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18 September 2025

Germany - In the heart of Kempten, one of Germany’s oldest towns, the historic Kornhaus building stands as a testament to Kempten’s rich heritage. The building recently underwent a significant renovation across six floors to transform it into a modern cultural and event hub for Kempten. At the centre of this ambitious transformation was the design challenge of integrating modern lighting and sound technology without compromising the building's timeless character. Kscape’s RAIL integrated lighting and audio system proved to be a sound solution.

In collaboration with stakeholders, including integrators Zeiler Technik and distributors Medialantic and Musik Lenz, ABT Elektroplanung played a central role in the Kornhaus renovation. As the project evolved, Ulf Klüpfel of ABT Elektroplanung took on the role of consultant, overseeing the design and integratio

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18 September 2025

World - The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has circled the globe multiple times since it officially kicked off in 2022. During that time, the singer and producer has found himself performing at large stadiums to some of the biggest audiences of his career, and embracing a level of audio and video production to match.

To elevate the sonic fidelity of these performances and make an increasingly complex live machine easier and more reliable to operate, the team of live sound professionals behind this – led by front-of-house engineer Derek Brener, monitor engineer Lewis Lowder, and RF technician Diego Correa – have made Sound Devices Astral ARX16 receiver and Astral HH Wireless Microphones the centrepiece of the Weeknd’s touring setup.

​The key to any massive touring operation is the cooperation between the members of the backstage

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18 September 2025

France - Spanning Mexico City, Los Angeles and Paris, and creating 30 concerts, Cercle Odyssey combined live music with real-time visuals, spatial audio, synchronicity and rich narrative. At the heart of this live, multisensory experience was Smode – powering generative visuals, compositing and playback in real-time across a massive projection surface.

The brainchild of French music platform Cercle, Odyssey was conceived as a new type of ‘nomadic’ concert – monumental in scale yet intimate in execution. Audience members entered a 2,300m² structure surrounded by 50m-wide and 12m-high screens on all sides with the artist placed at the centre. Every aspect of the show was designed to immerse the audience in a cohesive journey, from multi-layered audio and cinematographic visuals to the diffusion of specific scents.

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17 September 2025

India - HK Audio has appointed Hi-Tech Audio Video Systems as its new exclusive distributor for India. With the agreement in place, the new distribution partner already has stock of HK Audio equipment to cater to the country’s bustling live events and fixed installation markets.

Based in the city of Noida in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, Hi-Tech Audio Video Systems Pvt has more than 25 years of experience in the professional AV market serving customers across the country. As a first stage in the new partnership, the distributor has already visited HK Audio’s St Wendel HQ to receive Cosmo training and to visit the production facilities.

“We are extremely excited to partner with and represent an audio giant – HK Audio – offering a huge range of products from the economical Portable Sound range to Concert level products,” says Mani

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17 September 2025

Italy - This summer, Italy’s festival circuit became the stage for some of the world’s leading artists, many of whom performed multiple stops on dBTechnologies VIO sound systems. From historic piazzas to coastal stages, from forested parks to sun-drenched southern landscapes, the country’s premier festivals delivered a series of international performances powered by the VIO Series.

One of the first major stops was in Bari, where the Locus Festival 2025 featured an international line-up including Nile Rodgers & Chic, Mogwai, Morrissey, Robert Plant, and Nick Cave. Bass Culture provided the sound production, continuing a collaboration that has grown alongside the festival’s rising prestige, deploying a VIO system built around L212 line arrays with S218 subwoofers in flyable configuration and L1610 front-fills. The system delivered consiste

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17 September 2025

UAE - Established in 1992 and headquartered in Dubai, Sound On Stage Events is led by managing director and sound engineer Rawad Saad. A loyal DiGiCo user for over 15 years, Saad shares why Echoes of a Golden Era – part of the Beiteddine Art Festival in July 2025 – was a natural choice for Sound On Stage’s newest purchase of a DiGiCo Quantum 326.

“Throughout the time that Sound On Stage Events has been using DiGiCo consoles, we’ve experienced the remarkable evolution in both the technology and audio quality,” he says. “DiGiCo continues to set new standards in the industry, and we proudly rely on its systems for our most demanding productions.”

Delivering the purchase was 7Hertz, DiGiCo distributor for the Middle East and Gulf Regions. Having enjoyed a close relationship for many years, Sound On Stage Events and 7Hert

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17 September 2025

Canada - The University of Toronto Scarborough, established in 1964, is one of the top-ranked universities in Canada. The institution prides itself on finding new ways to create environments in which students can thrive, and their recently built Sam Ibrahim Building is central to this ethos.

