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30 October 2025

USA - In June, for the first time since 2019, Starbucks convened its Leadership Experience conference, bringing together more than 14,500 of its store managers and other Starbucks leaders at Thomas & Mack Centre in Las Vegas. The three-day gathering included breakouts and workshops, keynote speakers, competitions, live musical performances, all backed by a large-scale Cohesion audio system.

FOH engineer Andrew Waterman, who also serves as account manager for global brands Starbucks and Microsoft, was entrusted to select the PA. “I’ve done a lot of events lately with Cohesion, and the sound and the coverage have been amazing,” he said. “It’s just so smooth and good sounding. It’s a team effort, and I think James [Ellison, system engineer] has done an amazing job with the design, so my hat’s off, for sure.”

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30 October 2025

Sweden - Hip hop star Ant Wan’s brief career featured hits like Malaika and Komplicerat before announcing his retirement in 2025.

Months before he withdrew from the public eye, the artist appeared at Stockholm’s Tele2 arena. A record number of fans saw him there, surpassing even the crowd drawn by Madonna. Setting the mood for the occasion was an evocative lighting design by Jakob Larsson of Light It Production, who worked closely with artistic director Alexander Wessely.

The two collaborators created a powerful theatrical sense on the big stage with a show that was divided into three parts: the first marked by a ‘cold snow’ theme with cool colours and snow machine effects; the second characterised by a ‘fire theme’, animated by oranges and reds along with pyro effects; and the third (on a satellite stage) featured peaco

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29 October 2025

Argentina - Following a major renovation between 2020 and 2023, Estadio Mâs Monumental, the home of Club Atlético River Plate and the Argentinian national football team, has been transformed into one of the most advanced sports and entertainment venues in the world.

The largest stadium in South America, with a capacity exceeding 86,000, Mâs Monumental has undergone a complete overhaul of its sound system, supported by global acoustic design consulting and media systems engineering specialists WSDG.

Implemented in close collaboration with Bosch and Electro-Voice, the new electroacoustic system was engineered to deliver ‘exceptional speech intelligibility, uniform coverage, and an immersive audio environment’ for both sporting events and large-scale concerts. WSDG conducted a detailed peer review of the proposed specifications, contributed criti

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29 October 2025

India - Christie has announced that its laser projection solutions are at the heart of the new Bapu Tower Museum in Patna, Bihar, where they have been captivating visitors since its official opening in February. This project, initiated by the Government of Bihar, celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring legacy and his pivotal role in India’s independence movement through storytelling and immersive visuals.

Bapu Tower Museum embodies Gandhi’s principles of peace, non-violence, and social justice. The museum complex comprises two main structures – the Rectangular Building and the Tower Building. The Rectangular Building houses three galleries and connects seamlessly via bridges to the Tower Building, where a grand ramp guides visitors through an experiential journey that traces Gandhi’s life. Together, the museum unites architecture, art, and technology

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29 October 2025

UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) has announced its recent role in supplying and installing a lighting and rigging system at Ocean Court, part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, in partnership with GVAV.

The project delivers a robust, high-specification solution that enhances the flexibility and visual impact of the museum’s events programme, while complementing the architectural elegance of the glass-roofed atrium.

Working closely with GVAV and project managers, ACSP designed and delivered a complete turnkey system comprising: LED stage lighting fixtures, lighting control console and distribution network, truss grid and banner truss system with motorised control.

The system was developed to provide ‘reliable, user-friendly operation and seamless integration between control, power, and structural elements’.

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29 October 2025

Austria - Follow-Me has played a vital role in the elaborate production of Der Freischütz at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria with its Follow-Me 3D SIX and Follow-Me Track-iT systems. The production, held on the festival's 2,500sq,m stage on Lake Constance, presented technical challenges requiring both automated and manual tracking capabilities to accommodate performers emerging from water and navigating complex steel structures.

Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischütz captivated audiences in German director Philipp Stölzl's production, reaching approximately 374,000 people across 55 performances during the 2024/25 seasons. Stölzl, who served as director and designer for both stage and lighting, created a spooky, poetic world for this romantic horror story.

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29 October 2025

Sweden - For nearly 140 years, Nalen has been hosting the performances that shaped Swedish culture – from the artists who graced its stage in the 1950s and 60s, to the diverse roster of contemporary acts that keep its calendar packed with over 100 concerts and events annually.

