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Martin VDO Sceptrons Frame the Stage for Mumford & Sons’ World Tour
Since forming in 2007, British band Mumford & Sons has toured the world almost non-stop. Now setting out again to showcase their third album, the band’s Lighting and Production Designer, Ed Warren, selected Martin VDO Sceptron 10s and MAC Quantum Washes to make their live show even more immersive and experiential.
Multiple Nexo Line Arrays For One 360° Stage In Mexico
September 15 is one of the most important dates in the Mexican calendar; this year, it marked the 205th Independence Day for the country, with celebrations in the Zócalo public square in Mexico City. Multiple NEXO line array systems were deployed around a special 4-sided concert stage, with the full sound reinforcement specification running to 436 NEXO cabinets in total.
Outstanding RCF audio system for Italian music event of the year
A large and complex project with 3 delay lines on an area of more than 120’000 sqm, for a perfect output of voice and instruments at hundreds of meters far from the stage More than 3 hours of concert with a public of over 150 thousand people, for an impressive show that celebrated 25 years of career of Luciano Ligabue, one of the Italian best-known singers.
Roy Bennett uses 210 Ayrton MagicBlade™-R in his Lighting Design
Two hundred and ten Ayrton MagicBlade™-R fixtures form the dramatic backbone of Roy Bennett’s lighting design for Maroon 5’s year-long World Tour 2015 in support of V, the band’s fifth studio album.
Avolites Ai servers pump up the party for Arcadia at Glastonbury
The incredible Arcadia Spectacular stage pumped out some serious visuals at Glastonbury this year created and controlled by blinkinLAB's Tom Wall using an Avolites Sapphire Media and Ai server.
GLP sets up new Nordic base in Sweden with Daniel Rüdén as Sales Manager
In order to work more closely with customers in one of their key markets, and to better understand their needs, GLP (German Light Products) has announced a new GLP Nordic office, based in Sweden. Running the operation, as Sales Manager, Sweden, is Daniel Rüdén.
A new breed of point source speakers from d&b audiotechnik
The demands for a high performance point source have always been the same: reliable, lightweight and compact, and with a wide range of rigging options for maximum flexibility. The V7P and V10P from d&b audiotechnik are a new breed of speaker offering all this and more, including the d&b hallmark constant directivity control down to low frequencies.
Werchter chose DiGiCo as FOH and Monitors consoles
Rock Wercher has become one of the largest events in the country’s musical calendar. This year, it took a new direction, in terms of mixing console choice, with Head of Sound Patrick Demoustier making the decision for the house system to go completely digital. DiGiCo was his console of choice.
Michaël Gregorio in concert(s) and in light(s) with Jocelyn Morel
Capping off a long and popular European tour that started in 2012 at the Bataclan, Michaël Gregorio returns to Paris to play his show at the Olympia for 16 dates, rich with color and music! It is no less than 40 concerts for the price of one, as the impersonator takes us, with his group of musicians, on a tour from Shakira, to Jacques Brel, to Dépêche Mode to U2, before an enchanted audience.
Clay Paky on Mario Biondi Tour with Jo Campana
Jo Campana, the Lighting Designer who has worked with Biondi for several years. His idea was to create an elegant stage concept, with just a touch of innovation, that would be able to convey a sense of freshness and modernity. The most characteristic elements were three LED curtains, a matrix of Moving led spotlight, Sharpys Wash and Alpha Spot 700s HPE
On the Those About to Rock … Salute BMFLs on AC/DC
Arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time – with their instantly recognisable hard driving guitar power chords, screeching acerbic lyrics about life on the edge and renowned for some of the most awesome hi-energy live performances in the history of the genre … rock gods AC/DC are once again taking the world by storm with their Rock or Bust stadium tour.
L-Acoustics K2 performs superbly at inaugural European Games
Organised by the European Olympic Committee, the first ever European Games was held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku this June. The event’s spectacular opening and closing ceremonies captured the rich culture of the host county, with additional performances from international acts such as Clean Bandit and John Newman, whose set rounded off the closing ceremony. An L-Acoustics K2 system was chosen as the PA for both events.
Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival with Nexo STM
Production audio - as well as lighting - is provided by Nashville-based Morris Light and Sound. Working with Chesney’s front-of-house engineer Chris Rabold, they have pioneered the use of NEXO’s STM Series modular line array to deliver in such large venues.
Ayrton understands fun with Verstehen Sie Spass
Thomas Gerdon, lighting designer for one of Germany’s most popular television shows, Verstehen sie Spass, used a substantial rig of Ayrton lighting fixtures to light the live broadcast from Munich’s Bavaria Studios no 9 in April.
Harman moves its Martin lighting production to Hungary
Harman International announces its intent to relocate its Martin Professional lighting production facility currently in Frederikshavn, Denmark to Hungary. Lighting headquarter remains in Aarhus and Martin’s smoke machine factory in the UK would not be affected by the relocation.