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In a star-studded evening Firehouse’s new Crown I-Tech
showcasing some of the most HD amplifiers powered the system,
accomplished artists in rock’n’roll which also relied on Crown and
history, New York-based Firehouse JBL’s new V4 DSP presets, developed
Productions provided a JBL specifically to take advantage of
VerTec line array system at the Crown’s new LevelMAX multi-stage
2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame limiting in the HD amps.
Induction Ceremony on April 4 at Mark Dittmar of Firehous e
Cleveland’s Public Auditorium. Productions commented: “This was
The event commemorated our first major live sound event with
the inductions of Jeff Beck, Little I-Tech HD. Ultimately, the I-Tech
Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby HD gives us more power and clarity
Womack, Run DMC and Metallica, than we thought possible. The new
and featured an all-star finale jam limiters on I-Tech HD are excellent as
with Jimmy Page and Ronnie Wood well. They are far more efficient than
joining the line-up. anything else we have seen.”
Engineers on hand to mix the Pictured: Paul Bauman, JBL; Bryan
stellar artists included Tony Blanc, Olson and Mark Dittmar, Firehouse;
Dan Gerhard, ‘Big’ Mick Hughes and Brian Divine, Crown Audio.
(Metallica) and Greg Bess (Jeff Beck). www.firehouseproductions.com
MARTIN’SLCSERIESUNLEASHEDONMACTOUR
Fleetwood Mac are currently to Brad Haynes at Martin US about
touring North America with high incorporating EvenLED [LED panels]
flying Martin Professional LC into six large scale curved light boxes
Series LED panels incorporated as that are the centrepiece to the design
dynamically dominating set pieces. but ran into some logistical obstacles
Production designer is Paul on our end that made us move in a
Guthrie of Toss Film & Design Inc. different direction.
who handled lighting, set, video “On advice from our crew chief
and content for the Unleashed tour. Ronald Beal at rehearsals, we realised
Lighting is being operated on the the LC panels would fit into our set
road by Axis DeBruyn. pieces and accomplish what we
“I decided early on that I wanted a wanted to from the beginning, and
clean, simple look that complemented from the second they powered up
the band,” said Guthrie, “and I they looked fantastic.”
wanted to use technology in a way Guthrie has 42 of the 1 x 2m
that enabled us to create modern LC Series LED panels installed to
versions of retro themes. We wound internally light the light boxes as well
up using a lot of high tech equipment as run graphical content for effects.
to try and make it look low tech.” Visual content was created by Guthrie
Guthrie commented on the himself who also programmed the
decision to use the Martin LC panels show.
in the design: “I spoke very early on www.martin.com
GLPPURCHASEFOR AMGVENUES
Academy Music Group (AMG) has purchased became self-evident after seeing them turn up
18 GLP Impression LED RGB lights for use in increasingly on tours.
O Academy venues in Bristol, Liverpool and Coinciding with this purchase, AMG has installed2
Newcastle. These colour-rich fixtures, which an additional motorised truss at the rear of the stage
produce excellent beam paths, have been supplied at O Academy Bristol where The Wailers (pictured)2
and installed by Utopium, AMG’s lighting supplier. recently appeared.
Ed Jackson, AMG’s group technical manager, said
the decision to invest in the high-powered fixtures www.glp.de
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