Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Entec Celebrates 22 Years at The Top with Blur!

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Leading UK rental and production company Entec Sound & Light supplied audio and lighting for various elements of ‘Britpop’ superstars Blur’s recent shows, culminating in the band’s epic gig in London’s Hyde Park coinciding with the Olympic Closing Ceremony. Entec has worked for Blur since 1990 – a remarkable achievement in the often fickle work [...]

5 Star Cases Stars Shows ‘How It’s Made’

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5 Star Cases was recently featured on the cult TV documentary series, “How It’s Made” (H.I.M.), whose producers, MAJ Productions dispatched a camera crew from Montreal, Canada all the way to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to film the inner workings of 5 Star’s manufacturing operation. How It’s Made is broadcast worldwide  to over 180 countries on the [...]

AC-ET Supplies Premium Audio Brands to Insync Productions

Insync Production’s Head of Sound, Ali McGrattan, with their new DiGiCo SD9 console.

A.C Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd’s Audio division has supplied a significant quantity of premium audio products – including DiGiCo, Yamaha, Soundcraft, Sennheiser Martin Audio, BSS, Denon and Sonifex – to UK based Insync Productions Ltd, to service their busy schedule of events. Insync Productions is an Audio Visual supplier and provider of technical production, design [...]

5 Star Cases Busy at Prolight+Sound

5 Star’s MD Keith Sykes (left) and Justin Locks (operations director) on the right.

Leading European flight case manufacturer 5 Star Cases enjoyed its busiest Prolight+Sound exhibition to date in Frankfurt, where the company showcased its latest custom designs and innovations, together with a selection of standard and classic 5 Star case ranges. UK based 5 Star displayed another flagship VJ console, kitted out with top of the range [...]

5 Star Designs a Classy Bit on the Side for DiGiCo

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Premium UK based audio console manufacturer DiGiCo commissioned leading European flightcase design and manufacturer 5 Star Cases to build a special exhibition promotions ‘Sideboard’ for their busy upcoming 2012 trade show and event circuit. The brief was that it must accommodate a screen measuring a minimum of 46 inches, complete with Blu-ray player, laptop docking [...]

Wigwam buys British and goes the Extra Mylo with Coldplay

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With their new album Mylo Xyloto having already hit the number one spot in 19 countries, Coldplay are promoting it with live dates throughout the rest of 2011 and into 2012. Hire company Wigwam Acoustics is providing a little audio Paradise via a DiGiCo SD7 mixing system and three XTA DP548 processors, which have been [...]

Brigham Young University-Idaho Goes Divinely Digital

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Brigham Young University-Idaho has a new facility, christened the BYU-Idaho Center. The 435,000-square-foot building contains a 15,000-seat auditorium and a multi-purpose area large enough for 10 full basketball courts. In addition to recreational activities, the gym will serve as a place for large social gatherings. The auditorium will be used for large-scale performing arts productions, [...]