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The Illumination of The Perfect Backdrop - Video Singapore’s Bicentennial As Performance Art in Theatre National Day Celebrations
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04 FIRST WORDS FEATURE 48 The Perfect Backdrop - Video As Performance Art in Theatre 06 NEWS LIVE 38 VIDEO FILES 52 SINGAPORE: The Illumination of Singapore’s Bicentennial National Day Celebrations Giant Sculptural Projection Mapping Tells Story of Adiyogi 39 ENNOVATIONS 58 INDIA: 60 MALAYSIA: Powersoft Gives JASON MRAZ Good Vibes in Malaysia EXHIBITION PREVIEW 62 CHINA: Nick Ho Powers MCW19 Shanghai Show with ChamSys MagicQ MQ60 44 Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO 64 AUSTRALIA: The Electric Canvas Lights up Luna Park with Christie Boxer Projectors 66 SAUDI ARABIA: Protec Shines at Jeddah World Fest ALEX COLUMN 45 Have Your Priorities Right 69 EVENTS CALENDAR TECH TALK 46 Projection in Domes 70 MARKET PLACE
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CHINA LIVE DESIGN to Make Debut at LED CHINA 2020 Shenzhen The organisers of LED CHINA 2020 Shenzhen have announced the début of a co-located event titled LIVE DESIGN 2020.
LED CHINA 2020 Shenzhen will be held from 24 to 26 February 2020 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in China. Organised by UBM Trust* a new dimension will be added to the exhibition space through LIVE DESIGN 2020. features and better working methods to improve their productivity. LED CHINA is the benchmark of the global LED industry providing a Some of the training planned will cover about mixing console wide range of choices for all related products on the LED industrial operations, mic’ing techniques, lighting console operations, wireless chain, and also numerous options for high-quality LED vendors. The set-ups, sound optimisation, projection mapping and more. 2020 event is expected to draw 60,000 visitors with 1,200 exhibitors showcasing their solutions covering 100,000m2 exhibition space. The sharing presentations will have experts sharing about their Concurrent events include Digital Signage 2020 Shenzhen; Commercial experience on projects that they were involved in by highlighting Display China 2020 Shenzhen; SIGN CHINA 2020 Shenzhen; Retail China challenges and how they overcame them to achieve successful results. 2020 Shenzhen and 2020 Future Sign Academy Spring Summit. These insights will help the industry understand how to handle stressful situations in a challenging environment with creativity and The newest component, LIVE DESIGN 2020 is meant to cater to the determination. interests of a specialised audience such as Rental&Staging companies, Sound Engineers, Lighting Designers and Operators, technical personnel “We are offering a unique proposition to the visitors of LIVE DESIGN from performance arts venues, clubs, hotels and theme parks. 2020 by incorporating key elements in terms of exhibits as well as training and presentations,” said David Tang, Managing Director, UBM LIVE DESIGN 2020 will not just focus on sound, light and visual Trust. “We are in a distinctive position of showcasing a full range of solutions, but a concerted effort is being made by the organisers to solutions for the production community. The LED exhibits are already conduct trainings and presentations. present in the space. Bringing in the sound, light, and other visual solutions offer visitors a complete overview of how all the different technologies work together to create a great production.”
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CHINA Prolight + Sound Guangzhou Continues to Expand in Scale
Fair expansion to reflect huge market demand
The steadily growing market in China has created a healthy breeding bed for the entertainment industry to evolve and advance. Prolight + Sound Guangzhou keeps capitalising on this industry shift, and the huge market demand reflects the need for expansion at the 2020 edition. Pro audio products, technologies and solutions will be located in Area A, while lighting will be situated throughout four halls at Area B, showcasing professional lighting, stage technologies and equipment. In addition, the thematic halls will further expand: the KTV Hall will be located in Hall 4.1 and 5.1, showcasing related products alongside theatre K pub and home entertainment elements for easier sourcing; the Audio Brand Name Hall will extend to five halls, while the Communication and Conference Hall will be located in Hall 3.2, and the Media Systems and Solutions Hall will expand to Hall 4.2 and 5.2.
To respond to the transformation in China’s growing entertainment The early confirmation of industry leading brands at PLSG is a strong market, towards digitisation and systematisation, the 2020 edition testimony of their confidence in the promising entertainment market. of Prolight + Sound Guangzhou (PLSG) will see an extension of the According to the exhibitor survey, over 96% of the exhibitors intend to exhibition area and a new hall arrangement. The fair will contain return in 2020. Besides, with the increasing penetration of automation, more show content and an enhanced technological level in the entire high integration control systems, and new technologies in the stage and product range. Next year’s edition will also offer a more elaborate theatrical lighting sectors, PLSG greatly expands the current spectrum seminar programme to inspire participants and allow them to boost of products and attracts a new demographic of both exhibitors and their knowledge about specific industry know-how. Spreading over 15 visitors. exhibition halls, PLSG will gather more than 1,500 exhibitors at Area A & B of the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from Harman International is prominent in the industry, and the company 19 to 22 February 2020. has been supporting PLSG for many editions. Mr David Lu, Deputy General Manager and Senior Director of Sales (Professional Solutions) Judy Cheung, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, is of Harman International (China) Holdings, commented on the excited about the new setup: “The new hall arrangement and expanded success of this year’s show: “Both media systems integration and section are PLSG’s answer to the growing significance of innovative conferencing and communication systems are the current and next elements, including digital technology, intelligent systems and more in hot topics in the industry. I believe that these two areas will have very the professional AV industry. The Audio Brand Name Hall, the KTV Hall good development prospects, especially because of the advanced and the Lighting Hall will expand to showcase more top-notch products, technologies and lowered costs, which made them more accessible for but also to strengthen the integration within the industry. We aim to consumer and commercial use.” provide visitors with a diversified and above all qualitative range of products and services in 15 themed exhibition halls, while allowing Kvant Ltd, a leading manufacturer of laser display systems, is one of them to organise their time at the fair in an efficient and productive the loyal exhibitors and has been attending PLSG for 10 years. Ms Julie way.” Zhu, Vice President of the China Region, said: “The entertainment industry in China is growing robustly with huge potential, and even Mega-events like the 2022 Winter Olympics and Hangzhou 2022 some of the tourist locations are demanding advanced audio and Asian Games have a direct and positive impact on the entertainment visual technologies for creative performances. PLSG is one of the most equipment and professional AV industry. With the continuous important platforms for us to better understand the Chinese market transformation inside the industry, especially the rapid development trends in order for us to adjust our strategies. We are happy to meet of big data, cloud computing and system integration, more and more with lots of existing and new clients and maintain a good relationship technologies are maturing and their prospects for commercial use with them.” increase. >>>>> Page 10
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More extensive seminar programme compliments industry trends multimedia display. This zone will demonstrate sound design, 3D mapping, virtual and augmented reality and lighting installations. It PLSG’s Annual Training Course will focus on the latest technology will also integrate professional lighting and audio equipment, system applications, hottest topics and professional production - from integration technologies and solutions with new media art, to offer the inception to execution for the issues at the heart of our industry. audience an immersive multimedia experience. Apart from the original two topics from the last edition (Overview of AoIP Networking and Media System Integration, and Maintaining Prolight + Sound Guangzhou is organised by Messe Frankfurt and the and Modernising Performance Venues), the show will introduce new Guangdong International Science and Technology Exhibition Company themes, including professional training for lighting practitioners, to (STE). enrich, uplift and inspire new solutions and technical industry know- how. www.prolightsound-guangzhou.com PLSG will also re-establish the joint event with Chinese media giant OUT Visual Jockey, striving to extend the show’s content with an interactive NOW!
ASIA O Fresnel lense for soft beam O optimal color rendering Paul Collison MA Seminars Across Asia in September and October 2019 O four internal shutters O compact baseless design O very quiet in operation • Lighting design • 3D visualization for demo and presentation • Lighting for camera • Management of a MA Network • Approach to lighting programming • Pre-programming • Advantages of multi-user programming • Layout Views • Building a cue list for a music track • Working with timecode • Programming SFX • Building lighting design on a budget
Paul Collison, a well-known Lighting designer will be sharing his vast Paul Collison of the Sydney-based design firm eleven DESIGN is one of knowledge about MA Workflow & Programming during a 3-day Australia’s leading visual designers. With more than twenty years of seminar as follows: local and international experience, he has an impressive list of skills that include large-scale lighting design, motion graphic design and 16 – 18 September 2019 (Guangzhou, China by ACE) production design. Paul brings a keen eye for visual enhancement to 9 – 21 September 2019 (Beijing, China by ACE) every project. Since setting up eleven DESIGN in 2006, he’s been a 1 – 05 October 2019 (New Delhi, India by Hitech Audio) designer on various shows including ‘The X Factor Australia and New 14 – 16 October 2019 (Jakarta, Indonesia by PT. Galva) Zealand’, ‘World’s Got Talent’, ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ ‘, ‘Eurovision – Australia Decides’, Olympic and Commonwealth Games Ceremonies and many This 3-day hands-on seminar will guide the participants through the other variety TV events. starting phases of big-scale productions. From methods of presenting an idea to the client and management of time to approaching the final For more information get in touch with Anna Cheong of MA Lighting at lighting design. [email protected]
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CHINA Modulo Pi Partners with EZPro for Distribution in China
Modulo Pi announced the conclusion of a new distribution agreement Yannick Kohn, Modulo Pi’s Founder & CEO, comments: “We are glad with EZPro. Effective August 1, 2019, EZPro distributes Modulo Pi’s to start a promising collaboration with a well-established distributor media server solutions in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. such as EZPro. As the interest for our media servers in Greater China is growing, the experience of EZPro’s teams will be a major asset in Designing the next generation of media server solutions, Modulo Pi responding to integrators and rental companies, thus helping to deliver is pleased to announce the signing of a distribution agreement with the best experience with our Modulo Player and Modulo Kinetic EZPro. EZPro is a distributor of world-leading pro audio, lighting, series.” conference and control system brands in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The company has branch offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Alan Ho, senior VP business development of EZPro explains: “We Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian and Shenyang. are very pleased to become the Modulo Pi distributor for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Modulo Pi is a respectable media server Relying on products seminars, full service, and professional technical solutions provider with users always in mind, which aligns perfectly support delivered by teams of highly skilled professionals, EZPro started with our own philosophy. Along with Modulo Pi, we will continue to distributing Modulo Pi’s media servers as of August 1, 2019. provide the best service and experience to our customers with user- friendly, versatile and reliable Modulo Pi systems, further expanding Modulo Pi’s offer consists in hardware + software media server Modulo Pi presence in the Chinese market.” solutions. The Modulo Player series is a cost-effective and user-friendly line for show encoding, playback, 2D warping, and show control. The www.modulo-pi.com Modulo Kinetic series is designed for the most challenging projects. As a real-time fully-integrated media server solution, Modulo Kinetic is reliable across the complete workflow: Study, simulation, show creation, encoding, 2D & 3D warping, playback, control,... The system also provides advanced real-time 3D, interactivity, and tracking capabilities.
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APAC Riedel Further Expands APAC Footprint with Two New Appointments
With the recent opening of its Beijing office, Riedel Communications’ presence in the Asia-Pacific region now spans across Japan, China, Singapore, and Australia. Riedel’s ongoing efforts to establish a regional framework for supporting a growing Asia-Pacific customer base will now see the company providing tailored customer service, system design, training, and sales functions.
“We combined Riedel Asia-Pacific into a single region in 2015, and we’ve seen some excellent growth since then,” said Cameron O’Neill, Director, Asia-Pacific. “This has come to include technical service and repair capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, localized sources for training and education, and generally being able to get closer to our current and future customers.”
To further strengthen pan-regional communication and awareness, Riedel has also appointed Deidre Joubert as Regional Marketing Manager, Asia-Pacific. With experience in commercial roles in both professional sport and event broadcast for events such as the America’s Cup and Ryder Cup, Joubert will focus on supporting the Asia-Pacific region by developing a more localized approach.
“Our marketing strategy needs to reflect, both, the differences and similarities in customer motivations and requirements across this economically and culturally diverse region while providing a conduit to the full range of Riedel’s knowledge and global experience,” said Joubert. “To be effective in our communication and have a genuine To broaden knowledge and empower Riedel customers, Julian Hewitt impact, we have to be able to talk to our customers where they are, in has been appointed as Regional Training Manager. As part of this a language they understand. By developing local support structures, we very strategic role, Hewitt will lead the development and deployment increase our ability to influence decisions and deliver positive outcomes of various training materials, workshops, and industry educational for Riedel.” programs. www.riedel.net Hewitt’s 10 years of Riedel experience has covered roles from user to consultant and he has worked extensively with many key customers in the region including Lighthouse Church in Singapore, TV18 in India, PCCW in Hong Kong, and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
“Having excellent equipment is only half the story. Having amazing operators and engineers using the equipment completes the picture.” said Hewitt. “With comprehensive training materials and educational programs tailored to the specific needs of the region, our APAC customers will get even more out of their Riedel gear.”
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY ASIA | www.e-techasia.com SHARING THE ART OF SOUND Yamaha staff love to share their knowledge, experience and passion for sound and for professional audio systems. That’s why we have been proactive in developing and maintaining education and training programs for our customers since the early 1990s. Originating in Japan, Yamaha has now established training facilities around the world, reaching over 100,000 people in more than 50 countries. If you work with sound and have a particular technical demand, Yamaha is likely to have a course tailored for you, whether you are a volunteer or a seasoned professional.
