It was Adlib's second Specials tour and the first for monitor systems engineer Marc Peers who jumped at the opportunity to be onboard. "It's an absolute privilege to get to work with one of the best and most original bands of that era," he enthuses.
With up to 13 musicians and performers onstage at peak times, monitor world was quite frenetic. Peers was working alongside Specials monitor engineer Pete Abbott, who has been with them since 2009, lik
Brock Adamson, president and CEO of Adamson Systems Engineering, comments, "MPM has been a strong partner for many years. They are a dynamic organisation working on regional and international work. With more than 500 Adamson cabinets in their inventory, we could not ask of a better partner to lead the way with Project Energia in France. We look
Joining confirmed exhibitors ETC, Barbizon, Philips Color Kinetics, Doug Fleenor Design, Strong Entertainment Lighting, Chauvet, A.C.T Lighting, Global Design Solutions, CommuniLux Productions, GLP German Light Products, Daktronics Riggi
Taking on the task of providing the audio equipment for a show which included more than 80 instruments, Simon Kenning and Phil Palmer from Roland Systems Group took full advantage of the flexibility of the V-Mixing System.
For the performance, which needed to be recorded as well as having many live considerations, they chose two M
"Architects, their clients, engineers or even movie sound designers will enter into a new world of possibilities to engulf listeners in the sound of a virtual surrounding," says Frank Melchior, CTO at IOSONO.
"Just imagine that a number of listeners can all enjoy an identical acoustical experience at the same time, no matter
"At this year's Infocomm the interest in Audica Professional from contractors was excellent," commented Audica Professional's sales director, Derek West, "They appreciated the styling and audio quality, but it was clear that UL approvals were needed before the produc
Also on display will also be the newest iteration of Renkus-Heinz's Iconyx low-profile digitally steerable arrays, the IC8-R MkII and IC16-R MkII, featuring triple tweeter techno
The venue is able to hold a seated audience of between 70 and 100 people. These audiences are entertained by productions that are excl
"The success of the Elements can be attributed to its modular design, the fact that the system can scale as per the client's requirements and most importantly it sounds good," commented Dino Drimakis, business development ma
The Dunorlan Park firework event was the first outing for the dBTechnologies DVA T12 system supplied by rental company Phonophobia. "We have been in this industry for many years now, and once you are established you tend to think the tool box is full of everything you will ever need," s
Among the performers this year were the Italian Navy, James Taylor, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Venice La Fenice, and the well-know Italian singer Biagio Antonacci.
But the highlight of this year's event was the appearance of Sting on 29 July in Piazza San Marco. This was just one date of his worldwide Symphonicity Tour whi
The new MIDI/LTC widget replaces the original LTC Widget and adds additional MIDI functionality with MIDI in/out/thru capability. Packaged in a lightweight metallic black case, the Wholehog MIDI/LTC Widget connects to any USB enabled Windows PC, Road Hog console, or Wholehog 3 console to provide a single Linear Timecode input as well as MIDI input/output capabilities.
When used in conjunction with a Wholehog 3 console, Road Hog console, or Hog 3PC s
3D's David Whittlestone decided to purchase the Soundcraft Vi1 consoles after considering many options. He chose them primarily because of the quality of the mic preamps, the competitive price of the console and the flexibility and expandability of the control platform. He adds that the quality of the onboard effec
Explaining his company's ongoing investment in Lake, Mike Lowe, finance/production director, Britannia Row, said, "We got into Lake in the very early days when the late, great Bruce Jackson came and visited us here in Britannia Row two or three times and it was
The HMV Ritz is one of Manchester's top live music and club venues, featuring in the coming months such diverse artists as Switchfoot, An Evening With Cake, Alabama 3, Thurston Moore, George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic, Roots Manuva, and Steve Harley's Cockney Rebel.
Dimension Audio's project manager Andy Laurie headed up the install team of Ian Silcock and Pete Morgan to complete the job to a record six-wee
For the US legs of the tour, Livonia, Mich.-based Thunder Audio provided a Meyer Sound system comprised of 24 MILO and 16 MICA line array loudspeakers; eight 700-HP subwoofers; eight UP
Situated opposite Brighton Pier, the converted cinema, which operated most recently as the Kuku Club, wanted to extend its scope from pure playback facilities to become a genuine 350-capacity circuit venue.
The technical team opted for the versatility of a Soundcraft Vi1 digital console, purchased from dealers Crystal Pro Audio and installed by experienced local production and installation company, C3 Productions.
Run by John Crawley and John C
The 45th Annual CMA Awards aired live in 5.1-channel surround sound Wednesday, 9 November, on the ABC Television Network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and featured over 200 Audio-Technica microphones, including an impressive array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems.
The team responsible for the audio at this year's CMA's again included
Both the strict security requirements as well as the technical demands were extremely high for the five main events associated with the visit. It was crucial to build a reliable communications infrastructure in each
Two XL8s continue on Jamiroquai's world tour, with Rick Pope at FOH and Tristan Farrow on monitors. "Out of all the digital boards that I've used in the live environment, the XL8 is sonically by far the best," says Pope of the XL8. "The definition in one's mix can only be described as 3D; I have not heard separation like this before."
Another XL8 has been out with Cliff Richard, with James 'JJ' John on monitors, whi
Paul Nicholson who runs Salisbury based Midas ProSo
The opening ceremony, under the guidance of director Alexey Batkovsky, was based on Ukrainian history, with more than 2,000 volunteers and dancers involved in the larger performances. At the concert's finale, Shakira appeared on stage to a backdrop of spectacular fireworks before an audience of 50,000, including Ukrainian president Victor Janukovich.
The event's technical coordin
"The PA company had a few of them and I decided to try them on piano, double bass and cello," says Pinheiro, who has been chief engineer at Biscoito Fino Records' recording studio for the past 10 years. "It was the first time I'd used a microphone on a live double bass that gave me a great sound. Right the
