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French prestigious location for Showlight 2021 Lighting Quadrennial event
The next gathering for the quadrennial Showlight, unique lighting colloquium for lighting professionals by lighting professionals, will take place on 22-25 May 2021 in beautiful French town of Fontainebleau, sponsored by 100-year old French manufacturer Robert Juliat.
Buddhist star has a (singing) bowl with DPA Microphones
The clarity, detail and natural sound delivered by DPA’s d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphone has enabled producer and engineer Mr.Chan Pui Ching to record 30 Singing Bowls being played by Chinese artist and wellness guru Mr. Tsang Man Tung.
Luminex, the 3.0 Network
LumiNodes are interfaces thought ten years in advance. Naturally, they're able to work with current set-ups, but they are mainly designed to anticipate future protocols and adapt to the increasingly densified networks in type of venues. Here’s a SLU detailed overview.
dbTechnologies, low profile in style at Prolight and Sound
Present in full force with their big VIO L212 system in listening test, dB Technologies also unveiled in Frankfurt two self-amplified newbies, practical and very well thought out: the small point source VIO X205 loudspeaker, and the ultra-flat VIO W10 wedge monitor.
Chauvet Ovation E 260 WW Profile: extensive SoundLightUp test
In the Ovation LED profile spot range from Chauvet Professional Lighting, based on the most famous generic lighting classic projectors, we tested the warm white version of their E 260, with an amazing luminous output referring to the actual power of its LED engine.
The closer, the better: innovative Meyer Sound LEO configuration for Michael Bublé
For the new Michael Bublé tour, the Meyer Sound LEO configuration has been altered to remedy monitoring issues and to provide a more intuitive experience for the audience. This “dual hybrid” audio configuration complements and enhances the production’s split staging.
Macca plays half a thousand DARTZ on Freshen Up Tour with Elation
Beatles legend Paul McCartney is on Freshen Up world tour. His LD since 17 years, LeRoy Bennett, dresses the 40-song playlist in complementary visuals using a effects, video and lighting including over 500 Elation Professional DARTZ 360 luminaires supplied by Upstaging.
NEXO STM SERIES FOR LEADING BELGIAN ARTS CENTRE
The busy Vooruit arts complex in Ghent has a collection of different venues, all equipped with NEXO sound systems, from ID24 to S12, etc. The jewel in the crown is the Concertzaal, where VDB-PA has completed an installation of NEXO’s modular STM Series line array
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino debut for Claypaky Axcor Profile 600: LED Sight Story
Lighting designer Valerio Tiberi drew inspiration for his work from the new adaptation and the atmosphere of the Upper West Side of New York in the mid 1950s. For this occasion, he specified the new Axcor Profile 600 from the Claypaky Axcor series.
New China office for Brompton Technology
Brompton Technology, manufacturer of high-end LED video processors, has opened its new China office in High Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is a direct response to requests from Shenzhen huge number of LED panel manufacturers.
New $100m Innovation Center at its Japanese Headquarters for Yamaha
Yamaha has been at the forefront of the professional audio industry for many decades. The corporation is committed to maintaining this position and, to achieve this, it has opened a brand new, $100m Innovation Center at its headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Everybody wants to rule the lights: RoboSpot and MegaPointes do! on Tears for Fears on tour
Tears for Fears, 1980s hitmaker of pop-rock classics, are back on the road in style, kicking off 2019 with a sold-out UK and European arena tour. LD Alex Reardon utilised 66 x Robe MegaPointe moving lights and RoboSpots as key elements of his lighting inventory.
Creative potential raised by Meyer Sound Technologies at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center
Equipped with Meyer Sound’s Constellation® active acoustics and Spacemap® spatial sound, Octave 9 affords virtually limitless potential for exploring new ways to create, present and experience music from all genres and eras in a richly immersive environment.
Martin waltzing with Andre Rieu and The Johann Strauss Orchestra
Netherlands-based Fairlight and Andre Rieu Productions design lighting for 100-venue concert tour using MAC Encore Performance CLD and MAC Aura to meet the needs of live audiences, broadcast and cinema. LD Maurice Verbeek explains his choices.
IS-Series brings clarity to IFGF Semarang in Indonesia: another Adamson sonic miracle
IFGF Semarang, Central Java, has built a new main campus to better serve its dynamic congregation of over 650 worshippers. After a rigorous audition process, the main auditorium boasts a new audio system built around the IS-Series from Adamson Systems Engineering.
