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11 November 2025

UK - The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, has recently installed a Wharfedale Pro WLA-1A System as part of a new audio upgrade. The project was delivered in partnership with Stage Concepts, following a successful on-site demonstration of the WLA-1A System in November 2024.

Part of Royal Museums Greenwich, the National Maritime Museum is one of the world’s leading centres for maritime history and heritage, hosting a wide range of public and corporate events across its historic site.

Following the demonstration, the museum’s team agreed that the WLA-1A System was the right fit for their requirements. The final installation includes14 × WLA-112A / WLA-115A, two WLA-121SUBA and eight WLA-1 Common Fly Frame.

Brett Newton, product specialist at Stage Concepts, comments: “The WLA-1A System from Wharfedale Pro is an exceptional c

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11 November 2025

UAE - Ushuaïa Dubai opened its doors in October 2024, bringing the spirit of Ibiza to the Middle East. The open-air venue at Dubai Harbour launched with a headline performance from Calvin Harris and has established itself as a nightlife destination, hosting a steady stream of global names.

The backbone of the venue’s demanding audio infrastructure is powered by Van Damme cabling, supplied by regional distributor NMK Electronics and installed by SLS Production. “Ushuaia Dubai is a high-profile project with complex technical requirements, so reliability and performance were critical. Van Damme Cabling ensured that the system would perform flawlessly under pressure,” said Praveen Jayakumar, Associate technical director at SLS Production.

A significant quantity of Van Damme Black Series Tour Grade Multicore Speaker Cable and Van Damme VDM PA-CONS

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11 November 2025

Australia - The Caterpillar Club, Sydney’s latest underground music venue, boasts one of the world’s largest vinyl collections. Drawing inspiration from the ‘70s, and the vibrant clubs of New York, bands also play five nights a week, and according to general manager, Emma Franceschini “any time there’s not a band on there’s a DJ spinning vinyl.” This includes the secret Bamboo Room Tiki bar where DJs can also be found at the weekend.

Tasked with turning the vision of operators Stefan & Anton Forte (from Swillhouse Group) into reality, was sound engineer Anthony Russo from Technical Audio Group (TAG). And he turned to Martin Audio’s CDD loudspeaker system to meet all eventualities.

He emphasises that this needed to be a statement of uncompromising quality “where every seat needs to be the best seat”. His design, therefore, was

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11 November 2025

Namibia - A vibrant new eatery located in the Windhoek’s popular Hilltop Village entertainment area, Casa Focaccia offers rustic Italian food. Stage Audio Works (SAW) Namibia designed and installed a solution centred around Audac loudspeakers and amplification, to deliver consistent quality audio across both the indoor and outdoor areas of the restaurant.

The brief, undertaken in collaboration with Chamberlain Architects, was to implement a professional-quality background music system that is intuitive to control and capable of streaming music directly from online platforms, allowing restaurant staff to manage playlists from their phones or a dedicated computer.

“The client requested a straightforward background music system that could easily be managed day-to-day by the team at Casa Focaccia,” says Udo Stehle, senior sales consultant at SAW Na

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11 November 2025

China - Zhuhai was lit with sound, light, and pure energy as Adamson’s new Vergence Group Series made its powerful debut at one of Asia’s most electrifying events, Vision and Colour Music Festival (VAC).

The two-day festival featured performances from international DJs including Calvin Harris, Chris Lake, Illenium, Excision, and Outlaw (DJ Snake). For a crowd of thousands eager to party, Real Music Acoustics and Lighting Technology deployed Vergence Group VGt line arrays and VGs subwoofers.

To achieve full-range, distortion-free sound, Real Music Acoustics deployed: 20 per side VGt mains, 24 per side flown VGs subwoofers, 12 E15 over 6 E12 out-fills, 54 E219 ground subs,16 E12 front-fills, eight per side S10 down-fills and 18 E15, 12 S10, and 12 E219 delays.

System designer Richie Wang and system engineer Liu Kaiji worked alongsi

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11 November 2025

UK - Set in the rolling Pennine countryside at Roydhouse near Huddersfield, the Three Acres has been a family run inn since 1968. The building suffered a major fire in late 2023 which saw it close for an extended period of time, during which it was completely refurbished. After overcoming this significant challenge, the pub has returned with a new layout. As well as its culinary offer, the pub also hosts weddings, private events, and live entertainment.

The Three Acres Team engaged regular provider and AV integrator Posynergi of Huddersfield, to supply and install a flexible, zoned sound system, which could cater seamlessly for the varying demands of the pub’s offer. At its heart was an AtlasIED Atmosphere eight-zone signal processor supplied by AtlasIED’s UK distributor Polar, who supported the project with design assistance and commissioning.

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11 November 2025

USA - Pharos Architectural Controls will be showcasing and demonstrating its latest solutions in lighting control technology on booth 3500.

