American DJ releases its new myDMX-RM lighting control interface that not only acts as a hardware dongle for the myDMX 3.0 software but also offers internal storage with 16 programmable trigger buttons. myDMX is ADJ’s extremely popular multi-platform DMX control software / hardware system (Windows and Mac OSX compatible) that offers an easy-to-use interface, powerful features and an affordable price tag. Featuring a large library of fixture profiles – as well as a custom Profile Editor – it is easy to setup myDMX to control any DMX-compatible lighting or effects equipment. An intuitive interface and powerful features (including a drag-and-drop…
Author: Jacob Waite
Clear-Com releases a significant software update to FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercom for live performance, theatre and broadcast users. The firmware update provides new functionality, including text messaging and a cleaner User Interface, together with improved diagnostics and audio enhancements for 2.4GHz systems when used in complex radio environments. The new firmware, available to all existing FreeSpeak II users from the Clear-Com website, updates 2.4GHz systems, the FSII-BASE-II base station and its CCM management software to provide a better user experience for both audio performance and ease of use for all users. “FreeSpeak II has become the wireless intercom of…
In time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup phenomena, SuperSport, provider of televised sports coverage across the African continent, decided to revamp its studio. Michael Gill of MGD had the vision to completely change the look and feel of the iconic Studio 6. His concept was brought to fruition by Gearhouse SDS who built the set, while DWR Distribution supplied the foundation, a Prolyte Group grid, from which the set and lighting equipment was hung. Due to several zones in both Studio 6 and the adjacent Arena studio which formed part of the broadcast area, DWR also supplied extra lighting…
Elation Professional has introduced a new Ultimate Warranty program on its new multi-functional Smarty Hybrid CMY colour-mixing discharge lamp with moving head. The warranty now covers the first 2 years of operation or 6,000 hours of use, whichever comes first, based on regular maintenance for the fixture and lamp. The comprehensive warranty for a 2-year period covers material and workmanship of the fixture, including the highly-efficient Philips Platinum FLEX 200 lamp that sits at the heart of the Smarty Hybrid, new lamp technology that Elation helped develop with Philips engineers. The fixture houses a discharge lamp/ballast package that produces up…
Global event technology and professional AV suppliers target Saudi’s burgeoning entertainment industry during Prolight + Sound Middle East 2018, as exhibitors bet big on unlocking the huge business potential of Gulf region’s largest country. Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning entertainment industry has garnered the attention of global players in the events technology and professional AV industries, with major suppliers eager to attract Saudi buyers at Dubai’s upcoming Prolight + Sound Middle East exhibition. Saudi’s April 2018 ground-breaking ceremony for Qiddiya, a 334-square km theme park, comes after the February announcement that US$64 billion will be pumped into its nascent entertainment sector as…
Eventplus made a truly spectacular impression for the 2018 Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs); combining Namibian talent and resources, supplemented with some hand-picked regular collaborators from neighbouring South Africa. Kurt du Preez was tasked with designing the lighting, featuring around 140 Robe moving lights on the rig at the Dome in Swakopmund. Namibian companies dB Audio and Mikel-Jes Productions, in addition to MJ Event Gear of Johannesburg have all recently committed to Robe as its primary moving light brand. Eventplus managed the event’s technical production and artistic direction for its client, NAMA executive producers Tim Ekandjo, from main sponsor and…
In order to keep up with increasing demand, Modanso Entertainment of Johannesburg, South Africa, has invested in 42 new lighting fixtures from Elation Professional. The purchase includes 24 Elation Professional DARTZ 360 beam/spot LED moving heads, as well as 12 Elation Professional Platinum HFX hybrid moving heads and 6 Elation Professional Platinum 1200 Wash LED moving heads supplied by local distributor The Production Warehouse. “Moving the company forward and the need to meet international rider requirements at an affordable rate to the client, Elation was the best investment for Modanso Entertainment,” said Patrick Paledi, owner of Modanso Entertainment. “The efficient, powerful…
For Lebanese systems integrator AMAC Company, overcoming the acoustic challenges that were inherent to The Dome, part of Middle East Airlines’ Beirut-based Training & Conference Center, was the kind of challenge that could only be overcome with experience and technology. The Dome is well named; a large multi-purpose space, it extends over an area of 475 square meters, and its roof peaks at a maximum height of 19 meters. The building’s shape, explained AMAC Company technical manager Georges Tabet, meant that “acoustically it was a real challenge”. The average reverberation time was between 25 and 30 seconds, and we needed…
Elation Professional has embarked on a new chapter in its evolution with launch of Obsidian Control Systems, an accessible line of advanced yet intuitive lighting control products. Following completion in late March of the acquisition of the M-Series range of entertainment lighting controllers from Harman Professional Solutions, Elation Professional received valuable feedback from the thousands of M-Series users worldwide. “Based on this feedback, we sought to create a dedicated company and brand focus for the continued development and evolution of the product series,” states Elation Sales & Marketing Director Eric Loader. “The Obsidian development will continue to be focused on…
Miss South Africa 2018 moved to a new home, Time Square’s Sun Arena in Centurion, where the technical team went to great lengths to pull off what can only be described as the country’s slickest beauty pageant in 60 years. A key feature, not mentioning the crowning of Tamaryn Green as the fairest in the land, was a massive LED display consisting of over 1,000 panels controlled by 2 Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal Media Servers. In the hands of some of the country’s finest technical professionals, the show ran like clock-work. Entertainment were appointed to produce the televised production which…
The Burj Khalifa’s transformation into the world’s tallest FIFA World Cup scoreboard is stunning fans in Dubai and around the world. The 828-metre-high building showcases 1.2 million LEDs pixels. The spectacle kicked off with a spectacular New Year’s Eve Light Up 2018 launch, masterminded by Emaar Properties and realised by AO Creative. Emaar Properties’ ambitious vision for the New Year’s Eve event was fulfilled by AO Creative, the creative division of Arts Outdoor Lighting Technology. More than one million people descended on Dubai to watch it live. In addition, over 2.5 billion viewers saw it through live TV broadcasts and online…
Opened with a star-studded event at the Al Majaz Amphitheatre, Sharjah’s new Pulse 95 Radio is the Emirate’s first English-language station. Taking to the airwaves in early May, Pulse 95 – which broadcasts across the UAE on 95.0 FM, and also through the Sharjah Media Corporation’s (SMC) web and mobile app – makes extensive use of mixing, routing and control from German broadcast innovator, Lawo. Billed as “The Heart of Sharjah”, Pulse 95 promises a focus on news of the latest business and commercial developments from within the Emirate, accompanied by exclusive interviews, features, morning talks, evening segments, and a…
