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Namibia – Maerua Mall, located in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, underwent a major renovation and expansion at the end of 2024, introducing a host of new retail, dining, and entertainment facilities. Three of the mall’s newly opened restaurants – Bossa, Ocean Basket, and Galito’s - turned to Stage Audio Works (SAW) Namibia to design, supply, and install sound systems tailored to their needs.

Each restaurant required user-friendly control, clarity and coverage throughout the venue. “From the outset, we were given complete freedom to design a comprehensive system,” says Joppie Maritz, managing director at SAW Namibia. “Our goal was to deliver a system that is easy to navigate and would provide high-quality audio.”

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Europe - ETC has announced the release of Hog version 5.0.1, the latest update to the Hog software platform. This release is the first version 5 software recommended for all Hog users, including those operating Hog 4 consoles.

Introduced earlier this year, Hog v5.0.0 brought support for the latest generation of Hog consoles – the Tour Hog, Stage Hog, Flex Hog, and Gig Hog – which are now shipping worldwide. These new consoles combine the familiar Hog workflow with updated industrial design, modern hardware, and enhanced flexibility to meet the needs of today’s lighting professionals.

The refreshed user interface, introduced in v5.0.0, is flatter, bolder, and more modern, providing a cleaner and more intuitive programming experience. It also includes the new Master Ranges function, which replaces the previous Playback Bar Docking feature. Master

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UK - Audiologic has appointed Bobby Sohal as procurement manager and Steve Cox as business manager (South region), in a move that signals a continued investment in the company’s operational excellence and partner support infrastructure.

Bobby Sohal brings over 20 years of AV procurement experience, having held such roles at established integrators including Solotech UK Group, Feltech Electronics and CSL Integration.

Steve Cox assumes the business manager (South) role vacated by Matt Nettlefold after his promotion to head of technical. A veteran of Samsung’s channel sales team in the UK, Steve is new to the AV sector but experienced as a customer relationship manager and growth driver in the B2B technology space.

Managing director Andy Lewis commented, “Bringing specialists of both Bobby and Steve’s calibre onboard is a direct reflecti

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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France - ETC’s automated fixture Lonestar was selected to light up the French ‘President of the Republic’ Emmanuel Macron during his speech at the Louvre Museum earlier this year.

The President’s team sought advanced lighting fixtures that could deliver consistently high-quality, reliable output across a wide range of environments for upcoming presidential events.

It was at the annual JTSE tradeshow in Paris where a member of the Élysée Palace team (the official residence of the President of France) discovered Lonestar at ETC France’s stand.

The High End Systems Lonestar offered advantages that were hard to ignore by the team: bright output given its very small footprint, and its quiet operation.

After a thorough phase of testing and research, the Elysée Palace team chose and ordered six Lonestar fixtures from ETC which w

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USA - After 60 years of recording and touring, The Who have been taking a final bow with their North American Farewell Tour. From mid-August to early October 2025, the band performed across Canada and the United States for 18 shows. In charge of the video technical design for this last tour, Canadian company Monochrome Project selected Modulo Pi’s Modulo Kinetic media server solution to power the show.

“Everything has worked perfectly,” says Louis Buxin, innovation director and media server specialist at Monochrome Project. The scenography relies on a central ROE LED wall positioned upstage, measuring 15 x 6m with a resolution of 2,496 x 1,040 pixels. This main screen is complemented by two side LED walls, each approximately 7.5 x 4m.

Depending on the equipment available in each venue, the side walls are sometimes replaced with a video

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USA - Audinate Group has announced the release of its all-new 3rd Edition Training for Dante Certification Levels 1, 2, and 3. Designed for ‘today’s fast-evolving AV landscape’, this update equips professionals with cutting-edge networking and AVoIP expertise, while offering up to 19.75 AVIXA Renewal Units (RUs), says Audinate.

Participants will gain deeper insights into foundational networking concepts, including IP addressing, VLANs, QoS, and multicast, as well as advanced Dante-specific topics such as system design, cloud-based production, the latest AES67/SMPTE ST2110 integration with Dante controller, enhancements to Dante AV, and expert-level troubleshooting.

Participants can earn AVIXA RUs for CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I, and ANP upon certification (Level 1: 5.5 RUs, Level 2: 8 RUs, and Level 3: 6.25 RUs). Courses are offered fre

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UK - The Regent Centre is a 505-seat cinema and theatre that sits in the heart of Christchurch, Dorset. Having first opened its doors back in 1931, it still thrives today as a non-profit, multi-purpose venue with live music, comedy and community performance shows which help bring in over 100,000 visitors every year.

Following a mechanical inspection, it was decided that the venue required both a replacement of its auditorium chain hoist system as well as a new wing-masking system with curtain tracks and drapes – with all of this work being carried out by Solutions On Stage.