Feel free to share a little of your time with us: search for available Audioversity seminars at http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ 16 NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
CHINA Prolyte Continues Global Expansion into China
been strategically located to satisfy the demand for ProLyft products in China and allow for quicker delivery times through Asia. Factors, such as tax benefits, the strength of the Chinese economy and the proximity to the port of Guangzhou helped finalise our decision.”
With this expansion, Prolyte is also proud to announce Eagle Group will be the ProLyft distributing partner next to Trinity Technology who is Prolyte’s long lasting partner in China. Eagle Group founded in 2005 based in Guangzhou, China. Eagle Group is a leading entertainment distributor in the region.
Building on the significant presence throughout Europe and the Lambert Bouwmeester, Prolyte’s Chief Executive Officer, says “After the success of the business in Asia, Prolyte Group, a leading entertainment success of our new office and warehouse opening in the USA in 2018, solutions provider, expands globally with the opening of a new office in I am pleased to announce the continued growth of Prolyte with the Guangzhou, China. opening of our Chinese office and production facility in Guangzhou. These local offices will serve customers better in the region, speed By opening this new office, Prolyte will strengthen the position of up delivery times and provide the inventory and presence needed for ProLyft in China. ProLyft comprises a range of hoist systems and Prolyte’s continuing worldwide growth.” controllers for the entertainment market. Lifting and control solutions Prolyte will exhibit at Prolight + Sound Shanghai on October 10th – from ProLyft make productions happen on stage, on tour, in theatres or 13th, 2019 at booth B26, Hall N4. At the show, Prolyte will introduce sports arenas. ProLyft ensures safe object or performer movements and entertainment hoist series to the Chinese market. protect performers in their daily work. Companies that are interested in joining the Prolyte China distribution The new premises provide capacity for manufacturing, warehouse, network can contact [email protected]. sales, and customer services across China next to the existing sales and support from Prolyte Malaysia office – PAP (Prolyte Asia Pacific). The www.prolyte.com establishment of Prolyte China accelerates Chinese presence and the access to the region with strong economic growth and a large territory. It will be an invaluable step for Prolyte to broaden the Chinese market.
Ralph Stockley, Prolyte’s Chief Business Development Officer, explains: “Prolyte continues to see a trend worldwide for the needs of shorter lead-times. Our new offices and production facility in Guangzhou has
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MYANMAR KV2 Launches into Myanmar
As KV2 Audio continues to grow globally, the latest country to be “KV2 has been well received in many developing countries like introduced to the company’s products and philosophies is the Myanmar,” added Croxton. “Our true plug-and-play operation makes it southeast Asian nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma) with a significant far easier to achieve good quality sound reinforcement in areas where launch in the country’s capital of Yangon. technical staff are scarce. We can quickly train people with limited audio knowledge to set up our systems and provide high quality audio Thura Aung, Managing Director of Htat Wah Win Trading Co. Ltd., first for large audiences. Secondly, it makes better economic sense for these heard KV2’s products on demonstration in China and was impressed markets that don’t have the financial strength of the more developed by their compact size and excellent sound quality. Mr Aung’s company nations. Due to the lower equipment requirement of point source imports various products into Myanmar and he had started to systems compared to traditional audio solutions, the capital outlay, investigate the pro audio market. “While we had plenty of choices transport and setup costs are considerably reduced.” with a wide range of lower cost Chinese manufactured products, I was really looking for a flagship brand, something that could provide high Htat Wah Win Trading Co. Ltd launched KV2 Audio in a joint quality audio for large scale events. A number of people suggested presentation with Shure Microphones at the Shangri-la Hotel in I look at KV2,” said Mr Thura. “I met with Dave Croxton from KV2 in Yangon on July 20th. The event was attended by around 200 invitees Guangzhou and when he explained the company’s philosophies of and featured presentations from Dave Croxton and Angus Davidson building complete systems that are optimised to work perfectly straight from KV2 who handle sales and technical support respectively for Asia out of the box, KV2 was certainly the standout choice for our Myanmar Pacific. “The standard of the presentation provided by Mr Thura and market.” Htat Wah Win Trading Co. Ltd here in Yangon has been world class,” commented Davidson. “We are already discussing large events coming up later in the year and I see great potential for KV2 in this market. The team of people involved with the product here are very professional and really understand the concepts that KV2 deliver as a company.”
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TAIWAN Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards Look And Sound Great With DPA Microphones
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INDIA 2Tech Mumbai Upgrades Their inventory with Adamson S-Series
“Our dream is to deliver hassle-free, highly competitive, world-standard technical solutions to our customers,” explains Jasjeet Singh of E2Tech. “We were looking for a line array system to expand our inventory and the S10 is exactly what we needed – it sounds terrific, is easy to use and looks great. The S10 is small in size and weight with the output power of a larger system.”
Karan Nagpal, Director of Sonotone shares, “E2Tech has earned a reputation for insisting on the highest technical standards. Their investment reflects a growing demand for Adamson loudspeaker systems on a global level. We are delighted to have them as Adamson S-Series partners.”
“We’re proud to have bolstered our sales network with the recent addition of some great partners, and E2Tech certainly continues that trend,” comments Eshdeep Bhasin, Director of LBT Lighting. “We look E2Tech located in Mumbai, recently purchased a new Adamson sound forward to seeing their business expand as they deploy their new reinforcement system, making them the latest company to join the systems.” Adamson network. In total the company added 24 S10 line array modules and 12 S119 subwoofers, all powered by Lab.gruppen’s PLM sonotone.in series amplification. The sale was directed by Adamson’s distribution partner Sonotone and LBT Lighting.
AUSTRALIA Richard De Souza joins The Electric Canvas as Art Director The Electric Canvas, Australia’s foremost The company’s award-winning creative studio has authority in architectural and large-scale produced an impressive array of projection content for projection, is delighted to welcome leading countless projects in Australia and around the world. projection and animation artist, Richard De From special occasions or commemorative events for Souza, in the role of Art Director. City, State and Federal Governments, to large-scale public festivals such as Vivid Sydney and White Night De Souza joins The Electric Canvas after two decades of designing, Melbourne, to major international broadcast ceremonies programming and technically directing visual content for projection, such as the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, The Electric Canvas stage and emerging technologies. His wide-ranging experience has boasts more than twenty years of telling stories and creating memories taken him from performing as a VJ on numerous touring festivals, to through the art of large-scale projection. developing projection works for cultural festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, Kaleidoscope Peter Milne, Managing Director of The Electric Canvas, comments, Festival and Vivid Sydney. More recently De Souza has created visual “We are thrilled to welcome Richard to the TEC family. In addition to content for musical artists including Peking Duk, Key4050 and John his artistry, he has a wealth of technical knowledge and experience O’Callaghan, as well as for events such as Subculture. that will bring a new dimension to our creative studio. Richard’s arrival, the opening of our new Melbourne office, as well as our imminent “I’m excited to be a part of The Electric Canvas and look forward to rebranding and new website, makes for truly exciting times at The sharing and developing new ideas with the team. It’s a privilege to be Electric Canvas.” able to create unique and engaging public experiences, especially in a collaborative environment, so I’ m eager to see what comes next,” says theelectriccanvas.com.au De Souza.
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DUBAI Protec Dubai Invests in Robe
Aaron, and he has been a big champion of the brand in the US across his portfolio of work.
Also delivered by Robe Middle East with this second batch of luminaires were another 24 x Pointes and 12 x MegaPointes.
The next purchase was two RoboSpot base stations with two BMFL Blades luminaires and separate motions cameras specifically to be used as remote-controlled follow spots on which he comments: “I love them, they work really well, especially outdoors in adverse weather conditions - in fact, I’ve never had to send a Robe fixture back to be repaired - they are really tough, and believe me, we’ve beaten them up enough times in terms of harsh operating environments!”
Aaron Russ of Protec Dubai with Elie Battah of Robe ME He thinks the products are generally well designed and have been engineered to make life as easy as possible for those using them. The The Protec Group’s Dubai branch, the largest and most prolific full crews greatly appreciate the fact that they are not “needy lights.” production company in the Middle East and one of the largest globally ... has started investing in Robe moving lights in the last two years, From the design perspective, Aaron says the optics are “impressive” a move that’s seen a range of fixtures - including BMFLs, Pointes, and he likes flat beam field, the gobo selection and the fact that they MegaPointes, Spikies and RoboSpot systems - delivered and deployed make good workhorse lights for both theatre and rock ‘n’ roll. on various projects. He cites the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Presidents Cup This has been spearheaded by Protec’s head of lighting Aaron Russ, Football in the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain as a good example, recent winner of the 2019 TPMEA Award for Lighting Designer of the where he positioned 24 x BMFLs on one of the balcony handrails at the Year. As that implies, Aaron is also an accomplished production lighting top of the seating bleachers shooting a long way down to the field-of- designer and takes on this role - often collaborating with a team of play. “They were completely still - rock solid - which was noticeable designers - to creatively light up event spaces varying from intimate compared to some of the other lights on the job!” he confirmed. shows to stadium spectaculars. In addition to these creative advantages of using these Robe units, he The company, founded in 1999 by Steve Lakin, delivers innovative and appreciates the great service and support from Robe Middle East which imaginative full technical production solutions across entertainment, is headed by Elie Battah. leisure and commercial sectors - from corporate presentations to music festivals - throughout the UAE, Middle East and UK / Europe. With “Robe has come a long way, especially in the last five years,” he fully operational branches in KSA, UAE and the UK, Protec is delivering observes. world-class events across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia. When he arrived at Protec seven years ago, they were heavily invested in alternative moving light brands and - coming from New Zealand - Aaron explained that it was a case of the right product at the right time he’d not heard so much about Robe, and the company was still a young with Robe. Obviously, they had other moving lights in stock up until pretender in the global moving light stakes. “It was the launch of the this point, but the first batch of 96 x Pointes were sourced to replace a BMFL five years ago that really alerted me to how much Robe had competitor beam light product, together with 48 x Spikies on the same advanced in that short time.” order. Robe is now regularly on his event and show designs. This includes the Then in 2018, for the ground-breaking Opening Ceremony of the Opening Ceremony of the Nas Sports Challenge at the Nad Al Sheba Qiddiya Theme Park in Riyadh, KSA with a design by US-based LD John Sports Complex in Dubai, a high-pressure, high-profile gig that Protec Featherstone of Lightswitch, they needed a powerful wash light ... and approached with its characteristic enthusiasm, zest and vision. purchased 24 x BMFL XF Washes with the barn door module. “Every design we receive from John specifies a lot of Robe,” commented >>>>> Page 26
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Robe wise he utilised Pointes, MegaPointes and RoboSpots amongst the last moment ... Aaron was still able to get two of the RoboSpots to other fixtures, and the RoboSpots turned out to be the stars of the point almost vertically down to cover his new area, a feat that would show! The event was staged in a room with no follow spot rigging have been impossible using conventional spots. facilities other than flying a special truss, and the 6 to 8 hours show standby times meant that having operators up there for that long was “They are fantastic ace to have up your sleeve,” he concludes. totally impractical. www.robe.cz A young football star needed highlighting as he showed off some of his playing skills and when his performance position was changed right at
BAHRAIN Maestra Bahrain is Launched with New Ritz-Carlton Arena Partnership “As Bahrain becomes a global destination for premiere conferences and events in the region, it’s our pleasure to partner with Maestra and unveil a new conference facility complemented with our signature Ritz- Carlton brand service we’re known for globally,” says Bernard de Villèle, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain. “With modern interiors and high-tech capabilities, The Arena stands to be one of the sought- after venues in the region and a perfect addition to the resorts already existing portfolio.”
Overlooking the Arabian Gulf in the heart of Manama’s Seef district, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain offers all the amenities of a modern, fast- moving business hub and hotel in a beautiful resort setting. Adding to its portfolio of indoor and outdoor spaces, totalling over 90,000 square feet, including two grand ballrooms and intimate meeting spaces, the new Arena, a 4,200 capacity multipurpose venue, debuts as the Award-winning event design, technical and scenic production specialist largest in the Kingdom and the jewel in the crown of this 20-acre luxury Maestra Group has opened a base in Bahrain and announced a new beachfront property. partnership with the eminent 5-star Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain for the debut of the luxury resort’s Arena, a new 43,000 square foot, state-of-the-art The new venue is designed to host all types and styles of gatherings and conference and exhibition facility. events, including conferences, trade shows, car launches, seminars, music concerts, exhibitions and more. As the exclusive event partner, Maestra will oversee all technical aspects of the new Arena facility, which offers a full set-up and capacity Maestra Bahrain will include a core project management and technical for large banquet receptions and global conferences, complemented team as well as an essential inventory of sound, lighting, AV and rigging with signature Ritz-Carlton service, fabulous hotel and resort facilities equipment. plus award-winning catering. Working in close conjunction with the Dubai base, Maestra Bahrain will Maestra’s Tom Clements commented: “We are extremely excited about have easy access to the vast resources there – both in terms of human this new venture and to be involved in such a high profile and incredibly skills, expertise, ideas and the latest technologies in all disciplines. well-designed event space. For Maestra Group, this is a logical expansion of our work in Dubai, and it will also be the first step in some “Our new set-up will allow us to service events utilising The Ritz- strategic expansion plans for Maestra Group in the Middle East.” Carlton, Bahrain facilities and services plus other Maestra clients in and around Bahrain quickly and efficiently with everything they need for a Maestra Dubai has already delivered a diverse amount of leading and great event – from design to technical production,” said Tom Clements. innovative events in Bahrain this year and is looking forward to working with several locally-based clients as well as international brands, artists maestra-group.com and agencies in this new enterprise.