Visitors to the Pharos stand will be able to engage with live demonstrations of the Pharos Designer range, which boasts a wide selection of controllers to suit ‘any DMX, eDMX and DALI lighting project’, with comprehensive show control capabilities, and free software that enables the build and design of even the most challenging installation.

The Pharos team will be on hand to demonstrate Designer’s real time audio reactive capabilities, and its easy integration with Advatek LED Pixel controllers, showcase the technology, its possibilities, and answer any questions.

Visitors can also enjoy a live demonstration of Pharos Expert, which brings its built-in expertise to the commissioning process, offerin

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11 November 2025

Australia - LSC Control Systems has announced the appointment of a new marketing manager, Ash Douglas, to be based at the company’s Melbourne headquarters.

With 10 years’ experience in digital marketing, working with complex industrial and manufacturing businesses, Ash has a track record of assisting rapid growth through the execution of data-driven marketing strategies.

After being acquired by Robe Lighting in early 2024, LSC has seen significant expansion, not just in terms of manufacturing, but in its international sales network and its regional representation for stablemate brands, Avolites and Robe.

Commenting on his appointment, Ash says “LSC has a proud heritage – a rare example of Australian engineering excellence on the global stage. I’m excited to build on that legacy by working closely with our customers to understand the

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11 November 2025

Grassroots Support - Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust (MVT), which works to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues. The singer was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.

He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career. "I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North-East, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."

Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed their doors – about 16% of the entire UK sector. In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay,

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10 November 2025

Switzerland - ADJ Europe has announced the appointment of Sacom AG as its exclusive distributor for Switzerland. This new partnership will provide ‘improved product availability and customer support to Swiss ADJ customers, as well as delivering Sacom’s extensive customer base access to ADJ’s expansive product line of professional lighting equipment’.

Founded in 1951 and based in Brügg, near Biel, Switzerland, Sacom AG is a distributor of car audio, hi-fi and home cinema, DJ equipment and lighting products. Through a strong network of specialised dealers and technical experts, Sacom provides innovative brands with local support and personalized service. The company’s CEO, Yves Lamontagne, has more than four decades of experience in the audio and electronics distribution industry.

The company’s DJ & Lighting business unit is led by St

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10 November 2025

Croatia - Lisinski Concert Hall is a major venue in Zagreb, well known for staging large-scale music shows, conference and congress events. Opened in 1973 and named after Croatian composer Vatroslav Lisinski, it is known for its acoustic quality, central location, and multi-genre programming across its 1,800-capacity main hall and 300-seat small hall.

The venue has been investing in Robe moving lights for around 10 years and now has 20 x Spiider LED wash beams, eight MegaPointes, 12 x LEDBeam 350s and four LEDWash 600s in the main hall and eight LEDBeam 150s in the small hall, which are looked after and utilised by a lighting crew of four led by Dubravko Laslavić who has been head of lighting for 25 years.

The Spiiders and the LEDBeam 350s are the most recent purchases, delivered over the last three years by Robe’s Croatian distributor, LAV Studio

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10 November 2025

Europe - Cambridge University European Theatre Group has been touring Western Europe with the next generation of actors, directors, designers and technicians since 1957. Derek Jacobi and Trevor Nunn were amongst the inaugural company members that first toured Romeo & Juliet to the continent, and the tradition of touring a Shakespeare production every December has been maintained since.

The European Theatre Group (CUETG) prides itself on its status as a self-sufficient, student-run company that juxtaposes professional equipment with experimental sets. The latest Christmas tour, directed by Pauline Eller, took A Midsummer Night’s Dream to six European venues in just 14 days, with venues varying hugely in size from the compact auditorium of De Koelisse, Leuven to a full 350-seat Wilhelma Theatre in Stuttgart.

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10 November 2025

Belgium - At the Onder de Brug location in Vroenhoven, just across the border near Maastricht, Limitzz Outdoor 2025 delivered another successful event. At the heart of the mainstage design stood the Infinity Furion FX402 Bar, impressing crowds and artists alike. Highlite International’s brands played a key role in shaping the visual identity of this popular edition.

Organised by Pro Light Events, the lighting and technical production of Limitzz Outdoor was designed to surprise and immerse visitors in a fresh, high-impact atmosphere. “Even for returning guests, we aim to create a completely new experience every time,” says the lighting designer. “Lighting, video, FX and decor all come together to form a cohesive story – and this year, the Infinity Furion FX402 Bar was our visual centrepiece.”

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10 November 2025

USA - To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Holland Centre for the Performing Arts, Omaha Performing Arts recently undertook a major capital upgrade to modernise the venue’s lighting system. For this milestone project, the venue turned to longtime local partner Theatrical Media Services (TMS) to design and integrate a lighting solution that would ‘honour the space’s acoustic and aesthetic sensitivities while bringing its technology into a new era’.

