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Robe Tetra2. A blade of creative light

The Robe Tetra2, an 18-source LED batten with motorized tilt and two independent zoom groups, offers multiple possibilities for very appealing effects to the lighting world. We put it to the test for SoundLightUp.

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Prolight + Sound, postponed until 2022

Messe Frankfurt has decided, following close consultation with its customers and partners, to postpone Prolight + Sound event planned for April.

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Sky Corporation as Ayrton exclusive distributor for Serbia

Ayrton is very happy to announce the appointment of Sky Corporation as its new, exclusive distributor for Serbia with immediate effect.

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L-Acoustics Fully Supports NAMM Believe in Music Week

L-Acoustics announces that it is fully supporting NAMM, canceled due to continued COVID concerns, by sponsoring a virtual Marketplace booth, where it will be hosting a comprehensive lineup of eight unique video sessions on a variety of topics, all with live Q&A.

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New Year in Hengelo rang by Elation Maximus

Outside the Circle uses the power of Proteus Maximus as an integral effect in unique end-of-year lighting display. Ton Nieuwenhuis and Martin Ciesluk decided to bring a bit of lighting inspiration to the people of the Dutch town of Hengelo.

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Meyer Sound Goes Virtual at NAMM Believe in Music Week

Meyer Sound will participate in the 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Week virtual show starting January 18, where the company will debut two original content sessions, share product resources, and schedule one-on-one meetings with NAMM attendees.

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Martin Audio Set to Celebrate Half a Century of Sound

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Martin Audio, founded by Australian Dave Martin in London’s Covent Garden, back in 1971, is intent on turning 2021 into a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary.

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Sennheiser launches the IE 300

Sennheiser completes its line of universal in-ears with the IE 300, equipped with a German-made 7mm wideband transducer, delivering extended response and featuring a reinforced, replaceable cable and shape-memory silicone tips .

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London wishes us a better new year

London welcomed in 2021 with a spectacular show, a citywide explosion of fireworks, drones, laser and lights.

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Norway's Bølgen Kulturhus adds Adamson E-Series power

The Norwegian multi-use venue Bølgen Kulturhus, just installed an Adamson E-Series PA in its main hall, 'Storsalen' extending its substantial capabilities to present the wide variety of programming it offers.

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Elation lights for Southern California’s “Concerts in Your Car”

Enhanced by a complement of Elation Professional lights, “Concerts in your Car”, presented by CBF Productions at two SoCal locations, are some of the most popular Drive-in concerts.

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Powersoft Amplifies Famous Portofino's Italian Club

Powersoft, the Project Manager Vibra Service and the distributor Audiosales have upgraded Italy’s famous club, Covo di Nord-Est in Portofino, with a vast new audio system processed and amplified by the install Quattro & Ottocanali DSP platforms.

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“The Dream” Revolutionary Virtual Sky Mapping

Maxin10sity joined forces with Modern Enterprises for a virtual ‘sky mapping’ show that was seen around the world.

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L-Acoustics Names Sales and Application Team in Middle East and India

L-Acoustics names Chris Mead, Sales manager and Rahul Samuel, Applications engineer to fully focus on supporting and growing key vertical markets and to build presence in middle east and India regions.

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Take heart, 2021 is here

If you are reading this editorial, it means that 2020 has packed it in. We all believed in last year’s best wishes for good health, good business and a bright future, which we exchange almost out of habit. Let’s do it better in 2021, shall we?

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48 x Robe Esprite for Billie Eilish Livestream Concert

The rig installed on the ceiling of the XR Studio included 48 x Esprite, the latest Robe Led profile lighting fixture, used by Tony Corporal, the Billie Eilish's lighting designer.

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It’s DiGiCo world at Bellevue Baptist Church

The church’s longtime systems integration partner, Springfield, Missouri-based Paragon 360 installs three Quantum7 consoles and an SD12 DiGiCo as the audio mix hubs for Bellevue Baptist Church, the largest house of worship in Memphis.

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RCF goes boxing with Arizona Sound Productions

When Arizona Sound Productions was hired to provide video and sound production for a string of boxing matches across the US, they found themselves with new protocols, unique challenges, but also their trusty RCF HDL 6-A Active Line Array Modules.

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Brompton Technology embraces virtual training

Brompton Technology has set up an advanced virtual platform as a way to continue offering its global customer base access to the LED processing manufacturer’s renowned training programme.

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New Anolis Lighting Scheme for the Porte de Bourgogne

The city of Bordeaux has a new Anolis – A Robe business – lighting scheme for its magnificent La Porte de Bourgogne landmark. The Roman-style stone arch was built in the 1750s at the end of one of the major roads traversing Bordeaux.