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HONG KONG Leading Hong Kong Production Houses Invest in Riedel’s Bolero Wireless Intercom
A-Team Plus and Show Bros
Two of Hong Kong’s leading providers of rental broadcast and Show Bros specializes in rental of professional lighting and audio production equipment — A-Team Plus and Show Bros — have equipment, with an inventory of carefully selected products, well- invested in Riedel’s industry-leading Bolero wireless intercom. The two trained technicians, and a range of services that can be customized to companies, which have common customers and often work together the requirements of every client and every event. on AV and broadcast projects, each purchased two complete Bolero systems including beltpacks and antennas. “We had been on the lookout for a reliable and robust wireless intercom solution. We evaluated all of the major manufacturers, but Founded in 1990, A-Team Plus is an event consulting and management after a demo of Riedel’s Bolero, we made our decision in only two firm specializing in audio, video, lighting, and stage design for concerts, hours,” said David Chan, Managing Director at Show Bros. “We know major celebrations, award ceremonies, private parties, and other we made the right choice with Bolero because it provides exceptional events. The company has 30 dedicated team members with local benefits for our end users. The time that the Riedel team spent knowledge and regional experience. explaining the system to us validated our decision even more, and it’s good to know that their support is only a phone call away.” “In our live event environments, a broad range of coverage for each antenna and long beltpack battery life are key factors in ensuring a www.riedel.net seamless production,” said Ray Mok, Managing Director at A-Team Plus. “Riedel’s Bolero has exceeded our performance expectations in both these areas — and when we saw how easily Bolero can be integrated with legacy 2-wire systems, we were sold. My team loves Bolero’s plug-and-play capabilities, and we look forward to using Bolero in our upcoming projects.”
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THAILAND Symetrix Radius the Right Choice for Thailand’s Royal Procession on Land after that was a different band playing different instruments and using different microphones. We also provided the broadcast feed.”
This was the first Royal Coronation Ceremony since 1950, and the Fuzion Far East team needed to ensure the network would operate optimally throughout the procession. “Symetrix Radius processors were the best solution for the job,” asserts Rattapongfrom. “The Radius is reliable, the sound quality is very good, and it’s easy to control. We mostly used the DSPs for routing and EQ.” User control was provided for monitoring, leveling, feedback His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun suppression, and the EQs. (Rama X) of Thailand commenced his reign on October 13, 2016. In addition to Symetrix Radius 12x8 EX DSPs, the network racks Following ancient tradition, the formal Royal Coronation Ceremony included gigabit hubs, wireless antenna couplers for active antennas, was conducted over three days, May 4 to 6, 2019, including the Royal wireless mic receivers, power amplifiers, and uninterruptible power Procession on Land on May 5. In this formal procession , the King rode supplies. An analog Allen & Heath mixer combined the signals, and in a royal palanquin, encircling the city so that the people might attend laptop computers served the system administrator, engineer, operators, and pay homage to their new King. Beginning at the Grand Palace, His and CCTV feed. Majesty traveled 6.7 km (4.2 miles), paying homage to the main Buddha images at three major temples before returning to the Grand Palace. Designing, installing, and operating an audio network and sound system of this magnitude for an event of such supreme importance was a The procession is an ancient tradition but providing sound tremendous challenge, but Fuzion Far East succeeded admirably, with reinforcement suitable to a royal procession on the streets of Bangkok help from the Royal Thai Army. Symetrix Radius 12x8 EX did indeed called for the latest in audio technology. Fuzion Far East Ltd, one of prove to be the right solution as the core of the network. “The Symetrix the most respected AV suppliers in the region, was honored with the processors and Dante network worked very well,” Rattapongfrom assignment of designing and setting up the audio systems for the reports. “we didn’t need technical support, and our client was very entire parade, working closely with the Thai Royal Army. To handle this satisfied with the results.” massive task, Fuzion designed a Dante digital audio network in a star configuration with 11 loops, employing miles of fiber optic cable, and www.symetrix.co managed by 49 Symetrix Radius 12x8 EX DSP units.
“The parade had many microphones for instruments and for announcements,” recalled Fuzion Far East Technical Director Varuit Rattapongfrom. “The audio routing needed to change many times along the way. For example, from Point A1 to A5 was one band, then
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OMAN Sennheiser and Royal Opera House Muscat Host Seminars on 3D and Wireless Audio
Closely following the growing popularity of virtual and augmented Following the initial session which familiarized attendees with 3D reality (VR/AR), immersive audio has become one of the hottest trends audio theory, and the special microphones and equipment utilized, in the audio industry this year. In response to the growing interest Sennheiser’s team dived into the details of 3D audio capture. In what in this rapidly maturing technology space, Sennheiser teamed with was the most anticipated aspect of the event, a live Omani band was the Royal Opera House Muscat to host a three-day event for rental recruited for this demonstration and the world-class opera house companies, broadcasters, AV consultants, and audio engineers. proved to be the ideal venue.
As wireless audio is also becoming the de facto standard for flexible and The next session detailed the mixing of immersive sound formats future-proof installations, the audio specialist also dedicated the first and here, the team also demonstrated the upmixing of content using day of this event to educating attendees on the nuances of RF theory Sennheiser’s patented algorithm. The event concluded with the and wireless do’s and don’ts. playback of the content created during the preceding sessions.
Highlighting that the widespread adoption of a revolutionary new Among the attendees was Philip Perry, Business Development & technology such as 3D audio must be preceded by ample education Projects Manager at HiTec Center who praised the Ambeo Cube of the market by the pioneers of the technology, Ryan Burr, Head method of recording saying, “Having used the decca tree, hamasaki of Technical Sales & Application Engineering, Professional Audio at square, and surround decca tree (DPA) for classical recordings, I’ve Sennheiser Middle East said, “Today, we have all the tools required for found the resulting immersive experience is good but typically needs breath-taking immersive audio recordings and mixing, and with the very careful set up. The Ambeo recording method does a great job of advance of Virtual Reality (VR), 3D audio has become, for the first time, maintaining the space, localization, depth and clarity of the sources, a must-have for an application. The interest and appetite for 3D audio and translates perfectly to a 5.1.4 immersive playback. For me, it is the in the region is evidenced by the impressive number of attendees.” most enjoyable immersive listening experience I have had.”
“With our workshop, we aimed to turn this interest into action which This sentiment was echoed by Bruno Silva, Assistant Head of Sound is why the larger portion of it was dedicated to hands-on sessions and and Broadcast at Royal Opera House Muscat who said, “The Ambeo walkthroughs of practical applications. We have no doubt that we will Cube recording method provides the opportunity for a more realistic soon start to see the technology expand from being a niche domain, to recording by giving us the chance to capture the acoustic environment an established and preferred audio standard with the power to deliver in a broader dimension. Regardless how creative one can be afterwards unforgettable experiences for listeners and audiences,” he added. in post-production, I believe the Ambeo Cube is the future of audio recordings.”
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Commenting on why he believes such workshops are essential for the East, especially as this included the recording of traditional Omani industry, he said, “It’s very easy to read about recording techniques and music. I would like to thank Sennheiser’s team for their support and understand them technically, but there is no substitute for a hands-on commitment to working with us to create and promote this incredible demo, listening session and technical discussion. It was a well-planned and rewarding experience, as it also represents ROHM’s commitment seminar, with carefully considered content, a great presenter and a nice to embracing innovation and promoting education within our venue. I would recommend this training to anyone in the industry with industry.” experience of recording and/or postproduction, and to colleagues with an interest in immersive audio production.” www.sennheiser.com
Silva added, “It was a privilege to host and be part of the first Ambeo Cube immersive audio recording ever done in the Middle
ITALY DTS Lighting Appoints New Chief Executive Officer Following the resignation of impetus to the products innovation and brand repositioning in the the former Chairman Silvano world market, as well as consolidating the domestic achievements. Latteo, D.T.S. Illuminazione S.r.l. has announced the DTS has expressed their gratitude to Silvano Latteo for the decades appointment of Dante Latteo of commitment as Chairman. Silvano’s efforts contributed to expand as Chief Executive Officer. and consolidate the Company business, thanks to his entrepreneurial attitude and in setting and achieving professional goals, by adding Dante Latteo has been precious value year after year. appointed as new CEO in the pursuit of the company business continuous growth. He is one of dts-lighting.it the founding members of the Company and has been serving DTS for decades as Senior Board Member. The new management will continue the company development process started a year ago, giving new
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MIDDLE EAST Creative Technology Middle East Strengthens Team
CT Middle East has employed a number of experienced personnel in Middle East has given me the opportunity to progress professionally their quest to continue to serve the region and its clients effectively. and be part of a global team. I am looking forward to being involved in various world-class projects as well as working with innovative James Prince has joined as Business Systems technology.” Controller. He has over fourteen years’ experience in the Audio Visual and Live Events Adding to the strength of the System industry, seven of which have been within the Integration department is Project Manager, GCC. “Joining CT has offered me a fantastic Craig Harvey. He has over eighteen years’ opportunity to work alongside some of the experience in the AV Installation and Live region’s best engineers, project managers Events industry, most of which have been and support staff while continuing to expand within the GCC. Prior to his new position, my career within an ever-expanding global Harvey worked as a project manager for company,” said James Prince. Delta Sound before joining L Acoustics as an Application Engineer Consultant where Award-winning Video Engineer /Project he supported the touring, rental and integration markets across the Manager Giorgio Devecchi has joined the Middle East and India. “It is an exciting opportunity to have been Project Management team as a full-time asked to join CT Middle East and contribute to building the Systems member. With over 20 years experience in Integration department. CT and NEP Group have an outstanding global the AV industry, Giorgio brings a wealth of reputation, and the group’s principles and ethos are inline with my knowledge and experience to his role. Prior own. It is great to work alongside a team of professionals who are to his new position, he built up his career driven by innovative technology, and high standards.” carrying out various roles such as video mixer, projectionist, graphics mixer, Project Manager, Last but not least, Peter Herring has joined Watchout programmer and disguise programmer to name a few. as Head of Engineering, Systems Integrations “Throughout my career, I have specialised in designing and managing department, following more than 20 years of projects, especially in the video department, so joining a global video working with companies such as Dubai Parks specialist company such as CT was a perfect fit.” and Resorts and Global Village. “Joining CT has offered me a fantastic opportunity to work Dhyaan Parikh further strengthens the Project on some of the biggest installation projects in Management team in his role as Project the world and with that working with some Manager. Prior to his new position, Parikh of the best engineers and manufacturers. I worked as a freelance AV technician before have always enjoyed the challenge of breaking the mould and using joining PRG UK as a Project Manager. “I have technology in a way it has never been used before, and CT have already always admired CT and the projects they have given me that challenge.” been involved in over the years. When I saw an opportunity to join the team, I grabbed it www.ctme.com with both hands. The sentiment shared by my industry friends and colleagues was ‘you are going to work for the best video company in the world’, and since I have started, I have genuinely felt this.”
Volodymyr Demchuck has been employed as a Project Manager for the System Integration department. He brings over 14 years’ experience in the AV Rental/ Installation industry to the team and has worked on various prestigious events such as the Summer/Winter Olympics, UEFA, FIFA events, Movie Festivals to name a few. “Joining CT
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SINGAPORE The Art of Light on Stage Presentation by Dr. Yaron Abulafia
Dr. Yaron Abulafia Steve Eastham
Lighting designing has come a long way in Singapore and the demand Workshop Information for excellence in lighting for performances has significantly grown in September 9th and 13th - Mr Steve Eastham terms of originality. Robe Asia Pacific knows the importance of this and September 10th to 12th - Dr Yaron Abulafia have the honour and privilege of inviting, Award-winning performance designer, with over 200 performances, installations, concerts and TV Date and Time shows internationally, Dr. Yaron Abulafia (Author of The Art of Light on Mon, 9 Sep 2019, 10:30 - Fri, 13 Sep 2019, 17:00 Stage: Lighting in Contemporary Theatre, 2016). Singapore Standard Time
Dr. Yaron Abulafia will be conducting a comprehensive workshop Location on theatre lighting design. He will share his years of knowledge and School of the Arts, Singapore Studio Theatre experience in the field of lighting design and dramaturgy of light. 1 Zubir Said Drive, Singapore, 227968
Presenting the technical aspect of lighting is Robe Lighting’s very To Register please click HERE own Technical expert and International Customer Support, Mr Steve Eastham.
Get Ready for an overview on the history and development of Moving Lights. Having worked on moving lights for more than a quarter of a century, Steve has experienced the developments first-hand. In his role with various companies, he has been supporting the development teams with his experience gathered on tours and events all over the world.
