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A Couple of Kooks hung up on Robe lighting

The Kooks is on world tour with album, Lets Go Sunshine, with Jordon Cooper as LD and LCR providing 69 x Robe LEDBeam 150s and 32 x Spiider LED wash beam as the moving lights, plus a pair of BMFL WashBeams being controlled by a RoboSpot remote follow spotting system.

Text: Robe Lighting. Photos: Josh Halling.

IS-Series expansion and Milan Update at InfoComm 2019 for Adamson

Unveiled at Infocomm 2019, the IS219 subwoofer, is the latest addition to Adamson’s installation-tailored IS-Series, which packs Adamson’s sophisticated, tour-proven technology into sleek, architecturally-friendly cabinets with rugged and unobtrusive rigging solutions.

Text: Adamson. Photos: Adamson and Ludovic Monchat.

Martin VDO Atomic Dot, dreadfully efficient

Countless single light sources on the wall of Martin's booth at latest PL+S exhibition, drawing our eye with punchy effects, powerful flashes and colors. The new VDO Atomic Dot is a tiny projector of tremendous efficiency, combination of strobe, blinder and video pixel.

Text & photos: Jérôme Boutié. Translation: Bruno P. Souchaud.

Flyable & compact: new RCF HDL 38-AS and HDL 36-AS

Freeing up valuable floor space downstage can be essential. RCF has bolstered their HDL subwoofer line up with two new models, the HDL 38-AS (18”) and the HDL 36-AS (15”). These HDL subs are “designed to fly”, ideal for theatrical and indoor system installations.

Text and photos: RCF.

Brompton gets ranked in Sunday Times SME Export Track 100 and announces new training dates

Brompton Technologies has been ranked in the fifth annual Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100 league table. Not only that, Brompton is also looking to teach the Tessera ins and outs to more and more skilled users with new forthcoming training sessions.

Text and photos: Brompton Technologies.

Chris, Queen of Immersive Audio in Paris with L-ISA

Christine and The Queens or Chris gave herself totally to the audience of AccorHotels Arena, well surrounded by the L-ISA set-up designed by Vladimir Coulibre and a neat FOH mix from Melpomen's Julien Decarne. This report is dedicated to Pedro.
Text: Ludovic Monchat - Photos: Ludo, Mô, Vlad

Perseo-S emerges as Ayrton first IP65 rated profile fixture

Ayrton presents Perseo-S, its first multi-function, compact and powerful, IP65-rated fixture developed for intensive outdoor use. The video presentation of Perseo-S has been released and can be watched here.

Text, video & photos: Ayrton.

Powersoft X4L at Prolight+Sound 2019, the Beast creeps in

Almost sneak preview of the Powersoft X4L, although it’s a real Formula 1 monster. We met its creator Claudio Lastrucci at Prolight & Sound, to learn more about this new model in the X Series and discover what’s under the hood.

Text: Ludovic Monchat. Photos: Ludovic Monchat and B&C. Translation: Bruno P. Souchaud.

The patience of Mister Chauvet

Chauvet is slowly but surely a major player in the scramble. With the switch to MK3 for the Spot and the Profile, Chauvet introduces two quality moving heads, full of features, ready to shake the world rankings.

Text & Photos: Tristan Zylobryt. Translation: Bruno P. Souchaud.

Avnu breaking news: Infocomm events, new Pro AV board seats, RCF joins in

Avnu announces Infocomm events and two new board of director members from the Pro AV – Milan working group, Henning Kaltheuner of d&b audiotechnik and Genio Kronauer of L-Acoustics, both of whom have been instrumental in the release of Milan protocol.

Text Avnu. Photos: Avnu & SoundLightUp.

Brussels musical historic venue goes versatile with DiGiCO: SD Series duo for Ancienne Belgique

As a multi-application space spanning several floors, two live rooms and a recording studio , Ancienne Belgique is steeped in Brussels' musical history. This venue has invested in two DiGiCo consoles (SD12 at FOH and SD5 for monitors) to stay as flexible as possible.

Text & photos: DiGiCo.

The coolest Hybrid: Proteus in Frigid Conditions on Swarovski Crystal Worlds Festival of Light

Real cooool news here! Elation’s IP65 moving heads, used by Chris Moylan at Festival of Light at Swarovski Crystal Worlds in the Austrian town of Wattens, in an impressive beam show, remain reliable in ice and snow, during a special 15-minute light show.

Text: Elation. Photos: ©Optikalusion.

 

 

 

Star Role for Lawo in Indian Premier League Broadcast

Indian Premier League is the star in cricket’s commercial crown, with large audiences and paying the highest fees. The rights for the season are held by Star TV as part of a five-year contract, with longstanding use of equipment from German broadcast innovator Lawo.

Text & photos: Lawo.

CLF Lighting has a rental DNA and innovation in mind

The CLF Lighting brand is emblematic of an evolution of the notion of brand, resulting here from the internal NEEDS of a big Dutch rental company, Rent-All. Several newbies at Prolight + Sound, including a 3-in-1 clever motorized matrix, the Stinger, and many more.

Text & photos: Bruno P. Souchaud.

Fourth Generation Active Field Control System for Yamaha at InfoComm

Yamaha will demonstrate at InfoComm the upcoming upgrade to its innovative Active Field Control (AFC) acoustic enhancement system. The new AFC4 (fourth generation) system features significant upgrades in DSP processing and hardware.

Text & Photos: Yamaha.

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