Jason Lyons, lighting designer for the new Broadway musical “Rock of Ages,” is using a full Martin MAC rig to visually energize the rock love story, which is laden with crowd pleasing rock anthems. Playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, one of the ideas of the show, says Lyons, was to have a flavor of 1980s rock lighting, “par can rock” as he calls it. He started by creating a configuration of … [Read more...]
Chris Whybrow chooses Shure KSM9 for “The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas”
Mention The Rat Pack to anyone with a love of great music from the 50s and 60s, and classics like Volare, Fly Me To The Moon and New York, New York spring instantly to mind. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin not only epitomised the cool and glamour of the era, they were also superstars with unparalleled lifestyles who captivated a global audience. Yes, they were film stars, showmen, … [Read more...]
JMSON invests in all-digital package from Midas and Klark Teknik
Rental company JMSON, located in Agen in the South of France, has added two Midas PRO6 live audio systems and a Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder to its inventory, purchased from French distributor EVI Audio France. JMSON has specialised in music and corporate events for over four decades, supplying packages comprising sound reinforcement systems, stage structures and … [Read more...]
Calvin Harris gets ready with Sennheiser
Superstar Scottish producer and songwriter Calvin Harris took his studio wizardry on the road this summer with an array of equipment from Sennheiser. Harris has been using SKM 945 G2 wireless mics paired with ew 500 G2 receivers for his vocals, while both the singer and drummer Benny Clavert have been taking advantage of the benefits of ew 300 G2 IEM monitors. “We chose Sennheiser equipment … [Read more...]
Two awards for lighting!
Congratulations to Daniella Beattie, winner of this year’s TMA Theatre Award for Best Lighting Design for The Wicked Lady at the New Victoria, Newcastle Under Lyme. Congratulations also to James Farncombe and Tim Mitchell, the other lighting nominees, and all of the other nominees and winners, a full list of which is available at http://www.tmauk.org/theatrecategories.aspx. Presented by the … [Read more...]
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