As an Engineer by profession and a Lighting Engineer by passion, Steve will take us through the development of moving lights and share his technical knowledge gathered. His vast experience will be an enormous help for the working and/or aspiring Lighting Technician to get deeper knowledge of the inside and outside of any moving light around.
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SINGAPORE Industry Players Support Polytechnic Initiative
ShiGGa Shay. Photo copyright M Safiz
The IGNITE! Music Festival was held on 26th and 27th July at the This year the Republic Polytechnic (RP) and The Republic Cultural Republic Polytechnic grounds. Open to the public, the main objective Centre (TRCC) worked together with Yamaha Music Asia Private Limited, of the music festival is to further expose local music talents to greater Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd and other esteemed AV partners for audiences including the students from the Polytechnic. IGNITE! is by far the sound reinforcement system and supporting equipment for IGNITE! the only music festival in Singapore that is heavily driven by students. Music Festival. Known for its extensive technical stage set-up, concert goers were treated to a spectacular state-of-the-art audio-visual experience. The main stage speakers featured the JBL VTX A8 series line array system provided by Electronics and Engineering Pte Ltd (E&E). E&E also supplied the Shure Axient Digital Wireless Microphone system with sE Electronics Microphones for drums and vocals supplied by AVL Direct. Ensuring smooth intercom communications was the ClearCom FreeSpeak 2 supplied again by E&E with support from the ClearCom office in Singapore.
For mixing duties, a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 and PM7 Digital Consoles were used as FOH and monitor console respectively. Nexo 45N12 and PS15-R2 were also sponsored by Yamaha and deployed for stage monitoring.
The Production People took responsibility for the LED on stage with CSP taking on the stage and truss set-up.
Mark Spencer, an alumni of Republic Polytechnic who This year was the 12th edition of IGNITE! The event has certainly come volunteers his time as FOH Engineer at IGNITE a long way and has become a favourite event amongst its followers
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No Rest For The Weary. Photo copyright M Safiz Bakers in Space. Photo copyright Jared Kinwj and especially the students of the Republic Polytechnic. The planning, marketing and production support is provided by the students from the Polytechnic with supervision and the lead taken by the full time staff from TRCC. The students come from various faculties including Engineering, Mass Communications, Hospitality and Technology for the Arts.
Taking the cue from global music festivals, that use their platforms to promote worthy causes, IGNITE! too has the theme of Passion & Compassion in hopes of promoting youth volunteerism through music. The passion is related to the performers who engage the students about the hard work and sacrifices that they have to endure to get to where they are. The compassion message is also spread by the (L-R): Rafi Dean, Assistant Manager, Office of Student & Graduate performers when on stage talking to the audience about the need for Affairs (The Republic Cultural Centre), Ganesh Kalyanam, Festival them to do more for those under-served in society. Director as well as Director of the Office of Student & Graduate Affairs, Republic Polytechnic and Lawrence Tan of YAMAHA MUSIC Ganesh Kalyanam, the Festival Director as well as Director of the (ASIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Office of Student & Graduate Affairs from the Republic Polytechnic highlights that many students are interested in music and forming a One alumni who has kept returning to the festival to offer his services band. “We wanted them to understand that there is a lot of hard work as FOH Sound Engineer is Mark Spencer who was from the pioneer and tenacity that is needed. This is one of the messages that the bands batch of the Republic Polytechnic. “Its my way of giving back to the share with the students.” polytechnic for having provided me with the opportunity to learn. I also hope I can encourage the students to not give up on their passion and On the technical side, students get involved in setting up and operating persevere. I engage with the students involved with the production of to a certain extent the sound and light equipment and also work as IGNITE! who are curious and want to understand what my job scope stage crew. Industry professionals are on hand to guide and teach the entails. Hopefully I will inspire a few to join our industry.” students along the way. www.ignitemusicfest.com Yamaha’s Lawrence Tan highlights that this is the third year Yamaha has sponsored their consoles for the event. “It is an opportunity for students to understand how event set-up is done. We hope this will ignite their interest in our industry and also make them understand the hard work that goes behind the scenes to create an enjoyable experience for both the performers and the audience.”
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Area 4 Industries: New MILOS DiGiCo SD-Series - Nodal Processing Armor Cart
Check out the new video release on A4i.tv that puts the new MILOS DiGiCo Ambassador Dan Page explains how the Nodal Processing Armor Cart in the spotlight! Learn how the Armor Cart helps reduce feature on the SD7 Quantum enables the monitors sound engineer to hoist storage and transport space, as well as making the movement of tailor and mix channels to the artists preference. The SD range offers your hoists to and from venues more convenient. It even promotes the the sound engineer flexible, easy to use custom set up options that internal health of your hoists! delivers a great sound.
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GLP KNV Dot & Line Prolyte Group: TrussBusters Episode III
According to GLP No other tool offers more creative possibilities as Prolyte Group proudly presents: TrussBusters! A fun way to learn new their KNV System - And it has just got two new members: KNV Dot and things about your favourite products. How many people fit on one KNV Line. Here is a short video that shows you all the components and stage deck? Is a truss infinitely strong? Can aluminium burn? These are the incredibly versatile possibilities. just a few things the TrussBusters would like to test.
In the third episode the TrussBusters team will demonstrate the danger of using the wrong stabilisation for your truss.
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CHAUVET Professional Introduce Maverick MK3 Profile Powerful enough to handle the Adding to the fixture’s versatility are its precise CMY + CTO color mixing demands of large concert venues, and a fast 9:1 zoom ratio that maintains a flat field, and even focus from the new Maverick MK3 Profile from 6 degrees all the way out to 54 degrees. Thanks to its two overlapping CHAUVET Professional also has the prisms, two gobo wheels, two frost options (super-light and medium) versatility needed to excel in a wide and an animation wheel, the fixture creates captivating static, and range of other applications from dynamic rotating and animation effects. high-profile events and festivals, to broadcast projects. Drawing on this extensive array of features, designers can use the Maverick MK3 Profile to create an endless variety of looks to reflect A fully featured 820W LED moving different moods on the concert stage or event venue. profile fixture, the Maverick MK3 Profile has a blistering output of over This feature-rich fixture also has an adjustable CRI from 73 to 93 CRI, 51,000 source lumens, giving it the making it ideally suited to use as a key light in broadcasted applications. punch to create intense aerial effects, specials and audience lighting In keeping with its flexible design, it also offers a variety of control at any touring show. In addition to this eye-popping output, it offers a options including DMX, sACN, Art-Net or W-DMX. plethora of high-performance features, including a 4-blade, fully wiping shutter system that can rotate up to 60° in each direction, for a total www.chauvetprofessional.com 120° rotation capability.
New VL800 Series Brings Vari-Lite Power to Cost-effective Event Fixtures Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern VL800 EVENTPAR will be available moving head lighting fixture and a Signify in both RGBA and warm white (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting (WW) varieties, with output and brand, have released the VL800 Series color reminiscent of tungsten PAR of fixed and moving head LED fixtures. 64 lamps. With an outdoor rating These cost-effective event fixtures bring of IP24 for protection against water a feature set specifically for mid-sized spray from any direction, the fixture tours, productions, and entertainment can withstand rainy conditions at an lighting installations. outdoor event or installation.
The new VL800 Series includes three • VARI-LITE VL800 EVENTWASH – a exciting new fixtures which have been mid-sized LED wash moving head designed to work together. The fixtures fixture that’s extremely powerful have been colour-matched so they are and compact. This fast-moving wash visually consistent, and the user experience and DMX mapping are offers full RGBW color mixing and seven individually controllable LEDs consistent as well. This allows lighting designers and programmers to for easy split colors or pixel mapping applications. With controllable easily use multiple fixtures together in a single application. dimming and motorized zoom, this fixture moves and feels as you would expect from a Vari-Lite, providing valuable features in a cost- The VL800 Series includes: effective mid-sized moving head.
• VARI-LITE VL800 PROPAR – an advanced, high output LED event PAR The Vari-Lite VL800 PROPAR, VL800 EVENTPAR, and VL800 EVENTWASH fixture that includes a quiet running motorized zoom. The fixture offers will be available in September. full RGBW colour mixing and has gel-matched color presets to deliver the same visual results customers are accustomed to, with multi-mode www.vari-lite.com fan control for use in quiet environments.
• VARI-LITE VL800 EVENTPAR – an LED retro-style event PAR perfect for a modern replacement of classic tungsten PAR fixtures. Designed to bring back the vintage stylings of the original lamps and PAR cans, the
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disguise r16 is Now Live: More Features, Better Workflows and Tons of Improvements servers, the vx 4 and gx 2c; as well as support for wider colour gamuts such as Rec2020, and a full HDR pipeline, enabling the use of the next generation of cameras, content and displays. The release also includes long-requested support for image sequence playback allowing users to play TIFF, TGA and DPX file sequences in either 8 or 10-bit. Support for the new NotchLC codec has also been added, which achieves visually lossless quality without sacrificing performance. Projection workflows get some love too. Since OmniCal’s introduction last year, the disguise R&D team have been out in the field with users, making it more robust, more scalable, and better optimised for on- site delivery. A single calibration workflow for both projection and automation makes long-term maintenance of shows easier. Mapping Matter integration has also been added, allowing users to set-up projectors in Mapping Matter and quickly import them into disguise, disguise has released r16, the next major update of its award-winning including projector data such as position, name, resolution, lumens and software. r16 features a host of new features and enhancements that more. will further improve workflows for projection and AR projects as well as streamline the user experience. Last but not least, r16 also includes new workflows for Augmented Reality including support for a variety of camera tracking systems, Developments to the user experience include a complete design which can be fed into the 3D stage as tracked objects and attached to overhaul to improve the execution and usability of the Cue List; more virtual cameras. This is the first step on the road to releasing the full xR flexibility to work with external control systems, and a multi-edit feature set, which will come in future releases. function to streamline workflows when working with groups of objects. Additionally, 181 bug fixes and 121 improvements have been made For more information and to download r16 visit to further streamline the user experience. You can find the full list of www.download.disguise.one features, improvements, and fixes in the Release Notes, which are available on the disguise Downloads site. www.disguise.one
Also in r16 is improvements to enable higher quality content playback, including end-to-end 10-bit colour depth support for the latest flagship
DiGiCo Mustard Option for SD7 Quantum Mustard is a new set of algorithms and options for SD7 Quantum channel strip processing that offers enhanced flexibility and choice when extra control and creative adjustment is needed within a mix. Making full use of the Quantum engine’s new seventh-generation FPGA infrastructure, the Mustard channel can be used in conjunction with the standard SD processing to add pre-amps, filters, EQ, gate and a selection of compressor types to any existing channel strip.
The Mustard Tube options include a fully controllable Pre-Amp Modeler, which gives users access to every aspect of their front-end drive, while the Mustard Dynamics include Vintage VCA and Optical compressor types that emulate some of the best-known devices available. All of this will enable users to add classic character and new textures to drums, bass, vocals and guitars.
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PixelFLEX Introduces FLEXUltra XT LED Video in-one optional ground support system, and the innovative PixelShield protective technology for a long-lasting and dynamic LED video experience.
With each panel conveniently designed in a perfect 16:9 ratio, FLEXUltra LED is available in 1.5mm, 1.9mm and 2.5mm pixel pitch options and comes standard with the PixelFLEX impact-resistant COB PixelShield technology to withstand the high demands of the production world. Additionally, the front serviceable modules make it easy to keep each panel looking its best, and the easy Z-Axis adjustments guarantee that your screen is always seamless. Utilizing magnetic connections and auto-locks, the FLEXUltra XT turns vertical rigging into a one-person job, and the optional ground support system Award-winning LED video manufacturer combines extreme is complete with built-in levels and self-leveling footers. performance and durability into a one innovative product solution for any rental staging production design www.pixelflexled.com
Combining extreme performance and durability into a single LED video panel designed for any rental staging production design, PixelFLEX is proud to introduce the new FLEXUltra XT. Fresh off its debut at InfoComm 2019, FLEXUltra XT offers unparalleled design potential for any live production with its ultra high-resolution pixel pitch options, all-
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Elation Introduces Extreme Output Smarty MAX Elation Professional is pleased to offer a new luminaire in the Smarty for powerful shafts of light to a wide 39-degrees in Wash mode for series, the Smarty MAX, an extreme- broad strokes of colour. output version of the 3-in-1 Smarty Hybrid with the same ‘smart’ lamp The Smarty MAX houses a comprehensive graphics package technology but nearly twice as bright that allows for nearly unlimited visual combinations. Graphics and loaded with even more design from two gobo wheels – 8 rotating, interchangeable glass features. gobos and 15 static-stamped metal gobos – make it great for mid-air beam effects, textures and high contrast projections. The Smarty MAX is a unique blend of economy and performance, combining The Smarty MAX then adds a host of unique creative features high output and long lamp life in that make it a truly extraordinary design tool – four prisms a feature-packed yet compact and on two planes for captivating overlays, dual frosts (light or lightweight hybrid fixture. The powerful wash) for diffusion flexibility and more interesting effect hybrid luminaire has flexible use as a combinations, plus an industry-first dual track animation primary workhorse for virtually any stage wheel. Furthermore, the Smarty MAX is the world’s first hybrid application while providing an excellent fixture incorporating a full iris for dynamic effects not possible return on investment. with other beam fixtures.
