Badly Drawn Boy's LD David Farmer wanted to use two Catalyst systems, but decided on just one for a variety of reasons. Because the group is relatively new, and because shows were in a small 2,000-3,000 venue capacity, Farmer needed to keep costs down. To save where he could, he specified and programmed the Catalyst system himself, and persuaded a few of his colleagues into generating special video and still footage.
Says Farmer: "To ma
Gearhouse SA was contracted by Sun International in association with M-Net and Blue Moon Productions, with Deana Hislop of Blue Moon Productions taking the role of production manager and providing the key liaison point for Gearhouse SA. The cube walls formed an
Stephen Waldron, Switchcraft's director of international sales, said: "Orbitec is an established stocking distributor of our products and we are very pleased to enter this enhanced relationship that will provide our audio and broadcast customers with improved product availability, service and support."
(Lee Baldock)
Aggreko is a world leader in the supply of temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air services and has a track-record of successfully supporting events such as the FIFA 2002 World cup, numerous winter and summer Olympic Games and the 2003 Ski Championship in St Moritz.
This exclusive partnership will see the complementary strengths of both combined to deliver total power, cooling and technical solutions to events of all sizes and type throughout Europe. "The opportunity this link pres
The upgrade - which consists of more than 70 new features - comes in response to customer feedback, and demand for the new version has already been high, with the system now a regular feature of many company's business plans. One such client, Saville Audio Visual, winners of the AV Rental Company of the Year at the AV Awards 2002, has grown its rental turnover by 26% - an achievement "based around the use of HireTrack Eclipse", which is now installed in all 14 outlets. Navigator will be showing the new release at this year's Frankfurt Pro Light+Sound/MusikMesse in March.
(Ruth Rossington)
Due to the overwhelming response, attendance was strictly by invitation only for Barco's key European Rental Partners, who in line with Barco's Golden Account Strategy, were treated to a carefully-constructed agenda which included hands-on workshops with Barco's proprietary Events Controller and ViewScape, as well as demonstrations of the brand-new SLite 10 and SLite14 LED displays and workshops on the SLM R10 Performer and RLM G5 Performer projectors. As a finale to the three-day event, the Ba
The locations are in the Tyrol region, in the Kitzbuhel area at the Fleckalmbahn ski-lift (800 metres), the top of the Pengelstein ski-lift (1939 metres), by a popular bar in Mayerhofen at the foot of the Penkenbahn ski-lift, nearby at the bottom of the Horbergbahn ski-lift, and at Haus near Schladming at the foot of the Hauser Kaibling ski-lift.
The screens were installed between 11-13 December and will be used thro
A number of different zones were created to help break down barriers and encourage mingling. 'The Ocean' was the centre of the action with Capital FM DJs Martin Collins and Justin Wilkes getting the party started. A 10k d&b audiotechnik sound rig was provided for the DJs, and Blitz supplied a network of Sony plasma screens to provide ongoing images of the crowded dance floor switching to vox pops carried out during the evening, which gave participants a few minutes of fame and a chance for some self-promotion.
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A white gauze created a 72ft x 20ft backdrop, behind the stage, to create a blank canvas for the intelligent lighting to wash ever-moving colours behind the guest MC, Jack Dee. An avi file was transferred to a Doremi hard disk, which looped a continuous flame rising above the CMP logo. CT drew exclusively from their pool of Christie DLP projectors, providing Christie S6 SXGA DLP pro
The new Brookes Lawley Building is designed to implement several exciting new scientific initiatives, particularly relating to the Cancer Genome Project. It was in the new 197-seat tiered lecture theatre on the facility's first floor that Immedia installed a projection system - as part of a complete AV fit-out - based around Christie's digital Vista X3, front-projected onto a roll-down screen.
Immedia project manager, Dave Pritchard, says: "The origins of this project go back four years. We urged the Insti
It seems that the practice is still continuing, with up to 18 bogus agencies known to be engaged in the scam - for a full list, visit the web address below. Anyone being approached with a similar request is asked not to make any payments, and to contact their local police.
(Lee Baldock)
He added: "Screenco remains extremely successful - largely as a specialist screen operation - and in our changing market, we think it makes better sense to consolidate it with CT. Until we are able to centralize our workforce and equipment within a single building, we intend to establish a combined CT and Screenco structure, with single sales, project management and operations teams - and one combined group of technicians. Th
On a separate note, Le Mark's custom printing division had an incredibly busy start to 2003. January saw the production, for the first time, of a uniquely complicated multi-text identification label system for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Le Mark adapted its heavy-duty PAL Label identification system to meet the Philharmonic's requirement that every single piece of flight-cased equipment be uniquely named and identified with a reusable label. This required a total of 73 individual stencils to be produced and then screen printed.
