On December 8, 2015 the German TV viewers who didn’t switch channels during the commercial break were rewarded with a special commercial: at prime time, precisely at 8.13 p.m., the Telekom switched to Coldplay’s Street Gig in Offenbach, Germany, on eight of the highest-rated German private broadcasters – in time for the performance of their new single “Adventure Of A Lifetime”.

“The Final “Qountdown” ended 2011 for the Trance and Techno scene in the Netherlands. Taking place in Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall the event, it was organised by Q-Dance. Lighting designer Tamil van Draanen was keen on giving this event, the last version of a series of Qountdowns, a special mood. Using a grandMA2 full-size and a grandMA2 light as backup gave him the assurance needed to accomplish his mission.

When Canadian alt-rock heroes The Tragically Hip put together a 2015 North American tour supporting the deluxe reissue of their 1992 studio classic, Fully Completely, the band’s longtime audio provider, Solotech, made the decision to carry an audio system based entirely on L-Acoustics’ K2 line array system.

“Are You D1 and Only?” This was the challenge that audio specialist Sennheiser set for bands and musicians by inviting them to take part in the “D1 and Only” contest to find the most creative cover version of the 90s pop classic “The One and Only” by Chesney Hawkes. The songs that were submitted revealed genuine vocal talents and a huge “bandwidth” of musical variety. Just about every music genre was represented – from power ballads and classic adaptations to funky hip-hop versions. 168 bands and musicians from all over the world took part in the Cover Song Contest. And Sennheiser has now found “The One and Only“ – after votes were cast by more than 50,000 fans and an expert jury.

While the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) attracted lots of press for its outrageous performances, the show made headlines among professionals for its creative staging, too. The show was controlled by grandMA2 full-size consoles at Barclays Center, Brooklyn where artist and designer KAWS reimagined the VMA’s iconic moonman statuette.

When one of U.S. television’s most visible sports anchors launched his new sportstalk TV/radio show in early October, lighting designer Victor Fable turned to a lighting package of studio-optimized Elation lighting equipment including DW Series and TVL Series professional white light LED fixtures to light the set.

Underground nightclubs provide an outlet for dancing, socialization, and general revelry but as the world went into lockdown earlier this year, clubs across the world shut their doors, and for the most part, remain closed. To support these businesses, their employees and talent affected by the European club ban, the Berlin Clubcommission, Reclaim Club Culture and Berlin Worx teamed to launch the “United We Stream” fundraising initiative earlier this year, which began in Berlin, Germany but quickly expanded into 85 other European Cities globally.

Medialuso, a MEDIAPRO group company based in Portugal, worked together with the regional channel in the production of the “Violadores del verso” concert, organized by 3D5 and which took place in Zaragoza on the 10th June.

The rapidly rising Irish alt-rock band “Walking On Cars” staged its first headlining arena show in Dublin
Over 100 Electro-Voice loudspeaker cabinets were deployed, the largest documented deployment ever for X-Line Advance
Murt Whelan Sound uses the scalability and flexibility of X-Line Advance to cover large and small shows in any musical style
 

OneRepublic’s headlining “Native Tour” wraps in the UK after spending last year circling the globe. The tour was programmed and operated from a grandMA2 light platform. The American pop rock band toured Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand last year in support of its third studio album, “Native.” OneRepublic’s tour has continued in 2014 with more dates in Europe and the UK.

During the discussions of the 21st International Symposium, to be held on Tuesday 12 October 2010, at 10:30 am during SPORTEL in Monaco, outstanding female personalities will be sharing their opinions about the status of women in the world sport.

Queensland’s Fifalite Effects Lighting has taken delivery of a brand new MA Lighting dot2 XL-F, a compact lighting console designed for small to medium sized productions up to 4,096 control channels. However, it retains the cleverness of MA Lighting systems, including the 3D visualizer.