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21 August 2025

USA - Perched 27 floors above Manhattan in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen, Starchild Rooftop is the latest addition to New York’s premium nightlife scene and a standout example of what happens when high-concept design meets world-class audio.

Operated by Carver Road Hospitality, the venue crowns the Civilian Hotel with a retractable glass rooftop, luxurious indoor lounge and sweeping views of Midtown and the Hudson River. To complete the sensory experience, Carver Road Hospitality partnered with long-time collaborators Sound Investment to design and install a Funktion-One sound system tailored to the venue’s versatility.

With a capacity of approximately 150 guests, Starchild Rooftop offers an intimate, high-energy setting that transitions effortlessly between relaxed early evenings and vibrant late nights. Its upscale, modern aesthetic blends velv

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21 August 2025

UK - Christie 1DLP laser projectors are delivering vivid, immersive visuals at Ghostly Manor, a new dark ride at Paultons Park in Hampshire, UK. Designed and installed by Lagotronics Projects, the £3.5m attraction combines physical sets, projection mapping, and interactive gameplay to create a thrilling ghost-themed adventure. Six Christie DWU1100-GS and two DWU1400-GS laser projectors bring the haunted scenes to life with precision and brightness.

Ghostly Manor uses a new ride format, Gameplay Theatre, created by Mack Rides and Lagotronics Projects. Continuously rotating vehicles, each seating eight passengers back-to-back, reveal new environments with each turn. Guests are equipped with Phantom Phasers, onboard interactive ‘blasters’ that allow them to capture ghosts across eight different scenes. The format allows for high guest throughput in a small

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21 August 2025

UK - Based in Clapham, South London, Seven Lion Yard is a holistic health and well-being centre providing comprehensive psychological and wellbeing services to address both mind and body under one roof. The four-storey facility which opened in 2024 includes consulting and treatment rooms, and a large top floor studio.

The interior design, focused on calm, restoration, and relaxation, characterises the building, although following the centre’s opening, its team became aware of the need to combat the reverberant effects of its high ceilings and reflective surfaces. The acoustic properties of the centre’s spaces were detrimental to discreet one-on-one therapies and group activities. Determined to improve the environment, founder Madeline Jago contacted Polar to discuss a solution for the centre with the aim of significantly calming its lively acoustics. Pol

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21 August 2025

Australia - Tucked into North Lakes on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, Jungle Adventure Play Centre (JAPC) is one of Queensland’s most energetic spaces for kids to run wild – safely. For its second location the team turned once again to Brisbane Sound Group, who jumped into the challenge with the nimble yet powerful Optimal Audio ecosystem, supplied by distributor, Audio Brands.

Brisbane Sound Group had already experienced the acoustic challenges of Jungle Adventure, having previously fitted out JAPC’s first venue in Tingalpa. The centre’s team needed an audio system to support every moment – from playful chaos to peaceful cuppas. Simple to control and manage day to day, delivering great audio coverage, Optimal Audio’s ecosystem was the right choice for the noisy play environment.

As is so often the case, the AV installation was not the fir

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21 August 2025

USA - Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar, located in Round Rock, Texas, is a lively blend of nostalgia, gaming, and social interaction. Opened in October 2024, the venue features a retro-inspired atmosphere with classic arcade games, pinball machines, and a full-service bar offering 20 beers on tap, with a focus on local breweries.

Guests can enjoy a nostalgic gaming experience with favourites from the '70s to the '90s, including Skee-Ball, pinball, claw machines, and basketball hoops. Pixel Palace promotes a strong sense of community through regular tournaments, themed nights, and fundraising events. Additionally, the venue includes a basement game room showcasing timeless classics like Pong and Pitfall, providing a cosy space for gamers to unwind and connect.

Multiple video walls and individual displays feature prominently in Pixel Palace, showcasing a va

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21 August 2025

India - Bhopal-based Phoenix Networks Global Pvt, a premier technical solutions provider in the state of Madhya Pradesh, has made a significant step forward by investing in a full-scale Martin Audio WPC.

The biamped WPC line array forms the heart of a larger audio upgrade which also includes Martin Audio SXH218 subwoofers, powered by iK42 4-channel DSP amplifiers and LE200 stage monitors. The order was fulfilled by territory distributors, Vardhaman Megatech Pvt Ltd (VMT).

This marquee sale is a strategic investment for Phoenix Networks, equipping them with a globally trusted solution that will enhance their technical capabilities, operational efficiency and long-term service delivery across both indoor and outdoor environments. They are confident that WPC will bring world-class performance and engineering to every project it undertakes.

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21 August 2025

UK - Global audio specialist Sennheiser is set to showcase an array of cutting-edge solutions at this year's PLASA Show, the UK's premier event for live entertainment technology, featuring products that are widely used across the live events, film, and broadcast industries. Sennheiser's team of experts will be available to guide show visitors through their impressive line-up, including the revolutionary Spectera wideband wireless ecosystem making its PLASA debut, the industry-changing SoundBase RF planning tool, and the proven EW-DX wireless range.

