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Thursday, May 16, 2013Pro Production: Understanding The Language Of The “Show”
Alan Hamilton 05/16/13 05:44 PM,When first starting out in audio, a newcomer will hear terms that may seem like a whole new language. These terms are very common to hear in arenas, union halls, theatres, and similar venues. While not so common in clubs, even there you can hear some of these terms used by the seasoned veterans of the business. This would be particularly true of clubs that work with regional and national touring acts. You can expect to hear experienced production people… View this post
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013Toby Velazquez Named President Of ADJ, Elation And Acclaim Lighting
PSW Staff 05/15/13 09:59 AM,Chuck Davies, founder and CEO of the ADJ Group, announced that Toby Velazquez has been named president of ADJ, Elation and Acclaim Lighting. Velazquez, who joined the company shortly after it was started in 1985, has served the ADJ Group in a wide variety of capacities and has made critical contributions to its growth from a small business serving the mobile DJ market to an international leader in the lighting industry. “Toby has been a key part of our company… View this post
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013Cosmic Truss Introduces F34 Baby Tower Sectional Truss System
PSW Staff 04/10/13 08:28 AM,Cosmic Truss has introduced the F34 Baby Tower, a compact sectional truss that allows for an unobtrusive ground support system to be used, making it well-suited for any applications where locations are difficult to access and where normal ground support is too big and heavy. In addition to providing low-profile visibility, the system also reduces transportation volume by up to 80 percent compared to traditional systems. The new F34 Baby Tower employs a smaller size leg with a larger size… View this post
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Thursday, March 28, 2013The Fundamentals Of Safe Rigging Practices: Failure Is Not An Option
Ken DeLoria 03/28/13 11:49 PM,This is the first in a series of articles about how to safely rig, fly, suspend, attach, or otherwise elevate loudspeakers and associated sound equipment above the level that gravity intends; i.e. the ground. The information we’ll be presenting is equally applicable to professionals who are touring or working with rental systems - and to those who are engaged in permanent installations. While the means, methods, and techniques may vary a bit from rental to permanent install work, the principals… View this post
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Pro Production: Risk Management For Rigging
Andrew T. Martin 03/28/13 11:20 AM,What happens if a piece of suspended rental equipment is put in service and falls from its rigging, resulting in damage to the property, as well as to the technician installing it and perhaps even several other crew members? Besides destroying the rental equipment, there is a high probability that a lawsuit will follow. If you’re the unfortunate soul owning the piece of equipment that failed, you can count on being the primary defendant in the complaint. It’s at this… View this post
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Friday, March 08, 2013Family Brewery Installs First Premier Mounts’ AM501 Mega Mount In UK
PSW Staff 03/08/13 11:03 AM,Robinson’s Brewery, one of UK’s largest family brewers, enlisted leading systems integrator Saville to install Premier Mounts’ AM501 mega mount, the first mega mount in the UK, as part of a technological renovation to celebrate the 175th anniversary. A ten month project. the Saville team worked closely with designers to create an integrated network of audio visual facilities, and Premier Mounts worked closely with Saville AV to ensure needs from all parties were met. The training room, designed and equipped… View this post
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Thursday, February 14, 2013Understanding Winches Of All Varieties
Bill Sapsis 02/14/13 05:05 PM,Motorized winches. Lift machines. Line shaft winches. Cable drum winches. Whatever you want to call them, they’re everywhere these days, with more coming. To ride the wave, however, a lot more understanding has to be brought on board. (Get it? Wave…board?) Winches that are designed to lift scenery, lighting or other heavy stuff is what we’re talking about. Please don’t confuse them with machines used for opening and closing curtains on traveler tracks. They are a whole different animal and… View this post
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013Martin MAC Viper At Heart Of Transmission
PSW Staff 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… View this post
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013Adlib Tones Up With New Coda ViRAY System
PSW Staff 01/23/13 10:50 AM,Liverpool based rental specialist Adlib supplied lighting and audio for the most recent tour by the UK’s hottest vocal harmony group, The Overtones. The ‘Higher’ tour played a variety of venues in a six week stint around the UK in the run up to Christmas, and resumes in Europe in early 2013. Adlib’s Alan Harrison was systems tech for all things audio, and ensured that Adlib’s brand new Coda Audio ViRAY system was optimized to perfection daily for FOH engineer… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Production • Feature • News • Production • Audio • Lighting • Rigging • Staging • Loudspeaker -
Tuesday, January 22, 2013Entec Supplies Sound & Lighting For Latest Bootleg Beatles Tour
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”… View this post
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