USA: Forecastle Festival has announced that it will now run on 100% pollution-free electricity through a partnership with national clean energy provider Arcadia Power. New this year, Forecastle Festival will ensure that for every kWh of electricity used, a kWh is produced and put on the grid by a pollution-free, renewable source – like wind or solar. “Forecastle Festival was built on the premise of environmental responsibility and for years we’ve worked to be as sustainable as possible through conservation, recycling, composting and the use biodiesel fuel,” said Forecastle Founder and Captain, JK McKnight. “The partnership is a huge leap…
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WORLDWIDE: Global Entertainment, the content creation arm of Global, has announced its acquisition of a significant strategic stake in Broadwick Live. Broadwick Live’s portfolio includes internationally renowned festivals such as Snowbombing, Festival No.6, Electric Elephant, and the experimental branded music event Bacardi Triangle. The deal is Global Entertainment’s first UK acquisition. Broadwick Live will operate independently, working closely with Global Live, the newly-launched live music and festival arm of Global Entertainment. “When Ashley Tabor and I decided to build a live entertainment company as part of Global Entertainment, we always planned to expand into the festival and event space as…
WORLDWIDE: Psychedelic harm reduction service the Zendo Project has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to expand its presence at events. The campaign, which ends July 23, has already raised 25% of its $50,000 goal from over 150 funders in the first week. Psychedelic harm reduction is an effective public health-based alternative to hospitalisation and arrest. Sponsored by the non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the Zendo Project provides a safe space and professionally trained staff to care for individuals at festivals, concerts, and other events where people may choose to use psychedelic substances. Zendo Project staff and volunteers also…
UK: The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) is bringing together experts from across the ticketing industry at a London seminar on Monday July 6. The event is designed to allow professionals from different sectors to share intelligence on ticketing best practice, new technologies and techniques and changes in the law. Speakers include Mark Bradley, advisor to The FA, The Football League, SPFL and RFL, who will share insights into customer engagement in football – from grassroots through to international level – and the wider lessons that can be learned. In other sessions, Ruth Hoy and Claire Sng of…
UK: Award-winning technology start-up Crowd Connected has launched a major update to Colocator, the company’s location insight platform. The new release includes a completely redesigned user interface, and three new features: ‘Control Room’, a fully configurable custom dash; ‘Alerts’, allowing SMS and email alerting; and ‘Transit’, providing detailed real-time metrics on customers’ routing and journey times. “We take pride in being responsive to our customers’ needs,” said James Cobb, CEO of Crowd Connected. “We’ve been listening to John Probyn, COO of Live Nation UK, and to Simon Ancliffe, CEO of Movement Strategies, amongst others. At the heart of our real-time…
UK: Together The People, a brand new addition to the UK festival scene, had revealed the line-up for its inaugural edition. Taking place in Preston Park in Brighton from September 5 – 6, TTP is a 5,000 capacity, non-camping music and arts festival founded by music promotions company One Inch Badge. Together The People’s primary focus is to celebrate music, food, community, film and the arts within the city of Brighton by delivering a high quality, creative, family friendly and socially aware flagship event accessible to all. Acts gracing TTP include Super Furry Animals, The Levellers, Billy Bragg, Ghostpoet, Chris…
WORLDWIDE: Production Resource Group (PRG), provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, has announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of XL Video Group. “Bringing XL Video into the PRG family profoundly enhances our ability to provide our clients with a comprehensive suite of products and services,” said Jeremiah ‘Jere’ Harris, Chairman and CEO of PRG. “The true opportunity, however, lies in bringing together the industry’s most passionate and committed people. Our shared values and technical expertise will allow the company to continue to innovate and grow in new and exciting ways.” XL Video’s worldwide locations will now…
UK: Pure Groove Systems will power the sound for the Big Top at Mutiny Festival from July 18 – 19, which features artists including Gorgon City, Marc Kinchen, Amine Edge & Dance, Idris Elba, Hannah Wants, Disciples, Just Blaze and many more. In 2014, Pure Groove and Danley Sound Labs joined forces to create sound systems targeted at the festival and nightlife industries. Pure Groove Systems are designed by Tom Danley of Danley Sound Labs, who was the former Director of Electroacoustic Research at NASA and holds 30 loudspeaker and aerospace patents, also noted as the first person to demonstrate…
SWITZERLAND: Nexo’s STM Series modular line array is now available in Switzerland, as Martigny-based rental company Sonoval adds the new M28 compact line array system to its comprehensive Nexo inventory. Sonoval owners Valentin Jacquaz and Julien Stettler started the company in 2009, a full-service operation which provided complete stage services in the mountainous region of South / East Switzerland and quickly gained a strong customer follow-up in the developing stand-up and concert scene of the area. With the latest in rigging, lighting and sound equipment, including networked audio and UHF systems, and the know-how to operate such innovative gear, Sonoval…
FRANCE: As part of a major Harman Professional package, over 100 JBL VTX V25 line array elements were deployed across five stages at the recent four-day Weather Festival in Paris. Celebrating its third year, the promoters chose a 100,000 square metre site in the Bois de Vincennes in order to pursue its mission of being a sustainable event. With environmental concerns as its main priority, this was considered a landmark event. The festival brought together 70 artists over the four days and the crowds were treated to non-stop energy and high quality sound delivered by a JBL VTX system throughout.…