The Little Angel Theatre’s latest show – a puppet adaptation of the children’s picture book, The Singing Mermaid — LD Sherry Coenen incorporated Chauvet DJ’s Festoon fixture into her lighting concept to provide dynamic looks. Sherry utilised the fully pixel mappable Chauvet DJ LED Festoon to provide visual support for the beautiful, lyrical picture book adaptation, which tells the story of a singing mermaid who is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. “The theatre required a solution which would give us a great deal of flexibility but also provide specific circus and underwater inspired looks for…
Author: Jacob Waite
Martin Audio has announced the appointment of ARS Technologies as its distributor for Argentina. Founded in 2000, ARS Technologies has become a leader in the installation and commercial application of professional audio equipment in Argentina. The company started in the areas of broadcasting and music production, participating in large-scale projects and earning a leading position in both national and international markets. ARS Technologies now encompasses telecommunications, television and post-production, industrial sound and special events. Unlike other companies in the Argentinian market, ARS is exclusively dedicated to providing audio solutions which allows them to maintain the highest standards of excellence in…
Cattolica-based, RM Multimedia, has announced itself as the latest disguise sales partner; joining the global disguise partner network. Established in 2007, RM Multimedia is a multi-brand distributor for high profile shows, working closely with customers to offer the best possible support and products. The company work on a wide range of different events, from corporate, architectural, cruise ship, theatre and concert touring. RM Multimedia’s Sales Manager, Marco Bartolini adds “our company’s vision is to create and maintain a relationship of trust and mutual respect with our customers. We want to ensure the relationship doesn’t end at purchase but instead, it’s at…
As part of a major building renovation, The Church of the Holy Family hired worship facilities systems integrator Sound Planning Communications team to design and install a new sound system based on Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Gen5 digitally steered arrays. “The sanctuary’s capacity is about 1,000, so it’s a good size,” states Sound Planning Communications’ Nathan Cole. “The building is a very tall octagon, and the renovation included dramatic architectural changes, so where the interior was originally in the round, now it’s more of a 120 to 160 degree configuration. The music area, where the choir and band are located, is off to the…
Vinten, a Vitec Group brand and a world leader in manual and robotic camera support systems, has introduced the Vantage external lens drive, a new option for the company’s award-winning Vantage robotic camera head. Vinten’s newest device significantly increases the number of lenses that can be used on Vinten Vantage-mounted cameras, and delivers full servo functionality, including virtual reality (VR) tracking, to manual lenses. In a compact and lightweight form factor, the Vinten Vantage pan/tilt head enables broadcast-quality video and superior motion control at the same price point as a traditional pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera head. Vantage enables customers to choose…
With all Martin by Harman products now distributed exclusively in the UK by Sound Technology, the company has announced the addition of key personnel to its dedicated Martin UK team. Ritchie Reed (Business Development Manager, Professional Lighting) heads up the sales and application team and is joined by Rob Beamer and Lauren Drinkwater as Area Sales Managers for the North and South respectively, while Chris Hale joins as Product and Application Specialist, Professional Lighting. Ritchie Reed has worked in the entertainment lighting world for over 20 years, including positions as Key Account Manager for Theatre and subsequently UK Sales Director…
Amadeus, based in France, one of the premiere manufacturers of high-end sound reinforcement systems and custom studio speakers, has announced the install of the company’s newest array speaker, the Amadeus DIVA M² at the prestigious Paris Gaite Lyrique Theatre digital arts and modern music centre. Initially equipped by Amadeus for the theatre’s 2011 re-opening with the company’s EtherSound-enabled speakers, DIVA XS and XL Series, among other Amadeus models, La Gaite Lyrique decided to upgrade its Front of House speaker system in the facility’s Large Hall and naturally has chosen the newest Amadeus DIVA M² array speakers (pronounced “M Squared”). Along with the fourteen Amadeus DIVA M² loudspeakers, Amadeus has also…
Swedish manufacturer, Wireless DMX, has recently expanded its team with the hiring of two new employees, to meet its continual growth rate and to keep improving its development and customer support. As part of the expansion, Wireless Solution has built an in-house assembly space, where Jonas Jonsson, W-DMX’s new Production Technician, has started full-time. This new space will allow for quick manufacturing turnaround, along with a stricter quality control over all components. Jonas will also be involved with RMA and second-line of support and repairs of all W-DMX products. Wireless Solution has also secured another in-house R&D engineer…
Echoplex and The Echo, both owned and operated by Spaceland Presents, recently experienced major upgrades in audio fidelity with the installations of L-Acoustics speaker systems. Turnkey solutions company and official L-Acoustics dealer, 1.61 Productions, designed, supplied and installed the new systems for the sibling venues, located in L.A.’s hip Echo Park neighbourhood. Music fans visiting the 660-capacity Echoplex, which opened in 2006 and has hosted intimate performances from top artists like The Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails and Green Day, are now enjoying shows there on the room’s new L-Acoustics K2 line array system—a “first” for a live music club…
The Royal Albert Hall is one of the world’s most historic concert halls. It has housed over 155,000 live performances and has a capacity of up to 6,000. The iconic main hall plays host to a range of events to over 1.7 million visitors annually, whether it’s live concerts, the BBC Proms, tennis tournaments, Films in Concert promoted by the RAH, Cirque du Soleil and many more. The venue recently decided to invest in a range of Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500W HMI Followspots and approached White Light to make the purchase. The Lighting Design Manager at the Royal Albert Hall…
