Yamaha has appointed leading UK sound and lighting installer / reseller Stage Electrics as a Premium Partner, adding the flagship RIVAGE PM digital mixing systems to the company’s product portfolio. Stage Electrics works with many of the UK’s leading theatres, as well as schools, houses of worship, civic buildings and many more. The company has been an authorised Yamaha dealer for over 30 years and sales director Anna Western is very pleased to be able to offer Yamaha’s premier mixing systems to Stage Electrics customers, alongside the CL and QL consoles. “We are delighted to have been chosen as a…
Author: James Robertson
Eastern Acoustic Works has promoted Jeremy Forsythe to the position of Director of Product Management. Jeremy joined EAW in March 2017 as Business Development Manager after working as an architect and architecture project manager in New York City, then designing nightclub sound and lighting systems in Los Angeles. “Jeremy Forsythe is the obvious choice to be our Director of Product Management,” offered EAW president TJ Smith. “Although he just joined the staff two years ago, Jeremy has always been a part of EAW, as his father, Kenton Forsythe, is one of our cofounders. Jeremy’s first-hand experience designing sound systems gave…
The 2019 Olivier Awards marked the official launch of a brand-new audio system at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Completed at the end of last year, installing this game-changing system at the world’s busiest venue in its busiest year, and doing it with no interruption to its schedule, was no small task. But it was one that audiovisual production supplier SFL met with its ubiquitous combination of professionalism, flexibility and enthusiasm. Opened in 1871 by Queen Victoria, the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) has been on the entertainment map ever since and brings an unrivalled wealth of heritage to the UK’s musical…
Eight of ArKaos’ new 4K Studio Servers were in action providing a 360-degree video solution for the recent fourth German edition of popular TV franchise Dancing on Ice, which was recorded at the Magic Media Company’s Coloneum venue in Ossendorf, Cologne, in a special set up that was customised for the first series. The show’s lighting designer was Manuel Da Costa who is very well known in the world of television, and has lit DSDS and many other leading German talent and music shows. Manuel worked alongside his regular visuals designer Dennis Muhl who wanted to run the video cues…
The Agora Theatre and Ballroom in Cleveland, OH is an architectural marvel and one of the most revered live entertainment venues in the U.S. Midwest. A year after acquiring the operating rights to the storied space, concert giant AEG Presents unveiled the results of a sweeping $3 million overhaul that, in addition to restorative work on some of its stunning interior architecture, included a brand-new audio system from Adamson Systems Engineering for the 2,100-capacity Agora Theatre. Designed by Michigan’s Allen Audio Systems and sold and installed by Cleveland’s own Eighth Day Sound Systems, the Agora’s new solution is built around…
Storstova Culture House is a 400-seat venue in Bryne, just south of Stavanger on Norway’s ruggedly beautiful west coast. Having first opened its doors in 1964, Storstova has hosted thousand of cinema shows and has been home to hundreds of performances of all types. When the time came to renew the sound system, owners Time Kommune turned to pro audio specialists, Norstage, who supplied and installed a complete EM Acoustics system based on the compact HALO-C line array system. “Our old PA had served us well, but it was a large, cumbersome system from the 80s,” explained Storstova’s operations manager…
Old Barn Audio (OBA) has completed a large sound installation in an upmarket Cheltenham hotel complex, using a Martin Audio CDD solution. No 131 Hotel complex is owned and operated by The Lucky Onion Group, owned by Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton, and the extensive work was carried out in three separate stages. Situated on Cheltenham’s Promenade, the hotel itself is a beautiful, classical Georgian townhouse. According to OBA director and project manager, Phil Clark: “the facility already had an effective sound system installed within the hotel, but the client wanted some weather resistant speakers situated outside the front of property.”…
Hribar Hall is the latest newly renovated event space in Ljubljana Castle which sits above the Slovenian capital. It is both a top tourist attraction, a place of unique historical significance and a busy event, meeting and conference hub with a series of stylish and tastefully renovated spaces available to host a diverse array of shows and events. The new venue is designed to be completely flexible; the capacity ranges from 180 seated to 250 standing depending on the setup and format which can be fully seated for banquets and dinners to standing with different sized stages, bare floor or…
Claypaky has announced the opening of its US Sales and Operation Center. The company, which is known for placing great value on personal contact with its clients, will now have a local team of American lighting experts providing a high level of customer service for Claypaky products. Leading the new team are respected lighting industry veteran George Masek as well as Dennis Knopf, former Senior Sales Manager at Osram, the parent company of Claypaky. “Finally, our American customers can enjoy all the benefits of our direct presence in the United States,” said Pio Nahum, CEO at Claypaky. “We are going…
Music & Lights will be on show throughout the 2019 edition of Music Inside Rimini. The fixtures from their ever-popular brands Prolights and Tribe will be featured on the ‘Live You Play’ rock stages at MIR – the event dedicated to technologies specifically designed for ‘the show’ that will be held in Rimini from 5 to 7 May 2019. An impressive stage (stage N.3, Hall C3) fully lit by Prolights luminaires, recreates the atmosphere of a real live show offering visitors a true live immersive experience. The stage will host live performances and the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the latest lighting…
