Elation Professional’s Proteus Meets Hercules in New York’s Central Park

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by Thomas Richard - February 25, 2020

At the end of its regular season of Shakespeare in the Park, New York’s Public Theater stages an open-air production at Central Park’s 1,800-seat open-air Delacorte Theater. This past season, the glorious story of Hercules was presented, a theatrical pageant brought to life by some 200 performers with an enchanting

Primal Scream Get Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll With DiGiCo

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by Thomas Richard - February 24, 2020

Formed in 1982 in Scotland, rock band Primal Scream released their third compilation album, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll: The Singles in 2019, containing 17 tracks spanning the period from 1986 to 2016. In support of the new album, the band announced a major winter tour of the UK and Ireland

Gesaffelstein’s Unique Vantablack Monolith Brought to Life With GLP

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by Thomas Richard - February 24, 2020

When French record producer and DJ Gesaffelstein launched his utterly unique and breathtaking stage set at Coachella last April it created a blueprint for the huge Against the Night, Across the Time US tour that was to follow towards the end of the year. Positioned behind the artist was a 32ft

Kool & The Gang Celebrates Good Times with DPA Microphones

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by Thomas Richard - February 24, 2020

When Ed Irons came onto the scene as Kool & The Gang’s Production Manager/FOH Engineer, he was excited to finally get his hands on DPA Microphones’ solution after hearing colleagues rave about their high-quality performance. With DPA’s 4099 Instrument, 2011 Twin Diaphragm Cardioid, 4011 Cardioid and renowned d:facto 4018 Vocal

Robe Helps Crystallise New Škoda Octavia Launch

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by Thomas Richard - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Lighting designer Michael Kuehbandner worked closely with creative director Achim John from Jack Morton Worldwide and the show direction team from Quinton’s Concept to deliver a spectacular visual extravaganza for the VIP launch of the new fourth-generation Škoda Octavia car at the Prague National Gallery’s Trade Fair Palace in the

Green Hippo Drives the Visuals for Spotify’s Who We Be Live

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by Thomas Richard - February 20, 2020

Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Servers were chosen by video director Jay Baker of Creative Video Design to drive the visuals for Spotify Presents: Who We Be Live 2019. Performed live at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, the Spotify show was part of its award-winning series of events featuring the UK

Robe Adds Magic to Severina Tour

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by Thomas Richard - February 16, 2020

Croatian singer-songwriter and actress Severina WOWed the crowds at four major arena concerts in the Balkans this fall – at Split and Zagreb in Croatia, Belgrade in Serbia and culminating at the Dvorana Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia – which were lit by Slovenian LD Crt Birsa who added over 150

Stellar Sound Performance by L-Acoustics During ‘Fiestas de Octubre’

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by Thomas Richard - February 16, 2020

Arguably one of the most anticipated festivals in Mexico, Fiestas de Octubre, is a cultural and recreational celebration held in the state of Jalisco with its headquarters in the capital, Guadalajara. Bringing together more than one million people, the 32-day festival is filled with a bountiful display of popular culture and

Elliott Mountford Goes Crazy with Charli XCX and GLP

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by Thomas Richard - February 16, 2020

At the age of 16, Elliott Mountford set up his Ti22 lighting design company with a view to providing lighting and video integration on live shows. Little more than a few months later he was handling his first arena show at Wembley. Now still only 19, and from a background in

MARIINSKY THEATRE INVESTS IN CLEAR-COM’S FREESPEAK

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by Thomas Richard - February 14, 2020

The world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, has completed a major installation of the latest wireless communications solutions from Clear-Com. The systems, which feature the award-winning FreeSpeak II Digital Wireless System and the Agent-IC mobile app, were supplied and installed by Clear-Com’s regional partner, Oltbert Business Development Ltd. The Mariinsky