Capital And MLA Kew The Music At World Famous Botanic Gardens

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by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019

The beautiful surroundings of the Royal Botanic Gardens in south-west London (better known as Kew Gardens) provided the location for the facility’s annual six-day music festival, imaginatively titled Kew The Music. Now a consolidated part of London’s summer festival tapestry, and with the world’s biggest Victorian glasshouse as the imposing backdrop,

Creative Technology Acquires Ion Solutions

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by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019

Dave Crump, President and CEO of CT Europe & Middle East & John Roche, CEO of Ion Solutions Creative Technology Group (CT), a Live Events Company of NEP Group and worldwide specialist in audio visual equipment and bespoke staging solutions, has acquired Ion Solutions, a leading provider of professional audio visual

City of Melle celebrates the 850-year anniversary with VIO

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by Thomas Richard - July 30, 2019

If an anniversary is already announced as "extraordinary", you can, of course, expect something special. This is exactly what the city of Melle in Lower Saxony, German,y has recently achieved. A unique festive programme, which was set up on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the city under the

EPIC ‘HOLOSPHERE’ Created for Eric Prydz

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by Thomas Richard - July 30, 2019

The highly anticipated Eric Prydz EPIC 6.0 HOLOSPHERE debuted at Belgium’s Tomorrowland Festival last weekend, with Eric performing inside a giant video-mapped, 3D transparent LED sphere. The production was the latest in Prydz’s EPIC (Eric Prydz In Concert) series of jaw dropping visual spectaculars, realised by dream team, long term collaborators

Summerfest 2019 is Hotter Than Ever Thanks to Clearwing and DiGiCo

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by Thomas Richard - July 30, 2019

A DiGiCo SD7 FOH console in action at Summerfest 2019 for Jennifer Lopez’s performance at American Family Insurance Amphitheater There’s a good reason that Wisconsin’s Summerfest is colloquially known as the “Big Gig.” For 11 days in late June and early July each year, somewhere between 700,000 and a million people

GLP KNVs Burst onto Sweden’s Largest EDM Festival

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by Thomas Richard - July 27, 2019

Summerburst is the biggest EDM festival in Sweden. The inaugural event was held in Stockholm back in 2011, and by the following year had also opened its doors in Gothenburg. Since then it has remained a two-city festival, both with a capacity of around 25,000. Daniel Hellsten has worked closely with

L-Acoustics Caps Off BottleRock’s Main Stage

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by Thomas Richard - July 27, 2019

Home to some of North America’s finest vineyards, California’s Napa Valley has long been celebrated for its picturesque views, amazing cuisine and, of course, spectacular wine offerings. But music enthusiasts might argue that the best attraction is Napa Valley Expo’s annual BottleRock music festival, which marked its 7th anniversary this

Elation Paladin at high altitude

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by Thomas Richard - July 27, 2019

The harmonizing elements of light and water came magically together at Toce Falls by Lake Maggiore in the Alps of northern Italy (Cascata del Toce) during an evocative light and music show designed by Pierre Gèlil. For a special event held June 28th and 29th, the designer turned to colour-changing Elation

d&b Soundscape debuts in London's West End

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by Thomas Richard - July 27, 2019

The Broadway sensation Come From Away landed in London’s Phoenix Theatre in February 2019. The heart-warming production focuses on the kindness and fortitude of the residents of Gander, Newfoundland; a small Canadian town that welcomed 38 planes full of passengers in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration closing American

Glastonbury debut for Funktion-One’s Vero at The Glade

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by Thomas Richard - July 25, 2019

Funktion-One teamed up with long-term partner Audio Plus to give Vero its first Glastonbury outing at The Glade. The stage, which enjoyed a mixed programme of DJ and live performances, received plaudits from artists, festival-goers and sound engineers, who praised the system’s precise stereo imaging and generous headroom. Area Coordinator of