USA: Snoop Dogg Monitors with Allen & Heath dLive Live by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2018 Rap icon Snoop Dogg completed his most recent touring season with dates in the American Southwest and West Coast supported by monitor engineer Freddie Johns III mixing on an Allen & Heath dLive S Class S5000 Surface with DM64 MixRack. Johns, who has also worked with artists like B.o.B., Far East
USA: Elation Cuepix more than just a Blinder on Zac Brown Band “Welcome Home” Tour Live by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2018 It's through live shows that the Zac Brown Band connects most strongly with its audience. Not only does Zac Brown like his audience to be seen, he wants them to feel they are a part of the show. Consequently, a quality tungsten audience blinder always has a role in a
ARG: Claypaky Scenius Unico is a ‘Star’ performer for Monsters of Rock Live by Thomas Richard - April 6, 2018 The Claypaky Scenius Unico made its official debut in Argentina at the renowned Monsters of Rock (MOR) Argentina festival at Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires. The high-impact light show for the outdoor festival, part of the global Monsters of Rock movement, was designed by lighting designer Bryan Hartley and featured the Scenuis
USA: John Berret Pumps Up Intensity For Juvenile With CHAUVET Professional Live by Thomas Richard - April 6, 2018 Almost 20 years after he burst on the music scene, former Hot Boys member and chart-topping hip-hop artist Juvenile continues to fire up crowds with his high-octane blend of gangster rap and party music. The iconoclastic rapper, who’s always played by his own set of rules, recently brought his street
AUT: SGM Sparks up Swarovski Light Festival in -20°C Live by Thomas Richard - April 6, 2018 Björn Hermann, one of the most recognized lighting designers faced major challenges at the 2018 Swarovski Festival in Austria. The exclusive outdoor event took place under difficult conditions, as the temperatures in Tyrol fluctuate between -20°C to + 12°C in the month of January, but it was no problem for
USA: Robe Spikies enjoy Time of their Lives with Pitbull Live by Thomas Richard - April 5, 2018 “We had brand new 470W HMI lamps right next to the Spikies, and on a few occasions, I couldn't tell which lamp was which!” stated lighting and visuals designer Tom Sutherland talking about rapper Pitbull’s current “Time Of Our Lives” residency playing at the Axis Theatre, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas. Tom
USA: HARMAN Professional Solutions Brings a New Level of Sound Quality to the 2018 GRAMMY Awards Live by Thomas Richard - April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Firehouse Productions recently deployed a complete HARMAN Professional Solutions audio system at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Held on January 28, 2018, this year marked the first time the ceremony was held outside of Los Angeles since 2003. Firehouse Productions was hired to provide sound reinforcement
USA: 44 Designs Uses Elation Artiste DaVinci to Get Creative on Mutemath “Play Dead” Tour Live by Thomas Richard - April 5, 2018 American band Mutemath has been plying their unique brand of alternative rock for over 15 years and creative production design company 44 Designs has shaped the group’s live visual look for most of that time. For the band’s “Play Dead” U.S. tour last fall, the first leg of a larger
POL: wysiwyg delivers winning lighting moves at Poland’s biggest dance festival Live by Thomas Richard - April 5, 2018 Every year for the past 18 years, the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (province) in Poland has hosted the country’s largest dance festival – and for those 18 years, Białe Błota has come alive as 2,500 contestants and spectators from all over the country descend on a village whose usual population numbers just
USA: Shure Wireless Again Delivers Flawless Audio at 2018 Super Bowl Live by Thomas Richard - March 21, 2018 For this year’s Super Bowl at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, the game’s primary audio supplier, ATK Audiotek, partnered with Orlando-based Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) for the formidable task of handling the wireless aspects of on-field audio. PWS handled system design and management for all wireless systems deployed on the