GBR: Avolites Ai v10.1 Powers ‘Psychedelic Visuals’ For Paramore

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by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2018

US rock band Paramore's current world tour is a visual dynamo. Featuring a complex array of projection mapped video screens, the production displays high impact psychedelic visuals powered by the expert technology of Avolites' EX8 Ai Infinity Server and Ai v10.1 software. Production Designer Butch Allen devised the show's complex video

USA: DiGiCo SD7 The Only Console For Coldplay

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by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2018

Although he looks way too young to have already had such a lengthy career, Daniel Green has been Coldplay’s Front of House engineer and co-producer for almost 20 years. Coldplay are, it seems, a band that engenders loyalty, with Tony Smith, Audio Desginer, FOH tech and crew chief, racking up

USA: Shure Wireless Systems Help GRAMMY Performers Hear And Be Heard

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by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2018

The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards, broadcast live on CBS, brought its usual array of mash-ups, tributes, and stunning performances of the best in music to New York’s Madison Square Garden and a global television audience. Shure wireless microphones, in-ear monitor systems, and hardwired mics played a key role in ensuring

USA: Adamson Gets Plenty Of “Attention” On Tour With Charlie Puth

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by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2018

Charlie Puth hasn’t had much downtime since the release of his debut album, Nine Track Mind, in early 2016. The breakout pop singer hit a number of major markets for the first time on his most recent North American tour alongside Shawn Mendes, and thanks in part to Adamson Systems

ESP: Robe For David Bisbal Tour

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by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2018

Barcelona based lighting designer Ezequiel Gomez has enjoyed working on Spanish Singer David Bisbal’s latest “Hijos del Mar” tour which has already played Spain and Latin America and is poised for more of the same in 2018. He chose Robe for the majority of the moving lights with Spiiders, Pointes

CZE: Claypaky Adds Immersive Impact For Czech Superstars Kabat

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by Thomas Richard - February 14, 2018

2018 signalled the end of the record-breaking nineteen-date ice arena tour across Slovakia and Czech Republic by rock music legends, Kabat. The multi-platinum selling Czech band stunned audiences with an in-the-round show design, complete with 360° stage, wrap-around video screens and a high-impact light show powered by the cutting-edge technology

ZAF: World’s Largest Gospel Concert Relies On Outline To Deliver The Word

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by Thomas Richard - February 13, 2018

With an audience estimated at close to three quarters of a million people, ‘The Experience’ is an interdenominational gospel concert held annually in Lagos, Nigeria. Convened and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the colossal event debuted in December 2006 and is now the largest musical concert in Africa, featuring guest

USA: Claypaky Lighting Fixtures Support “Ilusio, Magic on Ice” During Roanoke, Virginia Run

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by Thomas Richard - February 13, 2018

What could be more entertaining than combining the beauty of world-class ice skating with the intrigue of magic? “Ilusio, Magic on Ice,” a riveting spectacular created by and starring Steve Wheeler, has played to millions of people in more than 4,000 performances across the US, Europe, the Middle East and

ZAF: Robe LIVE At The Sun Arena

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by Thomas Richard - February 13, 2018

Two concerts organized by AMP Events at the newly-opened, 10,000-capacity Sun Arena in South African capital Pretoria were chosen to record a live DVD for American rock band LĪVE. LĪVE was one of the first bands to tour free South Africa in the mid-1990s after the end of apartheid, and have a

NAM: A Night In Namibia For Joss Stone

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by Thomas Richard - February 13, 2018

Award-winning English jazz and soul singer and songwriter Joss Stone visited Namibia for the first time - and for one night only - as part of her ongoing Total world tour, making an appearance in the intimate environs of the Warehouse Theatre in vibrant capital Windhoek. This much anticipated, high profile