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USA/Europe - Elation has introduced the ultra-long-throw Proteus Atlas. This intense IP66 Beam FX is comparable to 7K Xenon searchlights yet offers a host of design features and operates at a fraction of the power.

Designed for landmark events and large-scale productions, the Proteus Atlas is engineered ‘to conquer vast distances and paint the sky with precision, empowering designers to light boldly at scale’.

Proteus Atlas features a laser-based LILI light engine, which produces a bright, dense, Xenon-style beam with sharp definition. Designed for both indoor and outdoor applications, the Proteus Atlas powers out 1,000,000 Lux @ 20m (100,000 Lux @ 100m), throwing a concentrated beam of light that can span impressively long distances. The ultra-nar

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Back Home - The world premiere of a musical about Anne Boleyn is being performed at her childhood home. Henry VIII's second wife, who was beheaded in 1536, grew up at Hever Castle in Kent. Anne Boleyn: The Musical is being staged at a specially constructed 1,800-seat outdoor auditorium on the lawn outside the castle until 30 August. A production spokesperson said: "The castle itself forms a key part of the set, heightening the sense of authenticity and theatrical grandeur.”

“The musical tells Anne's personal story, revealing how her ambitions and choices not only placed her at the heart of Tudor court life but ultimately helped alter the course of English history," the show's producers said. It covers her emotional farewell to her family at Hever, her experiences in the courts of Flanders and France and her return to England, where she catches t

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France - Formed in Paris in 1981, Indochine have combined single and album sales of 10m. Their latest tour sold out in hours, with 105 dates across France, Belgium and Switzerland. Over one million people will experience these shows and, in a first for France, powering every performance will be a pair of DiGiCo Quantum 852s, supplied by MPM Audiolight.

Axel Albert is the band’s front-of-house engineer and Lionel Pelatan is on monitors; the pair are long-term users of DiGiCo consoles, with Pelatan starting with the DiGiCo D5. Albert upgraded from the Quantum 7 he used on their last tour to take advantage of the extra channel count. He explains why DiGiCo is at the heart of his set-up:

“There is a huge fan-base for Indochine, so the pressure is high, there is no space for technical problems,” he says. “The show is two and a half hours long and

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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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Morocco - Fulcrum Acoustic has appointed MIFA Musique as its exclusive distributor in Morocco. This partnership marks a significant step in Fulcrum’s North African expansion, bringing its product line to a broader range of fixed installation projects across the region.

MIFA Musique is an established distributor of audio and audiovisual solutions, serving system integrators, consultants, and project developers with a hands-on approach to technical service, training, and support. Operating through its own showrooms and an extensive network of authorised dealers, the company offers national coverage with a presence in key cities such as Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier, and Tétouan.

“We’re glad to be working with a company that understands both the technical and business sides of the market,” said Val Gilbert, Fulcrum Acoustic’s director

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USA - Renkus-Heinz has announced Quest Marketing as its new sales representatives in Florida. This new collaboration aims to enhance Renkus-Heinz’s presence in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Formed in 1996, Quest Marketing works with audio, video, lighting and music companies that offer innovative solutions. Early on, Quest Marketing’s product focus was on studio recording and post, but as technology evolved, they branched out to loudspeakers, amps, processors and consoles.

“Quest Marketing is proud to be representing Renkus-Heinz, which has a well-deserved reputation for quality and innovation,” explains John Saviano. “Quest has been representing quality audio and video systems for over two decades, and we’re looking forward to assisting in the growth of Renkus-Heinz in Florida and Puerto Rico. Plus, we get to work with Joe Fustolo, whom we kn

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USA - At first glance, it seems like 12 automated pods are hovering overhead in Trevor Drawdy’s design for Hardy’s blockbuster Jim Bob World Tour. In reality, there are only seven physical pods, the five other apparent lighting grids in the captivating circle of pods are virtual replications floating over the stage in a massive video space.

For Drawdy, this visual sleight of hand was part of a grand vision to create an immersive blend of the real and virtual for Hardy’s tour, which began 12 April at Country Thunder in Arizona, and concludes 24 September at Madison Square Garden. Balancing the “two realities” is, he says, an ideal way to reflect the genre bending, story-telling nature of his client’s music.

Drawdy recalled how this evocative design evolved: “The original spark came from Hardy’s team. They wanted to bring ‘Ji

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Malaysia - Dialight has announced the official inauguration of its new manufacturing facility in Penang. The event, taking place on 12 August, 2025, marks a significant milestone in the company’s global growth strategy and its commitment to long-term investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

The new plant consolidates the production of Dialight’s Solid State Lighting (SSL) and Optoelectronics (OE) product lines into a single, streamlined facility. By uniting operations, Dialight aims to harness synergies across both product groups to drive process improvements, operational efficiency, and enhanced service for its global customer base.

