live events

Brompton Technology powers Star Trek: Discovery

Tessera SX40 4K LED video processors deliver the goods for 70ft x 30ft large volume LED stage

A new reality for Singapore National Day celebrations

Signal and data transmission solutions from BroaMan were used for first ever augmented reality production of the Singapore National Day Parade

Audio

TED Talks return to the stage with support from Sennheiser

Sennheiser partners with world-renowned conference to develop superior quality audio equipment at TEDMonterey 2021. Mics to be used in all forthcoming 2021 TED Talks

Case Studies

Christie GS Series laser projector lights up Ishmael production

Continued Christie collaboration with Dead Puppet Society, an Australian based production house and design company with international reach, providing projection and content management support...

Immersive tech

Lights, camera, XR!

Athomas Goldberg, co-founder of Shocap Entertainment, an entertainment studio specialising in live events, looks at the rise of mixed reality and virtual production

People

SSE Audio announces new live sound specialist

James Baker joins to support the UK market amid busy festival season

Audio

Free ebook: Immersive audio for the performing arts

Our new free-to-download ebook offers an exclusive insight into the pioneering Soundscape system from d&b audiotechnik that is powering new immersive experiences for live...

Immersive tech

Exclusive: Why XR stage technology is here to stay

Felix Knight, technical director at Lightware, talks extended reality

Video & Lighting

Life’s a cabaret with Robe’s moving light installation

Proud Embankment, in London's West End – renowned for its world-class cabaret shows – shines after new Robe Pointe 14-unit installation, intended to accompany...

Events & Production

Stadiums resurgent? High hopes for an AV-fuelled renaissance

After a year in which stadiums were largely silent because of Covid-19, demand for pro AV solutions appears to be returning more quickly than...

Audio

Music fans in Safe Hands at British Grand Prix

Music event boosted by sound reinforcement from Electro-Voice and Dynacord

Integrators

Integration and staging companies unite to form new group

Creative Powerhouse Partnership unites two existing brands

Events & Production

UK Covid relaxation boosts PLASA registration numbers

Ministers from the UK government confirmed yesterday that all remaining Covid restrictions would be lifted on 19 July, with in-person shows allowed to run...

Immersive tech

disguise helped deliver most technically ambitious Eurovision

Faber Audiovisuals used company's media servers to power 55 scenes on LED wall

Broadcast

Quickchannel partners with Akamai Technologies

Deal follows increased demand for broadcasting large scale live events

Events & Production

AYRE Events Solutions shares Covid insights with UK professionals

Events specialist shares insight on how the latest variants could impact the industry

Audio

BRIT awards boosted by d&b, L-Acoustics, Sennheiser and DiGiCo

Brit Row specified L-Acoustics rig, Sennheiser in-ear monitors and d&b M4 wedges

Events & Production

Plans unveiled for world’s first 5G powered festival

Immersive, hybrid event to be broadcast to remote locations from world-leading venues

Audio

Shure’s Axient Digital mic system powers ‘Cathedral of Creativity’

St John at Hackney Church restoration project uses Shure as its wireless system

ISE

New ISE RISE Spotlight virtual conference goes live in 3 hours!

Still time to join the free event, looking at 'Live Events Experiences, Reimagined'

ISE

Next ISE RISE Spotlight to concentrate on live events sector

Live Events Experiences, Reinvented virtual event will take place 3 February

Audio

d&b audiotechnik partners with Gareth Owen Sound

En-Snap cue automation software advances the application of Soundscape

Audio

L-Acoustics Hyperreal Sound enlivens Folies Bergère Paris nightspot

L-ISA system selected after highly successful run during pop singer Renaud's recent tour

Events & Production

disguise training courses for live event platform now online

Now available free, directly from a new learning management system (LMS)

Technology

Cheltenham Literature Festival powered by Blackmagic Design

All venues equipped with three URSA Broadcast cameras and one Micro Studio Camera 4K

Video & Lighting

ELP brightens the broadcast of Festival of Remembrance

Trading division of WhiteLight supplied the lighting production for the BBC's coverage

Audio

L-Acoustics L-ISA wows Salzburg OVAL audiences

Solution fully integrated into the 227-seat stage located at the EUROPARK shopping mall

Displays & Signage

World’s first full-staged drive-in opera wows audiences at Ally Pally

Live event specialists ADI provided a complete event production solution

Audio

L-Acoustics drives Jason Isbell’s outdoor amphitheatre concerts

Four-night run of outdoor shows utilised an L-Acoustics K1/K2 system

Events & Production

Survival in the Square week

This week's new 'activation', starting today, continues to apply pressure to the UK government to meaningfully address the financial plight of the live entertainment...

Audio

Leisure and commercial loudspeaker install markets to be ‘most resilient’ through Covid

Futuresource Consulting this week released commentary from its Professional Loudspeaker Market report that points to continued challenges for the live and touring markets as...

AV Tech End User

Hardship fund launched for live events professionals

Technical entertainment charity Backup has raised up to £200,000 in funds to offer support to those in the live events supply chain

Events & Production

Postgraduate degrees set up to nurture live events talent for post-Covid world

Backstage Academy has launched the degree programmes to help graduates navigate the post-Covid landscape as the live events sector recovers

Events & Production

CDEC launches live streaming division

CDEC Live has been created in response to customer requests and the growth in hybrid and online events

Business

Industry unity will endure through Covid, and beyond

PSNI executive director Chris Miller talks to Installation on how the industry's ability to adapt will help it through Covid, and beyond

Events & Production

Day of global action: events industry called to Stand As One to urge government support

Today's #WeMakeEvents campaign will see venues and businesses light up their buildings in red to urge government support for the live events sector

Business

Live events: What next?

Of all the individual markets that comprise the AV industry, perhaps none pushes the technology envelope further than live events. Ian McMurray finds out...