volume 4 issue 8 2011 volume 4 issue 8 2011 mobilePRODUCTIONmonthly 10 16 (c) Michael A. Beck A. (c) Michael contents 4 In the News 14 Sound Rob Zombie: Monsters, Movies, Mayhem and, Oh yeah, Music 4 Cases Penn-Elcom Acquires and Integrates CLD Distribution 4 FX Katy Perry & Laser Design Productions Create an Out of this World Experience with California Dreams Tour 18 Int'l Venues ProAudio Ltd. Chooses Community for Bulgaria’s New National Sports Arena / Poland's National Rugby Lighting Kaizers Orchestra Plays Oslo Spektrum Using Clay Paky 5 Projects with D.A.S. Audio Alpha fixtures from Rubicon / UK Morning Show Wakes Up toETC Stadium Selador® LED Lighting 6 Sound DiGiCo SD7 Gets the Green Light For Coldplay’s Fifteen 24 Def Leppard Festivals / Trio of HARMAN’s Soundcraft Vi6™ Consoles Greet Mirror Ball Tour Script’s Aviva Homecoming Life in the Mirror Ball 7 Sound cont. L-ACOUSTICS US Takes KARA & SB18 on the Road 30 Crew Members/Tour Vendors 7 Transportation Prevost Introduces Service Locator Mobile App 8 Video LMG Touring on the Road with Maroon 5 and Train / Cre- 32 Upstaging ative Technology Purchases 40 Barco Projectors Upstaging the Competition 10 Staging A Look at Kleege Industries Making Mobile 34 McGuinness Staging Easy Issues a Call to a Higher Standard of Safety 12 IT Support TourTechSupport Digitizing Dave Matthews 38 Advertiser's Index mobile production monthly 1 FROM THE Publisher In this issue of mobile Production monthly, we feature Def Leppard’s Mirror Ball Tour. Production Manager Chuck Beckler and his team did a great HOME OFFICE STAFF job of using brand new technology to put together a a 7 3 2 “nostalgic” look on this tour. ph: 615.256.7006 • f: 615.256.7004 2961 Armory Dr • Nashville, TN • USA 37204 mobileproductionpro.com We also touch base with John Huddleston of Upstaging to discuss his work on the Leppard tour as For advertising inquiries: [email protected] well as a piece on PRG Nocturne’s new V-18 which is currently being used for the first time on this tour. Publisher: Larry Smith [email protected] McGuinness Trucking also gives us some insight into Managing Director: Chris Cogswell their operation and the logistical challenges that occur [email protected] when traversing through Europe with a band itinerary Chief Writer / Photographer: Michael A. Beck as busy as Def Leppard and their crew. [email protected] Art Director / Graphic Designer: Kristin Salaway [email protected] Bill Evans checks in with a nice story on the audio Webmaster: Michael Stalcup requirements for the recently completed Rob Zombie/ [email protected] Slayer tour. Contributing Writers: Bill Abner / [email protected] We hope you enjoy this issue. You can look forward Hank Bordowitz / [email protected] to our next issue very soon featuring the current Robert Bryson / [email protected] Bill Evans / [email protected] Journey/Foreigner/Night Ranger tour that is making its Todd Kramer / [email protected] way across the US. 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Lorenzo which will continue with its own offered by Penn-Elcom to expand Cornacchia, President and design- operation, identity and trading as a result. er of Laser Design Productions contacts - under the Penn-Elcom There will also be the additional FX decided in order to fully utilize umbrella. convenience to Penn-Elcom’s Katy Perry & the lasers he would place the yags clients of being able to purchase LASER DESIGN offstage, and the color lasers above CLD Distribution was founded elements like punched metalwork the stage. “We have two full col- in 1984 as a wholesale business PRODUCTIONS from them, and now (via CLD), Create AN OUT OF ors, right and left of the staircase, dedicated to lamps, lighting, the connectors and cables to com- and they’re basically up about ten audio and colour components and plete the connection, all from one THIS WORLD EXPERI- feet on a vertical truss so they can consumables for the professional entity. 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