As Saudi Arabia celebrated its 89th National Day, Laservision was commissioned to bring its world record-setting projection-mapping expertise and technologies to the celebrations in Riyadh. Tasked with illuminating the 40-storey Samba Financial Group Headquarters in the heart of the city’s Financial Plaza, Laservision produced a stunning 7,000 sq-metre projection show that beamed onto the distinctive tower. Despite the unique aesthetic of the architecture and the all-glass surface providing a challenging canvas, Laservision called upon its four decades of entertainment innovation to provide a solution that resulted in a bold, bright and clear image that shone across the city. Since opening its…
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Creative Technology (CT) has provided technical design, installation and integration of the AVIT system for the Palace in Motion show at Abu Dhabi’s Qasr Al Watan. Since it opened to the public on 11 March, the landmark has run a daily spectacular light and sound show as part of its efforts to showcase the UAE’s culture and history. CT’s Director of Special Projects, Damian Rowe, commented: “CT was given an original design for the Palace in Motion show, which we expanded on to produce a working solution that fit our client’s brief.” One of the largest projection installs in the…
SLS Production has made a substantial investment in Robe. Following an initial purchase of 50 MegaPointes last year, the UAE-based rental technical and production company added 86 Spiider LED wash beams, then 24 Pointes and a pair of DL4S Profiles. According to SLS Productions Founder, Martin Luiz, the investment was a response to the increasing demand for Robe fixtures on artists’ riders or lighting directors’ specifications. “There is a clear trend for using a range of Robe moving lights, and we need to be on top of this,” he stated. Luiz continued to extol the virtues of the fixtures. “The…
The new Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai was packed out last month as thousands of Westlife fans relived their youth at the band’s Twenty Tour. Taking a walk down memory lane, the boy band performed hits from the past 20 years, with Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC providing the house rigging points for the production. Unusual Rigging is the sole house rigging service supplier for the installation of all rigging points at the Coca-Cola Arena. One of the main talking points of the venue is its rigging system and unique roof structure. All rigging is done from a raised catwalk – it has…
NMK Electronics held its annual Season Kick-Off, bringing together more than 250 AV industry professionals. Held at Hard Rock Café in Dubai Festival City on 3rd September, the eagerly anticipated event signalled the start of the busy events season in the UAE. NMK’s brand partners Astera, Avid, Ayrton, Bose, Clear-Com, Denon DJ, Epson, Furman, Luminex, Mersive, Neutrik, Shure and Terbly were all present at the event. As well as being an opportunity for the brands to showcase their latest offerings, the event provided a chance for the who’s who of the industry to catch up ahead of the busy season.…
MGG Productions has become the first rental technical company in South Africa to invest in Braceworks, an add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight, which helps ensure safety and compliance and is an easy way to assess a temporary structure under load. With Braceworks, the days when stages and gear would be unloaded and their positions decided on the day are well and truly over. “Now everything is so well planned, right to the point of where the motors need to go,” Kevin Rieck, Head of Drafting at MGG explained. “Everyone can see what the final product is going to look like…
Maestra Group has opened its first base in Bahrain, announcing a new partnership with the Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain, for the debut of the luxury resort’s Arena, a new 43,000 sq ft, state-of-the-art conference and exhibition facility. As the exclusive event partner, Maestra will oversee all technical aspects of the new Arena facility, which offers a full set-up and capacity for large banquet receptions and global conferences. Maestra’s Tom Clements commented: “We are extremely excited about this new venture and to be involved in such a high-profile and incredibly well-designed event space. For Maestra Group, this is a logical expansion of our…
Protec Group’s Dubai branch has invested heavily in Robe moving lights, delivering and deploying a range of fixtures including BMFLs, Pointes, MegaPointes, Spikies and RoboSpot systems on various projects over the past two years. The purchases have been spearheaded by Protec’s Head of Lighting and recent winner of the 2019 TPMEA Award for Lighting Designer of the Year, Aaron Russ. He explained that it was a case of the right product at the right time with Robe. Obviously, the company had other moving lights in stock up until this point, but the first batch of 96 Pointes were sourced to…
South Africa-based technical equipment supplier Stage Effects has purchased 24 Robe Robin 600+ LEDWash fixtures from DWR Distribution. Stage Effects owner Theo Papenfus explained that when he was confirmed as a contractor for two long-running events, it made more sense to buy new gear than to hire additional equipment. “We were hunting for a mid-range fixture and thought that the Robin 600+ would be a good investment,” he said. “When shopping around, we found that cross rentals would be much easier if we went for the LEDWash 600 or 600+. International riders are very demanding when it comes to quantities, and…
Over the years, the TPMEA team has become accustomed to challenging conditions while interviewing hardy crewmembers on-site for coverage of large-scale productions in the UAE. So, it was a pleasant surprise to settle into an air-conditioned, fully functioning event space in the centre of Dubai, ready to play host to up to 17,000 audience members… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea19_digitallr/58 Photos: AEG www.coca-cola-arena.com www.aegworldwide.com
Stage Audio Works celebrated unprecedented success at Mediatech 2019, with an eye-catching two-storey booth design that helped the company secure a number of deals over the three-day event. “Mediatech only takes place once every two years, so we spent a lot of time and energy ensuring that we could maximise our presence at the show,” reflected Shaun Xavier, Marketing Manager at Stage Audio Works. “The response over the three days has more than justified this effort. We have been able to spend time with old friends and make some strong new contacts, as well as writing a significant amount of…
Creative Technology (CT) worked alongside its client The Manual, ROQU Media,Technical Director, John Adkins (World Class Events) and Production Designer, Mark Cunniffe to deliverall live video aspects of the The Jeddah World Festival closing ceremony. The sold-out event, which took place on 18 July, was the first of its kind and saw acts such as Janet Jackson, Liam Payne, Future, Tyga, 50 Cent, Chris Brown and Steve Aoki perform. With the iconic King Abdullah Sports City Stadium as backdrop, the closing ceremony marked the end of the 41-day festival which, as the largest music event ever held in Saudi Arabia,…
