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22 May 2025

USA - Clear-Com has announced that its newest member of the FreeSpeak family of wireless intercom systems, the FreeSpeak Icon beltpack, is currently undergoing a field trial in Las Vegas by the technical team behind Blue Man Group. The theatrical show, known for its immersive, multimedia performances, has been using FreeSpeak Icon to support its highly coordinated live environment.

While not part of an official partnership or sponsorship, this trial is being independently led by Scott Dahl, head of audio for Blue Man Group Las Vegas, as his team explores new solutions for live production communications. Dahl has been overseeing the trial, utilising FreeSpeak Icon beltpacks in conjunction with an Arcadia Central Station, FreeSpeak II-19-TCVRs, and FreeSpeak II beltpacks.

“The 20-hour battery life easily keeps up with our long performance schedules,

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21 May 2025

Germany - DirectOut has extended its coverage at Studio Berlin. Two Prodigy.MP, one Prodigy.MX and three Andiamo have been installed by the studio to provide conversion and redundancy solutions for its new control room upgrades in Hamburg. Studio Berlin had previously utilised an outside broadcast truck, but with an increasingly busy schedule and less opportunity for the control room to move, the decision was taken to replace the truck and create two new, permanently installed facilities.

The upgrades provide robust and reliable network conversions between the main Ravenna network and other audio network protocols. Three Andiamo units convert analogue signals to digital and vice-versa, while the Prodigy.MP enables all other conversions. The Prodigy.MX manages the audio matrix, including radio microphones and in-ear monitors.

Using the Prodigy.MX for

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21 May 2025

Europe - An immersive display of art, innovation and technology, this year’s Bright Festival in Florence received over 7,200 visitors of all ages across the three-day event. Taking place from 11-13 April, the festival was made up of 120+ hours of conferences, studio sessions, art exhibitions and shows, featuring 48 speakers, artists and international guests, as well as 22 digital artworks, interactive experiences and live performances. 

Bringing the experience to life was KV2 Audio’s audio system. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to install and present KV2’s sound system on our main stage” says Bright Festival’s technical director, Samuele Barretta.

For a large-capacity venue with powerful visual displays, it was essential that the audio system maintained the artistic atmosphere and elev

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21 May 2025

Bulgaria - The fourth edition of the Lunar Festival of Lights took place over four evenings from 8-11 May 2025, transforming 10,000sq.m of architecture and urban space across Sofia into a glowing canvas of light and art.

This internationally celebrated event featured 3D projection mapping, light installations, and immersive visual storytelling from artists around the world. Their work was designed to ignite imagination, provoke thought, and delight audiences with creativity and technological brilliance.

An independent initiative by the Bulgarian visual effects company MP-Studio, Lunar is the result of a decade-long passion for light art. MP-Studio is renowned in Bulgaria for pioneering the country's first 3D projection mapping in 2011, illuminating the façade of the National Theatre Ivan Vazov. Since then, they have delivered more

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21 May 2025

Germany - FC Munich’s basketball stadium was turned into a dynamic setting for this year’s special edition of Schlagerboom – a celebration of Germany’s hit pop music – with augmented reality effects and a huge LED stage driven by Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Servers.

Jürgens TV produced the event for Bayerischer Rundfunk, and commissioned content production studio LUPIXX to create the video elements. The visuals were designed to enhance each song, visually expand the stage, and create a sense of depth. LUPIXX visual artist and managing director Saskia Olma ramped up the video elements by integrating a tracked Spidercam with augmented reality.

Manipulating the video effects and AR elements were two Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2, three Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 and one Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers, supplied by ICT.

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20 May 2025

UK - Sam Fender has successfully completed the first leg of his tour with sold-out arena shows across the UK and Ireland, with L-Acoustics certified provider distributor Adlib supplying a custom-designed K Series system.

The Liverpool-based audio specialist deployed the powerful K1/K2 configuration to meet the sonic demands of Fender's anthemic guitar-driven sound while seamlessly integrating with the tour's ambitious production design, featuring a massive 28-metre-wide video wall. Fender is now set to continue his momentum with stadium and festival dates across the UK & Europe this summer.

The tour marks a significant milestone in Fender's relationship with L-Acoustics, building on his experience with the system during headline festival appearances. "K1 has been the preferred choice of PA for Peter Fergie, Sam Fender's long-standing front-of-hou

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20 May 2025

UAE - The McGettigan's Irish Pub franchise continues to expand across Dubai, but their latest bar and restaurant - situated in the Four Points by Sheraton Production City - is the first to be located within a Marriott-owned hotel property.

