Production Futures On Tour kicked off the first leg of its 2022 UK tour in the beloved city of Manchester at the super cool live venue Depot Mayfield, with hospitality courtesy of Escape to Freight Island. Students and freelancers across all disciplines of entertainment and production industries attended to take advantage of the training workshops,...

A brand new touring event with a mission to recruit young people into behind-the-scenes roles in the entertainment industry will debut at Depot Mayfield, the home of Escape to Freight Island, on Thursday (March 24). The day-long event for students, graduates and emerging talent is being run by Stockport-based recruitment network Production Futures, in collaboration...

As the world continues to emerge from the two-year pandemic, ASM Global has announced plans six months in the making for ASM Global Presents: The Next Great Opportunity, an unprecedented three-day international “collaborative job fair” encompassing four continents internationally from 15 – 17 February 2022. Aimed at helping address the global staffing shortage that many...

The CoiL Learning Center’s mission to “encourage leadership and learning in the events and entertainment industry” is as strong today as when it first started. And arguably… it’s now more important than ever. In the spirit of CoiL’s commitment to and love for our industry, we’re excited to announce that CoiL is now global, growing...

Last year, Panasonic announced the KAIROS Training Academy Network Panasonic to train operators to get the best from its live production platform. KAIROS offers an open software architecture system for video switching. The academies have been created in partnership with partners across Europe and the UK including Creative Technology (London and Sweden), AED (Belgium), VMB...

The Back Lounge Founder, Tour Production Group (TPG) facilitator, and Tour Manager, Suzi Green is spearheading a new series of free workshops for the live music industry. Following the huge response to the Resilience Workshops in summer 2021, Green is combining the core principle areas of the TPG – Sustainability, Mental Health and Diversity –...

In September, an innovative new pilot programme, NEKO 18, was launched by NEKO Trust to help build a sustainable future for music and live events. The free-to-enrol programme, supported by funders including Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery Fund, was a response to research conducted over the past 18 months into the barriers facing those who...

Since winning Breakthrough Talent Awards Standout Talent at Production Futures, Spiralstagelighting’s Elliot Baines has been involved in lighting numerous live shows, festival slots, installations and livestreams as well as breaking ground as an 18-year-old business owner. Speaking from his Croft Myl headquarters in Halifax, he recaps a busy year. “I have been designing shows and...

Having upskilled amid the lockdown of live events, TPi Breakthrough Talent, Cedric Duré of Outdream Creative was finally able to put his newfound capabilities to the test for My House – an interactive dance performance with Unreal Engine, utilising a system originally designed for consumer/prosumer VR gaming market as an indie BlackTrax. Duré was brought...

Despite being relatively new to the world of live events, TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards Standout Talent winner, Dylan Barber has built up an impressive resumé as freelance engineer. Working in both the live and corporate spheres, Barber has already worked with a range of high-profile clients, from the likes of Joe Talbot of IDLES fame...