Industry figureheads David Stopps, Ian McAndrew and Tom Schroeder, alongside Andrew Lenthall and Mike Lowe from Stagehand, began the #ILoveLive Prize Draw campaign to help raise funds for all the music stage and road crew in the live music events industry that have been affected by the pandemic. David Stopps said: “When I heard about the tenth suicide among stage crew in late August, I knew I had to do something. Stage crew are not only suffering great financial hardship but most are also experiencing mental ill health. Money raised from these prize draws will actually save lives and help…
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Lawo has appointed Sales Director Nacho Gonzalez with the additional commercial responsibility for the Brazilian market. Nacho draws on experience of over 20 years of sales experience in Latin America. Soon after starting at Lawo in 2013 as Sales Manager for the LATAM region, Nacho has been entrusted also with Spain and Portugal. In recent years, Lawo has experienced exponential growth in the Latin American and Iberian markets, participating in large installations in each of the countries where it is present and creating a high value-added commercial network. Lawo has managed to position itself as a leading technological reference in…
Stadsteatern, Stockholm’s City Theatre is waiting to open back its doors to audiences nationwide to debut their new PROLIGHTS Ra 3000Profile. “Stockholm Stadsteatern puts on 6-7 different shows a week, ranging from musicals to rock concerts and theatrical performances. We needed a lighting system that could deliver in all these scenarios. The challenge was to find lighting that was sufficiently powerful without being noisy. The PROLIGHTS stage lighting system allowed us to achieve this,” said Tobias Jaeger, Lighting Technician at Stockholm Stadsteatern. Tobias added: “For theatre, it is important that the optics of the lamp produce a sharply defined cone…
#WeMakeEvents has launched a new campaign, rallying the UK Government to provide urgent relief to a struggling live events sector. The Government Can’t See Us, Can You? shows the devastation the pandemic has wrought on the live event supply chain – told through the stories of the highly-skilled professionals whose livelihoods have been seriously damaged. #WeMakeEvents is calling on the Government – in an open letter to Rishi Sunak – to halt the destruction of the sector by recognising the impact of the pandemic on the live event supply chain, to support individuals and businesses to survive while they cannot…
Building on the successful rollout of 10 new direct-view light-emitting diode (DVLED) display series in 2020, LG Business Solutions USA is launching 25 new pre-configured DVLED display models for both indoor and outdoor installations. Available now in 16:9 and 32:9 Ultra Stretch formats, among others, the new models are designed to simplify the entire process of ordering, delivering, installing and calibrating DVLED displays for a wide range of commercial applications. “Based on positive feedback from the market, LG saw an opportunity to demystify the selection and purchase of DVLED to make it simple – like buying LCD displays for board…
S&L Integrated uses colour-changing and colour temperature-adjustable Fuze Pendant to raise the aesthetic at The First Family/ First Baptist Church A fresh wash of dynamic light from Elation Fuze Pendant house downlights has helped transform The First Family/ First Baptist Church’s sanctuary from a more ordinary space with uneven illumination to a modern-looking house of worship more reflective of today’s contemporary worship. Seeking to upgrade its more traditional house lighting to something more state of the art, The First Family/ First Baptist Church in Columbia, Tennessee, is a growing ministry with plans to remake its entire sanctuary lighting. Eager to…
Amate Audio has announced the availability of the T-G7, a design solution to enable instant conversion of the all-new G7 Commercial Audio loudspeaker from low impedance to 100 V line level operation. The easily swappable connector plates enable changeable low impedance / 100 V line operation with the same stock unit. The T-G7 is the optional plate incorporating high performance transformer circuitry and a facia mounted selector switch for 5 W, 10 W, 20 W or 40 W 100 V line power settings, or a switch back to ‘Direct’ 16 ohm operation, and can be fitted in the field in…
disguise has launched a new internship programme designed to seek out, train and invite the very best talent from other under-represented backgrounds into the technology industry. disguise hopes to uncover the most promising young individuals through new partnerships with two initiatives that share disguise’s values of equality and diversity: ● Kwanda – A non-profit organisations supporting enterprise and creativity within the black community ● Workfinder – Matches students with opportunities in start-ups and scaleups It was important for disguise to collaborate with Kwanda to address racial diversity within the tech industry. By partnering with Workfinder, disguise is directly supporting their…
When Northside Baptist Church needed to source a sound system for its newly constructed worship space, the church’s technical team found itself confronted with familiar challenges. Like so many houses of worship, the church leadership needed to ensure the best possible sound coverage within their new sanctuary’s acoustic environment while balancing its love for music in worship with clarity of speech. Crucially, all this needed to be achieved without taking too much from the donation plate. Now the church has found the perfect solution in the elegant but powerful shape of TW AUDiO ELLA. Marking the first ELLA installation in…
PLASA, the association for the live entertainment technology industry, and the ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) are pleased to announce a collaboration that will bring the 2021 editions of both the PLASA Show and the ABTT Theatre Show under one roof from 5-7 September at Olympia London. For 2021 only, this partnership between the two established associations aims to reduce pressure on the exhibition calendar as the industry’s eco-system recovers from the impacts of the pandemic and will bring the broad sector together for one landmark event. As previously planned for 2020, PLASA Show 2021 – for this year…
