Sound designer Colin Pink has specified DPA miniature microphones for a new UK tour of Chess, the opus of Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The UK tour opened at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle in late August featuring a cast of West End stars, and continues into 2011. Pink explains that there were some unusual considerations to take into account when specifying the mics for the tour. … [Read more...]
Sennheiser’s V For Victory
The V2010 festival was another highly successful summer event for Sennheiser, with the company’s service support and artist relations teams decamping to Weston Park, Staffordshire, for a weekend of sun, support and supply. With Sennheiser UK’s Mark Saunders, Andy Lillywhite, Phil Cummings, Richard Minter and Rob Sales in attendance, the company offered a full on site service to artists and … [Read more...]
San Francisco Opera and Ballet Add Robert Juliat Victor
As longtime and extensive users of Robert Juliat Profile spots, it could have been expected that the San Francisco Opera and Ballet would become the first US installation for Robert Juliat’s motorized Victor followspots with RJNET electronics. “When the Opera was remodelled and seismically upgraded in 1996, we purchased 172 Profiles, then the Opera bought a few HMI Profiles and the Ballet added … [Read more...]
Northern Light and C venues ‘Green’ initiative is a success
This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe saw Edinburgh sound and lighting company, Northern Light, and venue producers C venues collaborate to reduce the direct and associated energy consumption of performance lighting at C aquila – the latest addition to C venues’ stable of performance spaces. Two lighting rigs – one for each space in the C aquila venue – were specified and designed in a … [Read more...]
National Theatre of Ireland upgrades to Eos
ETC’s Republic of Ireland dealer Cine Electric has completed installation of two Eos control desks at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Dave Carpenter, deputy head of lighting & sound at the theatre, says: “We were looking around for a replacement for our old desks, which were becoming old and difficult for our suppliers to support. Trying an Eos at ETC’s offices in London proved it to be a perfect … [Read more...]
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