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09 September 2025

Canada - As the world gathered at TED2025 to explore the provocative theme Humanity Reimagined, Clear-Com, supported by Netgear networking infrastructure, delivered the communications to keep the event running smoothly.

Hosted at the Vancouver Convention Centre, TED2025 drew thousands of the ‘world’s leading thinkers and doers’. Behind the scenes, production teams depended on a robust communications backbone designed around Clear-Com’s Eclipse Delta Frame, FreeSpeak wireless systems, and Dante audio distribution, all networked over high-performance Netgear switches.

Clear-Com’s intercom architecture enabled clear, instant communication across TED’s multiple stages, breakout spaces, and control rooms. Key elements included Eclipse, integrating FreeSpeak II wireless beltpacks for untethered mobility, plus Dante audio interfaces to

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08 September 2025

Mexico - Mexico City’s Pepsi Center WTC is a busy multi-use venue located in the World Trade Centre building complex in CDMX’s lively Nápoles neighbourhood – utilised for hosting conferences, trade shows and music concerts. The concerts are all staged in one 8,000 (standing) capacity room, and are usually every weekend, Thursday through Sunday.

The venue, which opened in 2012, has recently invested in new Robe moving lights to enable them to continue offering world-class production values for anyone playing there.

The new lighting package, delivered by Robe’s Mexican distributor Showco, comprised 16 x Fortes, 16 x Spiiders and 16 x MegaPointes, plus two RoboSpot base Stations complete with two Forte FollowSpots.

These latest Robe products – together with other lights – replace the previous ones, which were installed in 2015 and a

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08 September 2025

USA - The 2025 SKAM Summer Music Summit turned The Mondrian Los Angeles into a two-day celebration where music, technology, and culture converged. Founded by Sujit Kundu, CEO of SKAM Artist and Skam Division, the summit welcomed international DJs, influencers, and guests for pool parties, brand activations, and late-night sets.

To match the energy of the summit while respecting the acoustical challenges of an urban setting, dBTechnologies provided targeted sound solutions across multiple spaces. The poolside stage featured Ingenia IG1T column speakers paired with SUB 915 subwoofers, chosen for their ability to deliver clean coverage and deep low end without spilling into neighbouring properties. A Reevo 212 monitor ensured DJs had the power and clarity they needed for confident performance in a high-energy, outdoor environment.

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05 September 2025

UK - Edinburgh Airport has recently undergone a transformative project to enhance and modernise passenger journeys. With over 40 airlines operating from the airport and a growing demand for a more modern, digital-first environment, the airport required a new and updated visual infrastructure that would be engaging and informative, as well as ultimately create a seamless and intuitive experience for travellers.

Project lead, NuVideo, a systems integrator based close to Edinburgh, was tasked with delivering a future-ready digital solution to enhance the passenger journey through immersive visual experiences. NuVideo integrated a range of products from Absen, Datapath and BrightSign that together, elevate the airport’s digital signage to new heights of engagement and functionality.

The project includes several key visual enhancements: a striking floor

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05 September 2025

Germany - On 4 July in the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena in Hanover, Scorpions celebrated their 60th anniversary under the motto Coming Home, in front of 45,000 spectators, alongside Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Fans from all over the world travelled to experience the German rockers in the city where it all began.

Manfred Nikitser has been responsible for the band’s visual appearance, as lighting, stage and video content designer, since 2015. For the anniversary show, he created a production design that set the standard for large-scale open-air rock shows: stadium-ready in terms of output and reach, yet precisely tailored to the requirements of a multi-camera recording.

“The unique thing about a stadium show is that the audience in the front row is perhaps three metres from the stage, while the audience in the back is over 100m away – and y

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05 September 2025

Portugal - This summer, as the finale to their 15 Years tour, Portuguese speaking band Calema prepared for the largest ever show from a band with Portuguese origins. DiGiCo Quantum 338s at the front-of-house position and two DiGiCo SD5s at monitors were deployed, supplied by Auditiv Audiovisuals.

Calema comprises brothers António Mendes Ferreira and Fradique Mendes Ferreira, who were born on the African island of São Tomé and Príncipe. The band’s name roughly translates to ‘special wave’, which refers to the treasures brought to the island by the tide. The pair relocated to Portugal to pursue their musical careers and their recent show at Lisbon’s Estádio da Luz was their biggest stadium show yet.

