Newly opened Prosper location uses with four KLANG:fabrik units for immersive stage monitoring, creating an efficient and effective infrastructure template for the future   PROSPER, Texas – February 2021 – When Gateway Church, the largest congregation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and one of the largest churches in the

  As our industry is constantly progressing, MA Lighting believe that solid knowledge and constant learning are not only needed – they are essential. E-learning offers Interactive learning at your fingertips   While shows are getting more and more complex these days, there is a constant need to always stay

In the midst of nearly complete disruption of the live entertainment and exhibition industry, Creative Technologies (CT) made another investment to better serve their customers.  CT added over 120 new sections of Prolyte VERTO 30V late last year to their existing extensive inventory. Having been an early adopter of the technology with the

tvONE’s award-winning universal rack mounting system ONErack™ is providing cool, simple-to-install solutions for media players and control interfaces on two of Norwegian Cruise Lines’ most technically-advanced ships.   The entertainment solutions team engaged for the project required a space-saving, clean and efficient solution for a range of equipment. This included

Capturing the spirit and positive vibes of 2021 – a year full of great hopes and expectations – moving and LED lighting manufacturer Robe reveals a brand-new website, at www.robe.cz  with a fresh contemporary look that is action-packed with useful information and resources for all. Robe.cz is an essential resource

  Finland – The 2020 series of Finland’s ‘Tanssii tähtien kanssa’ – a version of the BBC’s popular Strictly Come Dancing TV show – climaxed at the end of December following a visual feast driven by Hippotizer Montane+ RTX Media Servers.   A host of Finnish household names participated in

  DiGiCo is offering New Hope for the start of 2021 with the launch of a competition that brings its friends around the world some much-needed positivity.   The competition is open now, is free to enter and has three amazing gifts up for grabs: a DiGiGrid MGB Madi to

  Robe’s amazing brand-new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED luminaire – the FORTE – makes landfall in France where brand new FORTES have been delivered from the Czech Republic via Robe France to rental and technical production specialist Concept Audiovisuel. The 40,000 lumen fixture features Robe’s new generation

GlasGLOW3 was a truly magical illuminated trail event, full of fun and fantasy, conceived and produced by event specialist itison and staged at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It ran for two and a half weeks in October and November featuring a fully Covid-compliant 1.5 kilometre socially distanced walking trail featuring numerous

  As the live events industry, we’ve been knocked down in a really big way. That said, let’s get back up again! DWR Distribution would hereby like to encourage you to never give up. With your clients and event organizers standing back, many afraid and rightly so, the truth is

Danish lighting designer Johnny Thinggaard Lydiksen counts himself lucky to have had a busy autumn, engaged in working on several different television productions, all of them using Robe moving lights. This has included music show “Here’s Your Hit” for DR2, a flagship channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, and two

Amman, Jordan – Leading Jordanian television production facility, Jordan Media City (JMC), has completed a full technical upgrade, bringing its studio spaces up to date with the latest high performance, low-energy lighting systems from Strand. Specified, supplied and installed by Dubai-based Broadcast & Studio Solutions (BSS), the new system has

Nearly 500 Astera AX3 LightDrop wireless battery-powered LED fixtures were utilised for a show-stopping Weihnachtsshow (Christmas Show) special broadcast by popular German singer, dancer and entertainer, Helene Fischer. Essential elements of the show broadcast on Christmas Day – 25th of December 2020 – were recorded at the vast Halle 6

    It was the gig of show designer / director Romain Pissenem’s dreams! Global music superstar David Guetta, France’s most iconic DJ and music producer playing a unique set live at one of the world’s most visually, architecturally, and historically impressive site-specific locations, Musee du Louvre in central Paris

  The Amir Cup Final 2020 Ceremony, the biggest football cup competition in the State of Qatar, and the inauguration Ceremony of Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, the fourth FIFA World Cup™ stadium to open in Qatar following Khalifa International, Al Janoub and Education City was recently performed using 2 x

They may not be as sexy as some lighting gear, but dimmers and power distribution are critical components of any lighting system, working tirelessly in the background. Power and protection are the keywords with dimming and distro and Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) now has both thanks to LSC

  Industry-leading digital mixing with maximum ROI   From small company gatherings to the most ambitious corporate functions, the key to making the most of the corporate events market is being heard but never seen.   For production companies seeking to deliver a seamlessly professional service whilst benefiting from maximum