Visitors to the booth can expect first-hand experience with Sennheiser's Spectera, which has already proven itself in the most demanding RF environments including this year's Glastonbury festival. Using true WMAS (Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems) technology, Spectera represents the world's first wideband, bidi

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21 August 2025

UK - At earlier trade shows over the past year, the folks at Chauvet Professional and ChamSys built their stand around the theme True Colours Revealed. They liked the concept so much, particularly since it pays tribute to the advanced colour rendering options of their lighting fixtures, that they decided to go with it again for PLASA London 2025.

But though the marketing theme is familiar, it will be anything but ‘business as usual’ for Chauvet Professional and ChamSys at PLASA this year. Anyone who visits their shared booth (D10) 7-9 September will be greeted by an array of offerings that are spectacularly new and different.

At the top of this list is the world trade show debut of the Maverick Force X Profile. The latest step in Chauvet Professional’s ongoing quest to reimagine moving fixtures, the 520W profile is already turning head

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21 August 2025

UK - LANG is expanding its LED portfolio with LIAM, a transparent product that takes lightness and image quality to a new level.

The cabinet measures 1x1m, weighs just 12kg, and is therefore particularly easy to handle. It has a pixel pitch of 6.25mm, a brightness of 4,200 nits, and a transparency of 50 percent to ensure clear, detailed images.

“The combination of active matrix and its light weight makes LIAM a unique product in the transparent LED sector - and a real game-changer for creative stage applications, especially outdoors,” says Svenja Mevissen, director of LED & displays at LANG AG.

Thanks to active matrix technology with integrated driver IC, each LED is controlled individually. This prevents annoying scan lines, ensures high viewing comfort, and enables a brilliant and uniform image - even for video and photo recordings.

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20 August 2025

UK - Video company Universal Pixels (UP) has been right behind Oasis’ reunion since it kicked off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Two dates set the template for Oasis Live ’25, 41 performances in 13 countries across five months. 

Production manager Tony Gittins tasked UP with colouring Paul Normandale’s show design in the shape of a complete video package. Commissioned 12 months ago, UP invested in the image quality of Absen’s Venus 4.8mm LED, developing and delivering a huge upstage wall – 1,100sqm in Heaton Park - with IMAG screens 10 degrees back on either side.

Universal Pixels brought in Brompton Technology to manage the ambitious video setup, deploying 16 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors and 34 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units, chosen for their ability to provide full redundancy, superb image quality, and colo

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20 August 2025

UK - Lighting designer Sam Tozer of Vision Factory wanted to make a big impact for singer-songwriter Sam Fender’s four UK stadium shows – collectively attended by nearly a quarter of a million fans – and for such a large undertaking, he specified 189 x Robe iForte LTX moving lights and four iBolts. The performances were part of Sam Fender’s ongoing People Watching album campaign.

The production equipment for these four shows – three at Fender’s hometown stadium of St. James’ Park, Newcastle, and one in London – was supplied by Liverpool-based Adlib (lighting, video, rigging, PA system) and Plymouth-based Nubsound (audio control).

To align with Fender’s raw and distinctively original aesthetic, Sam Tozer’s primary lighting requirement was “sheer firepower”, but applied simply in order to complement the epic cinematic a

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20 August 2025

USA - Basketball fans in Washington, D.C. get to enjoy an even more spectacular visual experience during each Washington Mystics game this season. The team’s in-game video content now features eye-catching effects generated by X-Laser projectors.

Shown on video boards at CareFirst Arena during pregame player introductions and at key moments throughout each game, the clips showcase individual Mystics players surrounded by dynamic laser beams. And to enhance the viewing experience for all fans, whether attending in person or watching at home, the team also intersperses the clips during its TV broadcasts.

“With the growth of this league and how each team has stepped up its gameday production, we wanted to have lasers add something really special to the Mystics’ visuals,” said Tayler Durantini, director of show production for Monumental Sports &a

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20 August 2025

USA - As Coachella and Stagecoach 2025 brought hundreds of thousands of fans to the California desert for three weekends, Clear-Com was behind the scenes ensuring production crews across 12 stages stayed connected. The deployment, led by Azuolas Sinkevicius of Media Stream Wave, featured Clear-Com’s latest configuration software, EHX v14, as well as FreeSpeak II beltpacks and an Eclipse Omega HX matrix frame, creating a robust communication backbone for both festival production and livestream broadcasts.

“Festivals like Coachella and Stagecoach require precise coordination between dozens of departments,” said Sinkevicius. “With so many stages, artists, and live broadcast elements in motion at once, communication is necessary to create the fun and carefree environment attendees crave. Clear-Com gave us the freedom and autonomy to keep every cue on tim

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20 August 2025

Germany - The 33rd edition of the CEV Euro Beach Volley Championships came to an end on Sunday 3 August, capping off a week of beach volleyball played at the Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub in Düsseldorf.

