As Central Hall Westminster‘s in-house production partner, White Light (WL) – a d&b solutions company, has completed a major audio system upgrade, transforming the acoustics in its flagship Great Hall. Since 2015, WL has invested as production partner in phased installations, equipping the Grade II* listed building with industry leading audio-visual technologies, to enhance its events offering...
The National Gallery has added to its award-winning collection of events spaces, with the launch of The Trafalgar Room, formerly known as the National Dining Room. As one of the venue’s long-standing approved suppliers for events, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) will provide the AV services, as part of an exclusive partnership. The first-floor space can host capacities ranging from...
Leading technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) is set to launch an additional SmartStage facility, developed specifically for broadcasters and live event producers, at The Mermaid London. Available to hire from 1 st February, this fully COVID-secure studio has been designed to facilitate hybrid productions within the central city location, enabling both real and virtual audiences to...
The ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic have seen social interaction in virtually every facet of our personal and professional lives adapt in a transformative way. Technology has played a crucial role in facilitating this, by enabling us to shift into the pre-dominantly virtual world that we now find ourselves in. From internal and external methods of communication and collaboration for...
To facilitate their client BDO’s first ever fully virtual global conference, creative consultancy Fusion Comms produced a ground-breaking new digital delivery format. The BDO RETHINK Festival, which is traditionally held as a bi-annual face-to-face leadership event, was instead broadcast to a global audience on Monday 2 November and Wednesday 4 November 2020. As a renowned leader in pioneering xR...
The #WeMakeEvents campaign aims to raise awareness around the current plight of the live entertainments sector and its urgent need for financial support if it is to support the Covid-19 crisis. Last month, it was announced that it would be steered by a collective of industry trade bodies, businesses and freelancers; all working in collaboration with each other. Over the past few weeks, the team...
On Tuesday 8 September, White Light hosted a panel discussion dedicated to ‘Re-Opening and Re-Imagining Events from a Live Performance Perspective’, streamed live from Illuminate at the Science Museum. This session formed the concluding part of the UKickstart Event 2020, which was the first UK-wide hybrid gathering of event professionals, to take place post COVID-19 lockdown. Chaired by WL’s MD...
Following the recent announcement of the expansion of UKickstart Event 2020, the first UK-wide live and virtual gathering of event professionals post-lockdown, it has once again extended its programme to include a Live Performance panel discussion on kickstarting the events industry. Not only will the panel discussion take place at one of White Light’s managed venues, Illuminate at the Science...
With many of its 80+ member venues still closed due to COVID-19, yesterday saw the Unique Venues of London (UVL) conduct its UVL Connects meeting in a new digital format. As one of the consortium’s supporting suppliers, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) provided all technical delivery for the two-part event, directly from its SmartStage studio in Wimbledon. The Heads of Events from...
Having cancelled their live London Executive Summit due to COVID-19, world-leading executive coaching organisation Vistage sought an innovative and fully digital solution enabling them to re-conceptualise and deliver this flagship event. To help bring the new digital format to life, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) utilised its award-winning SmartStage studio in Wimbledon. Formed...