The Smarty MAX offers lighting designers a complete design package The Smarty MAX’s FLEX 400 lamp is rated at 480W and provides up in a compact and highly efficient beam/spot/wash light. An inspiring to 4000 hours of smart lamp life. The lamp can run at three different tool for creatives, it projects an exceptionally bright 20,000-lumen wattages – 370, 440 and 480W – providing power savings and increased beam that exceeds all other hybrids on the market. The Smarty MAX’s efficiency. powerful output stems from a new long-life Platinum FLEX 400 lamp and with the unmistakable broad beam look that comes from a large The Smarty MAX is covered by Elation’s Ultimate Warranty program, 160mm front aperture, the impact is undeniable. which covers the first two years of operation or 4,000 hours of use, whichever comes first, based on regular maintenance for the fixture With CMY CTO color mixing plus an extra 13 dichroic colours, including and lamp. UV and CTB color correction, the Smarty MAX offers a wide spectrum of chromatic options. A precise zoom can adjust the beam quickly and www.elationlighting.com evenly in all three modes from a super-narrow 1-degree in Beam mode
ProCo Sound Unveils Industry’s Most Compact Wireless In-Ear Monitor System ProCo Sound, an ACT/RHC brand, ProCo’s new W.I.E.M.S. has four user-selectable channels and features released its new wireless in-ear a 3.5-mm headphone jack—enabling users to plug in their preferred monitor system (W.I.E.M.S.). earpiece. The receivers are powered by a lithium-ion battery, which is W.I.E.M.S. is the most-compact in- easily rechargeable with a micro USB, ensuring that users don’t lose ear solution on the market today. It power when it’s needed most. The receiver automatically pairs to the features a sleek and simple design, transmitter, which uses the 5.8GHz frequency band, keeping it isolated with no external antennas and a from the highly crowded 2.4GHz band. Additionally, with a simple XLR seamless plug-and-pair set-up. With cable, the transmitter works through any Dante-enabled wall-plate or up to 30 meters of range (line-of- drop-snake, such as ProCo’s latest AoIP solutions. sight) between the transmitter and belt-pack receiver, the W.I.E.M.S can This low-latency (less than 5.6 milliseconds) solution has 24-bit audio be used in a variety of applications, quality with a 48KHz sampling rate and transmits from a balanced, line- including live sound, broadcast and level output. film, as well as in educational and other install-based instances. www.procosound.com
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New DPA 2028 Vocal Mic Aims to Change the Live Performance Landscape
DPA Microphones presents a new addition The 2028 features a brand-new fixed- to its microphone lineup, the 2028 Vocal position capsule, as well as a specially Microphone. The 2028 delivers DPA’s designed shock-mount and pop filter. It renowned natural sound, which allows all exhibits a supercardioid polar pattern, types of vocals to shine. Perfect for everyone with the famous DPA uniform off-axis from indie artists to international touring response. This gives the microphone singers, the 2028 mic is ideally suited for a very high-gain-before-feedback and live stage performances, broadcast and pro makes it easier to handle bleed from other AV applications. On a live stage, the 2028 instruments in close proximity, picking up delivers the same sonic qualities as DPA’s sound in a natural way. other great solutions. In fact, the 2028 needs no (or very little) EQ to sound just like you are standing next to the The 2028 is offered in three variants; a wired XLR with handle and two singer listening to their performance. This allows the artist to hone-in wireless mic configurations that are compatible with the industry’s on their vocals as if not using a microphone, which puts less strain on most widely used wireless microphone systems. This includes the SL1 the voice. In addition, the transparency of the 2028 allows engineers adapter, compatible with Shure, Sony and Lectrosonics; and the SE2 to spend their time shaping the sound experience rather than covering adapter, compatible with Sennheiser. up issues caused by artifacts. The 2028 has been cohesively designed to www.dpamicrophones.com provide the same amazing sound as the brand’s flagship handheld mic, the 4018 VL. It has also been optimized, like the 4018, for the unique challenges of the live stage.
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Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO is Coming Up in February 2020
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Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO, Japan’s largest B-to-B exhibition for Equipment Distributors, Event Hall Owners, Shopping Malls, the live entertainment and media industry will be held at Makuhari Amusement Parks, Promoters, Stage Art Productions and Media, etc. Messe, Japan from February 5 – 7, 2020. The show has been known as are expected to visit the show to find the solution and something one of the key business venues in Japan for the past 6 years. This year, new in the industry. Demand for the new products, technologies and 650* exhibitors & 30,000* visitors are expected to gather. (*including services related to the event business is highly likely increasing toward concurrent shows) the coming the world-class national events. Exhibit Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO and expand your business! (*Source: PWC Global Covers Various Live Entertainment & Media Product Industries Entertainment & Media Outlook 2016-2020)
This show covers various products in this industry, such as LED Synergistic Effect from Concurrent Shows Display, Pro-lighting, Pro-audio, PA System, AV, Special Effect, Stage Art and Digital Entertainment (VR, AR, Projection Mapping), Concert One of the positive aspects of Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO is that it Merchandise Production, Ticketing System, Controlling / Staging System is co-held with Events & Amusement Expo TOKYO, Sports Business Expo etc. for stages and entertainment places such as, concert venues, TOKYO and Local Value Creation Expo. Since these powerful concurrent theaters and amusement parks. shows are held under a single location, a synergistic effect appears in purchasing from various industries. Exhibitors can also find the Live Entertainment & Media Products are highly expected in rapidly business partners from meetings with a wide range of industry leaders growing Market! throughout the show.
Currently, Japan’s live entertainment market has been ranked 3rd Newly Launched Zone “eSports Business World” biggest* in the world. Furthermore, Japan’s event-related market is remarkably active and rapidly growing for upcoming Tokyo Olympics Show Management announced that they will present a new special 2020 and WORLD EXPO Osaka 2025. Equipment Rental Companies, zone, “eSports Business World” inside Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO. eSports Sponsors, eSports Teams/Athletes, Company’s Advertisement/ Marketing Division, TV Stations, Internet Service Providers, Schools/ Colleges, etc. are expected to visit to discover variety of eSports related products and services! Showcase your products and services for the eSports business operation to find ideal business partners!
2020 will be the 7th edition of Live Entertainment Expo TOKYO. The even will be held at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo Japan and is organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
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Have Your Priorities Right
I have always found that keeping your priorities right is tantamount to having a successful career in Pro From my experience, I can tell you that Audio. After some 15.000 shows of at least one in ten times this is not the my own and having seen at least as many shows by others, I find that case of how an event goes down and we continuously need to remind then it is you with your preparations for ourselves of the priorities. For eventualities and your quick assessment today I want to focus and elaborate on a few different scenarios in this of priorities, who will manage to get the regard. show under way nonetheless.
One of the famous phrases in our industry is that “the show must go on” and as simple as this sounds, it don’t coil and treat those cables properly. I know that there is no causal is one complex task. If you keep this in mind then this will drive your connection, but your colleagues see and recognize your work ethics. decision-making process throughout every single day at work. In case People in the crew are always monitoring you and if they see you doing everything goes right, I will have proper time to set up a system, check nothing, while others work their butts of, then this is recognized. If you it thoroughly and then tune it before going into sound check. After lend a helping hand to others, this helping hand will be extended to you sound check I will save and lock all my relevant devices and check them when you need it and trust me, you will need it. all again well before the show, ideally within an hour of show time starting. What I have heard many times over the years is that people from the outside ask: With all those freaks working in a team, with all the hippies Now this is when everything is ideal and everything follows the plan and weirdos, how can it be that all this runs almost like under military that I made along with my colleagues from the other departments. discipline? The answer is very simple: Because it works! None of this From my experience, I can tell you that at least one in ten times this is happens because people like military style (quite the opposite most of not the case of how an event goes down and then it is you with your the times), but you need to be very organized and have structures clear, preparations for eventualities and your quick assessment of priorities, so that such a complex undertaking can work out smooth and with little who will manage to get the show under way nonetheless. What does to no harm to anybody involved. Let’s all try to keep it that way and that mean in practice? have our priorities right, shall we?
You will need to have a good understanding of how long each task of Join the conversation and share your thoughts with Alex. Alex can be your day will take and then make ample room for this in the schedule. reached at [email protected] Then you need to coordinate this with your colleagues of the other departments from Staging, Lighting and Video. Within the schedule there is always a little buffer, at least while there is audience walk in and many times for me this was the life saving time span, when things get rough and gear is late or defective.
If the truck is late and gear delivery is late, then tuning will suffer first, because it is still imperative to make the gear at least work the way it is supposed to work. Some small testing devices will allow for system check along the way while being set up. I have seen people staring at screens, while the whole world seems to go around them, but they don’t see it. Nobody cares, if some remote seat does not hear properly time aligned audio, if the P.A. never comes alive. Having your eyes on this and being able to react, when necessary, is good.
Over the years, the priorities change and that is mostly due to your different positions in the career, but what I can tell my younger colleagues is that no one trusts you to run a system properly if you
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Projection in Domes
In this Q&A, we’re talking projection in domes with Malin Hallbeck at Another popular application is for dome-based driving simulators, domeprojection.com The Magdeburg-based company is chiefly known which are installed on motion systems with exchangeable cars. These for their ProjectionTools product which is widely used in training, domes have their own set of requirements: they need to be rigid to simulation and entertainment installations worldwide. endure the forces created by the movement, but also light to minimize the weight. * Is every dome the same? * Where did it all begin? Where did it all begin? * What are the challenges of projecting in a dome? * Have application areas changed over the years? The ProjectionTools product started out as a method used byproject: * Is it all done by projection? syntropy engineers when setting up multichannel installations. * Any recent tech game changers? project: syntropy delivers solutions for simulators, planetariums and highly immersive environments. As features were added and the Is every dome the same? capabilities grew, other integrators and end-users began to show interest. They realized that these tools could improve efficiency as No! Domes come in different sizes and angles of installation, mostly well as delivering repeatable geometry correction and warping results. depending on how the screen area is being used. Planetariums tend to In 2014, the inventors of the method decided to start to develop a use larger, fixed, perforated domes which are installed with a tilt angle professional solution that could also be used by others. The company to give the audience a good viewing area. In flight simulators, the dome domeprojection.com was founded and ProjectionTools was developed mostly encloses the pilot seated in the mock-up. These domes can and made available for others. sometimes also be facetted, made up of multiple flat segments. There’s a big demand for larger domes for events and the ones used What are the challenges of projecting in a dome? there are usually There are a number of pitfalls to avoid when covering the inside of a There’s a big demand for larger domes for events and the ones used dome with seamless imagery from multiple projectors. For example, there are usually geodesic domes. you need to ensure that the projectors are calibrated correctly so colour levels are the same across the entire image. Dark domes are
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY ASIA | www.e-techasia.com 47 TECH TALK SEPTEMBER 2019 especially sensitive to differences in colours as there are no other light sources to offset or mitigate variations. Conversely, light areas in domes will reflect on to other parts of the dome which lowers the contrast. As domes are curved in two dimensions, they can be an epic warp- and-blend challenge. You want to be certain that the projections fit the geometry of the surface exactly, every time, but preferably without time-consuming manual alignment.
Our auto-alignment system ensures recalibration with very high precision and accuracy. The system supports a wide range of high- quality measurement devices throughout the whole setup and auto- alignment processes, including usage of multiple, calibrated cameras.
