Set in its own fantasy festival town, Boomtown boasts nine different districts with winding streets and a host of bespoke entertainment venues, including a casino, hotel, hairdressers and roller disco. BoomTown Fair is now in its seventh year and this year will witness performances from Mungos Hi-fi, John Butler Trio, Dreadzone and a host of other artists across 22 main stages.
Kevin Thorborn, Mojo Barriers' UK manager commented: "
!["Honey, you lied . . ." Elvis plays Blackpool](/newsarchive/aug2015/elvis-2tn.jpg ""Honey, you lied . . ." Elvis plays Blackpool")
The fourth annual Europe's Tribute to Elvis, which took place in Blackpool's iconic 19th century Empress Ballroom, gave aspiring Kings of Rock and Roll the chance to qualify for a trip to the Elvis Tribute Artist Contest finals in Memphis. Arranpaul Audio, which has handled lighting and audio for the event in the past, was tasked with creating the design for the 2015 edition of the contest. LD and engineer Ollie Wilkinson called on a collection of Chauvet fixtures to create something of a fresh Elvis experience for the audience during the three-day event.
"As the event is becoming one of the most popular Elvis competitions in the world, we knew that w
This new arrangement means clients touring in Europe and the USA will benefit from a common touring infrastructure and around-the-clock support, so acts can work seamlessly on either side of the Atlantic. "The arrangement works because it places the full resources of a national PA company at the disposal of the touring act in the locality, whether in the States or in Europe," the companies' statement says.
"It's not just a US Company operating via an EU satellite office or vice versa in the US," explained SSE Audio Group MD J
The free outdoor event drew in crowds of approximately 19,500 people and combined the music of John Adams' choral work Harmonium, made especially by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus conducted by Peter Oundjian, with visually stunning projection mapping onto the Usher Hall in central Edinburgh.
The 34-minute performance of The Harmonium Project integrated scientific data captured with the support of the Centre of Design and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, who collaborated on the project to examine the effects singing has on both the performer and the listener.
Having worked with them succ
A co-production of Dundee Rep, Graeae Theatre Company and Derby Theatre, the production toured at the beginning of the year. Renowned for the ability to lay flat almost instantly from the roll and just as easy to roll up for storage, Harmony Gloss made an ideal touring performance floor.
"We were very pleasantly surprised how well the floor stood up to the heavy use as we expected a high gloss floor like that to start showing signs of wear and tear much more," says Nils Den Hertog, head of production, Dundee Rep Theatre. "As it was, with regular cleaning, it lasted right through till the end of the run."
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A record-tying 300,000 filled Grant Park to see the hottest EDM acts, legends and the music industry's hottest chart toppers. "When collaborating with Bandit on these large scale projects they have two secret weapons: Dizzy Gosnell and Shawn Lear," said Jackson.
"These projects have millions of tiny details, lots of paperwork, lots of follow-up, and a lot engineering requirements. Dizzy's ability to organize everything coming from the shop, with everything changing constantly, and with all I send his way is quite remarkable. This, of course, then falls in the same time window as Shawn sorting the equipment and building the
A record-tying 300,000 filled Grant Park to see the hottest EDM acts, legends and the music industry's hottest chart toppers. "When collaborating with Bandit on these large scale projects they have two secret weapons: Dizzy Gosnell and Shawn Lear," said Jackson.
"These projects have millions of tiny details, lots of paperwork, lots of follow-up, and a lot engineering requirements. Dizzy's ability to organize everything coming from the shop, with everything changing constantly, and with all I send his way is quite remarkable. This, of course, then falls in the same time window as Shawn sorting the equipment and building the
Located in the heart of the CBD business district, the new skyscraper provides office space for the city's media companies, and the building's M Theatre is designed to host residents' conferences, events, live performances and banquets. The Theatre's seats can be fully retracted and the stage is expandable, enabling various configurations to be used for different events.
Sanecore supplied and installed a comprehensive audio system to meet the varied application needs of the venue.
At the heart of the sound system is a GLD-80 mixer with accompanying AR2412 positioned on stage, plus a Symetrix SymNet Solus 8 is employed as the audio processor.
"GLD not only features an intuitive control interface but also powerful processing. The ability to
TPS was asked to get involved in the project because of its reputation of projecting onto spectacular buildings and for major ceremonial events which have included the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa.
TPS had just three weeks from receiving confirmation to producing finished content for the 30-minute finale section of the show, which featured a cast of hundreds, the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) marching band and display team, sky divers and 40 members of the MNDF - which all u
Organised by the ALD, STLD, The Fifth Estate Ltd and Clay Paky and now in its eighth year, the KOI Awards is a celebration of the creative talents of international lighting and digital content designers working in the UK across TV, theatre and concert touring and events.
The theatre shortlist is the first to be revealed, after a panel of senior critics from national newspapers deliberated over the finest lighting and video work from the categories of Dance, Musicals, Opera and Plays. The shortlist is as follows:
Dance - Lucy Carter for Woolf Works, Royal Ballet, Howard Harrison for Edward Scissorhands, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Sadler's Wells
"We produce a lot of musical theatre," explained Ashley. "We often project video content like rain, clouds or other moving textures onto the set or cloth to bring the stage to life. It also means we can avoid creating a piece of set with that imagery on it. Until recently, we'd been using QLab, but that meant someone had to operate it separately, and we had to load in content for each new show. So I was lookin
The series was recorded and broadcast - on the Telecino TB channel - from the Mediaset Picasso Studios in Villaviciosa de Odón in Madrid and produced by Boomerang TV, who invited Iñaki, one of Spain's leading TV lighting specialists to add his own distinctive creative flair.
Iñaki was one of the visitors who saw the BMFL Spot for the first time at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and was impressed with the light output, so he specified it for this show.