The venue’s previous lighting rig, which combined conventional ellipsoidal fixtures with early-generation LEDs, was beginning to show its age, both in colour output and flexibility. Driven largely by the acoustical considerations for the Omaha Symphony, Holland Centre’s primary resident, the TMS team knew the updated lighting system had to operate silently while still providing impactful visual effe

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10 November 2025

Portugal - Culturgest in Lisbon has long been a cornerstone of Portugal’s performing arts and events community. Situated in the Caixa Geral de Depósitos head office building, Culturgest features 11 fully equipped spaces, including two auditoria, and hosts a wide range of programming from theatre, music and dance to conferences and film festivals. Its main space, the 612-seat Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium, is celebrated for its architectural detail, wood-panelled acoustics and AV infrastructure.

In collaboration with Audium and FLUX::, Culturgest recently became the first venue in Portugal to implement a fully immersive live sound system with FLUX:: SPAT Revolution while leveraging the venue’s existing cinema surround speaker system for hybrid use.

“Culturgest asked for an immersive system, and after a thorough analysis of the available options,

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10 November 2025

Saudi Arabia - Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) provided technical expertise at the E-Sports World Cup (EWC) opening ceremony at ANB Arena in Riyadh, delivering an impactful visual experience with the support of nearly 600 Elation lighting fixtures.

EWC 2025 brought together over 2,500 players from around the world, competing for $70m in total prize money. Headlined by rapper and singer Post Malone and EDM star Alesso, the opening event celebrated weeks of competitive gaming with a production that merged LED panels, projection, and lighting into ‘a cohesive, cinematic showcase’.

The visual design, led by Emmy Award-winning designer Jon Kusner of 22 Degrees, featured a monumental setup and included more than 1,500 lighting fixtures and 388sq.m of LED screen. Integrated across the stage floor and overhead triangular trusses, the LED system wo

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10 November 2025

South Africa - The L-Acoustics House of Worship Tour, which visits churches and worship spaces around the world, is coming to South Africa. Church technical teams, volunteers, consultants, and anyone interested in PA design or building audio systems are invited to attend the workshop in Johannesburg on 19 November and in Cape Town on 21 November from 1pm to 5pm.

Joshua Maichele (application, Americas – house of worship global lead) and Alan Johnson (business development, Americas – house of worship global lead) from L-Acoustics will guide attendees through audio infrastructure and the creation of immersive sound experiences. This experience is designed to empower attendees with world-class audio insight, training, and innovative sound solutions tailored for worship environments. While the workshop is free of charge, booking is essential. 

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10 November 2025

Ireland - Chauvet Professional Colorado PXL Curve 12 were deployed by Steven Douglas when working on Hozier’s global Unreal Unearth tour.

“Everything came from the initial creative conversations with Andrew (Hozier) about the album,” said Douglas. “The album is heavily inspired by Dante’s Inferno, so in a loose fashion we tried to sculpt the show to have different moments -- also we progressed with a kind of arc that sees us go through different levels and return to the world at the end.

“Also, because the artist’s closing song is traditionally Work Song for most of his career, the show ends on an acapella vocal moment that slowly fades out,” continued Douglas. “It was important to mirror that, so the opening cue was a single narrow light that Andrew steps into from the darkness and then grows as the song

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10 November 2025

Germany - The Laserworld Group presented the tarm Vanquish during their recent open house event at Monopol in Berlin.

Martin Werner, CEO of tarm AG, announced the market launch of the tarm Vanquish. The technical basis is a new technology featuring a 500W RGB Direct Diode Laser Engine, which was co-developed by tarm and LaserAnimation Sollinger.

The fixture achieves an illuminance of 2,400,000 lux at 20m and is billed as ‘the first high-powered laser-based RGB moving head to feature a complete hybrid optical system’. The direct RGB laser source generates intense colours across the entire colour spectrum with up to 16.5m colour hues. Conventional colour wheels or CTO filters are rendered obsolete by the direct RGB source modulation.

The unit boasts a wide zoom range, enabling both narrow, parallel beams with minimal beam angle of just 0.29

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10 November 2025

UK - Sontronics has announced the release of Aria 2, a ‘completely redesigned valve condenser microphone for vocals, voiceover and acoustic instruments’. The new model builds on the legacy of the original Aria, used in studios around the world by artists including Adele and Ed Sheeran.

“Aria was one of our most-loved microphones, but we knew we could push things even further,” said Miles, product manager at Sontronics. “With Aria 2, we’ve retained the soul of the original while refining every element of its design and performance.”

At the heart of Aria 2 is a new large-diaphragm capsule, developed in-house to deliver a smoother, more open sound with beautifully balanced mids and detailed high frequencies. This new capsule captures vocals and instruments with clarity and warmth, making it suitable for studio use.

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