To be compatible for use in many different areas, we integrate Is it all done by projection? ProjectionTools to work with different media servers (such as Dataton’s , realtime simulation software, hardware warp/ WATCHPAX range The installations we make are based on multiple projectors which blend units, graphics cards and projectors with built-in warp/blend give better final visual quality. There are also installations including capabilities. The number of integrations is constantly growing. mirrors. Projectors often need to be installed with a certain orientation and, under these conditions, mirrors can be helpful to realize floor Have application areas changed over the years? projections, for instance. Projectors equipped with fisheye lenses are used less often now. The application areas might not have changed, but, as the technology matures, the number of users grows in different segments. Popularity Any recent tech game-changers? also varies over time, with a higher number of projects in certain areas for a while. Yes! The wide availability of Power over Ethernet (PoE) industrial-grade cameras has improved the quality of larger installations significantly. Integration has become much easier – think of cabling, for instance. Content for the new projector generations which supports higher resolutions (4K and upwards) is often played out with more than one video input and sometimes often generated by more than one image generator. We’ve developed various high-quality alignment features for this kind of split setup to ensure the audience gets the full benefit. Delivering calibration for dark environments – such as night vision training or planetariums – demands advanced black level correction features, or optical blend masks. For night vision training, we’ve developed a patented system which provides high-quality blend masks based on the measurement of the real setup, instead of predesigned masks based on theoretical projection design data. We are active in entertainment and simulation markets which are the chief sectors for this kind of projection. The entertainment market Over the past years, additional tools have been developed to align includes planetariums, science centres and events. The image above is projections on complex, arbitrary surfaces. Beyond the standard from the 30m dome projection at Expo Yeosu. functionality of finding projector position, orientation and frustum, which is essential for 3D mapping projects, warping as well as blending Simulation comprises both static installations and simulators on motion can be calculated automatically. platforms, for a range of situations, for example,helicopter flight, ship’s and bridge, driving assistant systems development, air traffic control, This article first appeared under Dataton’s website. We thank Dataton more. and domeprojection.com for giving us permission to republish the article. The image in the next column shows mixed reality laboratory “Elbe Dome 2.0” by Fraunhofer Institute IFF in Magdeburg, Germany. www.dataton.com domeprojection.com
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY ASIA | www.e-techasia.com 48 FEATURE SEPTEMBER 2019 by Katinka Allendar The Perfect Backdrop - Video As Performance Art in Theatre Immersing the audience into the performance with engaging technology like projection mapping, holograms and automation
Video is an integral part Technology at Centre Stage of theatrical design and over recent years has Bart Kresa, Master Projection seen an explosion of use Designer and Founder of in productions across Asia BARTKRESA studio who Pacific. has worked on a number of amazing projects Notable productions incorporating theatrical include Aladdin at Dentsu performance artists explains: Shiki Theatre in Tokyo, The “We emphasise high-end Lion King in Japan, Wicked technology, meticulous Gold Coast and even the and imaginative design, upcoming Kung Fu Panda powerful graphics, and Spectacular Live that opens at strong storytelling to create Macao’s Venetian Theatre in impactful experiences.” Richard Saunders, December 2019. Director at IKONIX Zachary Burton, Director “The market is ever expanding with some of the most creative uses at IKONIX echoes this of projection in the theatre market – a historically late adopter of sentiment for theatre: emerging technology,” explained Richard Saunders, Director at IKONIX “Integrating lighting & based in Brisbane, Australia. automation with real-time graphics is one of the most Driving Market Trends sought-after concepts. We have a specialised team of Things are about to change! In terms of technology, it seems that content creators onboard to producers and directors of the bigger productions are aiming as high as constantly push the envelope Broadway and the West End in terms of integrating video design into and design mesmerising, their performances. never seen before productions.” “I would describe the culture as trending and the trick is to integrate but not to overuse. Using the technology sparingly and creatively IKONIX believes in working with our partners and suppliers to ensure all ensures the performances aren’t overpowered and the true sense of productions run seamlessly. theatre is maintained,” added Saunders. “We are extremely proud to “The guest experience is driving the trend – immersing the audience be Australia’s only owners into the performance with engaging technology like projection of Avolites AI Media servers mapping, holograms and automation – these are always a winner. The and are trained as product emergence of creative music festivals and live events that are streamed specialists,” enthuses Burton. across the world are the main reason video is being incorporated “The amazing team at Avolites into smaller events [or theatre productions] like never before,” said in the UK go over and above to Saunders. service our requirements and we know they always have our IKONIX deployed a hologram on stage for the Australian entry for back when we decide to push EuroVision, a number of years ago. Then, hologram technology became the limits of technology on our the hottest ticket in town and gained great industry traction with larger events.” IKONIX website enquiries sky rocketing. Kung Fu Panda Spectacular Live Logo. Image courtesy Broadway Asia
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The Venetian Theatre, Macao. Image courtesy Broadway Asia.
Pushing the boundaries is something of a trend as is combining the best as well as extraordinary puppetry and martial arts,” said director and of Hollywood, Broadway and The Circus. DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda choreographer Susan Stroman. Spectacular is expected to transform the entertainment landscape in Macao. Building on the globally successful franchise of the beloved “The hilarious and heart-warming characters from the films will come Kung Fu Panda films, the to life in an extraordinary action filled live performance.” production has the wisdom, The production is working with Pulse Evolution Group, Inc., a leading heart and humour of the world- developer of hyper-realistic digital humans and characters for renowned franchise, combined entertainment, mixed reality and artificial intelligence for Broadway with the high-level design and Asia’s theatrical production of DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda Spectacular impact of a major live action Live at the Venetian Theatre in Macau, a leading destination resort in immersive spectacular resident Asia. show. The large-scale attraction incorporates the best scenic design by “The production will be an STUFISH/Ray Winkler (Las Vegas installation of Ka, the Beijing 2008 exciting new experience for Summer Olympics, and many famous concert tours including Madonna audiences of all ages — as and the Rolling Stones), musical direction by David Krane (over 25 it incorporates storytelling, highly acclaimed Broadway musicals), lighting design by Ken Billington state-of-the art projection (designer of over 100 Broadway productions), and projection and video Kung Fu Panda Spectacular Live - Susan mapping and video design, design by 59 Productions (Tony Awards and Olivier Award Winners for Stroman - Credit Paul Kolnik. Image courtesy Broadway Asia. immersive aerial and acrobatics An American in Paris and War Horse).
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Scene Jade Palace, Illustration by Michael Curry Design, 59 Productions and Stufish Design. Image courtesy of Broadway Asia.
Behind the scenes are a team of experts. As IKONIX knows, there needs IKONIX delivered the stage show ‘Wicked’ for Matt Ward Entertainment to be a talented team of designers and content creators who love in Queensland. The design incorporated a large rear projection screen, creating the unseen and utilising new technologies ensures this. Holograms using Hologauze as well as scenic projection.
“The entire sequence was pre-programmed in our pre-viz suite with the Director and was adjusted on site once the real-world space was adapted. The Realtime graphics allowed us to adjust content on the fly as the director requested without the need for long re-rendering times,” explained Burton.
“The ability to work with set designers and other creatives to produce memorable events that capture the audience is one of the many opportunities this industry has allowed us. The main challenge in our industry would be consistency of events, in between ‘event season’ sees us creating content and servicing our growing stock,” added Saunders.
Looking to what might be a possibility for future tech growth in the theatre market, Burton says: “Holograms are a constant source of interest to our clients and are our main website enquiry. The increasing demand means this will be more accessible to future theatre shows and we are excited to see what show will be next.”
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Scene from Wicked. Image courtesy of Matt Ward Entertainment
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CASE STUDY Broadway Blockbuster Musical WICKED, Gold Coast
Image credit: Matt Ward Entertainment
The ambitious production design was the work of Maria-Rose Payne who worked closely with Brisbane’s content and video specialists IKONIX to produce the shows design elements including scenic design, construction, and special effects.
“When IKONIX were approached by Wicked’s producer Matt Ward, we knew something exciting was on the cards,” commented Richard Saunders, Director of IKONIX.
“IKONIX specialise in custom, bespoke productions and when Matt said he wanted to incorporate projection mapping and holograms into a local production of Wicked we were sold!”
A 10m x 5m Holo-Gauze screen was utilised throughout the show to Image credit: Matt Ward Entertainment add an extra dimension to the stage and to bring the Wizard to life in a way never seen before. Holo-Gauze is theatrical gauze combined with do this not only saved them a lot of time but allowed the director to a highly reflective metallic coating. That means it will solidly reflect see his changes come to life as he thought of something different; an projected images, but it also means anything behind Holo-Gauze, when invaluable asset to have. carefully lit, can also be seen. “We knew that the Wizard had the potential to create a real visual IKONIX also utilised several other projection methods including a large impact so the pressure was on to get him just right,” added Richard. upstage rear projection screen, floor and scenery mapping, plus a large “IKONIX used motion tracking technology on the real wizard, which flown cyclorama during intermission. meant our hologram wizard would not only have the same mannerisms and mouth movements as our actor, but he would be more realistic.” The entire design was built and managed using Notch, which not only allowed IKONIX to build and visualise the environment in real time, www.ikonix.net.au but also make changes onsite before rendering them out as video files for cue playbacks in their Avolites AI Media servers. The ability to
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SINGAPORE The Illumination of Singapore’s Bicentennial National Day Celebrations Co-lighting Designer Michael Chan shares his experience
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Singapore’s 54th National Day Celebrations had an added significance long-standing local institutions paraded through the Padang. The first this year, as the country also commemorated its bicentennial milestone. act itself took place above ground with soaring fighter jets swerving It was 200 years ago that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore, across the sky. The second act, titled “Our Strength” appropriately saw which in essence marked the arrival of the British into Singapore, a mobile column comprising various military and home-team vehicles, transforming the country’s future into a vibrant trading port. making their way past the VIP stand. As the evening turned into night, the remaining acts saw a display of dance performances, laser displays, The Singapore Bicentennial National Day Parade was held on 9th giant props and singing performances complementing the story-telling. August at the Padang, which in itself is an iconic landmark. The Padang, It was also during these acts that the lights came to the forefront, an open field site, was chosen as an alternative for public buildings by creating a sea of colours fitting the performances. Stamford Raffles in 1822. It became a major recreational area when two clubs, the Singapore Cricket Club and the Singapore Recreation Club In total 1036 lights were used, comprising of Claypaky, Robe and SGM were established at both ends of the field. The Padang also witnessed fixtures. The Claypaky fixtures totalling 602 units, comprised of 262 the first post-independence National Day Parade held in 1966. It also units of HY B-EYE K25, 208 units of Scenius Unico and 132 units of witnessed the declarations of self-government in 1959 and the union Mythos 2. There was a total of 248 units of Robe BMFLs, 186 units of with Malaysia in 1963. SGM Q7s.
“Our Singapore” was the theme of Singapore’s 54th birthday Two grandMA3 full size consoles with seven MA3 processing units were celebration, and it aimed to tell the country’s story from past to responsible for the show control operations, while a grandMA2 Full size present, through six acts. The pre-act included eight floats representing was used as roving console for programming.
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The fixing of the truss was challenging for the engineers as they had to calculate the weight, take into account safety considerations and figure out how they were going to put up the truss as it was fairly high up.
The span of the truss is quite long, around 30 meters. We needed a large span as we did not want to block the view of the restaurant guests with any vertical standing trusses, from enjoying the Marina Bay area skyline. So the truss stands were at the pillars thus offering a clear view of the CBD and Marina Bay area. However during the final two previews and the actual celebration the restaurants were closed for security reasons.
(L-R) Mac Chan, Tejay Yeo, Chew YongFa (technical and production manager), The truss were lifted using a huge crane lift. They were first assembled and Michael Chan, Photo copyright Michael Chan one frame at a time and then lifted up and dropped down into place. The show’s lighting design was handled by Michael Chan and Mac Chan Each night two frames were put into place. Then the lighting crew (not related). Lighting programming was done by Michael Chan and rigged up the lights and it took two days per frame. This is because the Tejay Yeo. crew were only allowed to start at 2am and had to stop work by 7am. Within the five hours, they had to secure the lights onto the frame, The Challenge of Installing Fixtures at the National Gallery Singapore cable the lights, adjust the fixture angles and do whatever trouble shooting was needed.”
The Robe BMFLs installed atop the National Gallery Singapore
The National Gallery Singapore faces the Padang. This is also the location where the VIPs and key Government Officials sit to enjoy the The SGM Q7s performances. The National Gallery also features two operational restaurants at the rooftop. Other than the BMFLs, the facade of the National Gallery featured 66 units of SGM Q7 that were used for up-lighting the building. The The challenge for the lighting team was in installing the 128 Robe BMFL pavement facing the road and Padang had eight VIP speaker towers. Blades at the top facade of the Gallery. Including with the speakers were six units of SGM Q7 per tower. “These lights were used to light up the mobile column and parade as “This was challenging for a few reasons. First, where the restaurants are it passed through. It also was useful as we used it as a work light and located, was the area we had to rig the lighting, which meant we could for additional front light. Being IP65 we left it as it was and it worked not do the rigging during their operational hours,” said Michael. without a hitch.”
“We also had to co-ordinate with the army (the Singapore Armed Follow-Me Helps Resolve Follow Spot Issues Forces was the lead agency in relation to the National Day Celebrations) and civil engineers regarding the load the building is able to handle. The production team including the lighting designers decided to use the This is a historical building and after discussions and calculations, the Follow-Me software for the celebrations. “Follow-Me resolves the main maximum number of lighting fixtures we could rig was 128 moving issue of not needing manpower up on truss to do the follow spot work. lights based on a maximum weight of 40kg per light, which ended up It resolves safety issues as well as fatigue. Not needing to clear security being the Robe BMFLs. I would like to add, that it is due to the weight for 8 followspotters up on a vantage point resolved a lot of paperwork and space issue that we could not include actual Followspot fixtures. and any potential clearance issue. It also helped the operators to be
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY ASIA | www.e-techasia.com 54 LIVE SEPTEMBER 2019 better able to concentrate on the show without having to battle the environment. Imagine being up on the rooftop platform, in the sun or rain, for 12 hours or more at a stretch!” said Michael.
For the National Day celebrations, a total of 16 BMFLs that were installed at the National Gallery were assigned as follow-spots. “The Follow-Me software ran on four MAC minis. We split the operation into two sets of 8 BMFLs for each screen. This was to ensure fail-safe should any of the MAC fail. So two of the MACs were running the show with the other two being used as back-up.
