braceworks. This newest release brings improved software performance, quality enhancements and new data-driven workflows. “Data and usability are the cornerstones of this year’s product line enhancements,” said Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar. “When we looked at the future of the industry and what our customers’ needs were, we kept coming back to data, particularly data-driven insights. Vectorworks 2020 is centered around providing our customers with intuitive ways to use the powerful tools of our products, while also…
The official opening of Samsung KX, Samsung Electronics’ new ‘digital playground’ in London’s Kings Cross, featured the world’s first vertical gig. The event has made history, revolutionising how gig-goers experience concerts. The concept was devised by Iris Experience’s Creative Director Henry Scotland, and realised with support from video rental house, Universal Pixels. Responding to research that shows 79% of smartphone users prefer portrait videos – a trend driven by the upright configuration of ‘Stories’ on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat – Samsung staged the spectacular vertical gig with R&B artist Mabel performing tracks from her smash-hit back catalogue. The multitiered performance…
Ocean Colour Scene’s drummer, Oscar Harrison, leads a double life – he’s the drummer and multi-instrumentalist with Birmingham’s Ocean Colour Scene and a leading DJ in his own right. Determined to make himself really heard, Harrison has just taken delivery of a brand-new rig from the UK’s fastest growing PA manufacturer, Yorkshire-based BishopSound. Harrison commented on his decision to use Bishop Sound: ‘I recently found myself at a friend’s wedding party … at entering the venue, I was stunned by the sound I was hearing… I was amazed at how the sound filled the room with over 400 people, with…
For over a decade, P!nk fans have become accustomed to extravagant, theatrical and often acrobatic shows. Suffice to say, Beautiful Trauma, P!nk’s seventh album and tour, was no exception. Having kicked off in Phoenix, Arizona in March 2018, the unrelenting live offering is scheduled to draw to a close at the end of the year. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/24 Photos courtesy of silentHOUSE www.beautifultraumatour.com www.stageco.com www.solotech.com www.britanniarow.com www.clairglobal.com www.taittowers.com www.fivepointsproductionservices.com www.legacypowerservices.com www.pyrotekfx.com www.eps.net www.beatthestreet.net www.mcguinness.eu www.soundmoves.com www.theatrewireless.com www.airworksinflatables.com
A staple of the UK dance scene, Creamfields outdid itself this year. Overseeing the daily roster of 200 DJs was Creamfields veteran, Ian Greenway. This year the PM and the LarMac LIVE team battled varying weather conditions to pull off the impossible, presenting a musical feast. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/36 Photos courtesy of Geoffrey Hubbel and Anthony Mooney www.creamfields.com www.larmaclive.com www.acorn-events.com www.britanniarow.com www.capital-sound.co.uk www.adlib.co.uk www.vanguardia.co.uk www.coloursound.com www.christielites.com www.prg.com www.bpm-sfx.com www.showforce.com
Crowned by festival-goers as a field of unity, creativity and freedom – heading into its 11th Chapter – Boomtown Fair fused a diverse line-up of underground and global music with breath-taking set design, immersive theatre and performance to create a living, breathing, fictitious city. To truly understand the multi-layered experience of Boomtown, TPi met the production crew battling the challenging outdoor elements to provide a backdrop to the untold stories of festival revellers. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/50 Photos: Rob Watson, Oz Jefferies and Avolites www.boomtownfair.co.uk www.prg.com www.lgfx.co.uk www.aardvarkfx.com www.aflive.co.uk www.audio-feed.co.uk www.coreworks.nl www.phixion.be www.nitelites.co.uk www.videoillusions.net www.bcsaudio.com
Communications solutions specialist, Surfhire, has provided essential mission critical services for UK Athletics (UKA), the governing body of athletics in the UK, for the 10th consecutive year. Responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as its athletes, their development, and athletics officials, the UKA hosts a programme of key events throughout the British summer. For the 2019 season, Surfhire deployed a vast amount of kit, including: walkie talkies, matrix intercom, commentator systems and extensive networking services across six events. The comms, radios and networking infrastructure – with comms for the UK Athletics Sport Presentation…
The initial batch of 500 Aries AX1.5, Absen’s newest MiniLED display, sold out instantly, confirming the strong demand for high-quality 1.5mm fine pitch LED within the rental market. UK-based AV distributor, PSCo, was the first in Europe to invest in the product, with UK rental companies DB Pixelhouse, Onyx and Catalyst amongst the first to add the new product to their rental fleets. Absen’s Aries LED display series is aimed at professional rental companies for high-end corporate events, conferences, auto shows, e-gaming competitions and broadcast applications, and is the first such product to combine a 4-in-1 integrated pixel design and…
What first sparked your interest in live events? “Ever since I was a child, I was always interested in music. My parents saw that and encouraged me to take it through school. At 15 I attended my first ever live gig, Motorhead’s 30th-anniversary show at Brixton Academy, back in 2005. That show changed everything for me; from Lemmy and the band’s stage performance commanding the crowd to the sound and light show their production team put on, had me in awe of what a live show was. That was when I decided that this was an industry I needed to…
Broadcast over four days to a live and TV audience, the highly anticipated FleadhTV events once again returned to Drogheda, Co Louth, to celebrate the best in traditional Irish music. With thousands of people lining the streets for the weekend’s festivities, indoors – across multiple venues – PSI’s lighting and audio crews ensured the high-profile event went without a hitch. The event, which is produced by Gifted Empire Productions, was broadcast live on TG4 TV and Facebook, and was free for the public to attend. PSI’s John ‘Hesky’ Hesketh is in his seventh year as Head of Sound and Project…
DBpixelhouse has announced the opening of its customer innovation centre, PixelLab in West London. PixelLab features the latest interactive digital experiences and jaw-dropping tech. Head of Content at DBpixelhouse, Alastair Reece said: “The idea behind PixelLab is that it’s a place for collaboration, where we discuss the art of the possible—looking not only at what has been done but what can be done. As we do more and more work with brands and agencies, it became apparent that we would benefit from having a London base where we can meet clients to discuss their needs and present our latest event…
Avolites’ upcoming software feature set Synergy takes The Temple to a whole new level at Glastonbury. The Temple is a haven for late-night ravers at Glastonbury with a range of big-name performers and DJs gracing its stage. It’s not just the music and the eclectic atmosphere that makes Temple so special; since its launch in 2017 the face of the Temple has become the centre of attention with a stunning range of visuals bringing it to life every night thanks to the creative minds of the production team. The team comprised of Paul de Villiers as the lighting designer, Arran…