The expansive, five-storey building houses lecture halls, faculty offices, collaboration spaces and more. Six ‘feature’ lecture theatres were central to the development: Conveyor, Cave, Keystone, Collaboratorium, Cloud, and the flagship Arrow Group Innovation Hall (formerly known as the Campfire), which features a 360°-seating arrangement. These modern, individually designed spaces all came with the same important audio challenge: the need for outstanding coherence and crystal-clear speech from professors.

To address the task, the university partnered with C

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17 September 2025

USA - Masque Sound once again played a pivotal role in this year’s Spoleto Festival USA, one of the nation’s premier performing arts festivals. The company provided an extensive audio package that elevated performances across Charleston’s historic venues. The renowned 17-day festival showcases world-class opera, theatre, dance and music each spring, transforming Charleston into a hub of international artistry.

Serving as one of the festival’s partners for more than two decades, Masque Sound supplied full audio systems for 10 venues, which was the largest footprint to date for the festival. This year featured three major sites powered by KV2 Audio loudspeakers, including the Cistern Yard, Emmett Robinson Theatre and Festival Hall.

Preston Dunnavant, Spoleto Festival’s lead audio engineer and sales & support engineer at Autograph

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17 September 2025

UK - PK Sound, the robotic line array company, has welcomed pro audio industry veteran Mike Case to its team in the role of director of global network & partnerships. Based in the UK, Case brings a strong history of establishing new technologies and advancing industry-leading brands to the Calgary-based manufacturer.

“PK Sound has developed the most exciting and relevant new technology I’ve seen in years, with the power to significantly change the way people work in this industry,” says Case. “Not only do PK’s robotic systems deliver better acoustic performance than conventional line arrays; they also save time and money thanks to a truly new and innovative feature set. This is a young, talented, and passionate team full of exciting potential and I look forward to realising that together with our partner network.”

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16 September 2025

Spain - Right in the heart of Schinkenstraße and just a few steps from the sea sits Bierkönig – a true Playa de Palma institution for almost 40 years. Located directly in the popular nightlife district, this beer garden and live performance venue spans more than 5,000sq.m and has become a meeting point for lovers of German music, culture, and atmosphere from morning until late at night. With daily live performances and DJ sets featuring everything from German pop to Schlager music, the venue demands a professional sound system capable of delivering consistent, high-quality audio throughout its sprawling interior space.

A major renovation to Bierkönig's 1,250sq.m main hall, Neuer Bereich, which began in late 2024, included a complete audio system overhaul. This main performance space, hosting up to 2,000 guests nightly, had long suffered from an audio sy

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16 September 2025

Germany - At jazzopen stuttgart 2025, Naostage's K System tracked the performers in real-time on the main stage. Seamlessly integrated with d&b Soundscape, it enabled precise spatialisation of sound objects, synchronised with the performers' movements.

While the K System's light tracking capabilities had already been widely used at numerous European festivals this summer – from the Manchester International Festival in the UK to Art Rock, Poupet, Solidays, Main Square, Les Vieilles Charrues, and Roi Arthur music festivals in France – jazzopen stuttgart marked a key milestone by leveraging the full potential of the K System to offer the audience a groundbreaking spatial audio experience.

At the request of d&b audiotechnik, the Dutch company So-light BV orchestr

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16 September 2025

Poland - The Pol’and’Rock Festival, created by Jerzy Owsiak – also the driving force behind the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) – has become a symbol of community, music, and humanitarian commitment. What began as a thank-you to volunteers has grown into one of Europe’s largest open-air music events, attracting hundreds of thousands each summer to the airfield in Czaplinek.

The 31st edition, held 31 July - 2 August, once again demanded extraordinary technical resources. Audio delivery for an audience of this scale is no small feat, and the task was entrusted to GigantSound - Letus, Europe’s largest Outline GTO inventory holder. Their choice underlined a long-standing confidence in Outline’s technology.

Jurek ‘Gigant’ Taborowski and his tech team managed the festival’s sound throughout, deliv

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16 September 2025

USA - The Martin Audio / TiMax series of roadshows moves to Massachusetts for its next US open day, which will take place on 28 October, with separate presentations and product demonstrations at 11am and 2pm. Hosting the event this time are Charles River Studios (Studio A), based at 495 Turnpike St. Canton, MA 02021.

