Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 Is The Progressive Solution For Haken Live by Thomas Richard - January 16, 2020 Photo credit: Stephen Schmidt Far from being an ‘uncool relic from the 1970s’, nowadays progressive rock has a sizeable following and is becoming more popular. There are a number of artists following the likes of Muse and Dream Theater into the mainstream, none more so than Haken - a multinational six-piece
Ukrainian popstar turns to Quantum for Russian stadium gig Live by Thomas Richard - January 16, 2020 Ukrainian popstar, LOBODA, recently visited Moscow’s new US$1.5 billion VTB Arena stadium as part of her latest European tour, upgrading to DiGiCo’s premium SD7 Quantum console to create studio quality sound for the 100 channel orchestra-based production. Known by the stage name LOBODA, Svitlana Serhiivna Loboda first came into public view
Mason Delman lights Legally Blonde with Elation Artiste Picasso Install by Thomas Richard - January 16, 2020 Lighting designer Mason Delman lit an NYU Tisch School of the Arts production of Legally Blonde with Elation Artiste Picasso moving heads and praised the multi-functionality and responsiveness of the high-performance LED profile luminaire. 4Wall Entertainment in New York, with Al Ridella as key account manager, provided 10 Artiste Picasso fixtures
Yamaha Mixing Systems Chosen For Rock In Rio 2019 Live by Thomas Richard - January 16, 2020 Every year Rock In Rio attracts the cream of the world’s international rock acts, performing alongside artists from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The 2019 event saw the festival held over seven days at Rio de Janeiro’s Barra Olympic Park, attracting an audience of 100,000 each day. Yamaha digital mixing
KVANT AND PR LIGHTING ENSURE BRATISLAVA’S NEW YEAR OPENS IN STYLE Live by Thomas Richard - January 15, 2020 Bratislava’s new year celebrations, held in the heart of the Slovakian capital at the Rázusovo nábrežie (the banks of the River Danube) were brought to life by a spectacular lightshow masterminded by Kvant Show Production. The laser specialists, who are also PR Lighting’s distributor for Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, have
HARMAN Announces Brian Divine as Division President News by Thomas Richard - January 15, 2020 HARMAN Professional Solutions has appointed Brian Divine to President of the Professional Solutions division, effective immediately. As president, Divine will be responsible for overseeing the division’s worldwide operations, strategy, product roadmap and performance across all eleven brands. Divine’s elevation to the role is culmination of a nearly 20-year-career working in the professional
‘Spider’ weaves his magic with Ayrton in Poland Live by Thomas Richard - January 14, 2020 When production, lighting and multimedia designer, Pawel ‘Spider’ Pajak, and PERCEPTO [LAB] – the team responsible for creative visual production – were approached by production company, East Eventz, to design and deliver creative solutions for a one-off concert, they chose Ayrton MagicPanel-FX and Khamsin-S fixtures to provide contemporary, densely-coloured and
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Opens with disguise Powering Scenic Video Projections Live by Thomas Richard - January 14, 2020 The Tony Award-winning Best Musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opened in London at the Noel Coward Theatre with video projection comprising the shows entire stage scenery. Supplied by Stage Sound Services, three disguise vx 4 and four gx 1 servers powered projections for the show, highlighting the huge impact of social media
RF Venue Launches HDR Antenna Distribution System News by Thomas Richard - January 14, 2020 RF Venue, a global leader in antennas, spectrum analysis and RF signal management tools, has announced the immediate availability of its highly anticipated DISTRO9 HDR antenna distribution system. designed to provide system integrators and end users with a powerful new tool for configuring multi-channel wireless microphone systems. DISTRO9 HDR’s proprietary architecture can
Prolyte Asia Pacific becomes SIXTY82 Doughty Asia News by Thomas Richard - January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Marc Hendriks (CTO, SIXTY82) – Menze van der Sluis (Managing Director, SDA) – Fokko Smeding (CEO, SIXTY82) Maintaining its focus on supplying the urgent demand for high-quality trussing and staging products and solutions, Prolyte Asia Pacific, also known as PAP, has announced its transition into SIXTY82 Doughty Asia (SDA). “For the past