“The Calema concert was a true spectacle,” says Joao Escada, co-owner with Daniel Bekerman of Auditiv Audiovisuals. “We wanted

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05 September 2025

USA - Halsey’s recent For My Last Trick tour concluded on 6 July. The multi-Grammy winner was intimately involved in creating the look for the 30-city tour - a look that interwove the dramatic expectations of theatre with the raw energy of rock (not to mention a rainbow of colours) so naturally, that its various elements seemed to flow from one another.

“My Last Trick was definitely more theatrical than a typical tour,” said John Featherstone, who worked with his Lightswitch colleagues, Hailey Featherstone and Ignacio (Iggy) Rosenberg on lighting the show. “Given that there were multiple acts, it was important for Halsey and her team that there was a strong differentiation between each stage of the show we were in.

“There are moments of real softness and emotion; raw, vulnerable emotion,” continued Featherstone. “Then

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05 September 2025

USA - Billsville House, an intimate house concert venue, has been enhancing the live music experience for a decade, evolving from its roots in Williamstown, Massachusetts to its current home in Manchester Centre, Vermont. Founded by Doug Hacker and Caroline Schneider, with their sons Ethan and Kai Hacker handling production, sound engineering, and ticketing, Billsville has cultivated a space that warmly embraces both audiences and musicians.

The genesis of Billsville stemmed from Doug and Caroline's passion for live music and the challenge of accessing good venues in rural Massachusetts, especially with young children. Inspired by a friend's house concert, they reached out to musician Joe Pug, who agreed to play a small show at their home, leading to a new tradition.

This led to their distinctive operating model: offering musicians 100% of the procee

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04 September 2025

USA - JBL Professional has announced the launch of its 2025 Installed Audio Roadshow, a coast-to-coast tour showcasing the brand’s most trusted commercial audio solutions in real-world environments. From September through November 2025, the roadshow will make 30 stops nationwide, offering AV integrators, consultants, system designers, and facility managers an opportunity to experience JBL sound in the region where they work with their customers. 

Unlike traditional tabletop showcases, the JBL Installed Audio Roadshow delivers application-specific demonstrations that highlight clarity, coverage, and control across hospitality venues, retail spaces, schools, houses of worship, and entertainment environments. Each stop will feature the latest solutions, along with insights into system design best practices, guided walk-throughs, hands-on pr

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04 September 2025

UK - EM Acoustics has announced the return of a comprehensive HALO-B line array-based system to London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, which has been in use across the entire 2025 summer season. Following the successful debut of a full system in 2024, audio provider Autograph Sound has committed to the design long-term, purchasing a complete EM Acoustics package that will become an ongoing mainstay of the Open Air Theatre’s programme.

Autograph has a long-standing relationship with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, having supplied a full audio system for a number of years. The desire to create a consistent, high-quality sound experience at the Open Air Theatre led to the implementation of a more permanent, bespoke solution. Designed by Olivier Award-winner Nick Lidster, the system, which is based around the HALO-B line arrays, along with a complete E

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04 September 2025

UK - Eastnor Castle Deer Park in the rolling Herefordshire countryside is transformed each August into Lakefest, a family-friendly four-day festival for around 18,000 people.

Headliners this year included Echo & the Bunnymen, Groove Armada, Faithless and Busted, performing on the main Abbey Stage rigged as usual by Swansea-based Total Sound Solutions with their Nexo Geo M12 line array, P+ Series monitors and original Alpha side-fills.

Lakefest 2025 was also notable as the UK debut for Nexo’s new Alpha+ hybrid source system, which featured on three stages including the second stage Funkytown, which hosted performances by the Buzzcocks, the Beat, Brand New Heavies, Dub Pistols and So Solid Crew, with DJ sets from Woody Cook and Louis Capaldi.

With his own Alpha+ system arriving in the warehouse in the same week as Lakefest, Sash

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04 September 2025

South Africa - Stage Audio Works (SAW) recently celebrated a successful technology showcase at New Life Church in Bryanston. The event welcomed nearly 150 attendees from houses of worship, live events, theatres and technical industries.

Highlights included the official launch of the Plus Audio FS210L dual 10” line array system, alongside the FS1C and FS1B column loudspeakers with dual 12” bass extension. Guests also experienced the regional debut of Sennheiser’s Spectera wideband, bidirectional digital wireless ecosystem.

In addition to new products from its in-house Plus Audio, Stage Plus and Pixel Plus brands, SAW showcased rider-approved solutions from d&b audiotechnik, Yamaha, Blackmagic Design and Sennheiser, with the SAW team providing hands-on demos and expert guidance.

