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Actavo Ireland choose Prolyte Space Roof
After a long period of uncertainty in the world, especially within the event industry the space roof delivery took place! Actavo has been an active user of Prolyte products. In addition to various trusses and a large stock of barriers, Actavo has had a Prolyte Tunnel roof for

Robe Rocks at Nottingham Rock City
Legendary UK live music venue, Rock City in Nottingham, boosted its house lighting rig for October this year – a busy period including some lively university Freshers Week events – with a rig of 60 Robe moving lights, with extras supplied via rental and production company Zeal. Rock City’s lead

Magewell Joins tvONE’s ONErack Alliance
tvONE, innovator and manufacturer of the award-winning ONErack™ and ONErack™ Spider rack-mounting and power solutions, announces Magewell as the newest manufacturer to join the ONErack Alliance, formally approving ONErack as an accepted alternative to supplied power adapters. Magewell designs and develops hardware and software for video and audio capture, conversion, and streaming. AV Integrators

Yoni at Waves Audio on the Abbey Road Saturator
I’m just gonna say it: I don’t think many people really get the difference between warmth and saturation – not to mention saturation and distortion. You know who gets this stuff? Guitar players. Any guitar player who buys a pedal board is 99% sure to save a

The jury has decided: grandMA3 for Idols SA 2021
Idols SA 2021 became the first television show in South Africa to use a fully grandMA3 – software and hardware – lighting control platform, chosen by Joshua Cutts and Andre Siebrits from Visual Frontier to run their spectacular lighting design for the final televised segments of the popular and high-profile

tvONE Launches Virtual Demo and Training Facility
tvONE (www.tvone.com), a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video, multimedia processing and racking and power solutions, launches a virtual demonstration and training setup to offer remote demos and training for the CORIOmaster family of video wall processors. This new training demo provides live, high-quality interactive demo sessions from

Hippotizer Boreal+ drives live and on-the-fly visuals for Paralympics GB Homecoming
UK – A month after collaborating on the Team GB Olympics Homecoming, Transition Video was back at London’s SSE Wembley Arena to help deliver another hybrid event, using Green Hippo’s Boreal+ Media Server for The National Lottery’s Paralympics GB Homecoming. Great Britain’s Paralympic stars claimed a total of

London Concert Orchestra uses KLANG to deliver world’s favourite dance classics at Ministry of Sound Classical
Ministry of Sound Classical (MoS Classical) is a celebration of 30 years of Ministry of Sound’s favourite dance classics performed by the London Concert Orchestra. As this spectacular show prepared to take to the stage for a highly anticipated return to the live arena, its audio team turned their attention

The new Audix A231 large-diaphragm condenser microhone for vocals and acoustic instruments.
Large-diaphragm condenser model designed to deliver clarity and character with vocals in the studio and on stage. Audix has announced the A231, a new large-diaphragm condenser microphone specifically designed for optimized vocals of any type (lead, backing and spoken word as well as acoustic instruments) in both studio

Waves Now Shipping the New SSL EV2 Channel Plugin
Knoxville, TN, November 15, 2021 — Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping the SSL EV2 Channel plugin – Waves’ all-new modeling of the classic SSL sound. Authorized by Solid State Logic, the Waves SSL EV2 Channel plugin is a

Wayne State University Chooses L-Acoustics A Series For New Basketball Arena
WSU Warriors fans will enjoy concert-quality performance, complete coverage distribution, and speech intelligibility thanks a new A Series system DETROIT, Michigan – November 2021 – On Friday, November 5th, the Wayne State Warriors officially opened their university’s new basketball arena with an inaugural game against the Michigan Wolverines. The

Astera has a Glowing Halo
Halo, a central London-based lighting and AV rental and production company founded in 1989 by Yann Guenancia, has been thriving ever since, including throughout the UK’s three pandemic lockdowns, when it was one of a few very fortunate companies in a position to remain open and keep supplying equipment for

