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Life in Color unleashes Chauvet lighting rig

Life in Color has played to packed houses in Europe, Asia and Latin America in addition to cities throughout the US

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Staying on the cutting edge isn't easy, especially when you've had the level of success that Life in Color has enjoyed for almost a decade. Yet, the organizers of this iconic EDM touring event have refused to let complacency rear its tired old head anywhere near their wild, wonderful and totally unpredictable paint party-music fest.

Every year, they manage to blow past expectations, and delight the senses in new ways. The 2014 Unleash Tour is no exception, thanks in part to a visual hurricane force of a lightshow created by technical director Collyns Stenzel and Duncan MacKinnon from Audio East.

"We created an entirely new show that is unlike anything we've done before," said Stenzel, who added a variety of Chauvet Professional products to his rig for 2014. "

Adlib celebrates 30 years at the sharp end

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Liverpool based Adlib celebrates a landmark 30 years at the sharp end of the audio production and rental market.

The time has flashed by since Andy Dockerty established the company in 1984, taking the first steps in building a brand that would grow steadily and diversify to become one of the most successful and respected technical production solutions providers in the UK and internationally.

Driven by Andy's passion for music, sound engineering and the industry he loves, Adlib has grown and blossomed into a dynamic multi-faceted operation, currently employing 90 full time staff

The Week in Lighting & Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Rural Mayhem - US metal veterans Metallica have been announced as the Saturday night headliners on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. They will join the previously announced headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian at the event in Somerset on 25-29 June. It marks Metallica's debut appearance at Worthy farm and it is the first time a heavy metal band have headlined the event.

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis says, "[Metallica] wanted to play for a long, long time and they're one of the most amazing rock bands in the world, everywhere I go people say 'When are Metallica going t

The first outing for Victory's new Leo and Lyon systems was for the TV 2 music show Top Charlie

Denmark's Victory adds Meyer Leo systems

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - Victory Tour Production has updated its rental inventory with two systems from Meyer Sound's newly expanded Leo family of products: the Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system, as well as its more compact and flexible sibling, the Lyon linear sound reinforcement system.

"Leo is already being requested by major tours," says Frank Grønbæk, project manager for Victory and head of the Copenhagen office. "Its power and long throw opens us to not only the largest stadium and festival shows in Denmark, but also to a wider market elsewhere in norther

The session will feature multiple consoles with multitracks and will focus on operator training

HD Pro SSL Live workshop at Brit Row

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - SSL Live UK agent, HD Pro Audio is holding a workshop session for the SSL Live console at Brit Row's dedicated training centre in Wandsworth on 20 May.

"We've been working with the SSL Live on gigs and at events for several months now," commented HD Pro's Andy Huffer. "Never before has a new product met such unanimous acclaim from everyone that has experienced it. It's a dream to use and provides the way forward that engineers want, but above all it sets a new standard for live audio quality. Engineers are hearing their systems in a way they've never experienced be

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