Projection and digital art specialist Ross Ashton collaborated with Russian artist Maria Rud to present ‘Dark Matter’ a dynamic ‘AniMotion’ live performance painting projected in giant format on to the Institute of Astronomy library in Cambridge UK.

DM Audio’s Lars Wern has the distinction of having mixed sound for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic (RSPO’s) legendary summer outdoor concerts for the past 25-plus years.

Manchester based dbn Lighting helped to bring an ancient legend to life for a landmark event in the UK’s first ever City of Culture, Derry-Londonderry. Dbn designed and supplied rigging and lighting for a breath-taking recreation of the famed Loch Ness Monster – which played a starring role in the Showdown on the Foyle finale to the weekend-long celebrations entitled The Return of Colmcille.

The courtyard of the castle St. Emmaran in Regensburg, Germany, has provided the location for the Thurn-and-Taxis festival (“Schlossfestspiele”) since 2002. As in previous years, the festival’s patroness, princess Gloria, took the opportunity to appear as a supporting actress.  During the “Rocky Horror Show”, she roared onto the stage on a Harley Davidson, and later took a small speaking part and appeared in the chorus.

Picture the scene. You are visiting an art exhibition, but the only things you can see are blank canvases. Yet the room is filling up with expectant visitors, and four people begin to fill the canvases with words. Suddenly, you recognise yourself in those words! This is exactly what has been happening in early July at the Cologne Artothek, where Juergen Staack is presenting “Script”, his latest art project, using Sennheiser wireless technology.

The great assembly hall (Konzilsaal) in the German city of Konstanz is a truly historic place. In 1417, the first and only election of a Pope in Germany took place here. Preserved in its original state and used as a concert and event venue today, the hall offers a unique historic atmosphere together with memorable sound. The reason: a VIVACE acoustic system by the SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP which was installed recently.

For the very first time, ARRI ALEXA cameras equipped with the Fiber Remote Option have been used for a live television broadcast. The setting for this significant achievement was an opera at the Bregenz Festival in Austria -- the inaugural production of André Tchaikowsky's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Swiss production company TPC made the decision to shoot the opera exclusively with ALEXA Fiber Remotes, using six of the cameras to create a highly dynamic live transmission.

Denmark’s historic Roskilde Festival, which dates back to 1971, is the largest culture and music festival in Northern Europe. Each year it provides a remarkable musical fusion of up and coming artists mixed with famous international acts.

To promote their campaign to ‘Get London Reading’, the Evening Standard, in partnership with Nook, planned a one-day event in Trafalgar Square called ‘Get Reading’.

When Grand Théâtre de Québec decided to update their sound system, one thing was certain: that system was going to be the very best. This is a big theatre, two thousand seats, three balconies; it serves as venue for a wide range of shows from dance, to rock, to orchestral.

UAE based Lighting Designer Terry Miranda specified over 120 Robe fixtures to realise an eye-catching design for “Watan Al Ahlam” (Country of Dreams), a musical performance staged by the UAE Ministry of Education at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Immersive specialist Igloo Vision was commissioned by United Arab Emirates to create a 360-degree immersive installation for the La Biennale di Venezia 2013, 53rd annual art exhibition that incorporates F22 projectors from projectiondesign®. Mounted in the Sale d’Armi at the New National Pavilion, Mohammed Kazem’s realization called ‘Directions 2005/2013’ makes a brilliant contribution to ‘Walking on Water’.

RG Jones’ busy summer season with Martin Audio premier PA systems continued in July, with the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace. This followed the Glastonbury Festival, held a few weeks previously, with the simultaneous Henley Festival also placing further demands on their Martin Audio inventory.

On the occasion of his 85th birthday, acclaimed Canadian jazz vibraphonist Peter Appleyard realized his dream of presenting a concert in his historic 1895 Nassagaweya barn in Rockwood, Ontario.

It’s New, Better – Companies no longer work for a year or more on a new product or device and then roll out something that is spectacularly different. Instead, they roll out a new version with a change here and there so they can tell you how superior it is to the one you bought yesterday. People are becoming less interested in drinking the Kool-Aid today.