Set within this growing production hub it will serve the community of media-based businesses who are resident there. Also based at Production City are Martin Audio’s distributor for the UAE and GCC region, Pro Lab LLC, who will be able to use the venue as a showcase. For this project, they supported system integrators Exacting Diseno Technical Services - specialists in the leisure hospitality sector - helping to recommend appropriate sound reinforcement solutions across several ranges in the loudspeaker manufacturer’s portfolio.

Set on a 5,000sq.ft footprint, the lively bar restaurant offers a haven for busines

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20 May 2025

South Africa - Lenroc Entertainment recently installed a complete audio solution at Woodlands International College in Boksburg, equipping their large school hall with premium sound tailored for their production needs. The system featured equipment from FBT and JTS Professional, supplied by distributor, StageOne.

After an initial site visit, Lenroc Entertainment’s Cornel Potgieter quickly identified that the venue required a robust sound system. "The large hall needed a solution with exceptional clarity and substantial headroom," Potgieter explained. "Audio levels also needed to be limited so that the system wouldn't run at full capacity or anywhere near its peak."

After evaluating several brands, Potgieter chose FBT. “The directionality was superb, and the midrange clarity was incredible - something not easy to find in other systems,” said Pot

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20 May 2025

USA - Pennsylvania's St Luke Greek Orthodox Church is renowned for its Byzantine architecture and elaborate iconography. The church serves as a spiritual and cultural hub for its congregation, offering a space where the community gathers for worship, celebration, and reflection. With its high-domed ceilings, expansive nave, and traditional Orthodox design, the sanctuary is visually stunning but posed significant acoustical challenges. 

Poor speech intelligibility had become a growing concern, making it difficult for worshippers to fully engage with Fr. Christ. With a reverberation peak of 3.38 seconds, congregation members struggled to hear the spoken word clearly, leading to increased complaints. Seeking a solution that would preserve the church’s aesthetic and elevate the auditory experience, the team at Spinnaker, the project integrator, led by VP of p

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20 May 2025

USA - The 67th annual Grammy Awards, honouring the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the year, returned recently to its traditional home: the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Centre) in Los Angeles.

It also returned to its long-term show lighting designer, Full Flood, whose founder, Bob Dickinson, has been designing the Grammys since 1994, bringing in Noah Mitz as co-designer in 2017. In 2021 the latter took over design responsibilities entirely.

GLP’s product portfolio has also built up a reputation at the event over a long period – and 2025 continued that evolution. Adapting a rig that was originally devised in 2023, Mitz deployed quantities of JDC Line 500 and 1000, impression X5 Compact and impression X4 S. “We continually adjust and revise the lighting design each year even when the set doesn’t change,” he explains.

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20 May 2025

Germany - Audiences across the country are posting positive reviews for Till Reiners’ latest stand-up show Mein Italien Grandissimo.

The Duisburg-born comedian, podcaster and television presenter has just finished an arena tour taking in cities including Stuttgart, Hannover, Köln, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Nuremberg, travelling with a Nexo STM sound system deployed by Paderborn-based event production specialists Sound Linear.

“For the main PA we used six STM M46 Main and 12 x STM M28 Omni line array boxes maximum, plus up to nine Nexo Geo M10s per side as out-fills” reports Sound Linear event technology specialist Philipp ‘Flip’ Bock. “A total of 12 x STM S118 subs were absolutely sufficient even for the larger arenas and we used up to 12 of Nexo’s compact ID24s on the edge of the stage and a Nexo P12 in each corner as near fills

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19 May 2025

USA - When the world’s biggest names in electronic music came together in Miami to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ultra Music Festival, expectations were naturally high. Fortunately, The Activity, along with trusted lighting partner TAG and cutting-edge gear from Elation, came fully prepared to deliver a Main Stage experience worthy of its celebrated legacy.

Held at Bayfront Park March 28-30, Ultra Miami’s 2025 Main Stage performers read like a who’s who of DJ names – Dom Dolla and John Summit, Alesso, Afrojack, Tiesto, Hardwell, Skrillex, Armin van Buuren, Zedd, Martin Garrix, and others. Tasked with managing the technical design of Ultra’s Main Stage, Patrick Dierson and the team at The Activity juggled artistry, technology, and logistics to deliver a flawless production.

