Photo credit: Stephen Schmidt Far from being an ‘uncool relic from the 1970s’, nowadays progressive rock has a sizeable following and is becoming more popular. There are a number of artists following the likes of Muse and Dream Theater into the mainstream, none more so than Haken - a multinational six-piece
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Ukrainian popstar turns to Quantum for Russian stadium gig
Ukrainian popstar, LOBODA, recently visited Moscow’s new US$1.5 billion VTB Arena stadium as part of her latest European tour, upgrading to DiGiCo’s premium SD7 Quantum console to create studio quality sound for the 100 channel orchestra-based production. Known by the stage name LOBODA, Svitlana Serhiivna Loboda first came into public view
Yamaha Mixing Systems Chosen For Rock In Rio 2019
Every year Rock In Rio attracts the cream of the world’s international rock acts, performing alongside artists from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The 2019 event saw the festival held over seven days at Rio de Janeiro’s Barra Olympic Park, attracting an audience of 100,000 each day. Yamaha digital mixing
KVANT AND PR LIGHTING ENSURE BRATISLAVA’S NEW YEAR OPENS IN STYLE
Bratislava’s new year celebrations, held in the heart of the Slovakian capital at the Rázusovo nábrežie (the banks of the River Danube) were brought to life by a spectacular lightshow masterminded by Kvant Show Production. The laser specialists, who are also PR Lighting’s distributor for Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, have
‘Spider’ weaves his magic with Ayrton in Poland
When production, lighting and multimedia designer, Pawel ‘Spider’ Pajak, and PERCEPTO [LAB] – the team responsible for creative visual production – were approached by production company, East Eventz, to design and deliver creative solutions for a one-off concert, they chose Ayrton MagicPanel-FX and Khamsin-S fixtures to provide contemporary, densely-coloured and
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Opens with disguise Powering Scenic Video Projections
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opened in London at the Noel Coward Theatre with video projection comprising the shows entire stage scenery. Supplied by Stage Sound Services, three disguise vx 4 and four gx 1 servers powered projections for the show, highlighting the huge impact of social media
Ayrton’s Huracán-X fixtures create a club vibe for HiJinx Festival
The HiJinx Festival of Electronic Dance Music marked its second year with a return to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center where production designer, Cort Lawrence, ramped up the excitement with Ayrton Huracán-X fixtures providing dynamic graphics and colourful effects. HiJinx drew crowds of approximately 25,000 on December 27 and 28, 2019 with
Point Source Microphones Capture the Sounds of Cirque du Soleil
Cirque de Soleil’s latest production, R.U.N, which opened November 14 at the Luxor in Las Vegas, continues to flip theatre expectations with a little help from Point Source Audio microphones. A live-action graphic novel out to thrill, R.U.N delivers “back-alley fistfights, bike jumps, car chases, high falls, and body burns,” the
Carola gets Festive with Robe
Swedish singer and songwriter Carola Maria Häggkvist – best known as ‘Carola’ – has been one of Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, releasing a dynamic range of albums over that time encompassing pop and disco to hymns and folk music. She’s just played 12 sold-out festive shows at
