Blue Man Group Drums Up Excitement With L-ISA Hyperreal Sound Live by Thomas Richard - March 18, 2020 The singular, award-winning Blue Man Group has taken to the road, and is taking immersive sound along with it for the first time. The group’s current North American Tour officially opened at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, after developing the production at Fayetteville, Arkansas’ Walton Arts Center. The
Alison Krauss Tours with Alcons Pro-Ribbon Systems Live by Thomas Richard - March 14, 2020 In a city renowned worldwide for its music, live production companies need something extra special to highlight their status as a truly premier audio provider. Based in Tennessee, USA, ProductionOne has achieved this with the purchase of two Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems. As company owner Kiley Butler said, “We love hearing people
Creative Works London Delivers Immersive and Spectacular Visuals to Guns N’ Roses using disguise and Unreal Live by Thomas Richard - March 10, 2020 When Guns N’ Roses’ successful ‘Not In This Lifetime’ tour switched to disguise for its North American leg, it opened up new creative possibilities to enhance the already visually spectacular rock show. The tour wrapped with two shows at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. The three-year world tour played
Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Profile is a Star Performer for Charli XCX Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 For the current world tour by British pop sensation Charli XCX, lighting designer Elliott Mountford is enjoying the power and consistency of the VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite. The tour is in support of Charli XCX’s third studio album Charli, acclaimed for its experimentation and diversity. The show, therefore, required extraordinary
Vari-Lite is a Bright Idea for Marillion’s orchestral spectacular Live by Thomas Richard - March 4, 2020 For Marillion’s orchestral UK tour dates in November, lighting designer Yenz Nyholm chose the remarkable light output and colour mixing ability of the VL2600 Wash fixture from Vari-Lite. The ‘Marillion With Friends From The Orchestra’ tour saw the band joined by string quartet, In Praise Of Folly, plus Emma Halnan on
GLP’s FUSION Sticks Draw Clear Lines of Light for Rea Garvey Live by Thomas Richard - March 2, 2020 Singer/songwriter Rea Garvey is certainly no stranger to international audiences. This is ensured not only by numerous TV show appearances, but also by his extensive musical output. For the past 20 years the likeable Irishman has been delighting his audience with multi-faceted pop rock and his distinctive voice. His most recent
Claypaky Fixtures Wrap Successful Ed Sheeran Divide Tour Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2020 One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Ed Sheeran wrapped his 260-show Divide Tour last year, which featured a large complement of Claypaky Mythos 2 and Scenius Unico lighting fixtures. Mark Cunniffe was the Lighting Designer for Divide, named the top tour of 2019 by PLSN. Cunniffe created a set piece
Point Source Microphones Deliver New Solutions for Danny Elfman Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2020 Danny Elfman and Sandy Cameron As Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas toured the UK at the end of 2019, virtuoso violinist Sandy Cameron was presented with a new miking technique thanks to Point Source Audio’s EMBRACE EO-8WL earmount microphone. The on-ear, as opposed to on-instrument solution, came from Emmy-winning audio engineer
Primal Scream Get Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll With DiGiCo Live by Thomas Richard - February 24, 2020 Formed in 1982 in Scotland, rock band Primal Scream released their third compilation album, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll: The Singles in 2019, containing 17 tracks spanning the period from 1986 to 2016. In support of the new album, the band announced a major winter tour of the UK and Ireland
Gesaffelstein’s Unique Vantablack Monolith Brought to Life With GLP Live by Thomas Richard - February 24, 2020 When French record producer and DJ Gesaffelstein launched his utterly unique and breathtaking stage set at Coachella last April it created a blueprint for the huge Against the Night, Across the Time US tour that was to follow towards the end of the year. Positioned behind the artist was a 32ft