UK - Over 180 years after its creator’s passing, Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck continues to resonate with theatre audiences. This is very evident in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s recent production of the drama, which features intense imagery made more evocative by Lee Curran’s lighting created with Chauvet Professional Ovation, Maverick and COLORado fixtures.
In keeping with the open-ended spirit of Woyzeck, the Birmingham Repertory’s production of the play grew out of a change of plans on the part of the theatrical company. Initially, the company had planned to run a different show with a different director in its Spring-Summer 2018 season. When that director had to withdraw due to another commitment, Roxana Silbert, AD of the company, took over as director a

Denmark - It may be a coincidence, but Denmark’s second-largest music festival Smukfest just happens to be located in the backyard of manufacturer of professional studio monitors, Dynaudio. Now, they have entered into a collaboration to debut Dynaudio’s new pop-up recording studio concept - called Unheard - in August 2018.
“Building a professional recording studio in a huge container might sound crazy to some,” says VP of sales and product manager for Dynaudio’s Pro division, Rune Holst Jacobsen. “To us, music is an expression where every little individual sound

USA - Rap artist Logic is touring North America with a visually ambitious show using two Avolites Ai servers to drive immersive content to multiple LED surfaces.
Logic’s Bobby Tarantino vs Everybody tour takes in performances at some of North America’s most famous venues, including NYC’s Madison Square Garden, the LA Forum and Las Vegas’s Park Theatre.
Production design, programming and Notch content for the tour has been masterminded by Visual Endeavors’ creative director Aron Altmark.
He comments: “We have a number of custom servers that we’ve bu

USA - The Dave Matthews Band is digging deep in their catalogue to serve up some old school favourites while mixing in new songs from their latest release on their current 2018 tour, which kicked off 18 May in Houston, Texas. The popular jam band is known as a must-see summer touring act and this year are selling out amphitheatres across the US beneath a rig that includes effects from Elation Chorus Line LED battens.
The band’s first tour since 2016 runs through 10 September, with the final show at the Hollywood Bowl in LA. The tour is in support of the band's new album Come

UK - Luminex GigaCore network switches provided a dual redundancy network for The Great Exhibition of the North's opening ceremony along the Tyne River, which featured spectacular live music, fireworks, and an 80m-long fountain and drone display.
More than 18,000 people lined the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside for the opening ceremony to launch the festival, which celebrates the scientific and artistic achievements of the North of England.
Equipment hire and events company, SLX provided the complete audio and lighting production package and crew for the event. Audio hire m

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