Robe In the Clouds with ИF
Talented US rapper ИF toured his Clouds (The Mixtape) album in October with a raw and stylish production design created by Chris Denholm (also musical director) and Clay Joiner (also lighting designer) … tuning in to the artist’s big presence, smart words and intimate one-to-one live performance bond with his

Waltham Forest Town Hall Gets New Anolis 21st Century Look
A vibrant and elegant new Anolis Eminere LED lighting design by architectural lighting practice Pritchard Themis is gracing the front facades of Waltham Forest Town Hall in East London, UK. The impressive Grade II listed building is the HQ of Waltham Forest London Borough Council, and the exterior lighting scheme

Hippotizer Boreal+ strikes gold for Team GB Olympics Homecoming
UK – Team GB returned to home soil from the Tokyo Olympics for a victory celebration at London’s SSE Wembley Arena with a glorious music concert, dazzling pre-made content and performance footage driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers. Artists including Rag’n’Bone Man, Laura Mvula and Nile Rodgers took

SD7 instrumental in performing Tubular masterpiece
Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Live Concert Experience at the Royal Festival Hall Mike Oldfield’s magnum opus, Tubular Bells, was performed live at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London this summer, in a series of performances forming a prelude to the celebration of the iconic album’s 50th anniversary

Claypaky Xtylos wins “The AVard”, a prestigious award for the best in Entertainment sector technologies
Claypaky Xtylos won “The AVard”, the ProAV Awards in Germany ( www.the-avard.de ) as “Best Entertainment & Infotainment Product”. The award ceremony, hosted by Professional System magazine and supported by many other leading industry publications, took place as part of the gala evening held on 4 November at the CCD

Astera for Lotus Emira Launch Video
Lighting designer Nick Jevons is known for his innovative and fresh approaches to lighting stages, environments, artworks and other objects, so when asked to light a special video celebrating the launch of the new Lotus Emira sports car, he immediately reached for Astera Titan Tubes to create the desired effects.

Robe T1s Get Musical at Curve Theatre
Curve Theatre in Leicester, UK, saw a welcome return to live audience performances with a run of “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber”, a new production that is part of the venue’s socially distanced season. An eye-catching lighting design was created by Ben Cracknell for this spirit rousing, in-the-round

The National Theater of Korea celebrates 70 years with Strand Lighting upgrade
Seoul, South Korea – The National Theater of Korea has upgraded its dimming control to a range of products from Strand – a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand – to add functionality for its diverse range of luminaires. A recent remodelling of the multi-theater complex saw a

Robe Holds the Strings at Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Lutkovno Gledališče Ljubljana) is famous for both puppet productions and live acting dramas, musicals, and other performance entertainments in and around its various spaces, which are also available for business events. The 200 capacity Saint Jacob’s (Šentjakobsko) Hall auditorium has recently re-opened after a complete 8-month renovation

Vari-Lite VLZ range illuminates Egyptian Pharaohs Parade
Cairo, Egypt – The powerful output and rich colors of the VLZ range of luminaires from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand, were harnessed to light up Egypt’s treasured historic landmarks for a procession of 22 ancient Pharaohs through the streets of Cairo. The

Robe for the 2021 VMAs
The 2021 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) was back in-person, in style and with a live audience at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City … and making it extra special this year the event celebrated its 40th … so the pressure was on for lighting designer Tom Sutherland

DiGiCo and KLANG give Midas Korolev the golden touch
Highly respected Russian sound engineer, Aleksey ‘Midas’ Korolev, has recently moved to an immersive audio environment, expanding his work with d&b’s Soundscape system by adding KLANG’s immersive in ear system to his workflow. The move to KLANG also prompted him to switch from his long-term choice of console to

FLUX:: and L-Acoustics Lead ADM-OSC Standardization for Object Based Audio
Marcoussis and Orléans, France – October 2021 – With today’s entertainment consumer hungry for rich, immersive experiences, immersive audio continues to become a viable and sought-after element in various production workflows. However, the prevalence of so many platforms and proprietary communication languages has been a stumbling block to widespread

