GLP’s Custom Lighting Solution for Detroit Art Extravaganza Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Renowned production lighting designer Andi Watson recently undertook one of his most challenging projects ever - this time in the art world - thanks to a collaboration with LA-based mixed-media artist Doug Aitken. Conceived by Doug Aitken Workshop, the mirrored art installation, Mirage Detroit, has transformed the 100-year-old Savings Bank in
L-ISA rises to the opera challenge Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Dionysos Rising is a new opera by Roberto David Rusconi, and part of the vibrant OPER.A 20.21 programme from the Haydn Foundation of Bolzano and Trento, Italy. The production brings modern context to the myth of Dionysos, the ancient Greek God of wine, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre,
Kurt Wagner frames Michael Bublé with Ayrton MagicDot-SX Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Michael Bublé’s world tour, An Evening With Michael Bublé, in celebration of his 10th studio album, #❤️ (Love), marks the singer’s long-awaited return to touring after a 2-year hiatus. It is a huge production with an intense schedule, with 12 performances already taking place in just the first 2 weeks
d&b KSL Steps Up for Chvrches Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches went on a stepped-up UK tour in support of their latest album, Love is Dead. Glasgow-based concert audio supplier, FE Live, designed a d&b audiotechnik KSL System to deliver the group’s journey through pop, indie and EDM to audiences in venues of varying capacity. “Having used the d&b GSL System
VUE PA Enhances Worship Night for Experience Community Church Live by Thomas Richard - March 26, 2019 Equal parts spirit-filled worship and community gathering, the ‘Here Again’ worship night at Experience Community Church, just south of Nashville, USA, brought prayer and worship to more than 2,000 attendees in late February. VUE Audiotechnik was there with Nashville-based network partner, Myers Concert Productions, to bring both spoken word and live
Insomniac’s EDC Mexico 2019 Moves to the Beat of PK Sound Live by Thomas Richard - March 26, 2019 Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Mexico 2019 took over Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack for 2 days of electronic dance music, multi-media art, and a charged carnival atmosphere. The flagship event for EDM-event promoters Insomniac, which takes place annually in Las Vegas as well as various other locations globally, drew over
SES Redesigns Zac Brown Band Touring Rig With Claypaky Scenius Unicos Live by Thomas Richard - March 24, 2019 Special Event Services (SES), headquartered in North Carolina, USA, has sent a large complement of Claypaky fixtures on tour with American country group Zac Brown Band. The band has commenced the second leg of its “Down the Rabbit Hole Live” tour, the group’s 5th headlining concert tour, in support of its
Beatboxing Gets A Formidable Ally In The Shape Of DPA Microphones News by Thomas Richard - March 24, 2019 DPA Microphones is making big noise in the world of beatboxing by officially partnering with Swissbeatbox, the world’s largest Beatbox platform with over 1.6 million YouTube subscribers. The award-winning d:facto Vocal Microphone will now be the official microphone at all Swissbeatbox events including the annual Grand Beatbox Battle, which takes place
GLP to Celebrate 25 Years Anniversary at PL+S 2019 News by Thomas Richard - March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Frankfurt’s Prolight + Sound 2019 will be a particularly bright and momentous show for GLP, as the German lighting manufacturer is set to celebrate 25 years. Occupying their biggest booth ever (Hall #12.1, D36) - a vast 380 sqm space - there will be plenty to entice lighting professionals …
MIPRO to Unveil 3rd Generation ACT-Series Wireless Systems News by Thomas Richard - March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 The wireless system manufacturer MIPRO is going to unveil their 3rd generation ACT-Series wireless systems in the upcoming Prolight+Sound Frankfurt. The new ACT-8, ACT-7, and ACT-5 Series will launch dual and quad channel receivers featuring new front panel and display screens. The ACT-8 Series flagship digital receivers upgrade its bandwidth