The South African State Theatre’s Opera House has recently opened its doors to new musical genres, in particular jazz, and needed a new audio system that could meet the varied demands now placed on it. At the end of 2017, an L‑Acoustics Kara system was installed, bringing the Opera House’s audio bang up to date with a solution that can handle the diversity of productions the theatre hosts in a rider-friendly format. Originally opened in 1981, the South African State Theatre was the major force behind establishing the performing arts in South Africa and is a national flagship. It has…
Author: Jacob Waite
Orlando-based Professional Wireless Systems has announced the appointment of David Belawski to the newly created role of technical project manager. In this position, David will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of client projects including managing communications between clients and Professional Wireless Systems team members to ensure a successful event or installation. Prior to joining Professional Wireless Systems, David spent eleven years working for the University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletics department, first as assistant director of video production and for the last 6 years as the director of production services. In that role, he managed four full-time staff members and…
Operating out of 11 offices across the US, technology consultants The Sextant Group provide innovative solutions to a wide range of client needs. Over the past few years, they have embraced the advantages of Alcons Audio loudspeakers for an increasing number of high profile projects. The Sextant Group operates in a range of industries, including culture, education, government, healthcare, recreation/sport and workplace environments. A key service is specifying high-quality AV and sound/lighting solutions for live entertainment. Based in Pittsburgh, Joe Hammett is one of its Senior Systems Designers. “I first learned of Alcons in late 2014,” he said. “The following year…
For over 40 years, Sight & Sound Theatres have been bringing the bible to life for the American public through their live and epic-scale biblical productions. Founded by Glenn and Shirley Eshelman in 1976, what started off as fairly simple multimedia storytelling has evolved into the state-of-the-art immersive theatre that sees more than a million people through the doors each year and is now billed as “the largest faith-based live theatre in America”. For 2018’s production, Jesus, which launched on the vast 92-metre wraparound stage of the company’s 2,000-seater Lancaster County, Pennsylvania venue, Sight and Sound added an extra layer of…
For years, Antioch Baptist Church got by with a sound system consisting of three ageing loudspeakers spread along each side of the sanctuary and two front-facing fills in the rear of the room, with no offset delays or other processing. Unsurprisingly, the result was low intelligibility and generally poor sound. To address these issues, church leaders contacted Prattville, Alabama, AV systems integrators Moffitt Technology. After assessing the space, Moffitt AV Services recommended a new system based on Renkus-Heinz ICONYX IC Live digitally steerable arrays. “The sanctuary is roughly fan-shaped, dangling from the front to the back at about 20 degrees,”…
GIS AG, the Swiss-based electric chain hoist and light crane manufacturer has acquired UK distributor Lift Turn Move (LTM), a supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment event markets. LTM, located in Bromborough on the banks of the River Mersey, was founded in 2004 and is a full member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), the world’s leading representative body for all those involved in the industry. Its product portfolio includes GIS electric chain hoists, control systems, material handling equipment, light crane systems, and other related components. Ivan Muri, CEO at GIS, said: “We are…
Officially opened on December 4, 1996, by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, the 2,400-seat The Bridgewater Hall is a source of pride for all of Manchester. Yet, it does present a challenge for the facility’s technicians who are often called upon to run the lighting for its many events. Jonathan Rowland, Technical Manager of the hall, recently made it easier for his staff to perform this task by installing a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 console. “Given the volume and diversity of what is booked here — everything from orchestral to rock concerts, as well as corporate events and graduations…
Absen, the award-winning LED panels manufacturer, was responsible for the installation of this Smart City display system, the world’s largest curved NPP LED screen. With a record-breaking 103 million pixels over 166.9 sqm surface, this 1.27mm pixel pitch LED video wall boasts the highest pixel density ever achieved in an installation. The screen was installed at the end of last year, and features Absen’s latest CR 1.2 LED series dedicated to control room environments. As one of the most important sub-projects in Shenzhen’s Smart City project, the LOC required a display that would be big enough to deliver critical content…
According to Paul Hornsby, the NT’s Lighting Resources Manager, the acquisition forms part of a ten-year plan. “We review which equipment has reached the end of life and decide what needs to be retired first — but the decision is driven by LDs as well. We only go dark for five days a year and we managed to replace these on the rig without losing a show.” The purchase was authorised jointly by Hornsby, Matt Drury, Head of Lighting, and Jack Williams, Lighting Supervisor for the Olivier Theatre, and followed an intensive three-day evaluation against a number of competitive brands.…
The New Testament Church of God (NTCG) has been established in Slough for more than 40 years and has occupied its current Herschel Street location since 1990. One of more than 130 UK locations of the denomination, this busy house of worship has a seating capacity of around 150 and as well hosting regular Sunday services, holds a number of other worship events throughout the year. Sound reinforcement for music and speech is of fundamental importance to a contemporary house of worship of this kind and having conducted a review of its provision, the church, led by Pastor Wayne Perkins,…
