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EM Acoustics delivers Fantastically Great sound
The new musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World opened in Liverpool in April, and is currently in on a nationwide UK tour with West End aspirations. Described as an ‘inspirational and empowering celebration of our strong sisters from history’, the show is based on the award-winning picture book by suffragette descendent Kate Pankhurst.
Dramatist Chris Bush and Number 1 hit songwriter Miranda Cooper (Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue) have adapted it into a bright, exciting musical for young people that celebrates female icons in a contemporary, pop context. Sound designer, Rob Bettle, designed a front-to-back EM Acoustics audio system based on EM’s Reference Series loudspeakers.
DaVinci and the Genius Immersive Experience
Berlin’s Genius Immersive Experience is an extraordinary exhibition dedicated to Leonardo DaVinci, offering visitors an interpretation of how he might see and interact with our world today. The exhibition is designed as an immersive, interactive art experience with its sound element provided by a d&b Soundscape system.
Genius Immersive Experience transports visitors into DaVinci’s world of thought; both the images and the soundtrack move with the exhibit. Sound and projection merge to create a multimedia exhibition in which visitors can immerse themselves completely.
Berklee leads US take-up of new PMC loudspeakers
A donation from the parents of a former student at the Berklee College of Music has enabled it to become the first teaching establishment in the US to install a pair of PMC8-2 monitors. The monitors are installed in Berklee’s main Dolby Atmos-certified Dub Stage where students have the opportunity to mix projects in stereo using the type of high-end equipment that they will encounter in the real working world.
‘This is the first time we have had a pair of PMC speakers on campus, and I am delighted that we can now broaden our student’s awareness of the top tier of monitoring manufacturers,’ says Berklee’s Chair of Music Production and Engineering, Rob Jaczko.
Allen & Heath on a high at Everest Grand Theatre
Sitting 3,900m above sea level among the mountains of Shigatse in Tibet, the new Everest Grand Theatre is the highest altitude theatre in the world, and has been dubbed ‘the artistic pearl of the world’s third pole’.
When Chinese A/V specialist EZPro International took on take of supplying the theatre’s sound reinforcement, reliability and versatility were high on the list of criteria to maintain peak performance throughout the year. ‘To meet the needs of the varied performances and activities, flexibility is absolutely critical,’ says EZPro Senior Technical Manager, Zhu Liuwei.
GB4D gets in shape for World Figure Skating
Held at Montpellier’s South of France Arena, the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships saw technical specialist GB4D provide a communications network for all technical elements – including Optocore and BroaMan routing.
This year, GB4D provided the entire audiovisual network, as well as Intercom; sound system; sports and production lighting (including bridges); stage structure and sideo for the four-sided LED screens. The GB4D team worked alongside Patrice Burle from Concept-Group for the structure and lighting accessories, while lighting creation was the responsibility of DoP, Tony Weber and sound design by Titou Victor and François Iund.