The online concert reunited members of the band who had not appeared together since the death of KINO’s lead singer, Victor Tsoi, in 1990.  The performance featured two bass players who had played at different times with the original band, KINO’s original guitarist, a synthesizer player and a rhythm guitarist.  Victor Tsoi’s presence was felt in the show when his multitrack recordings were digitized, enhanced and incorporated into the concert.  Tsoi’s son Alexander was one of the show producers. Claypaky’s Tambora, a high-power, feature-rich batten that meets the needs for inline or matrix lighting applications, made its debut on the concert.

Danish rental operation Live Company made a massive investment in Robe ESPRITE and LEDWash 300X moving lights, together with a RoboSpot remote follow spot system, in March 2020 just before the pandemic hit effectively closing the live concert and event industry worldwide. “We felt it was a bit like some ironic sort of April Fool’s joke,” commented Live Company’s Peter Clausen, one of the owners together with Mikkel Bedsted and two other business partners.

Traders Point Christian Church is an Indiana-based church with multiple locations around Indianapolis. In 2020, the church presented their local AVL integrator, Force Tech, with the need for a new key light solution for one of their new mobile campus locations. “We wanted a fixture that had an LED engine, a full framing system, variable white control and the ability to fully pan and tilt. The fixture also needed to be road-worthy because our campus had to load in and out on a weekly basis,” states Alex Holt, Creative Experience Director at Traders Point.  

SE Systems, Arup, and ArchKey Technologies supply three SD-Range consoles and 4REA4 for new PAC

Riedel’s leading-edge hardware and software technologies are at the core of the 360-degree concept for the coverage of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA, provided for the event by host broadcast partner circle-o. The concept includes an innovative technology approach combining live TV production, event infrastructure, and race management for the premier sailing event, currently underway in the Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand.

Award-winning innovation: KVM manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck GmbH (G&D) received the TOP 100 award 2021. For the 28th time, this award has been given to particularly innovative medium-sized companies. In an extensive scientific selection process, G&D had previously shown their commitment to innovation.

Since appearing on the much loved show in 2018, and prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dan was delivering baking masterclasses in person to groups of around 10, in conjunction with the company Bake with a Legend. “Then Covid forced us to think differently,” begins Dan. “So, we took the classes online via Zoom. At the start, we were essentially shooting on a propped up iPhone, which was okay, but when you have people paying to attend a class, we felt the quality wasn’t good enough.”

A volunteer led, charitable organization dedicated to the teaching and practice of first aid in the UK, St John Ambulance is a leading provider of first aid training, event support, ambulance services and medical supplies. Unit manager for the London Healthcare Unit, Cormac O Conaill, says, "In the early days of the pandemic we approached the NHS and asked, what do you need us to do? The answer was to provide help responding to 999 calls across the country, staff up the Nightingale hospitals and support emergency departments, while fast tracking more people with existing first aid qualifications and clinical skills into the organization to further support the NHS.”

Launched in 2009, Parisian Gentleman is an online magazine dedicated to classic menswear and sartorial lifestyle. It has grown to become a recognized voice in the sartorial debate, averaging half a million views per month. Across YouTube, Jacomet boasts a following of more than 167,000 subscribers.

Having 10 years of experience planning and executing corporate and political events, Creative Sound & Lighting was the perfect candidate to provide AV support for the recent 2021 Presidential Inaugural Parade. Celebrating the election of the 46^th president of the United States, the main communication goal for the parade was to be able to wrangle five different communication systems into one manageable system for the on-site producer and show caller. With these needs in mind, Creative Sound & Lighting turned to Pliant Technologies’ CrewCom to provide clear communication for the event.

Sound Devices is pleased to announce the A-15PIN, an adapter for the A10-RX slot-in receiver that enables compatibility with Sony’s proprietary slot for wireless receivers. This collaboration between Sony and Sound Devices marks the first time a non-Sony wireless system is able to natively slot into Sony cameras and pass two channel digital audio with no extra cables. The A-15PIN is supported by new firmware, A10-RX v3.00.

Media Links, manufacturer, and pioneer in Media over IP transport technology, announces that it will be showcasing its 100G Eco-system at the upcoming virtual VSF VidTrans show, held on March 1^st and 2^nd, 2021. Visitors to Media Links’ VidTrans Virtual Booth will have the opportunity to engage with the Media Links Americas sales team as well as browse a variety of videos, presentations, and other content.

A couple of key details: Step 3 (no earlier than 17 May) includes capacity limits of 1,000 or 50% indoor, 4,000 or 50% outdoor, and 10,000 or 25% for seated outdoor. Larger events in step 4 (no earlier than 21 June) will be influenced by the results of an Events Research Programme (point 133 on the document.) We got together earlier with our colleagues in LIVE to issue a reaction to the PM's statement.

Epic Games today released a new free Unreal Engine sample project for users to learn and explore how to previsualize complex live lighting and effects that will be controlled via the Digital Multiplex (DMX) protocol. With Unreal Engine’s support for DMX, professionals in live events, broadcast, and more are empowered to use real-time rendering for accurate lighting previsualization.

Marshall Electronics, a leading manufacturer of industry leading broadcast and proAV cameras and equipment, has collaborated with CyanView, designer and manufacturer of premiere universal camera control systems, to ensure that select Marshall cameras are compatible with its RCP control panel. This cooperation brings advanced color shading control to several Marshall cameras, as CyanView’s RCP supports Marshall Electronics Miniature HD Cameras (CV503, CV506, CV344, CV346, CV380, CV502), Zoom Block cameras (CV355, CV350) and its Lipstick cameras (CV226, CV225).