GBR: dLive “Core of Show” for Gary Numan’s Orchestral Tour Live by Thomas Richard - January 23, 2019 Late 2018 saw the return of electronic pioneer Gary Numan on his epic orchestral tour, featuring six exclusive UK shows – including one at the Royal Albert Hall – accompanied by the 16-piece Skaparis Orchestra and an Allen & Heath dLive system handling monitor world. dLive’s ability to allow simultaneous connections
CAN: L-Acoustics K1 Scores at the Canadian Football League Grey Cup Game Live by Thomas Richard - January 23, 2019 The Canadian Football League’s 2018 season concluded on Sunday, November 25 when the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 27-16 in the 106th Grey Cup, held in Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. While fans in the stands of the largest open-air stadium in Canada (seating capacity of 55,819) saw a great
USA: Artiste Picasso Heads Elation Package for 2018 Inc. 5000 Awards Gala Live by Thomas Richard - January 17, 2019 For the second year running, Florida-based live event production company, J. Thor Productions, was called on to light the black-tie awards ceremony at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala. Used to paint and texture a set dominated by geometric shapes was Elation’s new Artiste Picasso LED moving head as part
GBR: Putting Beauty into The Beast Live by Thomas Richard - January 14, 2019 It’s panto time again in the UK… with the slapstick, craziness and innuendos flying as fast as a foam pie in the face… At Blackpool Grand this year, putting both beauty and some beast attitude into the show, lighting designer Andy Webb specified 81 x Robe fixtures - 98 per cent
USA: L-Acoustics K1 and K2 Rise Up on the Revolution 3 Tour Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019 In what was arguably the highlight of 2018’s run of ’80s/’90s tours, alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and The Cult joined forces and stormed North America for their six-week, 20-date Revolution 3 Tour. Escondido, California-based Sound Image served as the touring sound reinforcement provider for the triple-headliner trek of
ZAF: Harmony Entertainment Chooses DiGiCo S31 Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019 The story of Harmony Entertainment is a beautiful one – a South African black man growing up in a rural area who became a pianist, a registered business accountant, the founder of a rental company and most recently, the owner of a DiGiCo S31. It’s the story of Tsholanang Montsho
SWE: Lisa Nilsson Tours Scandinavia With Alcons Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019 Swedish singer Lisa Nilsson is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album Himlen Rund Hörnet (Heaven Around The Corner) on a 31 date Scandinavian tour. With songs ranging from up-tempo pop and dance to soulful ballads and jazz, front of house engineer and audio production chief Brollan Söderström
GBR: Simon Horn Creates Unique Looks At Cream Weekender With MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Simon Horn kicked off the 2018 holiday season with a sleep-deprived weekend. As the sole designer, programmer and operator at Cream Weekender’s main Skyline Pavilion Stage, he spent most of his time between December 7th and 9th running the lightshow for a large and diverse mix of DJ stars on
CAN: Soundbox Delivers Agile Elation Package for Billy Talent Canadian Tour Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019 When Canadian rock band Billy Talent found themselves with a tight schedule of European and Canadian dates that made it impractical and prohibitively expensive to ship their integrated set back and forth across the pond, LD Colin Moore recreated the signature effects for the Canadian shows using Elation Cuepix Batten
FRA: Airstar Provides After Dark Centrepiece for Festive Winter Experience Live by Thomas Richard - January 8, 2019 The award-winning, opulent grounds of 18th-century villa, Chiswick House, served as the canvas for an illuminating display where classical architecture met modern technology, care of renowned lighting designer, Nick Gray from Renegade Design. Several art installations by up-and-coming artist Finn Thomson also featured at the event, which was launched on
