Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The Sisters of Mercy are back with grandMA

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Lighting Designer Liz Berry is using a grandMA full-size to control lighting on the current Sisters of Mercy European tour. The maverick UK alternative rockers are back on the road again, continuing an impressive live performance career spanning nearly 30 years, with lead singer Andrew Eldritch and drum machine Doktor Avalanche being the constants in [...]

Barco contribute to prestigious industry awards

A wide range of Barco image processing, projection and LED products played major roles in awards presented by Lighting&Sound America, ARCHI-TECH and PRO AV. During InfoComm’s Rental & Staging Forum and Reception, Lighting&Sound America (LS&A) presented the Staged Events Awards. Freeman Audio Visual Solutions received the award for “Best Overall Staging for a Corporate or [...]

Oasis breaks i-Pix BB fixture records

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Over 140 i-Pix BB4 wash lights are featuring on the stadium shows of UK rockers Oasis’ current “Dig Out Your Soul” world tour, together with 17 i-Pix BB7s. This is an increase of nearly 100 BB4 units – the standard touring rig started with 42 along with 7 BB7s – and is currently the record [...]

PLASA09 education & learning programme unveiled

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PLASA Events has confirmed some of the industry names that will headline its 2009 PLASA Education & Learning Programme, which runs throughout the PLASA Show from 13-16 September at Earls Court in London. Leading the programme will be the 2009 Gottelier Masterclass presented by last year’s Gottelier Award Winner, John Stadius of Soundtracs/DiGiCo. Stadius is [...]

Stage Electrics deliver sound clarity at Hay

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Since 1988 the market town of Hay has been the unlikely setting for one of the world’s biggest book festivals. The event is now an essential feature in the cultural calendar attracting authors, publishers and media attention from all over the world. The main venue at the prestigious festival has always presented a particular challenge [...]

First grandMA2 in Latin America

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The first grandMA2 full-size to be sold into Latin America was recently delivered to the Dominican Republic. Edwin Belliard Madera and Alberto Belliard Madera, owners of the rental company BM Eventos in Santiago, bought the console. They had already decided to take the MA Lighting route, and the company also owns a grandMA ultra-light, grandMA [...]