There were three different phases
Locally based lighting and visual specialist Fineline was once again at the forefront of providing some of the high production values for which this event is renowned - delivering lighting, video and rigging for the three main stages.
Fineline MD Rob Sangwell commented, "We were excited to be involved again after supplying lighting and video to the main stage last year. It's great to see the festival move forward and it was a huge pleasure collaborating with production manager Tom Paine and everyone from organisers Team Love."
Just two ESR215's were used for the event providing crystal clear reproduction of the speeches and discussions at McGills Theatre facility.
Prior to the closing ceremonies a concert was held with a band of local jazz musicians and mixed by the legendary George Massenburg who is a Professor at the Music Research Division of McGill University. George commented, "We simply don't realise what we are missing until we hear a system of this quality."
Six ESM26 stage monitors driven by ESP2000 amplifiers were used on for foldback by the band.
Numerous other accolades were received for the systems clarity throughout the conference. "This is the best sound we have had at an AES Conference in the last 25 years," said Peter Mapp, AE
"For us it's bigger than EDC, Coachella or any of the other festivals we do throughout the year," states Todd Roberts, president of Southern California-based Visions Lighting, who has been involved with Team Beachbody Coach Summit since its inception. "It started in a small ballroom and has grown every year. Last year there were 8,000 attendees and this year there were 20,000 so it's growing exponentially."
Beachbody markets some of the U.S.'s most popular health and fitness solutions including DVDs and health and fitness products with a well-known presence across print and digital media. Team Beachbody
Running since 2003, the season has simply grown each year and is once again taking place in Central London's The Scoop from 5-30 August. Having worked closely with Gods and Monsters Theatre on previous projects, White Light is not only providing the lighting equipment but also sponsoring the occasion; helping to make theatre accessible to a whole new generation of theatre-goers.
Gods and Monsters Theatre is an organisation dedicated to producing shows that share the myths and legends of the recent and distant past and bring these to a modern-day audience. It is the only company that hosts a free season of classical the
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The Festival was launched last year by TUT's Department of Entertainment Technology, in partnership with the City of Tshwane and DWR Distribution, to expand the boundaries of theatre by interacting with local and emerging artists. The festival is a community theatre development programme where students of the Department and community theatre groups exchange knowledge and skills.
Interactive sessions, workshops and masterclasses will be held in Mamelodi's Beer Hall and at the Breytenbach Theatre in Sunnyside. The festival will open in the Mamelodi West Community Hall (19 - 22 August) with a final run at the Breytenbach Theatre (26 - 29 August). It will showcase a variety of interactive art installations and performances from participating communi
The social, cultural and design role of lighting is facing major crossroads and departure points at this moment in history, from applicative history to digital futures. For example, the importance of natural and artificial light to the quality of life and the health of individuals are gaining recognition worldwide, reverting priorities that seemed to be consolidated for more than a century. At this stage, the evolution towards the next generation of artificial light and
Johan was also responsible for the set and visuals design, which allowed him to deliver a coherent and harmonious 'bigger picture' designed for a diversity of artists appearing over the four days - typically with 15 - 20 acts onstage per day - plus a large gospel show on the Sunday.
He worked alongside the festival's creative team, with the starting point for the stage lighting design being the biggest night of the festival - Saturday.<
One of the most recent additions is the Illuzion Nightclub, a new-build venue offering the South East Asian market a combination of interactive Las Vegas-style shows and a disco with four resident DJs and international guest jocks.
The venue features two huge balconies running round the dancefloor, three VIP areas, a VIP room and six bars.
To meet the requirements of the club's varied entertainment formats, the management required a top grade flexible audio system and selected products by Italian manufacturer Outline throughout.
Voghera-based installer Skeldon puts its team's wide experience in various entertainment fields at the disposal of clients worldwide and worked on the Illuzion proje
At the head of the pack in Australia, Novatech Creative Event Technology have now announced their investment in the S6L platform. For their first order, Novatech
have chosen the largest and most powerful of the two sizes available; an S6L-32D control surface, E6L-192 processing engine and Stage64 I/O rack expanded with additional AES/EBU I/O.
This combination will provide engineers with 192 mix channels to mix into 96 busses, plus Left/Centre/Right, two monitor busses and a 24x24 matrix. The E6L-192 processing engine will allow engineers to shape their sound with up to 200 plug-ins running at 96 kHz. The control surface provides intuitive and extensive control via 32+2 faders and four 12&qu
Created with a collection of LED fixtures from Iluminarc, Vetro's lighting design can be traced back to December 2014, when John (Gonzo) Gonzalez, lighting director of MSNBC's Morning Joe Show, attended the Christmas celebration at Brooklyn's Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral. It was there he met Steven Retas, who was lighting the church's façade with holiday-themed colours and gobos. The two men struck up a friendship and Go
TSL director Martin Locket explains, "Although our market is quite diverse, we see the MagicBlades as initially being particularly attractive to our concert touring and a lot of the younger lighting designers. That said, as soon as we took delivery of the fixtures, they went out on three back-to-back rentals: Firstly, a European tour by a band called Crystal Fighters, specified by LD Michael Straun. This was followed directly by a corporate event in London for Microsoft for their Windows-10 launch, with LD Liam Griffiths. Then they were shipped directly to the third consecutive project, a Christian Festival called Newday. So we are pretty confident they will attract interest across our whole client base."
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"We needed a viable replacement for our Martin MAC 2000 profiles," said Sean McKernan, CCP's general manager. "Reducing our lamp overheads was very important to us, and having an LED source saves us considerable money over a year. We did the sums, and over a fixture's working life of 50,000 hours, lamp costs are around $18,000 per unit."
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