Keith Tibbetts serves as the managing director of AI Rentals. The company owns a large assortment of D.A.S. Audio equipment, including 40 Event 210A 3-way active line array elements plus 24 Event 218A powered subwoofers. Additionally, the company owns several D.A.S. Action Series loudspeaker systems, including 12 Action 1
Staras rents sound, light and audio-visual systems and provide technical production services for events in a diversity of fields with 30 years of expertise. Staras closely follows the global trends and technologies to ensure outstanding events. Staras is already experienced with Clay Paky's spectacular lighting solutions with their previous purchases.
Morever, Tarkan's production team or
The PBS-special featured Michael Feinstein and a 17-piece big band, along with June Squibb, Christine Ebersole, Cheyenne Jackson, American Idol Season 11 runner up Jessica Sanchez and the noteworthy tap duo, the Manzari Brothers, all using DPA microphones. Workin
The theatre presents a variety of productions, from rock 'n roll to ballet, drama, corporate events, film and opera as well as numerous UCL student productions. However it is perhaps most well-known as a comedy venue, one which has seen performances by Jo Brand, Mel And Sue, Eddie Izzard, Lily Savage, and John Shuttleworth among many others.
More recently comedy A-Listers Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais and Harry Hill have recorded shows there for DVD release. With almost 550 seats and with completely unobstructed views of the stage throughout the house, it manages to pull off the difficult trick of combining intimacy with the atmosphere that is only generated by a certain audience
LabeLive, out of Franklin, Tennessee, has provided full production and stage design for the artist's current Anomaly tour, which features a rig of Elation Platinum Wash 16R Pro and Platinum 5R Extreme moving heads, along with Elation Cuepix Blinders. LabelLive, who operated for five years as live production company Sixdegrees Touring before launching under the LabeLive name in May, support a f
The experience liberated a thousand petrol-head fantasies and gave everyone - at all levels of driving ability - a fantastic, all-action day of speed, skidding and sliding to remember. Colour Sound's Haydn Cruickshank, himself a bit of a drift exponent, illustrated first-hand the potential adrenaline rush and sense of achievement to be gained from this exciting motorsport.
Over 50 guests joined team Colour Sound eager to learn from the expertise and audacity of instructors from Learn2Drift (L2D), who taught everyone the basics of how to control an out-of-
The NEO 5 A ES is the updated version of NEO 5 A, developed by WORK Pro with the objective of maximizing savings in energy consumption and improving efficiency. Under this 'green' company philosophy, the company has come up with a smart solution whereby the loudspeaker is capable of shutting down when not receiving audio signal. This auto-off feature means a reduction in its consumption below 1W under these circumstances. Thanks to this
Specially designed for vehicle applications, the compact, energy-efficient chassis of AmpTraXX packs 400W RMS into 16 channels of amplification and DSP. Each AmpTraXX channel can provide up to 25W into 8 ohms and independent DSP capability, including a 9-band EQ, dynamic range and compression control, as well as gain and stereo/mono mixing capability. Channel pairs can also be bridged to provide 50W operation if more power is required.
AmpTraXX is programmed with user-friendly software included wit
That philosophy extends to sound reinforcement as well. Creager worked with Tim Ogletree at MediaMerge (Chelsea, Alabama) to design a zero-compromise system that would be appropriate for Iron City's wide footprint. Rather than a line array, Creager and Ogletree designed a point-source system using Danley Sound Labs' patented Synergy Horn loudspeakers and Tapped Horn subwoofers.
Although sometimes sceptical of the system's relatively
This event, whose theme this year was 'Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership', was very much a showcase for Chinese entertainment and stage lighting brands, providing a great opportunity for the Chinese event technology industry to show its new image and underline how far it has come. And the attendees, represented by the leaders from 21 member countries, were certainly impressed.
The lighting was divided into three distinct sections, and as the leading entertainment lighting company in China, PR Lighting was chosen for its advanced and reliable products.
The first part of the journey was 'The Welcome Pathway' - the road between the Bird's Nest Stadium and Water Cube - which was designed by c
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Having installed the previous PA system around a decade ago, the new sound solution was specified as part of a complete church renovation project.
According to Sound Productions' senior project manager, Peadar Carley, the aim of the new system was to maintain and improve intelligibility using a more architecturally discreet solution.
"The renovation included the installation of new hard wood flooring which was previously carpeted - and with no absorbing surfaces, this meant that the RT would increase to 3-5 seconds. Therefore we needed a speaker system that would provide precise beam steering," he said.
He turned to a pair of JBL Intellivox-DS280s, distributed in the UK and Eire
The dates are as follows: Wednesday 21 January 2015, Tuesday 17 February 2015, Wednesday 18 March 2015, Wednesday 22 April 2015 and Wednesday 20 May 2015.
The course is held at Soundcraft's Potters Bar, Hertfordshire head office and factory, with an opportunity to visit the factory floor to see the Vi manufacturing process. The exception is the January 2015 session which is hosted by Adlib in Liverpool.
Presented by experienced Vi Series engineer and Adlib director Dave Kay, the training is relevant to the Vi6, Vi4, Vi3000 and Vi1, and also covers the new Soundcraft Realtime Rack plug-in engine.
The course is free and open to engineers, venues, hire, installation and production companies.