“We knew going into it that this show had to

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19 May 2025

USA - Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, has been chosen to integrate audio, video and data into the new Frontwave Arena, the first of its kind in Oceanside, San Diego County.

The 7,500 capacity, 170,000sq.ft space is home to local sports organisations San Diego Clippers (basketball) and the San Diego Sockers (soccer) and features a high-end sound system that reaches every seat while steering clear of sight line interruption, ideal for sports production. The Gold Over America Tour (GOAT), led by the world's most decorated gymnast, Simone Biles, brought athletic prowess to this court for the venue's first sports tour event.

Sound Image project manager, Hans Haas, oversaw the design and implementation of the project. He comments: "This part of San Diego County has never had a venue like this, and it has already become a great activity hub for

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16 May 2025

Europe - In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Dante developer Audinate Group has announced a collaboration with the Netherlands’ Het Nationale Theater and XRAI to implement AI-enabled smart glasses with real-time subtitles for theatre-goers. GAAD promotes digital access and inclusion for more than one billion people with disabilities or impairments.

Starting this autumn, attendees at select performances by Het Nationale Theater in The Hague and on tour, including those who speak little or no Dutch or have hearing loss, can wear smart glasses for free that display subtitles in different colours to indicate which actor is speaking. Affectionately dubbed ‘LiveText’, the official launch is scheduled to take place at the end of June during the Holland Festival, the largest international performing arts festival in the Nether

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16 May 2025

Spain - A football final is always a moment of high emotion – but when light joins the game, the experience becomes unforgettable. That’s exactly what happened at the 2025 Copa del Rey Final, where more than 60,000 fans at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville and 8m viewers around the world were treated to a jaw-dropping lighting show that set the tone for a night to remember.

The creative force behind this spectacle was Juanjo Llorens, one of Spain’s most respected lighting designers, whose recent book on lighting as an evolving craft sparked wide acclaim. His approach to the opening show was clear: use light not just as illumination, but as narrative. And to achieve that, he relied on a powerful combination of 60 Ayrton Cobra and 50 Ayrton Perseo Beam fixtures.

Llorens’ design concept was rooted in movement, emotion and impact, as it built

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16 May 2025

USA - On Sunday 13 April, Chase & Status brought their musical kingdom to California, transforming Coachella’s massive Sahara Stage into a giant dance club with their signature sound and guest appearances by stars like Stormzy. Enhancing the vibe and energizing the entire stage was a production designed by High Scream, with management by NTRP, programming by Olly Walker, and onsite lighting by Elliott Mountford of Ti²² Design.

The lighting element of this dynamic stage panorama drew on the intense output of 172 Chauvet Professional fixtures. Of these units, 104 were Color Strike M motorised strobe washes, part of the Sahara’s house rig, supplied by Volt. The remaining fixtures, part of the Colour Sound Experiment supplied floor package, featured 48 Color Strike M and 20 Maverick Storm 4 Profile fixtures. The impressive collection of Color Strike M

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16 May 2025

The Netherlands - The three-night Ladies of Soul show landed at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome in April, backed by a series of LED screens and LED strips with Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Servers belting out live camera feed and pre-made content.

Dutch singers and musicians Edsilia Rombley, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Berget Lewis and Candy Dulfer starred in the productions, with a host of international guests including Sister Sledge, Robin S and Rose Royce celebrating the Ladies of Soul.

“We deployed our Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers because they were the models that could handle the multiple layers, three mixes, main screen content and masks, and much more,” explains Kevin Buysse from Tenfeet, which has delivered video for Ladies of Soul for more than a decade. “The show was built around the four main Dutch performers

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16 May 2025

Switzerland - For Stagelight, a Swiss event design company, Vectorworks Spotlight is the central tool for overcoming the increasingly complex requirements in the event industry. The firm relies on the software from the first sketch to detailed specialist planning to the final execution.

With consistent 3D planning, customer-oriented visualizations, and modern exchange formats such as MVR and GDTF, the company relies on efficiency and precision. In the shadow of the spotlight, the company ensures that despite hectic last-minute changes, everything runs smoothly, and the stars can offer their fans an unforgettable experience.

