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volume 5 issue 6 2012 mobile production monthly 1 lighting trucking production support sales service storage CHICAGO LOS ANGELES 821 Park Avenue 415 North Canon Dr., Suite 1 Sycamore, Illinois 60178 Beverly Hills, California 90210 Ph. 310-859-9800 www.upstaging.com 815.899.9888 Ph. 815-899-9888 Fax 815-899-1080 Fax 310-859-2804 LambertMiranda On Fire volume 5 issue 5 2012 contents In the News 14 Sound A Vegas Weekend with Lenny and 6 Lighting High End Systems Adds Musical Laurie and Dan 12 Colors to Tangerine Dream’s 2012 Tour / Over 300 Robe LEDWashes for BMW at Geneva Motor Show 16 Transportation Point to Point Touring 7 Sound D.A.S. Audio Aero 50 Line Arrays Make A 'Taxing' Problem for Canadian Bus Companies their German Début / Elcea to manufacture Sensa- Q & A with Joe Bamford of HalJoe Coaches phonics custom sleeves in Europe 8 Video WorldStage Devises Smart Solutions for 18 LD Feature National Tour of “American Idiot: The Musical” / XL Paul Dexter Puts Lighting Writing Online Video Steps Up To Stadiums with Coldplay 10 New Hires Alan Kemp Appointed Adap- tive Technologies Group's Director of Business 22 Miranda Lambert 14 Development / AES Names Steve Green Business As Straight Forward As It Gets Development Manager / Community Appoints Rod 26 Crew Members / Vendors Falconer as Director of Technical Training and Edu- cation / Mark Engebretson Joins VUE Audiotechnik Engineering Team 28 Moo TV On Fire with Miranda Lambert 12 Road Eats Memphis Barbecue Company When Outstanding is the Only Option! 32 Advertiser's Index 28 mobile production monthly 3 FROM THE Publisher This issue of mPm features the Miranda Lambert On Fire tour. This show features some of the best production companies in Nashville. On a personal note, the people heading up those companies had a lot HOME OFFICE STAFF to do with my early success in Nashville when I moved to town. Scott Scovill of Moo TV, Ralph Mastrangelo of Clair a 7 % g and Pete Heffernin of Bandit all have been supportive of ph: 615.256.7006 • f: 615.256.7004 my work and understood what we were trying to achieve 2961 Armory Dr • Nashville, TN • USA 37204 with a different look at the touring industry. There have mobileproductionpro.com been several other people in town who were significant For advertising inquiries: in my tenure, including Ben Jumper, Everett Lybolt, Chip [email protected] Huffman, Mike Slarve, Mark Dodd, Steve Daniels and many, many others. Publisher: Larry Smith My experience has not been unique. The industry in [email protected] Nashville is certainly insular, to some degree, but once Managing Director: Chris Cogswell the community accepts anyone into the rank of trusted [email protected] professionals, life becomes a lot easier. This community is Chief Writer / Photographer: Michael A. Beck certainly competitive, but not in the same manner as I have [email protected] experienced in other major markets. In Nashville, personal Art Director / Graphic Designer: Kristin Salaway qualities are important. Professionalism, honesty, integrity, [email protected] client service are all old fashioned qualities that are still Office Manager: Melanie Reininger respected and appreciated. That is the core of the industry [email protected] in Nashville and the people involved in this tour personify Contributing Writers: those qualities. Bill Abner / [email protected] Hank Bordowitz / [email protected] As the summer continues, the busy time of the season Bill Evans / [email protected] can cause everyone to be so focused on the day-to-day Todd Kramer / [email protected] tasks that are time and energy consuming, that it may Bill Robison / [email protected] be a good time to reflect on some of the issues that are Mike Wharton / [email protected] pressing on all of us. Stage safety, certainly has become a primary focus for many of the industry leaders. New DOT regulations as well as new pending State and Federal TOUR LINK BOARD OF ADVISORS regulations will be discussed in detail once the season Benny Collins, Jim Digby, Jon Nevins, Stuart Ross, winds down at the end of the year. To that end, we are Bobby Schneider, Jay Sendyk, Seth Sheck, Nick Gold already starting to make plans for Tour Link 2013. The Nicki Goldstein, Chuck Randall, Michelle Freedman discussions will continue to expand and action groups are tourlinkconference.com bound to be formed. This is a very healthy development in an industry that has always tried to address issues before PUBLISHED BY they become major problems. Anvil Productions, LLC ph: 615.256.7006 • f: 615.256.7004 So, have a safe and profitable Summer and try to make plans early to attend the annual Tour Link gathering in FOLLOW US January and add your voice to the continuing