  Large warehouses where order fulfillment takes place can be extremely loud. Forklifts, picking robots, conveyor belts and machinery can reach up to 100 dB. Workers who are asked to spend hours in this environment need dependable communications equipment to ensure safety, security and now social distancing. Wireless systems delivering

This Anolis lighting case study features the MSD Rowan Pump Station – Louisville, Kentucky, USA where 86 ArcLine Outdoor Optic 36 RGBCW 12-degree and 4 ArcLine Outdoor Optic 24 RGBCW 12-degree fixtures provide a wash of colour. The structure which has now become a sort of “lantern” shining bright throughout

  Christ’s Church of the Valley’s annual holiday spectacular spread out across its ten Phoenix-area campuses this December, and Clearwing Productions deployed 210 L-Acoustics loudspeakers with P1 and M1 for maximum consistency across all locations   PHOENIX, Arizona – January 2021 – Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV), a non-denominational

Pärnu Concert Hall in Estonia’s fourth-largest city is internationally renowned for its performance programme and has just taken delivery of new Robe moving light fixtures – eight T1 Profiles, six Tetra2 LED battens and four LEDWash 800s – which have been supplied through Tallinn-based Estonian distributor, E&T. The striking modernist

By James Schaller TV Technology (www.technology.com) Wireless intercom systems enable safety and health compliance and enhance collaboration and creativity   Feature film and episodic TV productions are used to being on hiatus, but no one could have anticipated the level of work stoppage caused when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Productions are now

Technical Director Coltyn Cooley at Lakewood Baptist Church’s house mix position with a tablet running KLANG:app GAINESVILLE, Georgia – December 2020 – Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia has purchased two KLANG:fabrik immersive IEM mixing systems for use in its main worship sanctuary. The units were acquired through Production/Co, the

  The Audix A150 Studio Headphones were recently road tested by Michael Lawrence, one of the co-hosts of the Signal to Noise podcast on the Pro Sound Web Podcast network.   Lawrence wears the headphones while doing his podcast and teaching his Zoom classes, and the comfort of the headphones

Innovation is a significant factor to staying ahead in the fiercely competitive real estate sector. Kaisa Prosperity, a large real estate developer in China, utilized cutting edge digital signage technology from Absen to unlock the full potential of Guangzhou Kaisa Baiyun City Plaza, its newly developed premises. Absen, the leading

Bob in front of the head office of L-Acoustics and L-Acoustics Group with red light for #We Make Events and #Red Alert Restart, Marcoussis, France. L-Acoustics announces one-year product warranty extension, amends 2021 commercial terms for its Certified Provider Network, and sets aside 100% of eStore profits in 2020 to

To our friends in the industry, may you have a lovely Christmas and a good 2021. Kindly take note that DWR Distribution will close on 23 December, and we’ll be back in the office on 4 January. Thank you for your support.   Save As PDF

The exterior of the Southampton Mayflower Theatre brings an extra dazzle of warmth and vitality to a usually busy city centre (at time of writing we are in the UK’s second Covid lockdown) illuminated with an Anolis – a Robe business – lighting scheme which was installed by Lighting Technology

December  – The annual ARTE Concert Festival went virtual this year with three days of music live streamed to audiences worldwide.  Lighting Designer Pierre Claude deployed seven Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10 fixtures, two dozen Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 LED washes and 16 ADB SVOBODA classic batten fixtures for the live

The 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards (PCAs) was again staged at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, USA, and lit for the third consecutive year by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, working for production company Den of Thieves. Tom utilized 154 x Robe MegaPointe moving lights – all supplied

  ESI Production Services installs a Kara system in the historic venue’s main auditorium, enabling it to host a wide variety of music genres and other live events   PETERSBURG, Florida, United States – December 2020 – If you live in St. Petersburg, Florida, then you know the Floridian. The

In the 1980s and 1990s, Purple Schulz achieved great national fame as a German pop singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and radio presenter with titles such as “Sehnsucht”, “Verliebte Jungs” and “Kleine Seen”. In times of Corona he was also looking for ideas how to perform concerts despite the restrictions – with

Hosted by Ana Brenda Contreras, Victor Manuelle and Yalitza Aparicio, the 21st Latin Grammy Awards were celebrated in late November to honour the cream of the Latin music scene. This year saw a rather different format from the usual star-studded occasion due to the dictates of the COVID-19 pandemic: to