RCF at Electro Festival in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

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by Thomas Richard - August 11, 2019

Thanks to the building association of the same name, the name "Schwäbisch Hall" has reserved a permanent place in the collective memory in Germany. That there is also a self- proclaimed "up-and-coming cultural” city behind it is demonstrated by its strong cultural orientation. One "brick" of this orientation is also the

International Sound Supplies Bose Professional for Medimex International Festival & Music Conference

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by Thomas Richard - August 11, 2019

International Sound s.r.l. of Bari, Italy, was founded in 1989. The audio services provider offers support for concerts, large events, TV and radio broadcast, theatrical performances, fashion shows, fairs, conventions and event space management. International Sound handled live sound for the Giardini Peripato stage at the summer edition of the Medimex

Claypaky Helps Bigflo & Oli Close France’s Top 14 Rugby Finals

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by Thomas Richard - August 5, 2019

All eyes were on the pitch at the Stade de France even after the finals of the French National Rugby League’s Top 14 concluded on June 15. French hip-hop brother duo Bigflo & Oli closed the event playing to packed stands as a large complement of Claypaky fixtures illuminated their

No Doubt: Gwen Stefani Hears the Difference with DPA

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by Thomas Richard - August 5, 2019

For rock or pop shows with large audiences of screaming fans, it is common for engineers to face the challenge of audience leakage. For Eddie “El Brujo” Caipo, monitor engineer for Gwen Stefani’s “Just a Girl” residency at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in Las Vegas, that’s not the case. Recognizing

Legendary Touring Engineer Squid and Ghost Walk on Air with KLANG:fabrik

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by Thomas Richard - August 3, 2019

Ghost in concert on “A Pale Tour Named Death” Ian “Squid” Walsh is probably best known in the touring sound world as the monitor tech for Iron Maiden, a role he performed for 17 years, but he’s also worked with Helloween, Motörhead, Anthrax, and Halford, among other legendary heavy hitters. In April

TiMax at the heart of two immersive collaborations for Glastonbury Festival

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by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019

TiMax-and-BEAM-at-Glastonbury. Image by © Mark Hadden The unique immersive audio capabilities of TiMax SoundHub were in evidence at this year’s Glastonbury Festival where two experiential spaces were driven by the pioneering spatial audio engine. As a centrepiece for the Greenpeace field, artist Wolfgang Buttress created a new permanent sculptural feature to highlight the

VL2600 Profile provides essential answers for Jack the Ripper musical

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by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019

In lighting Musical Theatre’s Jack the Ripper musical (watch) at Copenhagen’s intimate Folketeatret (People’s Theater), lighting designer Mikkel Bedsted faced some major lighting challenges. He found his solutions in the new VL2600 Profile, the versatile, feature-rich LED stage luminaire from Vari-Lite. Bedsted’s main challenge was the venue’s limited weight loading. With

Capital And MLA Kew The Music At World Famous Botanic Gardens

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by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019

The beautiful surroundings of the Royal Botanic Gardens in south-west London (better known as Kew Gardens) provided the location for the facility’s annual six-day music festival, imaginatively titled Kew The Music. Now a consolidated part of London’s summer festival tapestry, and with the world’s biggest Victorian glasshouse as the imposing backdrop,

City of Melle celebrates the 850-year anniversary with VIO

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by Thomas Richard - July 30, 2019

If an anniversary is already announced as "extraordinary", you can, of course, expect something special. This is exactly what the city of Melle in Lower Saxony, German,y has recently achieved. A unique festive programme, which was set up on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the city under the

EPIC ‘HOLOSPHERE’ Created for Eric Prydz

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by Thomas Richard - July 30, 2019

The highly anticipated Eric Prydz EPIC 6.0 HOLOSPHERE debuted at Belgium’s Tomorrowland Festival last weekend, with Eric performing inside a giant video-mapped, 3D transparent LED sphere. The production was the latest in Prydz’s EPIC (Eric Prydz In Concert) series of jaw dropping visual spectaculars, realised by dream team, long term collaborators