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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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02/13/13 01:47 PM,
Tthe year’s biggest indoor trance music event in Central and Eastern Europe, Transmission “The Spiritual Gateway,” took place in Prague at the O2 Arena with production support from Martin Professional’s distributor in the Czech Republic T SERVIS in January. Martin gear played a large part in the show with the new MAC Viper Profile at the heart of an energetic lighting design. “The Viper was selected for its power and ability to punch through the venue for clear and visual…
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
PSW Staff
02/05/13 12:09 PM,
VenueMagic has enhanced the fixture override feature for its family of Show Control platforms. Combining live hardware control with VenueMagic’s ability to pre-program show elements, fixture override allows users to take real-time control of their VenueMagic-controlled show using hardware such as DMX lighting consoles, MIDI controllers, or VenueMagic’s built-in Virtual Control Surface. Fixture override works by disabling any pre-programming – from a fixture to a timeline – that a user chooses to control in real-time. Users can take control of…
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Bobby Owsinski
01/30/13 04:08 PM,
This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Here’s a recording checklist derived from both The Recording Engineer’s Handbook and Audio Recording Basic Training that, if followed, will pretty much keep any engineer, or musician trying to record himself or his band, out of trouble. 1. Does the instrument sound great acoustically? Make sure that you start with a great acoustic sound with the instrument well-tuned and minimum of sympathetic vibrations and extraneous noises. 2. Are the mics acoustically in…
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Michael MacDonald
01/30/13 02:00 PM,
With 2012 now 2013, hopefully most of us are optimistic for a bigger and better coming year. It’s also the time when we should start looking at this year’s financial statements in preparation of the company’s income tax filing. Usually, we first focus on the “top line” or revenue. We all have a tendency to put a lot of emphasis on how much the business grossed over the course of the year. Next, we look at gross margin, also an…
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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01/22/13 03:52 PM,
Thunder Audio, headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, has provided famous artists and corporate events with sound reinforcement systems and crews for more than three decades. Their client list ranges from Trace Adkins, Dolly Parton and Diana Ross to Robert Plant, Steely Dan and Metallica. In an effort to provide the low end that today’s music demands, the company recently added 34 RCF subwoofers to their production inventory. “The sub harmonic frequency coverage and punch that come from these boxes is amazing,”…
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PSW Staff
01/22/13 10:29 AM,
West London based technical solutions company Entec Sound & Light continued its long working relationship with The Bootleg Beatles, the most successful and widely recognized tribute band to the legendary British musical group. Entec has provided technical production for the band since 1994 – testament in itself to the artist’s satisfaction with their production - in which time the band has regularly toured worldwide, playing to old and new generations of Beatles enthusiasts. Lighting Entec’s lighting crew chief Pete “Pepper”…
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Monday, January 14, 2013
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01/14/13 12:19 PM,
Premier Mountsa leading manufacturer of mounts, carts & stands, and accessories is excited to announce the strategic alliance with Vogel’s Products, the leading A/V mount manufacturer in Europe. Starting February 1, 2013, Vogel’s will sell 18 selected Premier Mounts’ products exclusively under the Vogel’s brand in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, not including the United Kingdom. All other Premier Mounts products will be available as before from Premier Mounts Europe. Both Premier Mounts and Vogel’s Products will be exhibiting…
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Peter Patrick
01/07/13 04:06 PM,
Intense beam effects are changing the way lighting is designed at nightclubs, stage shows and music concerts. Cutting like a knife through washes and other effects, these high-impact narrow beam fixtures crate vivid swaths of light that add an eye-popping layer of drama and visual excitement to any venue or event. Now DJs, bands, small clubs and mobile entertainers can become part of this hot lighting trend. American DJ has introduced the Inno Color Beam 12, an ultra-compact, affordable RGBW…
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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12/19/12 12:41 PM,
Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4 wash lights performed flawlessly next to top singers such as Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber during the two-day Jingle Ball concert produced by KIIS-FM radio station at the Nokia Theater. As preeminent fixtures in the show, 16 Nexus 4x4 bold, eye-candy wash lights accompanied artists like OneRepublic, Ne-Yo, Ellie Goulding, Jonas Brothers, Ke$ha, Sammy Adams, Flo Rida and more. “It was a turntable stage, which rotated back and forth,” said Todd Roberts, owner of Visions Lighting,…
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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12/18/12 07:45 AM,
The Stavanger (Norway) Symphony Orchestra has spent the past 14 years wishing for a new home that it could truly call its own, and in September, that wish finally became a reality with the opening of the new Stavanger Concert Hall. The world-class venue, designed by Oslo architects Ratio Arkitekter to host all types of cultural events, includes two halls that both have DiGiCo consoles for mixing the amplified sound. Each of the two halls—one for orchestral music, the other…
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