It’s one of the top events of the year for EDM fans: on 21 February, 16,000 music fans hit Messe Frankfurt for WinterWorld, Germany’s gigantic indoor EDM event. As befits a megaparty like this, a spectacular line-up – including Robin Schulz, ATB, Klaudia Gawlas, The Avener, and Felix Kröcher – needed to be cast, quite…
DetailsIn just over a month from now, the doors to Prolight & Sound 2015 at Messe Frankfurt will open, giving visitors the chance to see the latest trends in lighting, sound, events, and stage and theatre technology at first hand. Alongside the exhibitor stands in the halls of the trade fair grounds, there will once…
DetailsCompanies, brands, products: they are all competing for market share. The only hope for success is compelling advertising and skilled presentation. German car producer BMW gave us a glimpse into the future of product presentation at the International Motor Show 2013 in Frankfurt – an achievement that is now being recognised with the German Design…
DetailsWhat would life be without music? It can lift your mood and drive you on. Many of us take it for granted that we always have our music collections with us, either on an MP3 player or a smartphone. But what is everyone else listening to, what sort of music are they into? This is…
DetailsIce skating in the open air – thanks to the Wiener Eistraum, this has been an annual highlight for the Viennese since 1996. Every year, a mobile ice rink with a surface area of 700m2 has been attracting visitors to the Rathausplatz in the Austrian capital. Three refrigeration units feed a network of 400,000 pipes…
DetailsWith his production for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 25 Jahre Mauerfall, Marcus Mechelhoff thrilled hundreds of thousands of visitors to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in November last year. His remit included the lighting, audio, video, and the pyrotechnics for the spectacular open air event. The skill with…
DetailsPeter Maffay has been in show business going on 45 years now, and with 16 number one albums he is the most successful artist in the German charts by some distance. He delighted children with the little green dragon Tabaluga, and has taken a stand as a peace activist, but music continues to play a…
DetailsThe Super Bowl is America’s big annual event. The excitement grips the entire nation – and the accompanying advertising campaigns and halftime show during the game are equally big news. The following time-lapse video demonstrates just how much engineering skill is needed to make that possible: putting up an entire stage in the time it…
DetailsHeadphones, microphones, an inclusive audio streaming solution for the visually and hearing-impaired: Wedemark audio specialists Sennheiser have now making breakthroughs in sound for seven decades now. Their trophy cabinet includes a Grammy and even an Oscar and a Philo T. Farnsworth engineering Emmy. The third generation is continuing the work started by the pioneers of…
DetailsHave you ever thought it might be fun to have your own beats sound tracking your day? The guys at Swedish synth makers Teenage Engineering did, so they’ve developed three battery-powered synthesisers called ‘Pockets Operators’ (PO). They fit in your trouser pocket and make real synth sound a portable proposition. These are three miniature marvels:…
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