For the past 12 years, Cyber Fest Noz has taken place in Brittany (France) as one of the major cultural events for Bretons. For seven hours on May 22nd multiple bands had Breton people all over the world dancing via the Cyber Fest Noz website. This year, over 200,000 people were connected via the Internet to the event, which took place at the Music Hall in Rennes. To transmit the concert via … [Read more...]
Danish Pavilion, Expo 2010 Shanghai: More Than a Fairytale
As World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai, an inspiring Danish Pavilion with an equally impressive energy-efficient footprint has already been making news. Martin Professional and the Centre for Advanced Visualization and Interaction (CAVI) at Aarhus University, Denmark, in collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architects, have designed, developed and installed an exhilarating dynamic façade … [Read more...]
Maxxyz PC, MaxModule Control of Choice for David Crowder*Band Tour
Electronic rock and worship group David Crowder*Band from Waco, Texas recently completed their "Church Music Tour" beneath a Martin rig with a Maxxyz PC/MaxModule control setup. “I have always been very interested in the Maxxyz consoles and had some hands on with the full size Maxxyz a few years back at Daystar television network. I loved how the console programmed and ran,” stated Cory … [Read more...]
Elegant exterior Martin lighting for Auckland museum
Auckland, New Zealand’s War Memorial Museum celebrated its 80th birthday by turning on its new exterior lighting installation at the end of 2009. The venerable building on Auckland's skyline is made of creamy Oamaru stone and was a perfect subject for François Roupinian's subtle lighting design. Roupinian had lit some projects in the interior of the museum and was engaged to design and … [Read more...]