The 19th-century Stockholm concert hall's architectural constraints – strict weight limits, sightline restrictions, and a protected building status – meant that the aging sound system needed replacing with something both powerful and ingenious.

Working with consultant Fredrik Martinsson of Comet Audio, Nalen assessed these challenges and identified the requirements for a premium solution. Several integrators were asked to propose systems. JLE Audio AB, an L-Acoustics certified provider with over 20 years of experience with the brand, was selected based on the strength of

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29 October 2025

Jordan - Auditoria designed and operated audio for composer, maestro and vocalist Sami Yusuf’s concert at the Roman Theatre in Amman, a live performance that blended ancient architecture, intricate musicianship, and modern sound design.

The one-night concert brought together more than 50 musicians, including traditional instruments and voices spanning the Middle East, South Asia, South America and Europe in a celebration of cultural tradition and musical unity, set within a historic performance space.

“It’s always a privilege to work with Sami Yusuf,” said Scott Willsallen, director at Auditoria. “He surrounds himself with exceptional musicians, and his music draws on such a diverse range of traditions. To bring that to life in a 2,000-year-old theatre was really special.”

The Roman Theatre, built entirely from stone into the side

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29 October 2025

Saudi Arabia - The Esports World Cup (EWC) AFT_r Concerts 2025 pushed the boundaries of live entertainment in the Middle East this summer, boasting a diverse lineup of international superstars and regional talent at the 8,000 capacity ANB Arena in Riyadh.

Delivered by integrator Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) for entertainment company MDLBeast, the production combined LED technology, sophisticated media systems, and advanced lighting design to create an immersive visual and audio experience. Central to this spectacle was INFiLED’s ART 4.6 LED series, which provided over 332sq.m of visuals across the stage and venue.

As the technical production partner, CTME led the design, supply, and installation of all video, lighting, and camera equipment for the EWC AFT_r Concerts. The brief called for an ambitious, high-impact setup capable of deliveri

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29 October 2025

USA - St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City required a new sound system that could meet modern performance standards without compromising its architectural beauty. To achieve this balance, the church worked with manufacturer’s representative AudioPros, design consultant Salas O’Brien and AV integrator IVCi to deploy an audio system using EAW AC6 ADAPTive column loudspeakers.

“For this project there was only one option that met the needs of what the leadership at St. Bartholomew’s was looking for,” says Andrew Shillo, principal at AudioPros, EAW’s regional sales representative. “EAW’s ADAPTive system was the best solution because it not only provided quality sound coverage, but was architecturally pleasing without disturbing the historical nature of the space.”

The church’s design made for a challenging acoustic environment.

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28 October 2025

Iceland - FLÆKT, a dance performance piece created by artist Juliette Louste, premiered at the Tjarnarbíó Theatre and utilised a Zactrack mini automated tracking system for the first time in Iceland to track lighting, audio, and video cues.

Juliette is also a lighting designer, lighting, AV and sound technician, a technical director, and a choreographer.

A combination of these disciplines led Juliette and IT specialist and computer programmer Owen Hindley, who worked on the show’s technical production, to utilise a Zactrack solution, together with the rest of the technical team, including Zactrack technician Dariel Garcia.

FLÆKT, which translates to ‘unravelled’, is a powerful one-person performance related to the challenges of living with psychological issues, among them obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is

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28 October 2025

Indonesia - Set in the heart of the capital, The Ballroom at Djakarta Theatre is one of the latest venues to make a permanent installation of Ayrton fixtures, having been supplied with a consignment of Ayrton Huracán LT, Zonda 9 FX, and Cobra fixtures by IMS Indonesia, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Indonesia.

The Ballroom is a 35m long, 27m wide multifunctional space that accommodates up to 1,000 people and hosts a wide range of events from corporate and government functions to private celebrations.

“Djakarta Theatre prides itself as a one-stop entertainment destination that consistently uses the latest sound systems, lighting, and multimedia equipment,” says Andrea Kurniawan, CEO of Djakarta Theatre. “What sets us apart is that we offer the complete package as a fixed installation. Everything is here so our clients can simply have it a

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28 October 2025

Norway - Lighting designer Jon Eirik Sira thought outside the box when tackling an interesting visual conundrum for Det Vestnorske Teateret in Bergen’s recent production of Skulerevyen (School Review). The show was a raw take on the issue of violence in schools through the decades, billed as “The revue for those who have survived school!”.

