Bill Ostry is a pro-market development specialist at Shure, an all-around nice guy, and he’s been playing the drums since he was five-years-old. He fills us in on Shure’s latest developments. Shure developed the Axient Digital wireless solution to provide superior RF and audio robustness, as well as scalability and connectivity for the modern era. The Shure Wireless Workbench 6 (WWB6) is the powerful software suite offering complete command and control functionality of Axient Digital. Engineers can prepare configurations ahead of time and monitor remotely, so they can focus on their main gig ensuring great audio. Wireless Workbench 6 has…
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With the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) industry on a steady growth curve, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE is encouraging events and equipment rental companies to obtain the radio frequency (RF) spectrum authorisations necessary for the operation of wireless transmission equipment. Though often overlooked by these organisations, proper spectrum authorisation is essential to ensuring smooth operation of broadcast systems, safeguarding equipment investments and adhering to federal laws. Explaining the authority’s drive to create awareness Khalid Al Awadhi, Manager Broadcasting and Space Services at the TRA’s Spectrum Management Affairs Department said: “It is the TRA’s responsibility to…
TPMEA’s Stew Hume discusses concerns over the RF spectrum with TRA’s Khalid Al Awadhi, detailing how the organisation is taking steps to make it easier for those working in the live events industry. Plus, how TPMEA hears from manufacturers and key rental house, Delta Sound, about the current situation… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea13_digitallr/36 www.tra.gov.ae
TPMEA talks to Amber Etra about her new role at Philips Entertainment Lighting, as EMEA Product Application Specialist for touring. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea13_digitallr/60 www.lighting.philips.com
The International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience (ISNR), co-organised by the Ministry of Interior, is a global event offering a networking platform connecting regional government bodies, homeland security and law enforcement officers, professionals and buyers with international security solutions providers and manufacturers. The opening ceremony saw Red Event Services drafted in again to deliver the goods. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea13_digitallr/30 Photos: Red Event Services www.isnrabudhabi.com www.redeventspro.com
Gearhouse pulled out all the stops for this year’s Ultra SA – the South African arm of Ultra music festival’s worldwide expansion. Despite record-breaking crowds and the traditional bad weather, the company succeeded in providing video, lighting and audio for the festival’s main stage in Cape Town and Main Stage and Resistance Stage in Johannesburg. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea13_digitallr/54 Photos: Soundpix, Jaco Saaiman, UltraSA, Gearhouse SA www.gearhouse.co.za ultrasouthafrica.com
The Experience has rapidly gained momentum since its 2006 debut. The event saw a quantum leap in attendance from 70,000 to over 700,000 at its second outing, making it the largest musical concert in Africa. Delivering quality sound to such a crowd requires a massive audio infrastructure – a task taken on by Outline’s sound systems. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea13_digitallr/44 Photos provided by Outline www.theexperiencelagos.com www.outline.it www.cytechworld.net
With a reputation of offering clients the largest stockholding of LED Video Technology in South Africa, LEDVision, part of Gearhouse Group, has taken delivery of a Green Hippo Boreal Server. A Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal, supplied and technically supported by DWR Distribution, has gone straight onto a popular television show, and is being operated by Lighting Designer Joshua Cutts. “This purchase gives us full control of all the screens whilst allowing Joshua to trigger the content from the Lighting Desk for the television recording. On a broader level though, the Hippo makes LEDVision totally self-sufficient so that we can relieve…
ES Global has announced the formation of ES Global Middle East, a joint venture between Al Laith and ES Global. The new company sees the renewed collaboration of Eugene O’Doherty, Jeff Burke and Olly Watts, the headline management team that ran ES Global during the successful delivery of many London 2012 Olympic projects. The skillsets of the two companies are entirely complimentary with ES Global bringing the experience in the delivery of bespoke demountable structures and pavilions to the region with the logistics and support of Al Laith, the largest events overlay company and multi discipline access supplier in the…
Netherlands-based Visual Productions, established in 1999, has recently appointed DWR Distribution to distribute its products in South Africa and across its borders. “With an ability to ‘speak’ just about any language, from Art-Net to sACN, OSC, UDP, KiNet, TCP, Real-Time clock and NTP time synchronisation, Visual Productions offers a control solution that is the pinnacle of show control,” said Jannie de Jager, technical training and support at DWR Distribution. “The units are able to communicate to every protocol known to lighting and AV technicians.” He explained: “The units also serve as a DMX playback unit which could stream a DMX…
South Africa is now able to give international audio engineers what they need and what they ask for with the very first DiGiCo SD7 in the country. The exciting investment was made by Kevin Glover, owner of Sound Stylists, and the DiGiCo SD7 will compliment his existing DiGiCo inventory, which is the largest in Africa. Training on this console will also be offered to all interested parties in the near future. Sound Stylists brought the first DiGiCo to South Africa in 2006, with the purchase of a DiGiCo D5 Live. The company has added to its stock over the intervening…
Sennheiser has unveiled a new addition to its evolution wireless G4 range, a brand new “Essential” range of headset and lavalier microphones, and the 300 PRO series of headphones and headsets. This set of launches cover a wide range of applications from film production and broadcasting to on-set communications. “We continue to evolve our product portfolio to meet the needs of new applications, and to revolutionise the way existing audio technology is utiliSed. While these new solutions are diverse in their designs and areas of use, they have all been designed with Sennheiser’s renowned quality, ease of use, and longevity…
