Offering spectacular views over the River Thames,the Grade II-listed Old Billingsgate is one of London's largest'blank canvas'venues,with the capacity to stage major events,from film premiere parties,private dinners,concerts and fashion ...
Tags: Old Billingsgate, Martin audio, LCI
UK-Harlow,Essex,based performing arts school Makin'Steps likes to pull out all the stops for its end of year show-traditionally staged at Harlow Leisure Centre-and ensure its students get to perform accompanied by"proper X-Factor technical ...
Tags: Colour, Experiment, UK
USA-The PBS National Memorial Day Concert,honouring the service and sacrifice of service personnel,has become an American tradition.Co-hosts Joe Mantegna(Criminal Minds)and Gary Sinise(CSI:New York)were joined this year by an all-star ...
Tags: Celebrations, US Capitol, Tradition
UK-France TV Sport,a division of France Television,has rented 48 ETC Source Four LED Lustr+Zoom 25-50°luminaires from Dushow,fitting out a temporary TV studio on the north bank of the River Thames for the duration of the London Olympic ...
Tags: ETC, LED, Olympic Studio
USA-College Park Center at University of Texas Arlington has installed a spectacular distributed audio system featuring more than 30 Meyer Sound loudspeakers.The 218,000sq.ft venue,which hosts university ...
Tags: USA, University of Texas, distributed audio system, oudspeaker
UK-A.C.Entertainment Technologies(AC-ET)Ltd.has supplied a custom FOH lighting position curved truss,complete with CM Lodestar chain hoists,a bespoke motor controller and power distribution solutions to the Little Theatre Gateshead. ...
UK - PA company, Production Hire was contracted to provide sound reinforcement for the live band element of the Rock of Ages film premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square recently. ...
Tags: MLA, Lighting, loudspeaker
UK-Two more sessions are now confirmed-adding to the already busy programme of seminars and debates at the Earls Court Conference Centre on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 September. Now firmly established as the seminal event for all ...
Tags: UK, PLASA, ARGH, PLASA Rigging Conference
UK-Sapsis Rigging played a pivotal role in the aerialist event held in London on 5 July,2012.The event,titled One Extraordinary Day,was commissioned by the Mayor of London and involved performances by Elizabeth Streb and her Action Heroes ...
Tags: Sapsis, rigging, fly over London, aerialist event
Ireland-Production Services Ireland(PSI)supplied lighting,trussing and rigging for the 2012 Live At The Marquee event in Cork,which ran for a month,offering a diverse line up of international artists-from Justice to Christy Moore,Jedward to ...
Tags: PSI, lighting supplier, production lighting design, ATs, lighting fixtures
South Africa - South Africa's largest performance venue has invested in 77 new Philips Selecon SPX luminaires. The 1,300-seat State Theatre, in the heart of Pretoria, chose the fixtures for its front of house positions to ensure its high ...
Tags: Stage light
Australia-"The Prime Minister's Olympic Dinner has become the signature lead-up event in preparation for the Games-to recognise and support those who have been selected to represent Australia in London by raising vital additional funds to ...
Tags: The Prime Minister's Olympic Dinner, Australia, entertainment
Norway-Popular Norwegian pop/rock group DDE is currently out on a 20th Anniversary summer tour with a rig that includes Martin Professional's MAC Aura wash light. The band marked the anniversary earlier in the year with a special ...
Tags: Norway, DDE, MAC Aura, Trondheim, 20th Anniversary
USA - In order to keep the ETCP examinations fresh and current, the Subject Matter Experts have written new questions for the Theatre Rigging examination. ETCP is set to launch these questions 1 September, 2012. To gather the statistical ...
Tags: Administration, ETCP, examinations
UK-Adlib ampedit up for DJ David Guetta at his recent high-energy London Alexandra Palace show,over the Queen's Jubilee Weekend. Adlib supplied Guetta's successful 2011 UK tour for production manager Alan Green and his FOH sound ...
Tags: Electronics, UK, London