Jon has been head of lighting at the theatre – located in the centre of Norway’s second largest city – since 2019, and is also involved in other locally based theatre projects. He was instrumental in the venue investing in 24 x Robe LEDBeam 350s, which have been added to the house lighting rig over the last four years.

For Skulerevyen, he looked at a more ‘classic’ Robe product – the MediaSpinner 50 AT – to provide an imaginative technical solution. Launched in 2006, the Robe M

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28 October 2025

Lithuania - Event production company Šviesiai Garsiai began its partnership with Nexo in 2023, and a busy 2025 season of events across Lithuania for the Vilnius-based sound and lighting specialists has served to showcase the versatility and scalability of their Nexo Geo M12 line array.

It all started in April when the country’s UTMA combat sports organisation hosted a mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing event, bringing together some of Lithuania’s best-known fighters at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas.

The main goal for the event's sound team was to design and deploy a system that would give good sound everywhere in the arena without blocking the view of the central LED screen cube. The solution came in the form of six compact line arrays supplemented by point source speakers drawn from a total of 46 x Nexo Geo M12s, 32 x MSUB18s and eight ID2

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28 October 2025

China - K-System, Naostage’s beaconless, AI-powered tracking and show control solution for pro-AVL applications, celebrated its first deployments in Asia this summer, demonstrating to Chinese audiences for the first time how the technology can support live entertainment and corporate events by automating audio and visual effects.

Following a successful exhibition at Prolight + Sound Guangzhou, where Naostage’s distributor for mainland China, EZpro International, showcased its capabilities for the first time to an APAC trade show audience, K System was deployed to deliver reliable real-time tracking for several high-profile live events, powering spatial audio localisation, automatic light tracking and interactive projection-mapped visuals without the need for beacons or location tags.

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28 October 2025

USA - Roots festival Pickathon 2025 celebrated its 25th anniversary by adopting a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision system for its main Paddock Stage - set on the picturesque Pendarvis Farm, in the Happy Valley district of Portland, Oregon.

When word reached Martin Audio’s Simon Honywill from long-time friend Graeme Harrison that festival chief, Zale Schoenborn, was looking to upgrade the main stage sound, a meeting was brokered with local AVL rental house Cascade Sound, who immediately invested in 20 WPC and 10 SXC118 cardioid subs, along with THS, FP12 and XE wedges. As their VP engineering and system designer, Sean Rathbun - who was project lead at Pickathon - points out: “While this was our second year at the event, we have staff that have been supporting it for a number of years.”

Simon Honywill, meanwhile, set to work on the desig

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28 October 2025

Mauritius - Opened in 2018, the Caudan Arts Centre is a privately owned theatre and cultural hub in the Mauritian capital of Port Louis. Playing host to an average of 135 shows per year over 300 days, this busy 431-seater venue recently made a significant investment in its live mixing technology with the purchase of a Yamaha DM7 console, supplied by Stage Audio Works (SAW).

“We have a beautiful, high-performance space here at the Caudan Arts Theatre, with excellent acoustics and an exceptional PA system,” comments Kooshal Dwarka, technical manager and head of sound at the venue. “Since the very beginning, we have worked closely with Stage Audio Works. When it came time to upgrade our front-of-house kit, I reached out to the SAW team right away.”

Dwarka sought the advice of Stage Audio Works during negotiations on the mixing console upgrade. W

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27 October 2025

UK - Oasis hadn’t performed together in the 16 years leading up to their current 41-date, five-continent Live ’25 Tour. which began 4 July in Cardiff and concludes 23 November in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Setting an immersive mood that strengthens fans’ connection to the band’s performance is a visually rich and emotionally powerful show design by Paul Normandale of Light Alternative design.

Featuring distinct geometric patterns, reflective of the Oasis logo, and a broad palette of vivid colour combinations, Normandale’s lighting creates a crisp, contemporary look on stage that manages to be intense, while also projecting a warm, welcoming vibe. His clean design works in close harmony with the images on the show’s wide (about 100m) video wall that were created by Chris Curtis of I’m Your Boss Films, and Neil ‘Shop’ Harris.

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27 October 2025

South Africa - The Hilton Arts Festival (HAF) in KwaZulu-Natal, one of South Africa’s most celebrated cultural gatherings, returned this year with its hallmark mix of theatre, music, visual art, and family-friendly activities. Behind the performances and creative energy, however, was a quiet but profound tribute to the festival’s founder, Sue Clarence.

