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Entec Sound Supplies Skunk Anansie Black Traffic Tour

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West London based rental company Entec renewed its long working relationship with both FOH engineer Paul Ramsay and UK rockers band Skunk Anansie, who kicked off their ‘Black Traffic’ tour with UK and European dates. Ramsay has worked with the band since 1996 – and also with Entec as audio contractors for that period – although the band took an eight year hiatus between 2001 and their much … [Read more...]

Colour Sound Gets Up Close & Personal with Peter Andre on Tour

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West London based lighting and visuals rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) is supplying lighting and video (LED screen and control) to the current Peter Andre ‘Up Close & Personal’ UK tour, working with lighting designer Dave Farmer of THC Design. It’s Farmer’s first tour with Andre, asked onboard by tour director John Proctor, although he has known CSE’s Haydn Cruickshank … [Read more...]

XL Events Supplies LED for Les Miserables Movie World Premiere

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XL Events, working with Premier PR, specified and supplied Pixled FX-11 LED for the World premiere of the movie adaptation of Les Miserables. Following XL’s work on the Total Recall premiere earlier this year, Premier PR once again called upon XL Events’ technical expertise to provide a suitable outdoor LED solution for the event in London’s Leicester Square. In addition to the … [Read more...]

CPL Collaborates in Re-launched Giltbrook Studios Venture

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West Midlands, UK, based video and production specialist Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) will be the main supplier of specialist broadcast and AV equipment to the re-launched Giltbrook Studios in Nottingham. Giltbrook offers a cutting edge facility in the heart of the Midlands for all types of productions from drama and commercials to business television, infomercials and green-screen … [Read more...]

XL Events scores ‘Hat Trick’ with Eventia Award for ‘Best Technical Supplier’

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XL Events was delighted to receive the Gold Award for Technical Supplier Of The Year for the third consecutive year at the event industry’s biggest awards ceremony. Held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, the Eventia Awards 2012 gathered together the biggest names in event production to celebrate another hugely successful year. With the UK playing host to major events like the Olympic … [Read more...]