DiGiCo heading to Milan with Avnu Alliance
DiGiCo is renowned for having an eye on current and future industry needs. Recognising that the post-pandemic connectivity landscape is going to be more critical than ever, it has announced its participation in the Avnu Alliance®. This move to AVB networking and the Milan™ family, along with a keen

Claypaky Sharpy Plus Fixtures Help House DJ Hernán Cattáneo Make “Future Memories” in Buenos Aires Live Show
October – Renowned Argentinean progressive house DJ Hernán Cattáneo looked back at the history of progressive house music in a live concept show called “Future Memories” at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 18-19. Lighting Designer and Director Sergio Lacroix utilized 32 Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures

Rolling Loud with Robe
SJ Lighting created spectacular lighting production designs for four stages and the Main Stage VIP area at the 2021 Miami Rolling Loud Festival which took place over 3 days / nights at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens in Florida, offering 75,000 hip hop fans their first chance to

Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2 is rock solid for No Time To Die premiere
UK – Green Hippo’s rock solid, flagship Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2 Media Server took centre stage to drive mesmerising visuals at the James Bond No Time To Die world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall. Richard Bagshaw from UK-based live events video playback and content creators Digital Insanity took the

L-ISA Processor II Extends Immersive Power to More Productions
Newly updated hardware solution for spatial audio processing offers scalable output count and pricing to fit any immersive project’s needs and budget MARCOUSSIS, France – October 2021 – As the L-Acoustics V-DOSC line source array altered the trajectory of modern pro audio loudspeaker design in the 1990s, so the company’s unveiling

Robe T1 Luminaires for Johannesburg’s Market Theatre
Johannesburg’s multi award winning Market Theatre has been on South Africa’s political, cultural, and social frontline since 1976 when it opened as an independent, anti-racist producing house at the height of the apartheid era. Championing a diverse collage of edgy, raw, authentically African work and creativity, it’s helped to

Audix ADX40 Miniature Hanging Microphone
The ADX40 is a miniaturized condenser microphone designed to hang from an overhead position for applications such as group vocals, choir, theatrical production, and room ambiance. Having a uniformly controlled cardioid polar pattern, the ADX40 helps isolate the area or section being miked from other vocals or instruments on

Jaques Pretorius joins DWR
It gives DWR Distribution great pleasure to welcome Jaques Pretorius to our technical support and training team. Jaques will focus on MA Lighting support, head the Training Department, present training courses, play a key role in open days, roadshows and demonstrations, and assist clients with technical support. He

Main Light Invests in RoboSpots
Wilmington, Delaware and Las Vegas, Nevada based lighting rental and dry hire specialist Main Light has invested in more Robe BMFL FollowSpot LT fixtures and Motion Cameras to boost its inventory of available RoboSpot remote follow spotting systems. Larger quantities of all the RoboSpot elements are needed to keep pace

The South African State Theatre invest in new equipment
DWR Distribution were grateful to be awarded the supply of new lighting equipment to the South African State Theatre, based in Pretoria, during 2021. The theatre is now equipped with the most technically advanced gear, meeting world standards, and comprises a grandMA3 full size lighting control system, high end lighting

Robe Pushes Forward the Vibrance for VW at IAA Summit 2021 Munich
Bold, bright, vivid – with the assistance of Robe moving lights – this was the look central to Lucas Conradi’s lighting design for the Volkswagen booth at the IAA Mobility 2021 expo in Munich, underlining and complementing the energy and excitement generated by the popular German automotive manufacturer’s new brand

Audix GS1 Flush-Mount Wall/ Ceiling Microphone
The GS1 is an innovative flush-mount wall or ceiling microphone designed for distance miking. Features include a fully integrated preamp, an extremely high sensitivity rating of 38 millivolts, and complete immunity from RF interference caused by cell phones and GSM devices. The GS1 capsule is housed within a patented cradle

Introducing MADRIX Online Training
The new MADRIX Online Training is based on the popular MADRIX Training attendance courses and now make these valuable lessons accessible around the world by bringing them directly to you. Extensive user manuals, online tutorials, and more and more video tutorials are already available online for self-study at help.madrix.com

