AC/DC are the definition of cult. The music industry’s most successful hard-rock group have a catalogue of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll hits. Starting off in the 70s, they have sold more than 200 million records worldwide – 71.5 million of those in the US alone. This makes the Australians one of the top ten sales…
DetailsFinding the perfect lamp isn’t always easy – particularly if you’re looking for something with its own unique flair. Thanks to the ‘Baselamp’ from Luke Lamp Co., you can transform practically anything – your favourite bottle of whisky, your goldfish bowl, a bottle of perfume, for example – into a lamp with personality. And the…
DetailsDirectOut – the German professional audio solution manufacturer – has brought a new compact 1U device to the market: the 16 channel MADI MI6 audio monitor, specially developed for Game Creek Video, the American television production facilities provider. The 64 channel MADI signal is carried over a single fibre optic link. During this year’s US…
DetailsSwimmers need to train hard to attain their goals. In most sports, music can be a valuable aid to concentration and hence improved performance. That’s always been something of a problem underwater, though, until now: Finis’ waterproof Neptune V2 MP3 player makes music and swimming compatible.
Preparations for Prolight + Sound 2016 are running at full speed. In response to continuous growth, the biggest international trade fair for technology and services in the entertainment, integrated systems and creative branches is making some changes for the coming year. P+S 2016 will be enjoying the extra space afforded by Halls 3, 4 and…
DetailsThis June the inaugural European Games take place in Baku. Around 6,000 athletes from more than 50 countries competed in 20 different sports in the Azerbaijani capital. The games were organised by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the European National Olympic Committees (NOC). They ended on a high note with a spectacular closing ceremony,…
DetailsThe big show: for the stars, and their backing dancers, creating a real spectacle and getting the crowd going is everything. But they’re not the only ones who want to make a big impression: sometimes, ‘civilians’ like you and me want to catch the eye when we go to festivals or to the club. For…
DetailsFootball is a treat not just for the eyes, but for the ears as well. With the German women’s team reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup in Canada, German viewers had an opportunity to enjoy the full aural experience of the occasion in 5.1 surround sound. German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF transmitted…
DetailsFive-piece band Kraftklub regularly rocks concert halls with German-language Sprechgesang “spoken song”. Songs like “Kein Liebeslied” (No Love Song), “Unsere Fans” (Our Fans) and “Schüsse in die Luft” (Shots in the Air) have been hits with fans and critics alike. This spring saw the band successfully touring their “In Schwarz” album around Germany. Part of…
DetailsBalve Cave in western Germany definitively broke into the public consciousness with Die Fantastischen Vier’s MTV Unplugged concert in 2000. The cavern might be an extraordinary backdrop for musical events, but it can be a real challenge for sound engineers. That didn’t stop Fohhn creating perfect acoustics for the recent episode of “Deutschland sucht den…
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