UK - Nexo hosted the first public listening sessions for its new STM modular line array, choosing the LH2 Studios in London as a venue for the international production community. Despite terrible January weather causing London airports to ...
Tags: sound engineers, sound, Nexo
India - A Milos MR5 roof system was recently used for a high profile open-air concert by Oscar award winning Indian megastar A R Rahman, staged at the YMCA Grounds in Chennai, India. Organised by popular Tamil broadcaster Jaya TV, the event ...
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A lucky student from Birmingham's top creative, digital and performing arts academy has landed the opportunity of a lifetime; lighting the stage at the star-studded BRIT Awards ceremony. Devante Benjamin, 17, from Birmingham fought off ...
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UK - Nick Gray from creative lighting and visual design practice Renegade was commissioned by show producers Bacchus to light the main venue at the British Fashion Council's 'London Collections : Men AW 2013 menswear showcase, staged at the ...
Tags: Renegade lights, creative lighting, light
South Africa - DWR Distribution has kicked off the year with the fully booked Prolyte Rigging Training Course in conjunction with Prolyte and Rhino Rigs. The five day course, currently running in Johannesburg, will also be held in Durban ...
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A lighting truss is a tubular frame made of steel or aluminum that is used for fastening and positioning lighting fixtures and related cables. Used primarily for stage performances, trade shows, and in night clubs, trusses can be suspended ...
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2013 got off to a spectacular start for Star Events Group (SEGL) with the event engineering and seating specialist providing stages and structures to three of the UK's leading New Year celebrations. Edinburgh's Hogmanay - celebrating the ...
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Westfield's shiny new Sky Lobby in the 25-storey commercial tower on Castlereagh Street Lobby is the final part of Westfield's $1.2 billion redevelopment in the CBD, a development that has created a world-class retail environment and which ...
Canadian new wave /indie band, Metric, recently completed a successful tour in support of their fifth album Synthetica. Long-serving LD Ian MacDonald designed the lighting to be diverse - partly scaled to fit 1000-seat theatres, but ...
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London-based Capital Sound Hire has become the first UK company to take delivery of a Nexo STM Series system, following a two-year participation in its design and specification process. Capital's collaboration with Nexo stems from the ...
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A stage truss is a piece of stage equipment which is designed to support lighting, screens, and other accessories. Stage trusses may be permanently installed, as in a theater with a trusswork system suspended from the ceiling, or they may ...
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Benelux - The last three months of 2012 have seen popular Belgian rock band Zornik on an extensive tour to promote their latest album Less > More. Playing 25 dates in their home country, plus four in the Netherlands, a range of venue sizes ...
Tags: audio system, LA8 system, light
UK - Unusual Rigging has been nominated as Favourite Rigging Company in the annual TPi Awards, which take place on 11 February 2013, with the company saying it is 'delighted' with the nomination. Nominations are voted for by industry ...
UK-Entertainment industry training centre Backstage Academy has released dates for its new year short courses at its base in Wakefield,West Yorkshire. Those looking to acquire new skills or re-qualify in backstage disciplines for live ...
Improving safety conditions for technical staff members has always been a primary goal at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. When timing and budgets came together after the annual production of A Christmas Carol opened in November 2012, they ...
Tags: safety conditions, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 2012