“Through the range of ‘Plus’ brands we represent,

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04 September 2025

Spain - As one of Ibiza’s best-known clubs, Amnesia has built a reputation for having quality sound. Since opening in 1976, it has hosted many of the world’s leading electronic music artists, establishing itself as a cornerstone of Ibiza’s club scene.

In 2022, the Main Room underwent a major upgrade with a sophisticated KV2 Audio sound system, custom-configured by club sound specialists Plusmusic Ibiza, setting the benchmark for sound quality and impact. On the back of this success, in 2025, focus shifted to Amnesia’s expansive Terrace – formerly an open-air space, now enclosed by a windowed roof. Here, Plusmusic Ibiza was once again entrusted to design a system that would deliver the next evolution of club sound – building on the success of their custom-engineered setup in the Main Room.

“After more than 20 years in the music industry,

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04 September 2025

France - Horse riding show Cadre noir of Saumur took place at the famed seaside resort of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage as part of the Gala of the Squires of the Cadre noir of Saumur.

Highlighting the aesthetic harmony of horses and their riders at the popular event was an elegantly balanced lighting design that relied on the precise performance of 16 Chauvet Professional Maverick Storm 2 Profile projectors supplied by Alive Angers, the technical provider for sound and lighting.

Charley Guitton of Alive Angers served as the project manager of Cadre noir of Saumur, and Esteban Sabatier, lighting console operator for the show who managed all aspects of lighting. 

“We needed IP65 fixtures, given that the shows are held outdoors and there is a lot of dust with the Cadre noir horses, not to mention the potential rain,” sai

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03 September 2025

Canada - More than 25,000 fans descended on Ottawa’s RA Centre Grounds for the 15th annual edition of the Escapade Festival this summer, Canada’s largest outdoor EDM event.

Being relatively far north (450km above Toronto), Ottawa enjoys long summer days. That’s great for people who spend time outdoors, admiring the area’s natural beauty, but for anyone trying to light a major festival featuring stars like The Chainsmokers, Excision, Kaskade, Gryffin, Jessica Audiffred and Liquid Stranger, all that sunlight can present a challenge, especially if you want to serve up the intense, searing looks that their music demands.

The team at Quebec-based Onedot was more than up to the task this summer. They succeeded in setting the stage for evocative looks even during day light hours, thanks to some adroit fixture placement and a carefully curat

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03 September 2025

UK - Thum + Mahr, part of the Broadcast Solutions group, has delivered a third DHD audio console to News Broadcasting, part of the News UK media group. The DHD RX2 console is now in use in the talkSPORT studio complex.

News Broadcasting, with headquarters in London and a major presence in ROI and Northern Ireland, reaches a monthly audience of almost 40m across the UK and Ireland. Brands include national radio stations like Times Radio, Virgin and Talk, plus a group of local stations in Ireland.

The production facility in London features an extensive infrastructure connected over Livewire technology. News Broadcasting was keen to expand its connectivity to a fully open platform for greater flexibility and configurability. It first brought in Thum + Mahr for a proof of concept in September 2024.

Initially this led to the installation of two DH

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03 September 2025

USA - Clear-Com is supporting productions of Alley Theatre, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit resident theatres in the United States. With a storied history dating back to 1947, the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre produces classics, new works, and community programmes that reach nearly 200,000 people annually across Houston.

Alley Theatre has been a longtime user of Clear-Com products and has deployed Clear-Com’s flagship Arcadia Central Station, integrating FreeSpeak II digital wireless beltpacks and HelixNet digital partyline systems across its two performance spaces: the 774-seat Hubbard Theatre and the 296-seat Neuhaus Theatre. This combination allows stage managers, board operators, technicians, and creative teams to remain seamlessly connected throughout Alley’s 75,000sq.ft Centre for Theatre Production.

“Clear-Com is absolutely es

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02 September 2025

Spain - The Sagunto Roman Theatre, an open-air venue with over 2,000 years of history, has chosen to modernise its stage lighting with nine Ayrton Rivale Profile units, exclusively distributed in Spain by Stonex.

Every summer, this space hosts Sagunt a Escena, a festival that brings together theatre, music, and dance in front of thousands of spectators. Working in such a historic and open-air venue is a challenge: lighting must be powerful enough to cover large distances, resistant to changing weather conditions, and at the same time discreet, so as not to interfere with the aesthetics of the monument.