Three decades ago, Sue Clarence established the Hilton Arts Festival. She dreamed of creating a platform to celebrate diverse voices in the arts. Before she passed, her only request was that the festival should continue – without fuss or sentimentality. The event pressed on, vibrant, inclusive, and community-driven, just as she intended.

Carrying her legacy forward are Evan Roberts, Julia Clarence, and Duncan Bonella. They worked alongside Sue for years and embody her spirit of

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27 October 2025

USA - Commissioned by tour direction company, The Beehive LA, Michael Brown’s production design for break-out indie singer Gracie Abrams' The Secret of Us tour initiated an atmosphere of intimacy and fan connectivity, despite being in large-scale venues.

Clearwing, a Clair Global brand, worked alongside Michael to bring his design to life, blending a mix of lighting technology, custom fabricated hardware, and vendor partnership to the forefront. 

Michael worked closely with co-lighting designer/programmer Zach Sternberg, lighting director Taylor Glatt, Clearwing sr. account executive Steve Harvey, and Clearwing lighting crew chief Sam McKeown.

Michael states: “My approach as a designer is always focused on the artist side of the equation. I want to design shows that are beautiful and unique while also making the tour operate as

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27 October 2025

UK - Established in 1969, Coton Green Community Church serves the communities of Tamworth and Lichfield in Staffordshire from its purpose-built centre located between the two towns. Opened in 1992, The Coton Centre offers a range of flexible spaces designed to meet the needs of both the church and the wider community, centred around a 650-seat auditorium.

When the time came to upgrade the main auditorium’s sound system, the church consulted several companies before choosing Novum Live.

To design the system, Novum Live relied on OpenArray, Outline’s 3D acoustic simulation software. The team modelled the auditorium and positioned Outline loudspeakers virtually to evaluate coverage, SPL, and uniformity across the entire space.

“During the modelling process, it became clear that several configurations could technically work,” explains Tim

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24 October 2025

Turkey - Bedri Rahmi Bay, not far from Gocek in Mugla Province on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, is a location accessible only by sea and one of the first anchor points on the Blue Voyage. Catering for the many visitors who arrive by boat is Miori, a collection of six ‘culinary journeys’, which opened earlier this year. As well as the opportunity to eat and drink in its six distinct eating areas, Miori also offers live music performances and DJ sets.

Miori’s owners engaged leading Turkish audio specialists MEK1 Sound to design, supply, and install systems to cover each different area. Specialising in bespoke installations across the commercial and professional audio sectors, MEK1 Sound also distributes a number of leading international brands across Turkey. These include Funktion-One loudspeakers and MC² amplifiers, with the two brands front

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24 October 2025

Italy - Panorama Festival is a hotspot for electronic music. The multi-day event takes place in the Cave Del Duca in Lecce, a former limestone quarry. From 14 to 16 August 2025, 15,000 fans celebrated to techno beats – accompanied by a lighting design featuring more than 220 GLP fixtures.

Responsible for both stage and lighting design was Roberto Colabufo. All lighting equipment was supplied by Lucidiscena, which had just recently invested in 200 GLP Creos along with 150 JDC Burst 1 and 150 WildBar 16. The technical implementation was handled by Punto Musica under the direction of Claudio Carulli. Programmer and operator was Jerry Roberto Romani, one of Italy’s most experienced MA operators with more than 35 years at the top level of international productions.

On the Main Stage, 64 Creos, 68 WildBar 16 and 96 JDC Burst 1 were deployed.

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24 October 2025

Japan - Audio engineer Krzysztof Borowicz from Commercial Audio, DirectOut’s distributor in Poland, flew out to Expo 2025 in Osaka to programme two Prodigy.MPs at the heart of both the Netherlands and Philippines Pavilions, overseen by one of the Expo’s turnkey partners, BeWunder.

“I was in Frankfurt meeting other DirectOut partners and doing some training when a friend called and asked what I was up to next week. A week later, I was sitting on a flight to Japan,” Borowicz recalls. “It was all very quick, but thanks to the flexibility of the globcon software, many things can be programmed in advance – even remotely. That helped me work more efficiently and avoid surprises on-site. Both Pavilions were a real multi-media experience, with many conversions between different formats, networks, computers and loudspeaker systems.”

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