“This is more than just a new facility; it’s a strategic hub for innovation, collaboration, and growth,” said Steve Blair, CEO of Dialight, who will be attending the event alongside Rizwan Ahmad, chief operating

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South Africa - Clay Café Illovo has just opened its doors at 204 Oxford Road, bringing the popular paint-your-own pottery experience to the heart of Johannesburg. Known for combining creativity, food, and a welcoming atmosphere, Clay Café Illovo is part of a brand that encourages people of all ages to relax, connect, and explore their artistic side.

At the centre of the Clay Café experience is a sense of calm and inspiration, something that’s as much about the space and ambiance as it is about the pottery. With guests spending hours painting, chatting, and enjoying the café’s menu, creating the right background mood is key. That’s why Chad Regenbaum of Regenretail chose Spottune’s wireless audio system for their new venue.

Spottune is distributed in South Africa by StageOne and is known for its OmniExperience technology, which delivers 36

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UK - Tall Audio is meeting the changing needs of its client base with a fader tile upgrade to its 32f SSL System T console in its Sound Mobile 2 production unit. Purpose-designed to deliver full 7.1.4 immersive content, the company says the ability to switch out the desk’s S300 fader tiles with S400 tiles gives its operators even more direct channel information on the control surface, helping them cater to a wider range of OTT clients looking to engage their audiences in more immersive ways.

Founded by sound supervisors Alex Wrigglesworth and Paul Stadden in 2010, Tall Audio works on a diverse range of productions including The Martin Lewis Money Show, Springwatch for the BBC, a host of film premieres and remote and in-person motorsport events for TNT Sports. The company also has a reputation for high-end broadcast and OTT music clients,

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Europe - The LDR team has announced the launch of the new Luci Della Ribalta website (www.ldr.it), which features a completely refreshed design, created to offer an intuitive and modern browsing experience. Content has been improved to keep users up to date with the latest news from the professional lighting sector, with regular updates and in-depth insights. The products section has been expanded with detailed technical information and innovative applications.

“For Luci Della Ribalta, the new website represents an important milestone that, in a way, gives shape and visibility to the communication and branding efforts we’ve been working on for some time now,” comments Lisa Papi, managing director of LDR.

“We aimed to create a layout and graphic design that best represent who we ar

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USA - ADJ’s popular Hydro Series is expanding with the introduction of the Hydro Flex L7 – a compact yet powerful IP65-rated LED wash fixture designed to ‘deliver versatile effects and exceptional output, rain or shine’.

In its streamlined form, the Hydro Flex L7 is suitable for applications where space is limited but performance is non-negotiable. Despite its smaller footprint, this fixture is anything but subtle, delivering commanding colour washes and striking beam looks.

At the heart of the fixture are seven powerful 60W RGBL LEDs, capable of generating vibrant saturated colours, subtle pastels, and crisp white tones (with colour temperature variable between 2700K and 10,000K). Each LED is carefully colour calibrated at the factory, to ensure flawless consistency between fixtures from batch to batch. The inclusion of lime in the LED sourc

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UK - Keen-eyed readers will no doubt have noticed our special edition 40th anniversary logo popping up here on LSi Online, and across our social media platforms in recent weeks. While the magazine’s official anniversary isn’t until November, we’re kicking off celebrations early as we prepare to honour the occasion this September at the PLASA Show (7-9 September, Olympia, London).

At the PLASA Show, we’ll be hosting the LSi Theatre, a dedicated seminar theatre. Here, show visitors can enjoy a carefully curated schedule of talks, panel discussions and ‘live’ editorial columns hosted by an array of LSi journalists, including Rob Halliday, Phil Ward, Louise Stickland, James Simpson, Sam Woodward, Roland Hemming, James Eade, Jerry Gilbert and more.

Topics will range from reflection on 40 years of both LSi, and the i

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UK - The first wave of seminar sessions has been revealed for PLASA Show 2025, returning to Olympia London from 7-9 September.  

With sustainability, next-generation talent, industry heritage, and artificial intelligence at the heart of this year’s programme, the show sets the agenda for creative and technical evolution across the live entertainment industry.  

From high-profile panels and hands-on training to heritage showcases and career-building opportunities, the 2025 line-up promises an inclusive, educational and informative experience. Proudly sponsored by Vectorworks, entry to all sessions is available free-of-charge, making the programme accessible to all PLASA Show visitors. 

Making its debut in celebration of LSi’s 40th anniversary, the new LSi Theatre is set to bring to life many of the publication’s popular columns,

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USA - Stage Precision has announced that Quince Imaging has joined its Service Partner Programme as an authorised service partner (ASP). This partnership is a testament to Quince Imaging’s expertise and proven use of Stage Precision’s SP software for delivering large‑scale projection mapping and immersive visual experiences.

The Stage Precision Service Partner Programme was created in 2023 to elevate standards across live‑event, virtual‑production and AV sectors, whilst expanding SP’s reach into new creative markets. To qualify as an ASP, partners must operate a publicly accessible studio, volume or R&D facility, with Stage Precision integrated into their workflows, have team members who have completed an in‑person SP training, and they must have delivered at least one project where SP tools played a core role in the project workf

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Greece - Lighting designer Christina Thanasoula of Athens-based creative design studio, Creative Lighting, has a penchant for invention and thinking out-of-the-box while crafting her art, and was recently a keynote speaker at the 2025 Showlight symposium in Dijon, France.