Solutions On Stage were first contacted by the Regent Centre’s technical manager Scott Gurd, who comments: “I was on the lookout for a new technical inspection company as I wanted to ensure that our performance space was as safe and technically efficient as possible. Solutio

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The Many Looks of Zeo

Delivering ultimate brightness and unique looks, Zeo’s distinct face design is defined by a central LED monolith and four reflectors, backed by four RGBW engines. As a blinder or strobe, Zeo promises powerful impact with 30,000+ lumens. With its sheer brilliance and playful effects, Zeo is ready to amplify the energy on any stage.

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India - Mumbai, India’s most populous city and financial capital, is currently undergoing significant redevelopment. In Bhendi Bazaar in particular, the expansive Saifee Burhani Upliftment Project is transforming the area into a modern and vibrant metropolis. A significant part of the ongoing project has been the renovation of the area’s Saifee Masjid.

Originally built in the early 20th century, the Masjid soon became the community’s primary place of worship. After almost 100 years of service, the building underwent significant reconstruction before reopening in September 2023. The updated structure blends architectural heritage with innovation, along with an audio-visual system to reflect the needs of modern-day worshippers. 12 Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Compact ICC12/3 loudspeakers were chosen as an integral part of this soundscape.

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USA - Back in 2020, the Newport Folk Festival introduced a bike powered stage, following the organisers’ desire to incorporate bicycles into the festival experience and provide an alternative power source for performances.

Masterminding this was Illiterate Light, a two-piece rock band from Virginia who had first experimented with the idea of carrying a simple sound system powered by bike, after setting up in 2015.

Eric Shy took over production manager duties as the tech scaled up, and the idea really took root after the band played the Quad Stage at the 2019 Newport Folk festival where 2000-plus bikes commuted to the festival. The festival loved the idea of bike-powered performance and invited Illiterate Light back in 2020 to become a full-blown stage at the festival (which has persisted to this day).

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Spain - On the roof terrace of the boutique hotel Monsuau in Cala D'Or, Mallorca, guests can enjoy cocktails at sunset, listen to DJ sets and experience live shows – with a completely new sound and lighting system.

The installation service provider responsible for the new system, Sonomusic, developed a customised system based on solutions from LD Systems and Cameo. The audio and lighting setup is managed and controlled via the QUESTRA design and management software from LD Systems.

The requirements for the audio system were an appealing design to match the look of the rooftop bar, and even sound coverage without disturbing the hotel rooms below or neighbouring residential buildings. “By using the compact LD Systems MAUI i1 column loudspeakers and DQOR SUB 8 subwoofers, we found an optimal solution for this challenge,” explains Andreu Femenias,

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DACH - d&b audiotechnik has appointed Markus Zimehl as commercial director for the DACH region.

With more than a decade of experience in the pro audio industry, Zimehl most recently served as area manager DACH & North Europe at Adam Hall, overseeing 10 sales regions across DACH, Benelux, and Scandinavia. Previously, he managed global inside sales and export departments and has hands-on experience in music retail and as a FOH technician.

“To me, d&b sets the absolute benchmark in sound, whether at a large festival or in a restaurant. You can always expect excellent audio with even coverage across every corner of the venue. My impression has always been that d&b has come a long way and continues to push boundaries, especially with immersive solutions such as d&b Soundscape proving that stereo isn’t the final word in live audio,

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USA - Bose Professional has announced the promotion of Matt Calhoun to chief operating officer and Shawn Watts to vice-president of product, effective immediately.

Matt Calhoun has been a driving force at Bose Professional for over two decades. “Matt has preserved the best of our heritage while championing the agility of a startup,” said John Maier, CEO of Bose Professional. “His leadership has been instrumental in rebuilding our operations and positioning us for long-term success.”

As COO, Calhoun will oversee global operations and continue to lead initiatives that enhance speed, efficiency, and customer impact. “We’ve rebuilt our foundation to serve our customers better than ever,” said Calhoun. “I’m honoured to help lead this next chapter of growth and innovation.”

Shawn Watts, now vice-president of product, brings over

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The Netherlands - For nearly three decades, Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie has drawn audiences from across Leeuwarden and beyond, welcoming audiences with performances ranging from intimate theatrical performances to high-energy concerts. Opened in January 1995 as a modern successor to the original Harmonie theatre, this multifunctional venue houses three auditoriums, with the versatile 458-seat Rabozaal serving as the venue’s flagship space that can seamlessly transform to accommodate up to 850 standing guests for live music events.

The venue recently completed a comprehensive audio upgrade, installing a new L-Acoustics L Series professional sound system that elevates both the technical capabilities and audience experience across the hall's wide-ranging programme of events.

"The resulting system delivers the audio experience that modern audiences exp

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The Netherlands - DI-RECT entertained 50,000-plus fans at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam for three nights this summer, as the band from The Hauge celebrated a quarter century of making music.

The show started with a soft, gentle mood, with lead vocalist Marcel Veenendaal and guitarist Frans ‘Spike’ van Zoest performing on a diamond-shaped 360-stage. The show then moved to a full (non-360 stage), as the show amped up to included more symphonic parts with an orchestra on tiered risers backing the band, as well as a full-fledged rock show vibe with two towering video walls and beefy lighting rig.