For more information and to regist
Freelance sound designer, Sebastian Frost worked closely with Imagination's head of sound, John Del Nero, to create natural theatre sound on the vast 53m x 30m stage, utilising a TiMax SoundHub audio showcontrol delay-matrix, supplied by London-based production hire company, Orbital Sound, not only to contain the sound but also to ensure the 3000-strong audience in the raise
Here, sound professionals were also introduced to the equally revolutionary DEVA self-contained multifunctional multimedia device.
The session opened with a welcome speech from Gary Goh, deputy MD of E&E Pte Ltd (Powersoft's distributor in Singapore who recently completed the integration of the much talked about Singapore Sports Hub) while Powersoft sales director Luca Giorgi represented the Italian manufacturer.
This was followed by a sharing of information and the launch of the products themselves. This was presented by Powersoft Applications Engineer, Remo Orsoni - who, with more than 30 years'
Card Aid has been helping charities increase their funds from the sale of their Christmas cards for over 30 years and John Simpson, Chair of Behind the Scenes UK, believes proceeds from the sale of Christmas Cards via the Card Aid Website will really make a difference to Behind the Scenes which only launched in the UK in October. "Sending Christmas cards is a long held tradition and Card Aid allows us to keep the spirit of Christmas alive - as cards can be purchased online, either in the form of a pack of cards or as e-cards which can be sent on a pay per click basis. Whilst we are happy to accept donations in li
This is the second award for Flare, which is continuing to develop products attracting the attention of top figures in the music industry. Judges at the awards commented, "Lancing's Flare Audio is an innovative audio technology company run by a small and passionate team of people with big visions, and speakers that deliver an even bigger sound."
The host of the awards, Fred Dineage, explained, "The company began as an audio hire business in 2007. Passionate about sound quality and not content with the clarity and tourability of existing market leading products, Flare founder Davies Roberts decided to create his own loudspeaker designs. Designs that would del
Lotto Money - A former Sunderland fire station will be transformed into a performing arts hub after being granted £2.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The conversion of the building, which has been derelict for 22 years
"We are proud of this further expansion of our long-standing business relationship with N&M. The new Y-Series complements the d&b equipment already used by the company", says Jürgen Wilhelm, DACH regional sales manager at d&b audiotechnik.
Over the next five years d&b will supply loudspeakers to N&M including the Y-Series line array modules and the corresponding cardioid subwoofer Y-SUB (suitable for flown arrays). The scope of supply also includes d&b's newest amplifier the D80.
"The refinement of the sound properties in the case of the Y-Series point sour
PLASA Focus Glasgow delivered two days of constant activity, high quality visitors and high interest in The Warehouse's new products.
Janet Murray, sales manager of The Warehouse commented, "Exhibiting at PLASA Focus has been productive for The Warehouse. This has been a great event for the company based on the responses to product presentations and the volume of new and existing customers who came specifically to see our product range. Importantly we were able to greet
Cape Audio College's Head, Rae de Jager says, "We were looking for a scalable sound system that could deliver power and offer flexibility and the VRX does just that, whether as a single point system or expanding it to a larger format. It is also budget friendly, which was an extra plus point."
Their JBL VRX System comprises a total of six JBL VRX932LA-1 line array loudspeaker, two VRX-AF rigging frames, six VRX918S 18" subwoofers as well as four PRX715M 15" loudspeakers that will be used for stage monitoring. Amplification is through four Crown IT 9000HD running V5 tunings.
"We are excited that t
Frank Heinricht has been Chairman of the Board of Management of Schott AG since 2013 and became a member of the supervisory board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH five years ago. "Dr. Heinricht has a profound technical expertise and brings experience in managing large family-owned companies to his new role. We are very happy that he is taking over as chairman of the supervisory board of the Sennheiser Group," said Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser, CEOs and shareholders of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG.
In withdrawing as chairman of the supervisory board, Jörg Sennheiser is placing the management of the company fully into the hands of the third Sennheiser gener
The Latin Grammy Awards, presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Awards, which primarily honours music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammys recognize music recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese, produced anywhere in the world.
During the festivities, the PWS team, led by lead RF coordinator James Stoffo, was onsite to monitor the RF spectrum and ensure that the show ran smoothly, with any potential interference issues quickly resolved. Brooks Schroeder was the
Blackout will be donating up to £1,000 to support the charity initiative which aims to Make the World Better with a Sweater. The team got together for a festive-themed photo shoot, featuring Christmas jumpers, props, and a festive star cloth backdrop. The photos are currently being shared on Twitter and Facebook, with £2 donated for every re-tweet, like or share.
Louise Nomes, marketing manager from Blackout explains all: "We always donate to charity at Christmas time but this year we were feeling particularly in the Christmas spirit and wanted to do something a bit different.
"In addition to donating money to a good cause the
Robert Lawrence Event Production Resource installed an extensive range of Outline loudspeaker systems, including Butterfly, Mantas, DVS 118 SW subs, Doppia, DVS 12 and DVS 10, to distribute sound over large areas outside the Wembley Stadium.
Each game had sold out Wembley's 90,000-seat capacity, fans had the opportunity of being entertained by the Main Stage, Merchandising, Tailgate, Game Pass and VIP areas during the pre-game build up.
The final game of the year, the Jacksonville Jaguars vs the Dallas Cowboys, saw a large mobile Orbit