The 2025 Athens Epidaurus Festival provided an opportunity for Christina to demonstrate her imaginative approach and utilise Astera’s popular Titan Tube fixtures in fresh and invigorating ways for two intense and very different dramas, the world premiere of Blindness directed by Emily Louizou; and Phenomenon directed by Katerina Giannopoulou.

Phenomenon was viewed by curators from international theatre festivals, invited by the Epidaurus Festival, as part of the Greek Agora of Performance programme (grape), which aims

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UK - For a popular visitor attraction devoted to celebrating the UK’s automotive land speed records since the post-World War One era, the importance of dynamic audio support for arresting visual story telling is crucial to delivering a memorable experience.

The Pendine Museum of Land Speed on the South Wales coast, which offers a series of classic AV presentations based on historical themes in extreme motor sports, delivers the dramatic sights and sounds of powerful and highly tuned racing vehicles. Visitors can witness the sheer exhilaration of extraordinary high-speed record achievements set against a background of a completely natural and serene coastal environment: a seven-mile stretch of the Pendine Sands.

The emotive soundtracks that accompany these arresting wide-screen videos are confidently reproduced by K-array’s smallest line array spe

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USA - Behind the Scenes received a donation from AC Power Distribution (ACPD), a brand of ACT Entertainment, during this year’s CineGear Expo in Los Angeles. The cheque was presented by ACPD vice-president James Davey to Behind the Scenes board member Paul Royalty, representing a portion of the proceeds from sales of ACPD’s LunchBoxPD data and power distribution system. This donation was made possible through ACT Entertainment’s participation in the BTS Pledge of Support Programme.

The LunchBoxPD is the latest evolution of ACPD’s trusted LunchBox line, now integrating both power and data distribution in a single compact unit.

James Davey said: “The new LunchBoxPD was perfect for Behind the Scenes and the Pledge of Support Programme. It’s a product specifically designed to make life on stage just that much easier - something that

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Spain - As part of his current Roll With The Punches tour, Bryan Adams made a stop in Málaga on 10 June 2025. In front of an audience of around 12,000 at the Auditorio Municipal Cortijo de Torres, the Canadian musician gave a rousing open-air concert that included both classics and songs from his latest album.

Andalusian event technology service provider Algo Suena was responsible for the lighting design, which included the Cameo Opus X4 Profile spot profile moving head. The aim was to create an understated yet expressive lighting concept that effectively supported the special atmosphere of the evening.

The Cortijo de Torres municipal auditorium is one of the largest open-air venues in the south of Spain, with a 50m wide stage, a stage roof spanning 55m and an event area of more than 35,000sq.m. A special feature of the location is that des

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UK - 12 months ago, Luminosity Lighting Services welcomed Richard Martin Lighting (RML) into its family, creating one of the UK’s most comprehensive lighting service providers.

This combination blends RML’s 40-year legacy of innovative creative lighting solutions with Luminosity’s modern approach to project management and technical services. Luminosity’s expanded moving lights inventory and enhanced capabilities have enabled the company to tackle increasingly complex projects across TV, film, live events, and corporate sectors. Building on this success, Luminosity has made significant investments in cutting-edge tech, including new Vari-Lite 3600/1600 and Claypaky New Sharpy fixtures.

“This merger wasn’t just about combining equipment inventories - it was about preserving RML’s prestigious reputation while expanding our ability to deliv

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UK - Glensound is set to showcase how its team delivers on real industry needs with launches at PLASA Show (stand J4, Olympia London, 7–9 September 2025). With almost 60 years of sound expertise combined with innovative thinking and user feedback, the company continues to deliver for live sound.

The Dark family of microphone interfaces is well established in staging, live sound and broadcast, providing a simple, convenient and reliable way to bring in sources and add them to a Dante network. Compact and powered by PoE, the boxes offer phantom power for condenser microphones and redundant network connections over both fibre and copper.

New at PLASA this year are the Dark2MAI with two inputs and the Dark4MAI with four, sharing the same very high-quality microphone amplifiers as the rest of the range so they can be used for critical inputs or quickly

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Europe - PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced the appointment of experienced indoor and outdoor direct view LED integration specialist, Jeroen Feldman, to its European technical sales team.

Assuming the role of solution manager dvLED, Jeroen brings considerable experience supporting indoor and outdoor AV installations across a broad array of markets. These include retail, corporate, and entertainment, with music festivals, touring bands, and football stadiums – including the Johan Cruyff Arena, home of AFC Ajax – along with shopping malls, boardrooms, and large conference centres, among Jeroen’s areas of expertise.

Based at PPDS’ Amsterdam head office, and reporting to Jan Van Tieghem, director of technical sales support EMEA, Jeroen will play an integral role in suppo

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