Jonny Burgan And Dan Williams Build On Architects’ Success With Allen & Heath’s dLive Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 Hot on the heels of their latest studio release ‘Holy Hell’, British metalcore act, Architects, have recently completed their UK and European tour accompanied by an Allen & Heath dLive system. The tour included some of the band’s biggest headline shows to date – finishing off at the SSE Arena
Michael Berger Brings Live Action To Love Actually With GLP Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 California-based lighting designer, Michael Berger, recently took on the unusual commission of lighting a special musical stage production of the BAFTA award-winning (and Golden Globe-nominated) feel-good movie, Love Actually, using a number of fixtures from the GLP portfolio. Although a long-time member of the Full Flood lighting design consortium, the commission
Ben Howard Creates Art With DiGiCo Live 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 Live 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 Live 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 Live 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 Live 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
Events & Amusement Expo TOKYO Sets Up For Another Successful Run News by Thomas Richard - February 23, 2019 Organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd, Events & Amusement Expo TOKYO will be held from February 27 [Wed] - March 1 [Fri], 2019 in Makuhari Messe, Japan. It is set to be Japan's largest B-to-B exhibition where all products and services related to events and amusement gather at once. The show functions as
Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2019 To Boast International Brands, Buyers And Businesses News by Thomas Richard - February 20, 2019 This Sunday (24th February 2019), China’s first professional lighting and audio industry fair of the year, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou (PLSG), will gather 1,353 exhibitors and trade visitors from around the world, across 4 days of business. The upcoming show will offer unparalleled sourcing and networking opportunities in education, information and
Claypaky Packs A Punch For Davido @ London’s O2 Arena Live 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