dBTechnologies is All-In at Gardena Jazz Festival

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by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019

VIO S218 subwoofers numbering 27 in total brought up the low-end at the Gardena Jazz Festival in a triple-stacked, cardioid configuration. Marked by the presence of Stanley Clarke and the band Jazz Funk Soul with Jeff Lorber, the 17th annual Gardena Jazz Festival drew a crowd of over 10,000. With audio,

Vari-Lite’s VL10 BeamWash delivers endless versatility for Fever 333

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by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019

Image ©Joe Dick Lighting designer Hayden Borgars included the VL10 BeamWash from Vari-Lite in his design for the UK tour by California ‘rapcore’ band, Fever 333. Using the VL10 BeamWash for the first time, Borgars found its unprecedented effects versatility, speed and power to be a perfect fit for his design. With

MUSIC’S BIGGEST STARS RELY ON SHURE DURING AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

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by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019

The American Music Awards (AMAs), the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, relied heavily on Shure products for its worldwide broadcast. A live performance by Taylor Swift, who was named “Artist of the Decade,” featured a customized Shure Axient Digital KSM8 microphone. Shure Axient Digital was used for several performances, including Billie

Enlumen Deploys Martin Lighting for NYFW Spring 2020 Collection

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by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019

To create immersive lighting displays that compliment the colours of the Zimmermann Spring 2020 clothing line, Enlumen recently deployed a cutting-edge Martin by HARMAN lighting solution at the New York Fashion Week Zimmermann Spring 2020 Fashion Show. Founded by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann in 1991, Zimmermann is an award-winning Australian

Focusrite plc Acquires Martin Audio Ltd

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by Thomas Richard - December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

Focusrite founder and chairman, Philip Dudderidge, Martin Audio Managing Director, Dominic Harter, and Focusrite CEO, Tim Carroll Focusrite plc., which comprises the Focusrite, ADAM Audio, Novation and Ampify Music brands, has announced the acquisition of LDC-backed Martin Audio Ltd and associated companies, the British, Buckinghamshire-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance loudspeaker

GLP Lights in Full Pixel Mode on Keith Urban Festival Tour

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by Thomas Richard - December 18, 2019

Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, along with creative director Brian Burke, provided lighting and production design for country singer Keith Urban’s Summer Festival Tour, which has been running this past year. The lighting rig comprised mainly GLP’s popular X4 Bars and JDC1 hybrid strobes. As well as providing creative direction for

DLIVE FLIES AROUND THE WORLD WITH MULTI-PLATINUM DJ

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by Thomas Richard - December 16, 2019

Alan Walker live at Spektrum Oslo – Photo by: @ mopiece Norwegian DJ and record producer, Alan Walker is currently out on his latest ‘Aviation’ tour across China, India and Norway, along with an Allen & Heath dLive Wings system handling both FOH and monitor duties. One of Norway’s biggest EDM music

Robe Celebrates Independent Spirit with Prljavo Kazalište

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by Thomas Richard - December 16, 2019

The pressure was on for lighting designer Sven Kučinić of LumiLas d.o.o. when Croatian superstar band Prljavo Kazalište decided to stage a momentous concert in Zagreb marking the 30th anniversary of the largest ever music concert in Croatian history, which took place at Zagreb’s Ban Jelačić Square on October 17th

First use of the new dBTechnologies VIO L210 system for rk Light & Sound

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by Thomas Richard - December 16, 2019

Working in the large “Festsaal” in Munich’s Hofbräuhaus, the “most famous ‘Wirtshaus’ in the world”, is certainly not an everyday job. Stars like Johnny Logan, Günter Sigl & Band, the Paul Daly Band performed together with Munich’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter gathered on stage to collect money for the Munich

Audio-Technica Wireless Systems Employed for CMA Country Christmas Show

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by Thomas Richard - December 16, 2019

Microphones and wireless systems from Audio-Technica were employed at the Country Music Association’s CMA Country Christmas broadcast event, which was broadcast on the ABC television network. Audio-Technica’s Third-Generation 5000 Series frequency-agile true-diversity UHF wireless system with ATW-C5400 microphone capsules powered the vocals for multiple artists: Christian pop crossover sensations For King