Dining-out long since ceased to be about simply eating. The modern restaurant seeks to provide its customers with an ‘experience’; often investing significantly in specialist designers to assist the creation of a unique atmosphere and ambience that reflect its particular vision. Amongst the plethora of ideas and styles that characterise the sector, one aspect is common to virtually every setting. Music, of whatever genre in a restaurant environment, is fundamental to the vibe, and as such, demands the best possible audio provision. Two examples of new restaurants which recently opened in the Belgian ‘capital of cool’, Antwerp, support the principle…
Author: James Robertson
On nearly four acres of oak tree-shaded land just outside of downtown Austin, Texas, Meanwhile Brewing Co. has positioned itself as one of the city’s premiere music venues. While it’s not completely unusual for an Austin brewery to be situated on an expanse of land with food trucks, delicious coffee, a cedar playground for kids, a soccer field, and a large brewing facility and taproom on-site, the one-year-old hotspot also touts a versatile outdoor event space. The stage gave numerous Austin and Texas musicians paid performance opportunities and residencies throughout the past year, a year when live performance gigs were…
Genelec has further expanded its Nordic sales operation with the recent appointments of Mirko Ekberg and Fredrik Setterberg, both of whom bring with them a wealth of professional audio experience. Ekberg joins Genelec’s Finnish team as Pro Audio Sales Manager, with responsibility for developing both Studio and MI dealer networks and building closer relationships with key studio customers. With a combined 20 year track record of distinguished sales management with both Fender and the Luthman distribution group, Ekberg steadily progressed to the role of Chief Sales Officer for Finland and the Baltics for Luthman Nordic. Setterberg joins Genelec’s own Swedish…
iSEMcon’s new Microphone Disinfector makes microphone disinfecting fast, simple and effective. Houses of worship, conference centres, corporate and government meeting rooms, schools and universities, production studios, live entertainment venues and touring sound companies all face the same question, “How can we effectively disinfect our microphones after an event?” The Li.LAC Microphone Disinfector answers that question with a fast, simple and effective product that uses controlled exposure to ultraviolet light (UV-C), to kill over 99% of bacteria and viruses on microphone surfaces, metal grilles and the windscreens underneath. Designed by live event touring professionals, the Li.LAC Microphone Disinfector is rugged &…
L8 now supports MA Lighting grandMA3 viz-key compatibility. The grandMA3 viz-key is the unique solution for transferring DMX parameters to the visualiser that MA Lighting presented at a time when grandMA3 generation of consoles is gaining popularity on the market. It is possible now to connect any grandMA3 or onPC software to L8 with the maximum number of parameters. Thus all current 255 universes from L8 can be used. L8 supports grandMA3 viz-key for its media, trace, and unlimited dongles with FP21 update package. The FP21 package is already included in all licenses sold in 2021 and can also be purchased separately. www.l8.ltd
QSC has appointed Loud Technologies Asia (LTA) as its distribution partner in Singapore for the company’s Live Sound division. “We are extremely pleased to welcome and partner with Loud Technologies Asia as a distribution partner for QSC,” said QSC APAC Business Development Manager, Paul Lee. “Their expertise in online retail, logistics and their commitment to customer experience make them a great fit for QSC in the region.” “The young, dynamic and ecommerce-savvy team at LTA is very excited to be able to partner with QSC in Singapore and support growth in both the online and traditional sales channels,” says Colin Evan Quek, Managing…
Conveying the rich kaleidoscope of meanings and imagery in a production of Faust staged at the Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science is a nuanced and colourful Klaus Suppan lighting design. In creating his evocative looks for the nine-hour show, Suppan drew on the color rendering and performance features of seven CHAUVET Professional Maverick Silens 2 Profile fixtures that were recently added to the theatre’s lighting system. With the new staging of Faust characterized by a simple stage design with clear, minimal lines; light was consciously selected as the main tool with which to draw emphasis upon various scenic elements. Because…
QSC has announced the appointment of Girhoma as its distribution partner in Jordan for the company’s full line of professional audio products and the Q-SYS audio, video and control portfolio. “As we continue to expand the QSC footprint in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), we are now able to provide customers in Jordan with a qualified partner to assist in selecting the ideal QSC solution for any installation – from a high-value space in corporate or higher education, to a large performance venue, or anything in between,” said Chant Utukian, Director MEA at QSC. “With the addition of QSC…
Meyer Sound has announced integration of key control functions of its Spacemap Go spatial sound design and live mixing tool into the latest versions of Solid State Logic’s SSL Live V5.0 console software and companion SOLSA PC software for remote control and offline setup. With this software integration, SSL Live users now have immediate fingertip control of Spacemap Go’s extraordinary spatial sound flexibility from the console touchscreen, and they also can synchronize Spacemap Go snapshot recall via the console automation. “We are delighted to be working with Meyer Sound to incorporate control of their Spacemap Go immersive ecosystem into all…
LightsOn, a lighting design and rental company based in Warsaw, Poland, relies on an FLX S24 lighting console from Zero 88, a brand of Signify, to run a full schedule of spectacular event lighting. LightsOn owner, Lukasz Brylski, and his team supply creative lightshows for bands, DJs, smaller concerts, cultural and corporate events, weddings, and parties, with a constantly busy schedule of three or four events per week. They are fully booked with shows and events for the rest of the year, as the industry recovers from the pandemic shut down. A typical lighting set up will feature around 20…