Free online Klang courses
Klang have a list of previously hosted webinars, covering a variety of topics, to help you get started with immersive technology. If you have the time, it’s really worth the watch! You can select previous workshop videos and sign up to be notified of any upcoming events. Visit: https://klang.com/blog/klangwebinar-schedule/

Hippotizer Boreal+ strikes gold for Team GB Olympics Homecoming
UK – Team GB returned to home soil from the Tokyo Olympics for a victory celebration at London’s SSE Wembley Arena with a glorious music concert, dazzling pre-made content and performance footage driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers. Artists including Rag’n’Bone Man, Laura Mvula and Nile Rodgers took

Anolis ArcSource™ Submersible II
Lighting does not have to be limited to the open air with this submersible fixture from Anolis. The ArcSource™ Submersible II has been crafted from the highest quality marine grade bronze to cope with the very harshest environmental conditions. An IP68 rating guarantees the unit to a depth of

Speaks Loud for The Minds of 99
Denmark’s thriving live music scene re-energised in style after the country’s post pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ with several prominent shows and events including a landmark performance at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen by The Minds of 99 who smashed it as only the second ever Danish act to play there, in front

Absen KL Series, the fixed indoor LED display solution
Absen, the global leader in LED display solutions presents the KL series, a fixed indoor product with a perfect balance of excellent visual performance, ease of operation and price. KL is available in five pixel pitches ranging from 1.6mm to 3.9mm. “The KL series is a great LED

APS powers MartiniPlaza in the Netherlands
The MartiniPlaza in the northern province of Groningen in the Netherlands is a local icon for multiple sports and boasts a 6000-seat capacity. Basketball, volleyball, and korfball are among the sports played there, as well as trade shows and concerts. Its very frequent and versatile usage called for an equally

NEU analouge KLOTZ M1 microphone cable drums
The M1 cable drums are the perfect solution for live events. Compact in size and light in weight – the 50 m version just weights 5 kg! For reliable operation both drums are made from break-proof plastic and equipped with a locking brake. The XLR male cable end is

Free Lighting and Audio Training for Churches
Church technical worship teams are invited to join DWR Distribution for lighting and audio training in November 2021 at our offices in Laserpark, Johannesburg. The sessions, hosted free of charge, will provide delegates with practical insight, tips and inspiration. The two-day Lighting Training Workshop, presented by lighting designer

L-Acoustics K3 Installed in Hanoi’s Military Theatre
ProAVL Vietnam installs a full-range, compact K3 system for Vietnam’s military and government officials Hanoi, Vietnam – October 2021 – Dotted throughout Vietnam, the government has built private theatres to host regional and national cultural performances for the country’s military. These 700-seat venues serve government officials and military

DiGiCo supports ‘African Pulse – Celebrating Ndlovu Youth Choir’ – a show that creates employment in the arts sector
African Pulse – Celebrating the Ndlovu Youth Choir is the show like no other. Made up of a youth choir from Limpopo that rose to fame in 2020 when the group reached the finals of America’s Got Talent, “African Pulse” is a story of courage, determination, and resilience that was

Amon Tobin How Do You Live: Immersive Album Premiere in the Dark
L-Acoustics Creations, Pitchblack Playback, and Nomark Records give Amon Tobin aficionados a sensory immersive listening experience in London London, UK – October 2021 – Amon Tobin’s life and work in production and sound design, spanning over 25 years, has set a high bar for sonic exploration and musical adventurism. The

Audio Visual Events Invests in More Astera
Audio Visual Events (AVE) is a live, hybrid and virtual event production services specialist based in Sydney, Australia, working across all industry sectors including corporate, commercial and entertainment. Since 2019, and throughout the pandemic period, the company has invested steadily in Astera’s range of battery powered wireless controlled LED lighting

Lumenradio presents the next generation of CRMX products with three new indoor units
Having been part of the Entertainment Lighting industry for over a decade, LumenRadio has developed the next generation with focus on the increasing needs of the industry professionals. With the improved feature set and radio design, the next generation meets the demands from the industry in regards to both universes