Running this production on five ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium consoles were Leon Driessen and his team at LD Company. Three of those consoles were used during previz - one for controlling a Disguise GX3 server for video, the two others for controlling lights

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USA - Vari-Lite has announced the VL3200 LT Profile IP, a compact, long-throw production profile fixture with over 20,000 lumens of output in a small, outdoor-rated format.

“Smaller outdoor-rated moving lights are becoming highly desirable for use both in production systems and installations. The VL3200 LT Profile meets that need without compromising in specification or performance,” said Martin Palmer, Vari-Lite marketing and product management leader at Signify.

“Unfortunately, many midrange IP6X fixtures currently being offered are not being built to the same robust quality and performance as that of the larger fixtures. Compromises in the design of many current offerings result in poor and inconsistent light output and a lack of overall performance, affecting the longevity of the fixture. Productions are looking for a compact IP-rated movin

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UK - Located in Highgate, London, the L-Acoustics showroom relies on Van Damme cabling to support the required audio, video and lighting.

“The product hybrids needed a flexible infrastructure,” explains Kevin Groom, application engineer of Showroom Solutions and one of the key players behind creating the space. “Any activity - cinema, fashion show, ballet or performance - had to work in the room. We designed it so that every conceivable use case could be supported without retrofitting.” That meant building a comprehensive network of connection points across two rooms, allowing equipment to be plugged in wherever needed while ensuring zero signal loss.

Futureproofing was also crucial, as Groom notes: “We had to plan for products we didn’t even know about yet. For example, the DJ decks we can now roll in and plug directly into the central r

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Serbia - Production Pool is an established technical production and design company based in Belgradeworking across the country, the Balkans region and internationally. Founded in 2014 by Milos Sorgic, who is also a prolific lighting designer, the company is known for its production values.

These were boosted last year with a major investment in Robe products – 20 Paintes, four ProMotions - plus another 10 T1 PCs recently delivered by Robe’s Serbian distributor LSD (Light and Sound Design.

Serbia is still an emerging market for the world of entertainment production. While there is plenty of potential, it is challenging, highly competitive and being successful requires flair, imagination, and the ability to think ‘out-of-the-box’.

Milos highlights the importance of the relationship and support from the local supplier as essential to inv

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Lithuania - Hip-hop duo Lilas ir Innomine returned to the capital city Vilnius for a ‘career-defining’ performance at the Vingis Park Amphitheater, with a visual design driven by Green Hippo Hippotizer Media Servers.

The group - comprised of Konstantinas Kiveris-Lilas and Rolandas Venckys-Innomine - took the stage for the first time in five years, supported by visuals from design and production studio Marfa Lights. The team created an immersive video experience while working closely with the lighting crew, programming both visuals and video content in-house.

“We wanted the video elements to complement the lighting design without being overpowering, keeping the visuals abstract and gritty,” said Pijus Norušis of Marfa Lights. “Hippotizer’s internal effects and generators were perfect for manipulating pre-made content and IMAG feeds, while

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UK - Professionals working in the sound, communications and audio-visual industries are invited to attend ISCVEx 2026, the two-day exhibition and seminar event, organised by the Institute of Sound, Communications and Visual Engineers (ISCVE), taking place at the Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire on 17-18 March 2026.

The two-day event brings together experts, manufacturers, distributors and installers to showcase the latest technologies and innovations in the industry.

Jim Smith, president of ISCVE comments, “We extend a warm invitation to media representatives, ISCVE members, non-members and fellow industry professionals to join us for this dynamic event. It promises to be a valuable convergence of educational insights and an engaging industry showcase. ISCVEx is an exceptional opportunity to network with peers, exchange knowledge and explore the la

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UK - Brompton Technology welcomed the Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London, Mr Randeep S. Lall, to its headquarters in West London for a special handover ceremony of the King’s Award for Enterprise, awarded in the Innovation category for the Tessera SX40 LED processor and presented on behalf of His Majesty King Charles III.

Brompton CEO, Richard Mead, reflected on how important the award is to the company, saying: “We pride ourselves on our innovation and it is wonderful to have that recognised with such a prestigious award.”

Speaking to employees and partners gathered for the occasion, Mr Lall emphasised how proud everyone should feel about receiving the coveted award, which goes through a stringent selection process. He said: “What is so special about the King’s Award is that it is a distinction you have all worked for an

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Ireland - Live Technology has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Robert Juliat on the island of Ireland, expanding its partnership with the French lighting manufacturer. Live Technology has successfully represented Robert Juliat in Great Britain for several years, and this new agreement will see the company bring its expertise and support to the Irish market.

“We have chosen to entrust the distribution of our products in Ireland to Live Technology because their technical expertise, strong knowledge of the local market, and commitment to quality are fully aligned with Robert Juliat’s values,” said Claus Spreyer, sales director at Robert Juliat. “Live Technology is already our trusted partner in Great Britain, and we are confident they will bring the same dedication and expertise to the Irish market.”

“We are delighted to exten

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