LATEST ISSUE

This month we bring you touring profiles of two bands that emerged from the New Wave movement of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Firstly, Steve Moles meets the production crew on the road with Norwegian band a-ha. Meanwhile, Kate Lyon details the production behind the latest Squeeze tour as the band takes The Difford and Tilbrook Songbook on the road.

Also inside, Rob Halliday sheds light on the Illuminated River project for his latest instalment of Lighting Landmarks. The multimillion-pound project will eventually see all of the bridges along the “ribbon of darkness” that is London’s River Thames beautifully illuminated. As Phase One completes, Rob details the hard work and careful considerations that have gone into the project so far.

There’s plenty more to enjoy this month as we meet the teams behind tracking specialist Triple E and Czech Republic-based point source advocate, KV2 Audio. We also get the low-down on how the latest audio tracking technology helped improve audience engagement at this year’s Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Plus, Mike Wood reviews Ayrton’s Perseo-S outdoor moving head and Richard Cadena takes a closer look at ETC’s Relevé Spot. We also present a round-up of the latest product launches as seen at this year’s LDI tradeshow.

Finally, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continued readership and support over the last 12 months, and wish you all a happy holiday season and a very healthy and prosperous 2020!

Steve Moles reports from Leeds’ First Direct Arena as a-ha tours Hunting High and Low, with innovative content renderinglifting the show to new heights . . .

Claire Beeson reports from the Las Vegas Convention Center as the 32nd edition of LDI takes place . . .

Rob Halliday looks at the challenges of illuminating some of the world’s major landmarks. This month, London’s bridges . . .

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