The Follow-Me fader wings with joy stick The additional hardware from Follow-Me included sets of fader wings with joy stick. “These were very important. The initial control for the software was via a mouse and keyboard, and I was not comfortable with that. However, when I went to this year’s Prolight + Sound Frankfurt, I noticed that Follow-Me had added these hardware to complement the software. I spoke to the technical team and they The Leica laser that helped to accurately measure the XYZ measurements agreed to purchase the hardware as it is user-friendly and it made that measurement was to buy a laser to calculate the XYZ. Thankfully sense as we were using non-technical staff (provided by the military) to the Follow-Me team recommended a Leica laser that was not just control the follow-spot.” accurate, but able to give us the full XYZ measurements.” said a relieved Michael. The set-up for the Follow-Me included static cameras placed on the facade of the National Gallery which were able to view the entire The Follow-Me operations room was set-up within the National Gallery. coverage area of the Padang. The Follow-Me software on the MACs were linked to the grandMA network via ARTnet. The grandMA system received the live data from the Follow-Me system and sent it out as Lighting up the Show normal DMX signal to the BMFLs. 2 units of BMFL were assigned to one “The Claypaky K25s are a huge feature of the show,” comments Follow-Me user. Michael. The Padang was “contained” on three sides with three large LEDs on each side, and the open spaces between the LEDs were filled-in “To ensure that the follow-spots were accurate, we needed with what was known as the Candlestick Towers of varying heights. The measurements so that the Follow-Me software will be able to do Towers were draped on three sides with red clothing. The intention its job effectively. This meant we needed to set-up nine markers was to create a feel of being in an enclosed space. When the lighting in relation to the performance area. These markers are calculated designers heard about these towers, they decided to hang lights on as XYZ measurements. The Follow-Me software requires accurate them to allow for more creative possibilities. It is in these 50 such measurements for it to be able to work effectively. With XYZ mapping, towers that surround the three sides of the field that the K25s were we needed to also calculate the “Z”, or height – meaning not just the installed. distance from the BMFLs at the National Gallery to the marker, but also the distance from the ground up. We realised that the only way to get
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5 metres – that is very bright. So, I zoomed it down to the tightest angle and used it for beam effects as well. Its performance was very impressive.”
This is the first time the designers had used the K25s. “We have used the K20s. They are good fixtures, but not quite bright enough for a big arena show like this. In comparison, the K25s are very bright. When we use it to do effects, the effect is highly visible not only on camera, but also for the live audiences. We also used a lot of the built-in macros to do things like the spiral effect, pixelated effect and even zoom rotation. To sum it up, the lights performed magnificently.”
Also placed within the Candlestick towers were the 72 units of SGM Q7. “They are punchy and bright and we used them for strobes, to highlight The Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 installed on the Candlestick towers accents, and colour chase and they helped to further break the shape of the backdrop and added to the dynamism of the show.” “They define the show. The K25s become this ever-changing backdrop behind the audience. The fixtures are so bright that they also functioned as a secondary wash,” said Michael.
The Claypaky Unicos
The Unicos installed on top of the three huge LED screens were used as washes for lighting faces of performers and to provide colours within the performance space. “We designed the lighting structure into three layers. The Mythos 2 featuring Osram lamps installed on a lower level on the three sides, acting like a border surrounding the field, are the low-level lights that project colours, beams and gobos. The K25s provide another layer of effects and backdrops with the Unicos being the highest layer.”
With regards to the choice of the Claypakys, Michael highlighted that the designers had two requirements. One was that they needed 1,400 The Robe BMFLs installed within the free-standing to 1,700 watts fixtures to light up the faces of performers. “It happened towers were used to light the audience that the Unicos was one of the brightest that we could get.” The other General colour wash and face light was performed by the BMFLs at the requirement was the need for a multi-faceted lighting fixture that not National Gallery. However, six free-standing towers that were spread only allowed for ultra-bright pixelated LED effects, but also worked around the peripheral of the performance space had an additional effectively as a wash.” 20 Robe BMFL Blades in each tower. These towers also held the loudspeakers and the Pixmob RF equipment. “The BMFLs on the towers “The K25s fitted the bill perfectly. Each fixture has 37 LEDs, so I can were primarily used to light the audience as well as to create effects have 37 pixels per light. At its smallest zoom, it offers 80,000 lux at within the audience space,” said Michael.
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Programming “The MA3 was reliable as always. However I had to get used to the button layout. The tactile feel of the buttons was great. The MA3 is a complete redesign compared to its predecessor. It is actually a very logical layout. Once you are used to the system layout, it is great to use,” said Michael.
grandMA3 console
The control room was at the back which meant it offered poor viewing for the operators, as they were viewing the back of the performers. So the operators used the live feed for ensuring the lighting was working accordingly.
“We had to set up our console and do our programming from the VIP seats as it allowed us to ensure that we were lighting up correctly. We also programmed at the field to check the National Gallery facade lights, which is why we needed an additional roving console.”
Most of the programming was triggered via timecode except for the first two acts, which were controlled manually. “The mobile columns and the marching parade might be a little slower or faster on any given day so we did not want it to be automated. Only from Act 3 onwards was the lighting programme fully time-coded.” New Photo Credit Derek Leong
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No Wireless Control Allowed say the programming and technical aspect for this element was quite challenging.” Eight mobile platforms were on the field. These were used to elevate some of the performers, the Emcees and the giant Lion prop. The There was no doubt that the lightings created the impact moments at platforms had LED lights within them for lighting effect. the celebrations.
Michael explained: “The biggest issue we faced with these mobile All the lighting fixtures were supplied by local production powerhouse platforms is that we were not able to use WDMX as the frequencies Showtec Communications Pte Ltd. Follow-ME software and hardware were jammed as part of the security protocol. So we had to come up was sold via Total Solutiona Markting Pte Ltd that also offered technical with what was a convoluted, but necessary, solution. support.
Each mobile platform had a PC laptop with a grandMA2 2port node. www.claypaky.it We sent out the time code via FM frequency to a radio receiver that is www.robe.cz installed within the platform. We then hard-wired the mini-jack to XLR into a MIF4 audio interface. The MIF4 then sent midi timecode into the sgmlight.com laptop via USB and the MA2 OnPc then fires the cue. DMX was sent follow-me.nu from the MA2 OnPC via the 2port node to the LED drivers. www.showtecsingapore.com www.tsm-int.com It took quite a bit of time to make this work as we had to ensure that www.lightinginsomnia.com none of the links along the signal chain would not break, while the platforms was being pushed around and being stomped on. I would
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INDIA Giant Sculptural Projection Mapping Tells Story of Adiyogi Black surface with sheen called for creative solution
One hundred and twelve feet tall, the statue of Adiyogi rises The interpretation was commissioned by the Isha Yoga Center to reach majestically above the Isha Yoga Center in the beautiful foothills at out to visitors and devotees in a visually immersive manner, the likes Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-India. And every weekend, the world-record of which had never been seen before. The center appointed Axis bust comes to life in a stunning projection-mapped interpretation of Three Dee Studios Pvt. Ltd to execute the entire project from start the story of the Adiyogi’s divine appearance. Dataton WATCHOUT to finish, including the complete production of the visuals with CEO mapping software, WATCHMAX media servers, surround sound and Avijit Samajdar taking the role of producer and director. The technical Epson projectors help deliver the awe-inspiring production. team also included experts from Dataton and projector manufacturer Epson to ensure that the spectacular show performed flawlessly and The premiere of Adiyogi Divya Darshanam (roughly translated Adiyogi’s with maximum impact. The undertaking resulted in several firsts – and Divine Appearance) was one of the main highlights for this year’s presented a number of challenges. Mahashivratri event at the Isha Yoga Center, near the Velliangiri mountains in southern India. The show, produced and played back with Black Surface Called for Creative Solution the Dataton WATCHOUT system is a unique (14 minutes, 10 seconds) projection-mapped chronicle, depicting the timeless story of how The holder of the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Bust, Adiyogi transmitted the ancient science of Yoga to his seven disciples the Adiyogi statue is built of steel and painted black. The satin finish (called the Saptrarishis), to his beloved, Devi Parvati and to his constant and highly uneven topography called for some creative thinking by the companions, the formless Ganas. In the WATCHOUT show, vivid 4K team at Axis Three Dee Studios. content is complemented with a background narrative by the visionary founder of Isha himself, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. “Projection mappings are usually attempted on lighter coloured surfaces that evenly reflect light, unlike in this case, black, which greatly
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absorbed it,” says Avijit Samajdar, CEO, Axis Three Dee Studios Pvt Ltd. The WATCHOUT system was chosen due to its strong track-record in “What’s more, the sheen on the surface meant that the proper colours the industry as a reliable and versatile tool for cutting-edge mapping did not appear and the team devised a unique colour palette (Real Time applications. As the first performance of the show was in front of a Colour Cancellation process) to counter the interference hues from the VIP audience, headed by the Honourable President of India, Ram Nath shiny surface. Thus, the final amalgam of colours using this process, Kovind, there was absolutely no room for anything less than perfection. came out vivid and rich during projection, with unwanted reflective hues cancelled out in real time.” Ashok Sharma concludes: “The show creators appreciated the easy- to-navigate interface in WATCHOUT and how smoothly changes could Challenges of Mapping a World-record Statue be implemented – even on the day of the launch. On the big day, the mapped content played back flawlessly on the surface of the Adiyogi, Another challenge was the sheer scale of the project. The entire surface creating a truly magnificent experience.” area to be projected upon was over 743sqm – the statue is, after all, the largest bust in the world! To achieve full image coverage with crisp Adiyogi Divya Darshanam is a permanent show at the Isha Yoga Center, and vibrant imagery, 24 units of 15,000 lumens laser projectors from open to all visitors free of charge. It plays from 8pm on every Saturday Epson, running under Dataton WATCHOUT, were used in a unique and Sunday. The shows also runs on other auspicious days such as stacking configuration. Amavasya (New Moon) and Pournami (Full Moon).
“Due to certain inherent constraints to the locations for the permanent The Honourable President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the setup of the two projection towers at the site, the projectors were show on the March 4, 2019, on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, a Hindu arranged in four stacked sets by the technical team, to ensure festival celebrated across India on the New Moon day for Lord Shiva. maximum optimisation of lumens and angle of incidence of the projected light,” explains Avijit Samajdar. Credits Client: Isha Yoga Centre Flawless Performance with WATCHOUT Content creator and project owner: Axis Three Dee Studios Producer & director: Avijit Samajder, Axis Three Dee Studios Ashok Sharma of Dataton, elaborates: “Naturally, the center did not Projection mapping want to have a projection tower built in front of the Adiyogi statue as Dataton system: WATCHOUT and WATCHMAX WX9100 media servers. this could obstruct viewing and visitors. The solution was to build two Dataton on-site support: Ashok Sharma, Dataton towers, of limited height, at 45 degree angles. The left tower covers the Projectionist & mapping:Manesh “Manu” Kadam entire left side of statue and right tower covers the whole right side of AV system integration, programming & project management: the statue.” Sirvinder “Lucky” Singh, Purple Vector Projectors: Laser projectors supplied by Epson India “The mapped show was programmed in WATCHOUT production software by Manesh “Manu” Kadam and we then deployed two www.dataton.com WATCHMAX media servers to ensure flawless mapping of the content on the surface of the Adiyogi from both left and right sides. The Dataton WATCHMAX servers are also integrated with the 5.1 channel sound of the show with Sirvinder “Lucky” Singh from Purple Vector responsible for overall AV system integration.”
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MALAYSIA Powersoft Gives JASON MRAZ Good Vibes in Malaysia X8 and X4L amplifier platforms were integral to the impressive audio system deployed at the Axiata Arena
Singesen Technical Production and Chan Lee Sound & Light selected a powerful combination of Powersoft’s X8 and X4L amplifier platforms for American singer-songwriter, Jason Mraz, as he stopped off in Kuala Lumpur for the third Asian date of his Good Vibes World Tour.
As an artist that favours the fidelity of the songs themselves over the usual bells and whistles associated with a modern-day pop show, the quality of the sound at the Axiata Arena had to be the technical crew’s main concern.
The main hangs at the arena were made up of 12 x JBL VT-4889-1 per side, with 8 x JBL VT4888 flown per side as side fill and 6 x JBL VT4888 in the centre. The 20 x JBL VT 4880 subwoofers were ground stacked at the side of the stage, while a series of Nexo PS15 wedge monitors were placed along the downstage edge. A total of 6 x JBL VTX A8 were used as front fill.
The main system was driven by 11 of Powersoft’s road-proven X8 amplifier platforms, while a pair of the company’s latest touring product - the X4L - were also used to power 8 of the VT4880’s, with The JBL Speakers
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The Powersoft amplifiers in the rack
The Powersoft gear used to drive the Good Vibes in Kuala Lumpur were made available thanks to Singesen Technical Production’s recent Jackie Ng with local crew and the artist engineer investment in the Italian manufacturer’s industry leading technology - a testament to their growing confidence in the brand. Ng was also keen to point out the assistance that came from Powersoft’s staff as well as its software. He concluded: “The technical Ng said: “We have used Outline systems for some time, so we were representative from Powersoft was there when we received our familiar with the reliability and high-performance levels of Powersoft amplifiers, so they were able to make sure that everything was in amplifiers. When the opportunity to invest in Powersoft amplifiers working order. We then did some testing and, using the LiveImpedance presented itself, it really was a no brainer for us. Since Powersoft works data in ArmoníaPlus, we managed to detect an issue with our speakers. with all our speakers in our inventory, being an open platform, we Thanks to the software, these problems were rectified quickly and we couldn’t be happier with our decision.” were able to get on with putting on a great show.”
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The Powersoft ArmoníaPlus software
As well as the high praise Singesen had from the products themselves, he also highlighted the effectiveness of Powersoft’s ArmoníaPlus software during this particular application.
