Live Design

Martin Professional heads to LDI 2009 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida (November 20-22) armed with a rapidly expanding range of dynamic visual solutions. On display at booths 1763 + 1769 will be Martin’s first LED moving heads, creative LED video solutions, and new LED luminaires for indoor and outdoor use. A new compact beam fixture in the MAC family more…

Orlando, Florida - LMG, Inc., a national provider of video, audio and lighting support, has heavily invested in adding to the firm’s lighting technology offerings in 2009, with the purchase of over $1.5 million of new equipment.

LMG started its lighting department in 2004 and has continuously invested in new technologies and enhanced infrastructure for the last five years in order to meet more…

Creative Communication Group selects EAW® KF760 and KF730 modules for film screenings

Whitinsville, MA, USA, November 18, 2009 – Doha, Qatar-based Creative Communication Group (often known as “CCG”) is a thriving full-service event management/Production Company and a major player in Qatar and the Middle East for live pro light and sound rental requirements. CCG recently supplied the Doha Tribeca Film Festival with light and more…

— FOH Engineer Russell Fischer and Monitor Engineer Andrea “Vito” Carena applaud Audio-Technica’s Artist Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless System for frontline vocals —

STOW, OH, November 18, 2009 — Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, is proud to have been selected as the microphone manufacturer of choice for frontline and backing vocals on multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter Taylor Swift’s Fearless tour.

Swift’s vocal microphone more…

Whitinsville, MA, USA, November 17, 2009 – Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, recently enhanced its sound system with custom loudspeakers from EAW, a world leader in audio system solutions. The stadium opened its doors in 2003 and has since hosted a number of notable sporting events. Eagles fans are notoriously passionate, and an upgrade to its P.A. system more…

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯The internationally-acclaimed, Tony® Award-winning Old Globe in San Diego, California is one of the most renowned regional theatres in the country and has stood as San Diego’s flagship arts institution for over 70 years. The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 plays and musicals on its three stages, and has become a gathering place for leading theatre artists from more…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 19, 2009) – It’s the world’s most important rock destination. The multipurpose Foster Theater at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum hosts everything from live performances by rock royalty to intimate interviews. And when the whole world is watching, there are no do-overs. That’s why they chose Vaddio to capture every history-making moment.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the more…

This year marks the 25th anniversary of both Night of the Proms and ShowTex. For years ShowTex has provided the main stage fabrics and motion systems for this international music tour. This edition of Night of the Proms with Roxette, OMD and Toots Thielemans is no exception. The show kicked off at the Antwerp Sportpaleis on October 23 and travels from Belgium more…

Show lighting documentation system adopted by two high-profile shows

Two new high-profile theatre productions have adopted FocusTrack, the production lighting documentation system, to help record their lighting before in one case moving across the Atlantic, and in the other moving at high speed around America.

The acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Hamlet, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Jude Law, used FocusTrack to document Neil Austin’s lighting design during the show’s sold-out more…

Summit Steel is supplying rigging to the latest UK and European section of Pink’s amazing “Funhouse” world tour, and also co-ordinated and supplied all rigging and automation requirements for Elton John’s latest “Red Piano” UK and European tour.

Pink

Summit was chosen to supply the Pink tour by the production’s head rigger Dave Rowe, who comments, “I was extremely keen to use Summit for the quality and good more…