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Return of The Crocodile
Having opened in 1991 and hosted local and international touring acts including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Alabama Shakes, famed Seattle nightclub The Crocodile has reopened in a new spacious multi-venue entertainment complex.
Widely regarded as the birthplace of Grunge, the venue now features a 750-capacity Showroom performance space and bar for major acts, a smaller basement level 300-capacity performance lounge (Madame Lou’s) for emerging acts, and a theatre (Here After).
TAB-Funkenwerk handled the renovation using products from d&b audiotechnik, SSL and Sommer Cable.
Poland clubs Wise up to KV2
Two of the hottest nightspots in Katowice – the iconic P23 club located in a former porcelain factory and it's the recently opened CEL club in the city centre –have seen comprehensive KV2 sound systems installed by leading A/V consultancy and integrator Wise Clubs – the first KV2 systems to go into clubs in Poland.
Designed and installed by Kraków-based Wise Clubs and supplied by Arcade Audio, the installations bring club sounds and reflect the visual aesthetics of the venues. P23 has a post-industrial feel with natural brick walls, steel girders and lofty ceilings, and hosts events ranging from acoustic concerts through to rock music and techno.
London’s Albany installs EM Acoustics sound system
The Albany multidisciplinary arts centre opened as the Albany Institute in 1899 with the aim of improving the lives of local people in Southeast London, becoming the Albany Empire in the 1970s and establishing a reputation for pioneering work in radical community arts. The building was destroyed by fire in 1978, but rebuilt and is now a theatre in the round hosting diverse range of events.
The venue has recently replaced its ageing PA with a new Reference Series system from EM Acoustics, supplied by Stage Electrics.
2022 BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards returned to the Virgin Media O2 Arena for 2022, with performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Bring Me The Horizon, Little Simz, Liam Gallagher, Sam Fender, Dave, Anne-Marie, KSI, and Rising Star Award recipient, Holly Humberstone.
Britannia Row’s relationship with the event continues, with Josh Lloyd resuming his role as System Designer and FOH Mixer, creating a PA design that would allow the music to blend into the stage by avoiding key sightlines, while giving clear feeds to the broadcast team. ‘The design changed in the weeks leading up to the event due to the stage and seating being reconfigured in the venue, which in turn meant that I had to move the system out so as not to cover the stage runways,’ he notes.
SSL Duality chosen for new University of Otago studio
The University of Otago – New Zealand’s oldest, having been established in 1869 –opened a School of Performing Arts in 2020, a purpose-built, two-storey facility to support its teaching programme while also accommodating national and regional music industry projects and encouraging community engagement through workshops and various other events.
Central to the studio’s operation is a Solid State Logic Duality Delta SuperAnalogue mixing console, supplied by Amber Technology NZ, in its spacious main recording studio.