Ben Howard Creates Art With DiGiCo

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by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019

London-born singer-songwriter and composer, Ben Howard, released his debut EP 10 years ago. Since then, he has won 2 x BRIT Awards, been nominated for both the Ivor Novello Award and the Mercury Prize and had a number 1 album. His 3rd album, Noonday Dream, was released in June of

Reactor Group Ambitions Realised As L-ISA Delivers Stunning Sound For Huawei Winter Concert

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by Thomas Richard - February 27, 2019

December saw the 9th year of Huawei Technologies’ sponsorship of the London Winter Concert, held at London’s Royal Festival Hall (RFH) in aid of the Prince’s Trust charity. This spectacular event featured the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Paul Bateman, and had a line-up led by tenor Joseph Calleja, with

RCF HDL 30-A Line Array Salutes Queen 500m Under the Earth

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by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2019

At a concert of the Queen tribute band "MerQury" in Thuringia, Germany, the line array system HDL 30-A from RCF proved it was easy to install and capable of delivering perfect sound even under extreme conditions. Held in Merkers, a former large bunker for potash salt at a depth of 500m

JSES LTD Uses Elation On Festive Bowling For Soup UK Shows

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by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

UK-based LD Jon Smith has worked for the last 7 years with one of the more brash and humorous pop punk bands around, Bowling for Soup. In late November and early December 2018, the band played a string of festive UK gigs dubbed the “Almost Christmas” tour with Jon using

Soilwork Goes Deep With Allen & Heath’s SQ

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by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2019

Swedish melodic death-metallers, Soilwork, have kick-started 2019 with a bang – in the form of a co-headline tour with Finnish metal giants, Amorphis. Performing 31 shows in 35 days across mainland Europe, Soilwork were supported by an Allen & Heath SQ-5 digital mixer running FOH and monitors. The band’s full set-up

Claypaky Packs A Punch For Davido @ London’s O2 Arena

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by Thomas Richard - February 18, 2019

Nigerian music star Davido wowed 20,000 adoring fans with his epic production at London’s O2 Arena, lit by show designer Anthony Hazelden using Claypaky’s Mythos and A.leda B-EYE K10 fixtures. Briefed with creating a production on the same scale as a Nicki Minaj or Drake concert, Hazelden took to WYSIWYG to

Shure Wireless Dominates At The 61st GRAMMY Awards

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by Thomas Richard - February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

From the opening production number to the evening’s final award to Kacey Musgraves for Album of the Year, Shure wireless systems were selected by the audio team and majority of artists performing on the 61st GRAMMY Awards, broadcast live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA. The GRAMMY

Claypaky Provides Warm Washes For The Vaccines’ UK tour

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by Thomas Richard - February 18, 2019

London’s iconic Roundhouse was ablaze with warm hues and dynamic aerial effects as English indie-rockers The Vaccines completed the second leg of their sell-out Combat Sports tour backed by Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20s. Lighting and production designer Dan Williams was the mastermind behind the look and feel of the tour, working

Idols South Africa votes for grandMA3

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by Thomas Richard - February 17, 2019

Lighting designer Joshua Cutts was thrilled to drive a grandMA3 light for the Idols South Africa 2018 finale hosted at Carnival City in Johannesburg. Hot on the hills of American Idol - the singing competition which has enjoyed 16 seasons since initially being aired in 2002 - Idols South Africa has

Robe Strips Back The Layers For Perpetuum Jazzile

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by Thomas Richard - February 17, 2019

Slovenian lighting designer Gregor “Grga” Smrdelj unleashed his talents for a large high-profile show by Slovenian vocal group Perpetuum Jazzile at the Arena Stolzice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a brief to create something fresh and different, his first choice of moving lights was Robe, and with nearly 150 on the plot ...