That’s where Rivale Profile has proven to be the best choice. With its IP65 rating, the fixture is built for outdoor conditions while maintaining a compact design that blends seamlessly into the theatre’s architecture. According to Ramón

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02 September 2025

UK - When the 2025 Wimbledon Championships were broadcast to millions worldwide this summer, the event not only showcased world-class tennis on the famous grass courts but also delivered breathtaking aerial coverage - captured by a high-speed wire camera system installed by Rigging Team and safeguarded with Broadweigh’s wireless load monitoring technology.

Spanning over 650m, the high-speed wire camera system was supplied by Luna Remote Systems, the specialist wire cam company behind the project. Two 36m tower crane sections, positioned in Wimbledon Green and across the adjacent golf course, supported the dual-line setup, enabling a single camera unit to capture sweeping, cinematic shots from the practice courts to Centre Court.

Throughout the tournament, Broadweigh’s wireless load monitoring system ensured the lines remained safely and evenly te

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02 September 2025

UK - The multi award-winning new musical, The Great Gatsby, which opened at New York’s Broadway Theatre in April 2024, successfully transferred to London’s West End at the London Coliseum in April 2025 for a limited summer run that lasts until 7 September.

Produced by Korean musical producer, Chunsoo Shin and directed by Marc Bruni, The Great Gatsby is set in the American Jazz Age of the 1920s. 

The musical features music by Jason Howland, choreography by Dominique Kelley, book by Kait Kerrigan and lyrics by Nathan Tysen. The scenic and projection design and lighting are handled by the decade-long collaborative partnership of Paul Tate dePoo III and lighting designer, Cory Pattak.

Pattak talks to PRG UK, the lighting, control and atmosphere supplier for the London production, about his inspirations and vision for the

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01 September 2025

The Netherlands - Soenda Outdoor 2025 once again proved why it’s one of the Netherlands’ leading electronic music festivals, delivering a memorable experience to thousands of visitors. With exactly 512 fixtures from Showtec and Infinity deployed across the festival grounds, Highlite International helped bring the magic to life.

In a remarkable coincidence, exactly 512 Highlite fixtures were deployed across the festival’s three main areas - Java, Komodo, and Timor. The number 512 holds special significance in the lighting industry, representing the number of channels in a single DMX universe. This symbolic alignment and the efforts of all involved made Soenda Outdoor 2025 into a spectacular production.

The Java stage featured a vibrant mix of colour and intensity, brought to life by 100 Showtec Spectral M800 Q4 PARs and 124 Sho

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01 September 2025

USA - An array of Claypaky Arolla Profile MPs and HY B-EYE K25 Teatros illuminates Bob Marley Hope Road, a musical journey through settings inspired by the pioneer reggae artist.

Located in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Bob Marley Hope Road features three attraction modes. By day, the Bob Marley Hope Road Experience offers an array of digital and analogue spaces for visitors to explore at their own pace. They can tour the streets of Trench Town, mix a track at the Tuff Gong studio, watch rare concert footage and move to the beat in a Jamaican Dance Hall while listening to the recordings that made history. 

At night, the venue comes alive with a 75-minute guided show in which visitors follow the cast from scene to scene, standing in the heart of the action as singers and dancers perform just feet away.

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01 September 2025

Belgium - Tomorrowland 2025 in Boom started with a bang, but not on a musical level: just a few days before the festival was due to begin, a major fire destroyed the Main Stage. Organisers, technical partners and crews erected a new stage within just 24 hours, which became an impressive example of the resilience and cooperation in the event industry – and symbolised the festival motto Live Today. Love Tomorrow. Unite Forever. Also on board were over 260 Cameo outdoor lights, which provided large and small lighting productions on several festival stages, despite the time pressure and difficult conditions.

PRG BeNeFra was responsible for the lighting design and rigging on the Main Stage. “It was a shock,” recalls managing director Peter Robberechts, remembering the moment the fire broke out. “But as soon as it was clear that no one wa

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01 September 2025

USA - Country star Megan Moroney has launched her much-anticipated 2025 tour, featuring a bold and theatrical production designed by Cort Lawrence of Raw Cereal, powered by Bandit Lites.

“Megan Moroney’s 2025 tour embraces the bold and emotional Am I Okay blue, with creative direction from CeCe Dawson setting the tone for a show full of sparkle, glam, and surprises,” shared Lawrence. “I designed the production and lighting to reflect that spirit and highlight the connection Megan brings to her fans.”

The production features an 8ft-tall set with two winding staircases lined with Martin VDO Sceptrons and topped with custom heart pieces that add theatrical flair and create unforgettable moments. A hidden centre reveal delivers one of the tour’s most dramatic visuals, silhouetting Moroney with a Martin Mac Viper in front of a massive