The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park features ‘friendly’ symmetrical rig designed by Jason Rothberg using over 200 IP-rated luminaires supplied by JRLX. The highly anticipated The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego Symphony’s premier new venue perched beautifully on the edge of San Diego Bay, is set to open with a state-of-the-art LED lighting system from Elation Professional. The captivating architectural construction by lead architect Greg Mueller of architecture firm Tucker Sadler, a work of art in itself and the centerpiece of a newly upgraded public park, will highlight the city’s world-class orchestra while hosting a variety of musical…
Author: James Robertson
Unusual Rigging has completed a major refurbishment of the grid at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End ahead of the much-anticipated reopening of Phantom of the Opera next month. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the production to close its doors in March 2020, it opened a bitter-sweet opportunity to get some essential work done on the magnificent old theatre’s roof space, ensuring it could continue to stage the elaborate aspects of Phantom that audiences across the world know and love, including the famous hanging chandelier. Unusual Rigging’s Jeremy Featherstone explained: “Her Majesty’s Theatre is a wonderful building, but as with all old theatres, they need…
Studio 9 at Porches Inn in North Adams, Massachusetts invites superlatives but otherwise defies categorization. A fully sustainable and architecturally striking structure, it was originally conceived as a dining and event venue. However, with installation of Meyer Sound Constellation active acoustics in 2019, it was transformed into an intimate live performance and recording space. With the addition of the Spacemap Go spatial sound design and live mixing tool earlier this year, Studio 9 has fully evolved into a one-of-a-kind laboratory for musical innovation. The principal partner in Studio 9 venture is FreshGrass Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserving, supporting and…
Audio-Technica has appointed Ocala, Florida-based system solutions provider Bencsik Associates as its new manufacturer’s representative firm for the state of Florida, effective July 1, 2021. Bencsik Associates acts as a local sales and customer service liaison between the manufacturers whose products it represents and the engineers, system integrators/contractors and dealers employing those products. Its support team has over 100 years of combined industry experience. It has specialized in commercial and professional sound reinforcement over the past thirty years. The firm aids in the design of audio and video systems and provides instruction in the use and application of the products…
Hibino Group, one of Japan’s biggest AV suppliers, has launched a virtual production studio that is powered by disguise xR and features the top-of-the-range disguise vx 4 and rx II media servers. Built opposite the iconic Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo, Hibino’s use of high-end disguise technology enables the studio to offer next-generation in-camera visual effects productions to clients in a wide range of markets, from film and TV production to music videos, advertising and corporate events. An open house was held for the new Hibino VFX Studio at the beginning of June, offering producers and directors to see first-hand the…
As an L-Acoustics Rental Network partner, Tour-Tech / Stage Audio Services has a long affiliation with the renowned loudspeaker manufacturer. Exclusively dealing with the business of sound within live production, Tour-Tech’s philosophy has always been to invest in the best equipment to ensure their services exceed expectations – ever since they opened their doors in 1984. This promise of excellence is underlined by an extensive inventory that includes a large range of L-Acoustics cabinets – and this forward-thinking ethos persists with its recent investment in a K3 system, the first to land in the UK. K3, launched in October 2020,…
HOF have appointed another distribution partner for Germany to the HOF Family: Vertitruss. Founded in 2018, the young company has quickly made a name for itself in the German market. In addition to the distribution of trusses, lighting and sound technology, Vertitruss offers solutions in the areas of exhibition booth construction and special constructions. Dennis Malyska, co-founder and co-managing director of Vertitruss: “We were looking for a partner with high-quality products in the areas of trusses, couplers and white LEDs. We therefore quickly came across HOF and are even more pleased that the ‘chemistry’ between our two companies was right…
The Neutrik Group has announced the launch of REAN, a global brand marrying over 45 years precision engineering know-how with the group’s own dedicated state-of-the-art production facilities. REAN offers designers of audio, video and lighting products a comprehensive range of connectors featuring ultra-robust, high-reliability designs, that promise unrivalled cost-performance ratios, backed by a truly global supply-chain and experienced regional sales network. An extensive worldwide portfolio of connectors incorporates a full range of ’standard’ professional XLR, ¼” Jack, XLR/Jack combo, Ethernet, Power Connector, 3.5mm, Phono, DIN, and Dual Banana plug solutions, and the new Z Series of IP65 rated XLR and…
Stardraw.com has announced a change in policy concerning the use of their product library which is set to benefit holders of multiple licenses for their award-winning design and documentation software. Stardraw Design 7.3’s libraries make it quick and easy to create professional drawings in the software’s sophisticated drawing modules (Block Schematic, Rack Layout, Pictorial Schematic, Plan View and Panel Layout) thanks to the technically accurate and graphically detailed symbols they deliver. The libraries currently contain over 120,000 symbols representing products from 1,187 manufacturers and is believed to be the largest, high-quality, vector-based library available to the industry today. Previously, the…
ACT Lighting has launched ACT Entertainment, a new entity formed by bringing together the brands of the ACT Lighting and RHC Holdings family of companies. While deeply rooted in the heritage of its legacy companies, the value offered by ACT Entertainment is more than the sum of its parts. The new ACT is a streamlined organization that takes a holistic approach to the industries it serves, curating critical entertainment technologies and bringing leading products and services to its clients across multiple distinct markets. “Offering exceptional products and services, ACT Entertainment gives the most exciting and valuable entertainment technologies in the…
