Reports
Lionel Capouillez & Stromae From the Studio to the Stage – Part 1
Since the very first EP “Alors On Danse”, Lionel Capouillez has been mixing the sound of Stromae. We meet him in Brussels, in his Air Studio for a two-part feature. With “From the Studio to the Stage”, we’ll discover how and with which tools an album is born.
The Sion festival with Yoann Pelletier and his crew
Skynight, a major service provider in French-speaking Switzerland, is in the process of transitioning its lighting to LEDs. "There is a real desire to become more and more green," explains Yoann Pelletier, the new manager of the lighting department.
Women In Lighting at Ayrton for more parity !
In March of 2020, during the confinement due to Covid, "Light Collective" noted that women in the field of lighting are almost invisible and hence, decided to change that. The co-founders, Martin Lupton and Sharon Stammers looked to create a database of interviews with female LDs and technicians from around the world.
The Resurrection of the Stadium
Impressive and enchanting despite the stigma of 24 years of abandonment, the Stadium has been brought back from oblivion, thanks to the magic of the city of Vitrolles and the Festival d’Aix, with the help of NEXO, Yamaha and the efforts of Texen, for five performances of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the Resurrection Symphony.
The Razzmatazz, hallmark of Catalan nightlife
To meet with the demands of the artists who perform at Razzmatazz, the entire kit has been upgraded by the team. It includes Robe, Elation, Minuit Une, a GrandMA 3 and a L-Acoustics sound system with Avid and Midas consoles.
FOHHN, this team has sound ideas
After consolidating, in 2020, several buildings and workshops spread out here and there with the growth of the company over the past 30 years, the new FOHHN complex in Nürtingen is in the countryside just a few kilometers from Stuttgart.
Sinfonya, the 4 seasons by Claypaky at PL+S
Like actors without a stage to perform on, during Covid many lighting companies were forced to stay in their "dressing room" or their"shop". After many exceptional years, with the move to full-led, they innovated with new fixtures nonstop.
The ” Theatre Des Bergeries ” upgrade their house lighting with Leds
Jaques Coriton, lighting Director of Theatre des Bergeries, chose Alterlite, their advice and ability to supply the new house lighting system, using led sources Anolis and its ETC control system. Good to go for at least another 15 years!
“The Producers” at the Théâtre de Paris: Part 1
We had the luck and the pleasure of spending a whole day at the Théâtre de Paris with the technical team of Mel Brooks’ musical “The Producers” (“Les Producteurs”, Fr.), directed by Alexis Michalik.
A dashing centenial for Robert Juliat
Located on the edge of the region of Picardy, the family business, Robert Juliat has made an art of combining the precision of a craftsman with the near insanity of new technology. François and Frédéric Juliat, General Managers of Robert Juliat, welcomed us with open arms in Fresnoy-en-Thelle at the heart of their factory.
Grand Palais Ephemera. 54 motors at the fingertips of Alexandre Trapon
GL events has installed a technical grid in the 10,000 square-meter hall of the Grand Palais Ephémère, with 507 m of trussing and 54 radio-controlled chain hoists that are operated via a brand-new, intelligent remote control developed by Sonoss.
The Massy International Circus Festival with Ultra Son
The 28th Massy Circus Festival has just taken place as it should under the marquee with Maxime Polak and Ultra Son at the drawbar, the beam and the OSC. A rare concentration of technologies and some great finds. Report !
SIXTY82 ALPHA, the building blocks of your structures
The R&D at SIXTY82 has developed the ALPHA82 connector, a structural support component, in other words a cornerstone for all kinds of structures, especially those that aren’t necessarily available as standard.
Neumann MCM, ein Stern ist geboren
Neumann unveils the Miniature Clip Mic System or MCM, a new microphone for close miking of instruments, featuring their first electret transducer. We got to listen to it during the musical performance of OdinO at the Pin Galant, near Bordeaux. Here is our report and listening impressions.
L-Acoustics, learning makes it sound better
Christian Heils based L-Acoustics on knowledge rather than on more and more models, on man rather than the machine alone. Nothing has changed 30 years later. We went to Marcoussis to meet up with Etienne Corteel, Director of Education and Scientific Outreach.