On the men’s side, winners Anders Mol and Christian Sørum are already the most successful team in European beach volleyball history, consolidating Norway as the country with the most EuroBeachVolley gold medals. For the women, Maryna Hladun and Tetiana Lazarenko’s victory came as somewhat of a surprise but reflects Ukraine’s rise in the sport over the last few years.

As usual, an exciting atmosphere surrounded the games and supplementary events, with a Nexo sound system deployed by Paderborn-based event production specialists Sound Linear playing an important role in creating a festival vibe.

“We used 12 of our Nexo P12 point s

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20 August 2025

Austria - Audio-Technica provided the entire ambience microphone system for the 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach Hinterglemm. Mainz-based TV Skyline was commissioned by ORF (the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) to produce the international television sound, with the company selecting a wide variety of Audio-Technica microphone solutions for locations including the Starter’s House, the piste itself and stadium. Lavalier, shotgun and boundary microphone models were employed as necessary to capture the race atmosphere and put viewers at the heart of the action.

Chosen for their discreet design and sonic performance, BP899 subminiature omnidirectional condenser lavaliers and U851R boundary microphones were placed in the starter house to pick up highly detailed sound whilst remaining invisible. Customised wind baskets were used for the U851R to

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20 August 2025

USA - About 30 years ago, a group of students at Randolph-Macon College in Richmond VA formed a band dedicated to performing an Americana blend of folk and Celtic music. Much has happened to Carbon Leaf since then. They had some hits, including A Life Less Ordinary, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. Their songs have been used in a soundtrack (Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey) and they’ve toured relentlessly at major festivals and venues.

Eventually, some members of the quintet resettled, moving thousands of miles away to the West Coast. But on Sunday 3 August, the band returned to their roots when they headlined Music at Maymont, a live performance series that takes place in an idyllic 100-acre greenspace in the middle of the Virginia Capital’s downtown, 15 miles from the college campus where their music

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20 August 2025

USA/Europe - Elation has announced the expansion of its award-winning Paragon series with the new Paragon LT, a cutting-edge, long-throw LED profile luminaire purpose-built to deliver high-impact visuals for large productions and stadium shows.

Engineered for the future, the Paragon LT incorporates breakthrough technologies, proprietary patents, and new industry standards: full output even with framing or animation engaged, variable CRI control that allows seamless adjustment from CRI 70 to CRI 93, a new dimming system boosting brightness by 4%, Turbo Mode for up to 20% more output, a lighter yet stronger chassis, whisper-quiet CMY mixing, the largest rotating gobo wheel in Elation’s history, and re-engineered frost and zoom systems cutting noise by up to 10 dB.

“The Paragon LT is the result of listening closely to the needs of designers working

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20 August 2025

Europe - The Laserworld Group has announced the appointment of Fabián Mercado as the new international sales manager for the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets. Mercado brings experience to the team, with an understanding of the laser industry from both a technical and creative perspective.

His background in laser shows of various scales, theatrical lighting, and laser mapping, combined with an artistic vision, qualifies him to provide clients with technical and commercial support. The company intends to expand its presence in the Spanish-speaking market with this personnel decision. The company expresses confidence that his leadership will strengthen client relationships and drive growth.

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19 August 2025

Georgia/Armenia - Van Damme has expanded its distribution network with the appointment of Pro-Sound and Light as its exclusive partner to cover Georgia and Armenia. The appointment provides Van Damme’s first dedicated local presence to support customers in both countries.

Pro-Sound and Light is an established distributor and systems integrator with a deep understanding of the challenges and complexities of the local market in both Armenia and Georgia. Van Damme joins a high-level roster of international AV brands that the company already represents, including Electro-Voice, Kramer, Eve Audio, Avonic and Dynacord.

“We are delighted to name Pro-Sound and Light as our exclusive distributor for Armenia and Georgia,” said Adam Jafrabadi, export director at Van Damme. “We know that these countries are part of an important and growing market with hu

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19 August 2025

USA - Odiho has become the latest pro AV manufacturer to name AVlex as its US distributor. It joins the likes of MiPRO, Superlux, Frenetik, Amadeus Acoustics and PressOn in a roster of brands stocked and supported by AVlex.

Odiho delivers real-time HD audio to smartphones without the need for a dedicated app, allowing sports fans to get closer to the action in a stadium, galleries to provide tour guide solutions and corporate events to offer sound and multi-lingual content. The solution provides a simple way to enhance experiences and acoustic comfort, relying on technology that everyone has easy access to.

“Odiho has already proven itself as a popular solution for some of the biggest events to take place in Europe, including the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and we are certain that it will be just as popular in the US,” states Philip Van Peborgh, CO