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

Green Hippo on the Ball at Soccer AM

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by Thomas Richard - February 14, 2020

Image © Malcolm Reed Lighting Director Malcolm Reed used Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Server technology to manage the visuals for rapper Jay1’s performance on the UK’s popular football show, Soccer AM. Filmed at London’s Sky Sports Studios, the 90-minute show, which airs on Saturday mornings, includes a section where music artists from across

DOUBLE OR NOTHING WITH ALLEN & HEATH

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by Thomas Richard - February 14, 2020

Tom Deimbacher with dLive, photo by Le Luca Bei. For more than 20 years, Allen & Heath has provided audio support to Viennese rockers, Wiener Wahnsinn, who perform around 120 gigs each year from local shows to some of the biggest open-air festivals across Europe. Freshly equipped with a dLive C3500 and

ArKaos Control Solution for Viva for Life Concerts

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by Thomas Richard - February 9, 2020

An ArKaos Stage Server Pro and Kling-Net protocol were used to save thousands of DMX channels and provide a fluid, real-time harmony between lighting and video effects onstage for a massive ‘Viva for Life’ concert fundraiser event organised by Belgian national TV channel RTBF. The visual design for the stage that

GLP X4 Bar 20s Provide Leading Edge for AJ Tracey at Ally Pally

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by Thomas Richard - February 2, 2020

Lighting designer James Scott (of Suluko) specified 96 impression X4 Bar 20 battens from GLP when London-based rapper / producer AJ Tracey played two shows at Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) recently. The gigs were the culmination of a long year in which Scott had been an essential part of the artist’s

Powersoft Drives Les Dunes Electroniques

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by Thomas Richard - February 1, 2020

Famed for serving as Luke Skywalker's hometown of Mos Espa in the original Star Wars trilogy, Ong Jmal in Nefta, Tunisia, is a festival location like no other. Once a year, for the last three years, the area’s sand dunes and traditional domed houses become the temporary backdrop for a

More Funk in the Trunk with Allen & Heath

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by Thomas Richard - February 1, 2020

Bill (left) and Charles Mester of StageTech standing at the Allen & Heath dLive S7000 control surface used for Rennie Harris Funkedified in Austin, TX Rennie Harris Funkedified is an evening-long multimedia presentation that navigates pathways linking funk music and street dance of the ‘70s to the hip-hop culture of today. Choreographed

Chinese Television System Relies on Riedel’s Intercom

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by Thomas Richard - February 1, 2020

Chinese Television System (CTS) relied on a Riedel intercom solution to support its live production of the 2020 Taipei New Year's Eve Party, hosted at the Taipei City Hall Square. Broadcast live by CTS on its flagship channel and on its news channels, the seven-hour broadcast included multiple Taiwanese star performances,