PLASA 2011 will see Avolites presenting the production launch of the Sapphire Touch and the expansive Titan Range to its booth F18 in hall 1. The Sapphire Touch has undergone significant aesthetic enhancements and employs the newest technology available. It combines twin multi-touch screens with 45 motorized touch sensitive faders and an Optical trackball with Z axis ring; affording designers … [Read more...]
DBN Lights Parklife 2011 Festival
Manchester based lighting rental company DBN supplied the city's new Parklife live music festival for the second year running - this time co-ordinating equipment for all 4 stages within the main arena. DBN was working for their regular client, Ear To The Ground, who also production manage regular, locally based dance party phenomena, Warehouse Project. Parklife was again staged in … [Read more...]
Level 42 Gets the Diamond Finish
Lighting Designer Yenz Nyholm took to the O2 Arena, London, UK, with a Diamond 4 TITAN for much loved pop-rock band, Level 42’s 30th Anniversary world tour. Nyholm has been a keen Avolites user for some years and he particularly likes the power and functionality of the D4 for larger shows. For this tour he was also lucky to be one of the first to try TITAN V4, the latest software due for … [Read more...]
Fatboy gets the finishing Avo Touch
Lighting designer Steven Abbiss has been on tour with dance guru and DJ Fatboy Slim since March this year, fulfilling a busy schedule playing international festivals and their own headliner gigs worldwide. The itinerary has often included visiting 2 or 3 different countries in a weekend, so all the equipment for the lighting design was specified by Abbiss and sourced locally at each venue, … [Read more...]
Chris Bushell Gets The Avo Touch
When lighting designer Chris Bushell had his first demo of the Avolites Tiger Touch console, he liked it so much that he bought one! It was his first investment in a lighting console and he had an immediate use for it on the Florence + The Machine World tour on which he’s been out since February 2010. “It gives me all the power and functionality I need in a fabulously neat package that … [Read more...]
