In 2020, Peter Rice, Course Leader for Theatre Sound at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and member of the Association of Sound Designers, created a new arm to the Association. Named the Educators Working Group, the aim was to consolidate the minds and experience of various educators and engineers to answer the...
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...
Following TPi’s first foray into digital events, it seemed only natural to curate another online event to help inspire those taking their first steps into the live events sector. Hosted on Swapcard, Production Futures Online 2021 featured two days of free panels, workshops, and interactive Q&As with almost 50 virtual speakers, not to mention live...
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...
With lockdown looming back in March 2020, Avolites Titan Training Manager, Gordon Clarke began transforming the company’s online training capabilities, crafting a new bespoke online platform which offers ‘holistic’ training for Titan and Ai software. “This was a discussion we at Avolites had almost two years ago,” reminisced Clarke, speaking at the tail end of...
Uniting under the banner of AUDIOVERSITY, NEXO and Yamaha Professional Audio have been proactive in developing and maintaining their education and training offerings amid the COVID-19 crisis. Considered the industry’s largest free training resource, unlike most manufacturer-led incentives, AUDIOVERSITY is accredited by the AVIXA Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) programme, providing attendees the skills and knowledge...
In a bid to return to some semblance of normality following an incredibly difficult 2020, armed with a facemask, dictaphone and hand sanitiser, TPi made the short trip to Future Yard’s work-in-progress music venue and artist hub on Argyle Street in Birkenhead. Meeting at a suitable social distance, TPi chatted to the organisers, tutors and...
Earlier this summer, during one of TPi’s virtual team meetings, the topic of Production Futures came up. Like many, we naively assumed that when the UK was plunged into lockdown in March that we’d be out of this mess by autumn, or at the very latest, winter time. However, as the months dragged on it...
Taking place this year from 9 to 13 November, TPi’s Production Futures goes online, offering a week of free web-based learning, resources and engagement with the global live events industry. The event also marks the return of the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards, where students, freelancers and young people can be in with a chance of...
Taking place this year from 9 to 13 November, TPi’s Production Futures goes online, offering a week of free web-based learning, resources and engagement with the global live events industry. The event also marks the return of the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards, where students, freelancers and young people can be in with a chance of...
Taking place this year from 9 to 13 November, TPi’s Production Futures goes online, offering a week of free web-based learning, resources and engagement with the global live events industry. The event also marks the return of the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards, where students, freelancers and young people can be in with a chance of...
With the next generation of events professionals adjusting to the ‘new normal’, introducing new talent to the industry and how live event students are completing their studies without live events has become a topic of paramount importance among university course leaders and prospective students. For the past 16 years, Lecturer, Liam Devine has taught a...
Taking place from 9 to 13 November, Production Futures Online is a brand-new platform for students, freelancers and young people all over the world to access training sessions, workshops, webinars, product demonstrations, panel discussions and interviews with live event experts and TPi Award winners. Production Futures will provide the tools, knowledge, advice and contacts needed...
With webinars, online tutorials and smaller in-person academic sessions filling the education-shaped void of the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions are now in the process of opening their doors, on a university by university basis, to students across UK. One such student looking to return to the University of South Wales in September to complete the...
From a young age, Harry Boyde was fascinated with music and live events. As soon as he turned 18, he moved from Northampton to London, to pursue a career in the touring industry. Shortly after the move, he began working as a Stagehand for Stage Miracles before landing a coveted role of Laser Technician at...
Morgan Evans is a freelance Programmer and Designer, currently studying Creative Lighting Control at Rose Bruford College, London. Developing his skills in lighting and video through academic studies and professional hands-on work, Morgan sat down with TPi – remotely – to discuss the challenges he’s faced breaking into an extremely competitive industry, and what skills...
Owen McIlreavy developed an interest for live events while studying at Midleton College in his native Cork, Ireland. The motto of the College, ‘Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna’ (‘You were born with talents, develop them’) certainly rings true for this live events professional, who, during his brief time in the industry, has already spent the...
At the age of 25, burgeoning Southampton-based audio system engineer Oli Crump has already played a significant role in a range of projects during his brief time in the live events industry. His work as an audio project manager at the Lion’s Den stage of Boomtown Chapter 11: A Radical City saw him go on...
As a burgeoning stage lighting designer in the entertainment industry, Jason HyoYoung Ahn has already crossed off several South Korean productions on his personal live events calendar. Having recently finished an Associate Degree on Stage Lighting at Seoul Institute of Art, he shared details of a breakthrough 2019 with TPi. Photos: Kim SungChan www.instagram.com/kimhaze www.theshinepeople.com...
It’s such a thrill to see how far Production Futures has come in the past four years. Conceived to create a platform for the next generation of live events professionals, the annual event has grown year on year,with more rental houses, manufacturers, educational institutions and crewmembers from some of the world’s biggest tours all on-site...