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Merry lows and happy new vibes with the new LF18N408 RCF

RCF intruduces LF18N408, a new 18” of the Precision Transducers line. 3,000W continuous program, 4” coil, neodymium magnets and 97 dB of sensitivity. An Italian serious contender for building serious subs.

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Synergetic offers professional studio with full Elation rig

Synergetic of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, converted a portion of their warehouse to a professional TV studio for live streaming with 60 Elation Professional lighting fixtures.

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Brompton Technology wins two time at the AV Awards 2020

Brompton Technology is delighted to that its Dynamic Calibration technolo-gy and Hydra advanced measurement system have won in both the Support Technology of the Year and Event Technology of the Year categories at the AV Awards.

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65 x Robe fixtures on The Killers Performance in Las Vegas

Steven Douglas, long-term lighting designer of The Killers, included 43 x Robe MegaPointes and 14 x CycFX 8 moving LED battens on the rig of their performance on top of the Ceasar’s Palace.

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The World’s First Kara II System is in France at 6MIC

The French Aix-en-Provence epicentre of contemporary music, the 6MIC, chooses L-Acoustics and brand new KARA II system to amplify an outstanding cultural program in a mountain-esque building seamlessly blending into the natural landscape.

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Hilversum’s Studiohuyz Delivers With Yamaha TF-RACK

One of Europe’s major broadcasting hubs, the Dutch city of Hilversum is host to many radio and television broadcast studios. Studiohuyz is one of them and Yamaha TF-RACK mixer plays a key part in creating a wide range of webinars and other online broadcast content.

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NEXO's P+ series now hosts P15 and L18

We have a family spirit at Nexo. After P8, P10 and P12, the Audio pro French firm offers the coaxial and versatile P15 speaker, and also completes its subs line from above with the L18.

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4Wall deploys Brompton Technology processing for GUM Studios

GUM Studios is a New York Qualified Production Facility which recently created a new Virtual Production including ROE video panels driven by Brompton 4K Tessera SX40 processors.

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Limelite Lighting Limited advocates MDG

“If you’re planning to create atmospheric effects, these are the entertainment industry’s go to products,” states TV and film lighting hire company, Limelite Lighting about the MDG fog and haze generators in its inventory.

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Ayrton Khamsin-S for Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

When Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) hosted a revival of Puccini’s Turandot, LD Chien-hao Kuo chose to replace all the discharge moving lights of the original design with LED Ayrton Khamsin-S fixtures.

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Claypaky produces “Shine a Light”, a song celebrating the show industry

Claypaky created “Shine a Light” a rock ballad dedicated to everyone in the entertainment industry.

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Powersoft backbone for new Argentina Stadium

Powersoft Quattrocanali and Mezzo fixed install amplifier platforms were chosen by local integrator Equaphon for the security they could provide for the audio system at Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Argentina, a new 8,000 seated spectators stadium.

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Diverse DARTZ shine on August Burns Red Livestream

Metalcore band August Burns Red celebrated 15 years since release of their album ‘Thrill Seeker’ with a livestream performance. Lighting designer David Summers turned to the effects options in Elation Dartz to light the event.

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COVID-19 GoldenSea UV solution at Caldas da Rainha’s Centro Cultural

This Cultural Centre is one of the first venues in Portugal to acquire specific technical equipment fully-certified UV products from GoldenSea UV to sanitize its performance and public spaces.

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MA 1, The First Neumann Automatic Monitor Alignment

German specialist Neumann presents MA 1, an integrated hard/software tool for acoustic calibration and room correction for Neumann monitors. Calibration algorithms, jointly developed with the world’s leading institute for audio signal processing, the Fraunhofer IIS.

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Soundbox uses Adamson CS-Series for a drive-in concert

Drive-in shows may be a solution this year, but there's more than your car’s FM radio on and your windows up for bands such as Big Wreck. Soundbox deployed eight CS10s and six CS 119s per side and delivered power and detail.

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Astera for Malmo Opera and Funny Girl

Swedish Lighting designer Fredrik Jonsson was delighted to help create the aesthetic for Funny Girl and he made the most of the tiny Astera AX3 LightDrops to highlight important details on the sets designed by Martin Chocholousek.

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DNEG and Brompton Technology forge new virtual production worlds

DNEG, a recognised company in the field of visual effects and animation, has developed its new virtual production offering. A new adventure which gave rise to a close collaboration with Brompton Technology.

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ETC Introduces High End Systems SolaFrame Studio

ETC is pleased to introduce the SolaFrame Studio automated luminaire, a fanless, convection-cooled fixture that prioritizes high quality features, great spectral output and silent operation.

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Robe Illuminates Mountains at Parrtjima Festival of Light

Designed by Richard Neville from Mandylights, 80 x Robe MegaPointes were used to throw lighting and effects onto a section of the West MacDonnell mountain range.