discussions Tour-Guide-Publications / Tour-Link-Conference that are shaping our business. @mobileprodpro / @TourLinkConf Larry Smith ©2012 Anvil Productions, LLC. Nothing may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit any and all editorial content included in this publication. The publisher has made every attempt to insure accuracy and consistency of this publication. However, some listings & information may be incomplete due to a lack of informa- tion provided by various companies listed. Please send any inquiries to the attention of the publisher. All advertising appears at the paid solicitation of the advertiser. Anvil Productions, LLC, can not be held liable for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies appearing in this journal in the form of editorials, listings or advertising. Member of: 4 mobile production monthly In theIN News THE NEWS Lighting HIGH END SYSTEMS Adds Musical Colors to Tangerine Dream’s 2012 Tour High End Systems prod- ucts play an instrumental role in Tangerine Dream’s spring/summer Electric Mandarine Tour 2012. The German electronic music group has become internationally known not only for their mind- entrancing concerts but also for their film soundtracks for Risky Business, Firestarter, Sorcerer, Near Dark, Legend and others. Over 300 ROBE LD Andreas Fink, from Austria’s LEDWashes for BMW Preworks, specified 2 High End Systems DL.3 Digital Lights at Geneva Motor Show and 2 SHOWGUN 2.5 and 2 this and past tours, describing it “The HD SDI input is also really Over 300 Robe ROBIN 600 SHOWBEAM 2.5 automated as the console that gives him “the great for using custom content LEDWash and PureWhite luminaires. He’s controlling the rig power and intuitive handling” of which can be produced in real moving lights were speci- with a Road Hog Full Boar with current Wholehog OS. time,” Fink adds. “So we had fied by LD Peter Heilig of Road Hog Full Boar Playback saved time with the quick set up SfS Project Aschaffenburg Wing including DMX Extension Preworks’ Andreas Reinbacher possibilities and didn’t lose any of to light a special pavil- Kit. praises Andreas Fink’s quality our creative time to work with all ion area showcasing the work created with using the HES the other features.” new BMW 6 series Gran The DL.3 Digital Lights, which Digital Lights in combination with Coupe on the BMW stand feature an on-board media server, the Wholehog consoles, saying Fink was also able to cre- at the 2012 International allow Video Designer Michael it is a perfect pairing of skill and ate intensive looks with the equipment. Geneva Motor show. Koschorreck to use his custom SHOWGUN 2.5s (spot luminaire) content in HD quality. “Incredibly, and SHOWBEAM 2.5s (wash A steel superstructure was it was my first experience with luminaire), using them as designed in collaboration with Digital Lights from High End back lights - even in per- architects Puchner & Schum from Systems,” he said. “The light formance venues which Munich, together with engineers output and quality of the images allowed no smoke or haze. Structure GmbH from Frankfurt. matched my imagination, and the Both fixtures offer the real time access to all parameters innovative LED tracking This was then clad with fibre - all I can say is wow. We placed system ring around their glass to create two curved three the DL.3s on the road cases left lenses, allowing the design- dimensional latticed set piece and right side of the band; it was er to use them together walls surrounding the two Gran so easy!” with the exiting beam or Coupe vehicles, one of which was alone as an LED wash and on a revolve. There was a circular LD Fink points out that the effect light. ceiling above the area with three DL.3’s Collage Generator fea- rings of trussing for lighting posi- ture - which allows the seamless “The mix between tions, and at the back of the pre- merging of multiple DL.3 units SHOWGUN 2.5 and sentation space was a circular hi to project one panoramic image SHOWBEAM 2.5 gives res LED video screen. - is “the simplest” way to quickly the possibility of playing manage displays across big screens with different beam sizes For the duration of the show, using more than one projector. and splitting beam looks. the car’s promotional video was They mostly used a projection size The LED tracking system looped and shown on the screen, of 12 x 5 meters (39 ft by 16.4 ft) makes the fixtures unique,” accompanied by a stylish light- to enhance the music using non- Fink says. He chooses the show that integrated the cars specific images, concentrating on Road Hog Full Boar on within the set, so choosing the movement and textures. 6 mobile production monthly right luminaire was absolutely cru- Coupe arena – cial to Heilig’s lighting design.