Cirque du Soleil returned to London’s Royal Albert Hall (RAH) on 12 January for an eight-week run at the prestigious venue, bringing LUZIA to Europe for the first time. Britannia Row Productions once again supplied the sound, continuing a relationship that has spanned almost two decades.
For Marillion’s orchestral UK tour dates in November, lighting designer Yenz Nyholm chose the remarkable light output and color mixing ability of the VL2600 Wash fixture from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand.
ADJ used the last ISE exhibition in Amsterdam – billed as ‘the world’s biggest pro AV show’ – to host the European debut of a variety the company’s latest professional lighting and LED video products.
Waveworks is an American company focused on the sound installation of events in restaurants, hotels, night clubs and churches. To explain Waveworks activity, its director, Brad Katz, answers some questions from Jason Longobardo of FaitalPRO.
An extensive package of ADJ lighting fixtures, such as Vizi CMY300s and COB Cannon Washes, have been installed in the new contemporary worship center of First Baptist Church in Stockton, CA.
Besides the expansion of the Cameo OPUS series and the new F4 LED Fresnel spotlights for theatre and TV environments, the installation amplifiers of the IPA and IMA series as well as the first MAUI system for installation use from LD Systems are ready to impress the audience.
Recognizing that the increasingly robust installation market demands scalable, economical amplification, L-Acoustics has launched its first install-specific amplified controller at ISE.
Because you never know what Mother Nature has in store, playing outdoor stadium dates, no matter what time of year, is always a bit nerve-racking for concert touring technical and design personnel.
The National Theatre of Scotland’s acclaimed production of The Panopticon at The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, directed by Debbie Hannan and lit by Simon Wilkinson, was the first stage production of Jenni Fagan’s visceral and brutal narrative of life and friendship.
Slovakia television’s The Farm (Farma) is a successful competition reality show that has been airing on TV Markiza since 2011. In December, long time Bratislava-based production rental company and Elation distributor ADAM A SYN installed 15 Rayzor 760 LED moving heads on The Farm set.
UK-based lighting rental specialist Liteup supplied lighting, video server and control plus rigging equipment for all technical departments for the recent UK and European leg of Björk’s ongoing highly acclaimed Cornucopia tour.
Lighting designer Michael Kuehbandner worked closely with creative director Achim John from Jack Morton Worldwide and the show direction team from Quinton’s Concept for the VIP launch of the new Škoda Octavia car at the Prague National Gallery’s Palace in the Czech Republic.
This saw a specially designed 2019 touring stage / set created by SHM show designer Samuel (Sam) Tozer working under the Vision Factory brand, recreated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by Gabriel (Gabe) Fraboni, founder and creative director of LA-based design studio PHNTM LABS for this landmark performance.
Victory World Outreach has been ministering in Colorado Springs and around the world for 40 years. A unique ministry with churches in the US and in 10 different countries, Victory World Outreach has resided in their current building – a remodeled grocery store – for 27 years and in that time has made no significant changes to their main sanctuary.
Genelec has signalled a new era of sustainable growth with the opening of a brand new extension to its lakeside factory in Iisalmi, Finland. Utilising the latest technologies, the extension will significantly increase the space, flexibility and efficiency of the company’s warehousing and logistics operations.
ISE 2020 sees the European debut of Yamaha’s new white DZR/CZR series and DXS XLF/CXS XLF loudspeakers / subwoofers, which provide extra options for uses such as hotel banquets, houses of worship and auditoriums where a high quality audio system needs to blend into the design of the space.
Integrated Systems Europe 2020 (ISE 2020) is the largest exhibition for the global audiovisual industry. As always, Unilumin brings its new technology to ISE.
New iX series comprises a full line of fixed installation speakers, and based on the successful coaxial concept, the new iX range is characterised by a combination of uncompromising drivers and a directive acoustic baffling.
Leading global LED manufacturer Absen announced today on the opening day of ISE (11 – 14 February 2020) the launch of a new super-lightweight touring solution for rental stagers. The Venus (VN) Series is an innovative LED display that has been specifically designed for concerts and festivals.
The team behind the award-winning lighting control software MADRIX 5 is proud to put their newest innovation into the hands of lighting designers.
