In July 2015 an ambitious plan was hatched to get the attention of Foo Fighters and convince them to play a gig in Cesena, Italy, by gathering a thousand musicians to perform their song Learn to Fly. The video of the event went viral and Foo Fighters duly performed in the city four months later. But that was just the start.
It was a landmark year for Area Four Industries America at this year’s LDI Show. With both their East and West coast teams attending the show, for the very first time together, they stormed Las Vegas with new and popular products from their truss and staging brands – MILOS, LITEC, EXE Technology and Mobiltechlifts.
Studio 3 control room at the Berlin Philharmonie is where concerts given by the Berliner Philharmoniker in the big hall are recorded, mixed and broadcast live by radio stations. Now, Studio 3 has been upgraded to 96 kHz operation and is now able to complete 5.1 productions with a higher channel and microphone count.
A highlight of this year’s Festspiele Zürich was the 150th anniversary concert of the city’s famous Tonhalle Orchestra, performed as a thank you to its faithful concertgoers. Swiss event technology company Hyposound AG chose L‑ISA’s Hyperreal Sound technology to deliver an exceptional experience for this very special occasion which featured guest pianist Yuja Wang.
TOMCAT’s new Zig-Zag Truss is a unique concept that combines the advantages of Pre-Rigged Truss - efficient truck packing and speedy load-in/load-out – with a hinging spigot design that allows folding of the truss system over itself for efficient storage/travel and trouble-free unfolding via vertical lift and pinning applications.
Adelaide Oval has been described as one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia, if not the world. Its importance on the international cricket circuit is undisputed, being headquarters to the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).
Lawo will participated as a sponsor for this year’s MixCon in New York, that took place on July 21/22, 2018. The annual MixCon two-day event is dedicated entirely to mixing music and sound and takes place at the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom. The event will feature six workshops plus Q&A’s focused on mixing different musical styles where attendees will get mixing tips, techniques and advice from some of the top pros in music production.
In the 25 years since Stage Tec was founded, many customers have given the impetus for new products or features, with Stage Tec commissioned to implement them in the audio equipment. RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) had the idea for a simple and automated workstation for the most common workflow in sports broadcasts.
With its long sandy beaches, tropical climate, luxurious resort hotels and legendary nightlife, Cancun attracts millions of tourists each year. Traveling from across the US, as well as many other countries around the world, visitors flock to the famous Mexican city for relaxed days on the beach and wild nights of partying.
This year’s PLASA Show was a unique outing for LITEC, as their new MyT Virtue truss was entered in the PLASA Awards for Innovation 2018 and won over many show attendees with its unique design, folding feature, compact form factor, and 60 mm main chords that allow use of standard clamps.
SERAPID Group, a leading supplier of lifts, quick die change and horizontal transfer systems, is pleased to announce its latest QSX Seating System installation to be unveiled at the grand opening of the Philharmonic Concert Hall at Zaryadye Park, Moscow, Russia.
MILOS racked up another overwhelmingly positive reception at this year’s PLASA show. With a selection of products from their extensive range of truss on display in the Area Four Industries UK stand, they were well equipped to show the quality of their products and speak with visitors about the many structural solutions they deliver for a wide array of projects.
Held in the port town of Barcarès on France’s southern coast, Electrobeach is the country’s largest electronic music festival, featuring more than 100 DJs and hosting around 100,000 people over its three days. For this year’s event organisers broke new ground by employing Funktion-One sound systems on all four of its stages.
Tomorrowland, held over two scorching weekends this July in the Belgium town of Boom, is one of the world’s foremost music festivals. Its organisers, We Are One World are always on the hunt for imaginative ways to unite hundreds of thousands of fans from around the globe at this unique event.
It had been more than 20 years since the EMAs descended on London, but it certainly did not look or sound that way at the SSE Arena on November 12, 2017. Hosted by Rita Ora, the production was in the safe hands of long-time MTV audio supplier, Britannia Row, whose specification this time around was dominated by DiGiCo.
AURUS platinum, the flagship of Berlin-based manufacturer Stage Tec, made its debut as a FOH console in China. At the end of July, a cross-over concert with music by Zhang Hong Guang, one of China's most popular composers, was performed in front of an audience of 18,000 at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing.
Southern Indiana’s Floyd Central High School puts a special emphasis on the performing arts, a focus that has produced one of America's premiere high school theatre programs. Last year, Floyd Central was one of a handful of schools across the U.S. selected by Disney Theatrical Group to test the Tony award-winning Broadway musical “Newsies” before it is made available to schools everywhere.