(Ruth Rossington)
Following his successful North American tour, McCartney toured Mexico City and Japan for concerts in November. His 2003 European tour kicks off in France at the end of March, after which it proceed
The set was designed by Idea Design Europe and this year the live backdrop was constructed around the Barco 8mm iLite 8 indoor LED screen in a 6 x 2 configuration, provided by Creative Technology and set between the 'house' frontage and start of the roof. Displayed on the screen is a series of graphics and pictures of the puppets, which is designed to encourage the children's audience to interact with the live entertainment.
The audio playback was provided by CT's sister company, Dimension Audio,
The Media Facilities Company was established by John Dick in 1990 and has its headquarters in Leith, Edinburgh, where the latest developments in digital projection, plasma screens, digital editing, lighting, sound and video-conferencing technologies are available. One of Scotland's fastest growing AV companies, it has seen its turnover soar by 42% in the last 12 months, despite widespread trading difficulties faced by the Scottish tourism industry in the same period.
In recent months, the company has worked on events and conferences with a number of Scotland's blue-chip companies
The company has launched a bespoke range of adaptors and DI boxes. These are manufactured to the usual exacting Neutrik standard, utilizing only genuine Neutrik components, and incorporate Speakon phase inverters, Speakons to XLRs, Impedance balancing adaptors (DI boxes), Phono to XLR and BNC to Phono.
The new range of RCA/Phono plugs, with black, chromium shell and coloured (black, red, yellow or white) coding rings, feature Neutrik’s chuck principle cable retention and gold plated contacts. They come complete with two sizes of cable entry/protection springs for cables 3-5mm and 5.1-6.1mm, and are colour-coded for video application.
Also new is a range of phono sockets, in recessed ‘D’ hou
The look and atmosphere of the show is being revitalised for 2003: a project manager has been appointed to implement the feature areas which include a central networking area, situated in the hub of the show. Other highlights include Architectural Audio & Visual - a new show sector which recognizes the growth of architectural lighting, contract audio and vision industry into this market. Products, case studies, new ideas and creative design solutions will all be showcased, aiming to inspire both architects, specifiers, installers and end users.
The New Technology Gallery, situated at the front of the ha
The primary objective was to ensure that the building’s character was retained, and that the renaissance cinematic feel desired by the client was realized. Metropolis found a technical solution for this idea: the screen is still in its original position now at one end of the space housing the swimming pool, and what were the balconies are now tiered levels housing rows
The stage set was dominated by a 14m x 4m Barco Dlite 7 LED screen which was flown from a rigging system. The event opened with a single video image displayed on the LED screen, which then split to create two 7m x 4m screens, positioned each side of centre stage.
Gerry Francke, account manager at SPS commented: "We believe that this project is innovative since LED screens are still mainly used by the entertainment industry, and they aren't something that corporate events organizers tend to opt for, due to considerations over screen resolution and costs. However, the kit that we have supplied for the
The arrival of the Viewscape has been eagerly awaited by Keyteq’s clients and with confirmed bookings well into the summer it looks as if it will be a very popular piece of kit. Based in Altrincham, Cheshire, Keyteq is an independent rental company servicing both conference production companies and event organisers, and is one o
According to Dimension Audio project manager, Kevin Swain, the trucks are designed to show off the full capacity of Xbox, with a playing area, a series of pods and free play zone with games machines and chill-out areas. Visitors enter a 48-person auditorium
The Barco products present at the show (provided by some of Barco’s worldwide rental partners, including Creative Technology, Gahrens and Batterman, ICT, ETF, SONO and VPS) include the indoor ILite 6mm, ILite 8mm, and ILite 10mm range, the outdoor DLite range, as well as various large-screen projection set-ups by Opel and Citroen with Barco’s ELM and SLM projectors.
(Ruth Rossington)
Leisuretec managing director Nick Spalding is confident that Peter’s decision to head up the sales team at Leisuretec will prove to be a great move for Owen, the company and in turn the company’s extensive customer base. "Peter always impressed me whilst at Arbiter with his willingness to go the extra mile, making sure our customers received the products they needed, when they needed them. He was also singularly responsible for encouraging Leisuretec to invest in a large stockholding of both the JBL and dbx product ranges, resulting in significant increases of turnover of both l
