“De Vrienden van Amstel Live 2015” Gets Visual Support from d3 Media Servers

LONDON – It was all hands on deck at Ahoy Rotterdam recently when the arena was transformed into the biggest pub in the Netherlands filled with the best live bands and 15,000 excited fans. “De Vrienden van Amstel Live,” the 17th annual festival sponsored by Amstel Beer and produced by Tribe Company b.v., used d3 Technologies’ 4U v2.5 media servers to pre-program lighting and video and act as media servers during two weeks of sold-out shows.

CIRENCESTER, UK – Central Presentations Limited (CPL) has collaborated with event producer Bright to throw a distinctive airport-themed fancy dress party for the 1200 guests of a leading technology brand. CPL lighting designer Lee Gruszeckyj chose an array of Clay Paky fixtures to deliver effects, color and key lighting throughout the glittering event, including Alpha Spot HPE 1200, Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330s.

LONDON – Pop artist Robbie Williams  recently completed his ‘Swings Both Ways’ tour, where LD Mark Cunniffe used Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330s to create a fun and extravagant Vegas-style show.

LONDON – Green Hippo’s Mercedes Stevao-Boase and Stefanie Mueller made their way to Elstree Studios at the end of January 2015 and spoke with “HippoExpert” Russell Grubiak.

U.K. – Technical production rental specialist Entec provided sound and lighting equipment and crew for the recent and highly acclaimed UK tour by singer songwriter John Grant featuring a unique collaboration with the Royal Northern Sinfonia – orchestrated by Fiona Brice –  and delivering material from his two albums, 2013’s Pale Green Ghosts and 2010’s Queen of Denmark.

TOULOUSE, France — Over the past 31 years, with acts that range from obscure to household names like Coldplay and Indochine, Le Bikini has earned its reputation as one of France’s best live music venues one show at a time. Driven by its goal to help the more than 150 bands that perform at the club each year deliver the best concert possible, Le Bikini recently upgraded its lighting with the acquisition of new HARMAN Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profile LED fixtures.

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Everyone loves invention in this industry, and Manchester based lighting and rigging specialist dbn had great opportunity to show some real rigging finesse at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery – just re-opened in a blaze of glory after a £15 million revamp that includes a brand new wing and some completely unique new gallery spaces reimagined from previously enclosed areas of the building.