Head of light Stefan Rüttimann, who has been working at Stagelight for 17 years, described Vectorworks as the ultimate "all-in-one" tool. “From the first draft to the final execution – we do everything in Vectorworks: stage,

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16 May 2025

Iceland - Located 20 minutes from Keflavik International Airport, Icelandair’s headquarters has recently undergone a major expansion with the addition of a new flight simulator with additional facilities for pilot and cabin crew training, along with new office facilities including an impressive atrium and multi-purpose spaces for the hosting of meetings, presentations and events.

The project’s electrical contractor Verkhönnun issued a tender for the design and installation of cutting-edge audiovisual systems, with the contract ultimately awarded to local event production and AV technology specialists Exton.

“The initial brief included line arrays for the main atrium, but our modelling of a Nexo point-source system using NS-1 performance prediction software proved that a Nexo ePS system was perfectly adequate for the space, while making a much

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16 May 2025

Australia - Clearlight Shows, a long-standing name in Australia’s entertainment lighting industry, has delivered a major lighting upgrade at the Marriner Theatre Plaza Ballroom. The installation combines Infinity and Showtec fixtures from Highlite International to provide a robust, modern rig optimised for live performance, broadcast, and high-end event lighting.

The Plaza Ballroom, part of the Marriner Group, is a richly decorated venue with no natural light – making colour accuracy and flicker-free performance essential. Having worked closely with the theatre group on many occasions, Clearlight was invited to propose a system based on Highlite products, which the venue had successfully hired in the past.

John McKissock, founder of Clearlight Shows, explained: “The venue team had been trialling LED replacements for some time. When they saw the

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16 May 2025

France - Christie projection is powering screenings at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which is running until 24 May.

RGB pure laser, laser, and Xenon illuminated projection technologies from Christie are deployed across 24 spaces at the globally renowned festival, including the flagship Grand Théâtre Lumière room and striking outdoor Cinéma de la Plage screen. More than 40,000 festivalgoers will attend the global event, with a host of A-list stars poised to grace the red carpet.

“Festival de Cannes remains among the most prestigious and iconic events on the cinema calendar, and it’s a real honour to once again play our part as the official projection partner,” says Adil Zerouali, vice-president, sales EMEA, Christie. “We are pleased to continue our work with the Festival and the Commission Supérieure Technique de l'Imag

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15 May 2025

Spain - At the recent Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (JESC) in Madrid, the lighting design by Raphaël Demonthy (Sunrise Studios) was based around finely tuned technology from GLP, which created enormous impact under demanding conditions.

In the Caja Mágica, a well-known tennis arena in Madrid with a capacity of 12,000 seats, more than 250 GLP fixtures ensured that the performances of each of the 17 participating countries could be staged in a special way. With the right balance of creative versatility and technical precision, the various fixtures in the X5 Series supported the visual implementation of the show, which thrilled millions of viewers worldwide.

Raphaël Demonthy had to integrate into his design a 20m-high LED wall and a gigantic flower decoration – the so-called ‘hanging gardens’ – which extended from the stage int

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15 May 2025

USA - Martin Professional collaborated with Verity Studios, provider of indoor drone show systems for live events, for a dynamic three-day customer showcase at the Harman Experience Centre in Northridge, California. Held in April, the event revealed how autonomous drones and advanced lighting can operate as a single, unified show experience.

The centrepiece was a choreographed performance of Verity’s Lucie micro drones, equipped with powerful LEDs, flying in sync with Martin’s newest lighting fixture releases, including the MAC Aura Raven XIP. With its high-resolution aura effects and bold beam presence, the MAC Aura Raven XIP provided a rich visual counterpart to the drones’ motion and light patterns.

“We built the show with the MAC Aura Raven XIP as the lead performer,” said Brandon Robbins, regional sales manager for North America, Marti

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15 May 2025

France - Smode Tech has announced its partnership with Cercle Odyssey, billed as the world’s first large-scale 360° immersive concert. As an official partner, Smode Tech is providing its real-time media server technology, Smode, for Cercle Odyssey’s global tour, which is pioneering an ambitious new form of entertainment fusing spatialised sound, video, olfactory experiences and classically influenced storytelling on a monumental scale.

The Cercle Odyssey tour began in Mexico City before heading to Los Angeles and will be culminating in Paris for a spectacular finale from 28 May to 1 June. Highlights from the Paris leg of the tour include Max Richter (28 May), ARTBAT and WhoMadeWho (29 May), NTO × Sofiane Pamart and Monolink (30 May) and Bonobo and Ben Böhmer (31 May).

Described as a “nomadic” installation, Cercle Odyssey places audiences a