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CHINA Nick Ho Powers MCW19 Shanghai Show with ChamSys MagicQ MQ60 Power, mobility and ingenuity captivate the tech savvy crowd
Technology, even at its highest levels, seems to be most impressive Ho credits “ChamSys flexibility” with helping him and his team employ when it is accompanied by human ingenuity. Nick Ho and his team an effective workaround that overcame this challenge. “We used a demonstrated that point in convincing fashion recently at MWC19 feature in the ChamSys, called the ‘ArtNet Retransmit’,” he said. “This Shanghai (short for Mobile World Congress). Putting on lightshows allowed us to use the MQ60 to transmit the incoming LTC to Pangolin for some of the brightest minds in tech, and surrounded by cutting via ArtNet.” edge contrivances like self-driving cars, 5G mirrors and 8K 360° virtual As a result, Ho and his colleagues, Justin Poh the MQ60 programmer, reality experiences, Ho navigated his way through time constraint and Wang Jin, who programmed Pangolin Beyond, were able to create issues to interface on short notice with some advanced laser software. a stunning 8-universe show that married the best of lighting and lasers Helping him accomplish this feat were his own resourcefulness, and the to captivate the tech savvy crowd at MCW19 Shanghai. flexibility of his personal tech tool, the ChamSys MagicQ MQ60 console “Everyone was very pleased with how this show turned out,” said Ho. “For the past few years of the MWC event, I have programmed “There was a lot of movement, colour, intensity, and multiple layers the conference’s opening stinger (walk-up music for the speaker of looks. It represented the creative spirit of the conference. To blend introduction) with lights,” said Ho. “This year, my client decided to laser and lighting with different cues and timing was interesting and build this show around laser fixtures. We had to use Pangolin Beyond challenging. I wrote all the cues, Justin programmed them in the MQ60, software. Now, my MQ60 receives Timecode via SMPTE LTC, but our and our laser assistant Wang programmed in Pangolin Beyond. I then Pangolin was not able to receive LTC due to the short notice we were did the final timecode touchup and operated the ChamSys console on given, which left us no time to prepare the LTC convert for Pangolin.” the show days. It all went very smoothly.”
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In addition to the laser displays, the opening day stinger was enlivened floor with an hour of programming time remaining to be done. Not a by a colourscape created with RGBA fixtures. “Our opening show problem – we just brought our ChamSys back to the hotel to finish the featured seven different RGBW colours and some LED Ribbons,” said programming.” Ho. “The MQ60 can easily create a fixture profile within minutes in order to program the launching device that was built especially for this Power and mobility -- two of the three themes that ran through conference.” MCW19 Shanghai -- also characterized the console that Ho and his team used to run the conference’s lightshows. As for the third theme, Given the variety of roles they had to fill at MCW19 Shanghai from “ingenuity,” that was very evident in the collective imagination of the creating opening shows to lighting sessions, Ho and his team were designers that worked this event to perfection. continuously programming during the event. The user-friendliness and compact design of the MQ60 made it easier for them to keep up with www.chamsyslighting.com this demand.
Those who use it know that the MQ60 is very mobile and compact,” said Ho. “This was invaluable to us. For three days, we left the show
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AUSTRALIA The Electric Canvas Lights up Luna Park with Christie Boxer Projectors Glowing colours and bright fairground imagery mesmerize visitors
Half a dozen Christie Boxer Series 3DL projectors deployed at Coney Technical Director, TEC. “We are therefore very honoured to be given Island in the iconic Luna Park Sydney wowed visitors with vibrant and the opportunity to design and deliver a projection show to celebrate lifelike images during Vivid Sydney, the annual festival of light, music the history and magic of this legendary site.” and ideas known as the biggest event of its kind in the world. The 30,000-lumen projectors were housed in three weatherproof Audiences are mesmerized by the bright and colourful projections using towers, installed atop the cement slabs of two of the amusement six Christie Boxer 2K30 projectors. (Photos courtesy of The Electric park’s rides, 25 meters apart from each other and networked over a Canvas) catenary. TEC’s creative team also composed a whimsical soundtrack to complement the visual content and enhance the experience. The result Titled “The Spirit of Fun,” the dramatic and emotive son et lumière was a seamless, high-resolution, optimal performance with perfectly celebrated the history and magic of the beloved amusement park. The balanced brightness. visuals were designed and executed by Christie’s valued Australian partner, The Electric Canvas (TEC), using six Christie Boxer 2K30 “As a longtime user of Christie projectors, we are very familiar with the projectors to cover the 33-meter building façade and both its towers various models that we have in our fleet, including the J Series and the and steeples. TEC is famous for its experience and expertise in large- new Crimson Series, which have served us well for numerous events,” scale events, bringing to life the artwork, characters and soul of the Milne explained. “The Boxer 2K30s used for this project have been park. outstanding – the images were bright and flamboyant, and we were very impressed with their reliability and performance throughout the “Coney Island is an old school funhouse that’s been delighting visitors show period.” since the park’s opening in 1935, and it certainly has a special place in the hearts of every Sydneysider,” said Peter Milne, Managing and “The Spirit of Fun” tells the story of Luna Park’s colourful history and provides a window into the future of fun
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Charming audiences two years in a row show that once again demonstrates they are at the top of the game. ‘The Spirit of Fun’ is a huge success in bringing people together and “The Spirit of Fun” created a huge sensation during its debut at taking them on an adventure that creates joy, excitement, wonder, and Vivid Sydney 2018. The beautiful and lively projections as well as the lasting memories. We are also thrilled that our Boxer Series projectors innovative soundtrack that accompanied it blew audiences away. The provided bright and vivid images that added much excitement to the Australian media hailed the show as one of the 10 must-see highlights show during the 2018 and 2019 editions of Vivid Sydney.” of Vivid Sydney, describing it as “a magical adventure transporting visitors into a 3D experience.” theelectriccanvas.com.au www.christiedigital.com Luna Park was so impressed with the spectacle and large turnout that they decided to repeat the entire show for Vivid Sydney 2019, which took place from May 24 to June 15. As expected, the rerun was a major crowd-pleaser with the stylish light and sound show mesmerizing visitors with splashes of glowing colours and bright, fairground imagery.
“The TEC team was really pleased with the highly enthusiastic response from both the media and public,” said Milne. “We are delighted that the show has resonated with audiences both young and old, and we’re very proud to re-stage ‘The Spirit of Fun’ again for this year’s edition of Vivid Sydney to charm both returning and first time visitors alike.”
Congratulating the TEC team for a job well done, Michael Bosworth, Executive Director, Head of Enterprise for Asia Pacific, Christie, commented, “Peter and his team have delivered a visually stunning
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SAUDI ARABIA Protec Shines at Jeddah World Fest Protec deliver audio, lighting & rigging for historic Saudi music festival
Jeddah World Fest was a record-breaking historic end to the Jeddah Project manager for Protec, Luke Doyle, reflects on the success of the Summer Season. Held on July 18th, the inaugural edition of the music show. “The show looked and sounded incredible. The stage structure festival took place in the grounds of King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, was the largest ever seen in the Middle East. This type of event had and attracted a sell-out crowd of almost 40,000 music fans. This was never been done to this scale in KSA and it was a great show to be a the largest music festival ever held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and part of for sure. Definitely one to remember! The crowd were fantastic the atmosphere was electric! Protec proudly delivered an extensive and it was almost emotional to witness.” audio, lighting and rigging package for their client ‘The Manual’ on behalf of Roqu Media. Pulling off an ambitious show like this was not without significant challenges. This event ties in with Vision 2030, a progressive plan which sees the country open up as an entertainment destination and relax some of its “As the line-up wasn’t 100% confirmed until last minute we were under stricter laws around events. With the country’s General Entertainment immense pressure to fulfil the technical rider for each artiste. We had Authority set to inject upwards of an estimated $60 billion dollars into catered well technically for the event using stock from our Riyadh and the sector over the next decade, Jeddah World Fest is the first of many Dubai warehouses, however, we had to move quickly to discuss the jaw dropping events which will fuel the AV and events sector in the requirements with the relevant artiste’s teams and production and get Middle East. Its successful execution places Jeddah as a new concert the extra kit rushed into the country once the last line up was finalised. destination for the world’s biggest artistes visiting the Middle East. The event was also a few days behind on build schedule so we were tightly pushed on time to deliver from our side with only 2 nights for The emotional crowds witnessed stellar performances from build and rehearsals. 22 crew were on site and managed to set up in international artistes Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, Chris Brown, Liam Payne, two days and derig in one shift.” Steve Aoki, Tyga, Future, R3wire and Varski.
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Established in the region for 20 years, the Protec team know how to Kara per side, as the venue was very wide. Two small hangs of Kara handle the challenges of the KSA climate. were used behind the follow spot towers just to fill out the dead spots in that area. 32 x SB28 subs were used in a sub arc configuration, with “The extreme climate was a constant challenge. Working long hours it Kara frontfills. The power to weight and size ratio of the K2 made this was imperative to keep the crew hydrated. We worked throughout the perfect as we were able to hang very large hangs as the main left and night to avoid the intense heat and humidity during the day. Hydration right to get the throw needed without main delay towers which the salts in Camelbaks and frequent water breaks kept the crew well client didn’t want.” hydrated. Protec chose all DiGiCo consoles; SD7, SD10 and SD11 were used at Constant communication with our client and the production team FOH and an SD5 and SD10 at monitors. They also provided all the DJ (who were supportive & always positive) , good teamwork with other equipment which was primarily 4 x CDJ 2000 Nexus and DJM 900 companies on site, long hours and a great deal of hard work from all Nexus. the team led to us overcoming the weather and all the other challenges a show of this magnitude possesses delivering an incredible event that “We had 20 channels of Sennheiser 2000 series IEMS and 16 x we are very proud to have been a part of.” Doyle explained. L-acoustics 115xtHIQ wedges for use by all the artistes, as well as large sidefills of L-acoustics ARCSII and SB28 onstage.” Ross added Audio Solutions regarding the onstage package, “We had a mixture of Shure Axient and Sennheiser wireless microphones along with a complete package of Protec’s technical director Ed Ross talks us through the audio setup. top end wired microphones from Shure, Sennheiser, Neuman, DPA and “We chose our L-Acoustics K2 as the primary PA for the event. This AKG.” was for a combination of factors, including rigging height and weight loading. The PA comprised of a main left and right hang of 23 K2 each The audio team faced a reduced setup time and worked through and two large outer hangs of 4 x K1-SB, 13 units of K2 and 6 units of the night due to the intense heat in order to get everything perfect.
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Production & lighting designer Mark Cunniffe shared his experience working with Protec.
“An ambitious show the scale of Jeddah World Fest requires an excellent team to pull off successfully so it was a pleasure to work with Protec through my client The Manual. Protec have years of experience in Saudi Arabia and the whole team came on site with a professional and confident attitude. They know the pitfalls and were prepared for any eventuality. The equipment was faultless and despite the extreme weather conditions and short setup time they managed to deliver a spectacular show. It was a pleasure working with the entire team but I’d like to especially thank Luke, Robert and Frank who went above and beyond. I look forward to working with Protec again very soon and would recommend them for any future events as a technical supplier.”
With rehearsals continuing right up to show day, the team showed Richard King, director of The Manual sums up the event nicely with dedication and tenacity in the face of challenging circumstances. these final words,
Lighting Solutions “When our client Roqu Media came to us with the brief for Jeddah World Fest we knew it was going to be an important moment in history Award winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe throwing Jeddah into the international media spotlight. Jeddah World designed the set up for this elaborate stage design. Protec provided the Fest was the first of its kind in many ways, the first festival in Saudi fixtures which included “74 x SGM Q7 on outer SL & SR towers, 80 x Arabia, the first large scale outdoor show, amongst many other ‘firsts’. SGM P5 on inner SL & SR towers, 66 x Clay Paky Scenius Unico used on We created a historical moment where the audience came together stage rear wall and stage sides, 20 x Clay Paky Scenius Profile used on to produce an experience never before seen in market. When creating stage rear wall and stage sides, 72 x Clay Paky K.10 B.Eye used on stage the show it was essential we used excellent suppliers, like Protec, who rear wall and stage sides, 25 x Clay Paky K.20 B.Eye used on stage rear are known for their reliability and huge inventory available locally, it’s wall,40 x Robe Pointe used to line the catwalk and the aprons of the not suppliers you need when producing shows like this, it’s ‘partners’, SL/SR towers,” project manager Luke Doyle explained, “These fixtures and that’s what Protec became. With 20 years’ experience in the region were controlled by 3 x grandMA2 full size along with 2 x NPU and a they confidently coped with tight deadlines and changes to riders and complement of Luminex Gigaswitch. We also supplied a WYSIWYG pulled out all the stops to ensure Jeddah World Fest put Saudi on the suite for this event. Two Robe BMFL Blades were used in conjunction map as an entertainment destination. Consummate professionals, they with two Robe RoboSpot ground control follow spot systems and 4 are an excellent choice for any event. The Manual looks forward to Gladiator followspots were used.” working with Protec again on next year’s production which will be even bigger and better!” The creative lighting design looked impressive from all angles and with the major challenge being time the crew managed to dead hang Image credit: The Manual and ROQU Media approximately 340 fixtures in two nights. Despite this large quantity of www.productiontec.com fixtures, and the harsh weather conditions not a single fixture failed.
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