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L-Acoustics helps Gearhouse South Africa raise its game
Live events supplier Gearhouse becomes largest L-Acoustics supplier in South Africa investing recently in large number of K2 and KS28 cabinets, 36 LA12x amplified controllers in LA-RAKII & 8 P1 AVB processors for 90,000 capacity Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg.
CLF Aorun for HVR Showequipment
For the upcoming festival season, HVR Showequipment has expanded its rental stock with no less than 66 CLF Aorun beam fixtures! First impressions by Dennis Sommerdijk, co-owner of HVR Showequipment.
All in for Nexo at Jolly Joker Istanbul
One of Istanbul’s largest nightclubs, the latest in the group of Jolly Joker venues, is making a big impact on the city’s entertainment scene, thanks to a high-specification NEXO STM Series modular line array installed by Alkor and Yamaha Music Europe Turkey.
Leaders’ commitment: ArKaos Kling-Net embedded in new Claypaky HY B-EYE Series
Leading Italian lighting manufacturer Claypaky announces its commitment to ArKaos’s powerful Kling-Net protocol, which will now be embedded in its newest HY B-EYE K25 and HY B-EYE K15 moving heads recently introduced to the market.
Z-Bau: From Barracks to Culture Centre
Z-Bau Nuremberg, a former 5,500 sqm. Barracks from 1937, received a 6 million euros renovation. Part of it was new sound equipment installed by into>noise Munich company (Andreas Zeh & Tobias Förster) with CODA Audio’s RX40, G712, HOPS8, U4 and G18-SUB loudspeakers.
SolaFrame 2000, a new profile from High End Systems
The SolaFrame 2000 completes two families of High End Systems fixtures: the Frames and the 2000s. Introduced on the LED profile market before all the other big names of the moment, we wanted to test it to make sure we didn't leave any of them out.
The Nature of Why: perfect answers by Simon Honywill, with help from DPA
Award-winning FOH engineer Simon Honywill found DPA solutions when asked to tackle sound design for a non-conventional new The Nature of Why live music and dance production. He managed to point DPA microphones directly at PA speakers with no feedback.
Plugfest 2019 is biggest ever and mainland Europe premiere
PlugFest 2019 started with a record number of attendees in Lille, and a first-timer in mainland Europe. Exclusive SLU report from the bubbling heart of what looks like a hackathon, but is the brainy gathering where the future of lighting protocols will emerge from.
Spectacular Seattle Space Needle Show with Elation Proteus
Elation and Acclaim lighting effects were all beams, effects and blazing colors during the iconic Space Needle in Seattle rang in the New Year. This event was Seattle biggest fireworks extravaganza to date, so it has to be accompanied by a spectacular light show.
Illuminati Bar & Supper Club Installed By White Eagle Entertainment
As the name suggests, the design concept of Illuminati is exemplified in its main black and white themes, as royalty and power are associated with these colors. SLA lights & Amate Audio sound was carefully installed accordingly by Mr. Arun Karla of White Eagle.
Shine on you, Jean-Charles Juliat
We sadly learned the loss of one of the Stage Lighting pioneers, not only in France but truly worldwide. Jean-Charles Juliat is deceased. The announcement was made by his two children François and Frédéric Juliat.
Ayrton Levante, new compact and powerful Light Sculpturing Wash Luminaire
A new washlight joins the Ayrton family, sculpting light like the Bora, but as small as the Merak. Levante is a true wonder, delivering 20,000 lumens thanks to its 300 W led engine and an unique optical system with framing system, CMY, CTO, and more.
A Wave of control with Allen & Heath dLive
Now fitted with two Allen & Heath dLive S7000 mixing systems for FOH and monitors, plus an S5000 for broadcast, Wave Church’s Great Neck Campus, Virginia Beach, completed a major audio upgrade thru installer S&S Productions, bringing new levels of control & flexibility.
Idols South Africa votes for grandMA3
LD Joshua Cutts was thrilled to drive a grandMA3 light, along with MA NPU, MA VPU, MA 8Port Node, for the Idols South Africa 2018 finale in Johannesburg. Hot on the hills of American Idols, Idols South Africa has completed its 14th season, with season 15 already confirmed.
The Overtones hit the right notes on tour with EV and Dynacord
Merlin PA Hire supplies EV X2 and Dynacord TGX amps for all-OMNEO workflow on sold-out UK tour. X-Line Advance X2 line array delivers “perfect sound” across all venues, says FOH engineer Mark Clements, with “crisp and precise X2 performance and massive headroom of TGX”.