The US team will be on hand to present and talk to attendees about upcoming projects and the attributes and potential applications. They will demonstrate Martin Audio FlexPoint, Torus constant curvature and Wavefront Precision optimised line arrays, as well as TiMax immersive audio solutions.

Pride of place will go to Martin Audio’s new BlacklineQ. This series is a reimagining of the Blackline range that ‘delivers improved passive two-way point source loudspeakers, all-new column speakers and a suite of subwoofers’. The entire seri

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16 September 2025

UK - URSA is well known in the film and TV industries, with a decade of experience in developing comfortable and robust solutions for body worn technology. In 2025, the company celebrates 10 years of trading with its new products specifically designed to address the special needs of theatre. The Tracker Pouch is an integral part of the range and was developed in collaboration with key zactrack team members.

Based in Austria, zactrack develops automated tracking solutions for a wide range of applications. Its mini, SMART, and PRO product lines provide precise tracking for lighting, audio, video, and camera systems. Outputting data in familiar formats such as DMX, OSC, and PSN, zactrack ensures pinpoint accuracy with low-latency performance across all major network protocols.

The Tracker Pouches are made for all zactrack trackers and are sold in packs

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15 September 2025

UK - Adlib enjoyed a standout season of festivals and headline tours. From the Hebridean Celtic Festival (HebCelt) in the Scottish Isles, to Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool, Radio 2 In the Park in Chelmsford, to Glastonbury, the Green Man Festival and Manchester’s Sounds of the City, Adlib’s teams across the UK successfully delivered integrated technical production across audio, lighting and video.

The summer months also saw an impressive roster of headline acts partner with Adlib including Noah Kahan, Sam Fender, Yungblud, Nelly and Pitbull, from stadium tours to unique outdoor events across Europe.

Adlib’s account managers, technical specialists and crew supported both new and long-standing clients throughout the season. In July, Adlib once again partnered with Scotland’s biggest music festival, TRNSMT, where 50,000+ people were expect

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15 September 2025

UK - In support of its aim to increase knowledge and accessibility in the sector, Production Futures has just launched its global online community platform. The platform has been created to connect newcomers, freelancers, students, and employers, in an unprecedented way, unlocking around-the-clock access to jobs, training, events, and up-to-date industry insights. The platform, which attracted a substantial waiting list in the run-up to launching, is an important step forward according to Production Futures’ Hannah Eakins:

“Over the last three years, we’ve been lucky to work with our partners to grow an IRL (In Real Life) community, built on connection, access, and the belief in the potential of young people and newcomers to production. Through 15 live events, we’ve met more than 15,000 people, and more than 47,000 have chosen to connect with us thro

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15 September 2025

USA - JBL Professional, in partnership with Spectrum Sound and Athey Creek Church, delivered concert-quality sound for the first-ever PDX Crusade at Portland’s Moda Centre. The large-scale worship and evangelism event drew thousands of attendees and featured performances on Saturday by Cain, Taya, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, with Anne Wilson, Chris Tomlin, and Zach Williams closing the event on Sunday.

Planning for the PDX Crusade began nearly 18 months ago, with Athey Creek Church envisioning a two-day gathering to share a message of hope with the Portland community. Athey Creek’s congregation has grown into the tens of thousands, and hosting an evangelistic outreach event for the community required a much larger venue.

With a capacity of nearly 20,000, the Moda Centre was a suitable choice but also raised production demands to the level of a maj

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15 September 2025

USA - Six-piece multi-genre Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recently brought their energetic stage show to the United States on this summer’s Phantom Island tour, which featured collaborations with local orchestras on eight nights of the 12-date run. For the first time, the band’s FOH engineer Sam Joseph and monitor engineer Joe Santarpia, both longtime DiGiCo console users, were behind new small-footprint Quantum 326 desks, a change that delivered several significant benefits.

The reduced footprint of the two Quantum 326, which were supplied by Nashville-based Worley Sound, offered critical space savings at the FOH and monitor positions. That is ideal for a band still playing the occasional smaller venue, not to mention the truck pack, Joseph reports. “Often, our production trucks are packed high and to the door.” Wit

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15 September 2025

The Netherlands - At IBC 2025, Shure introduced the DCA901 Planar Array Microphone. Designed for sports, studio, and live event production, DCA901 delivers front-row sound to viewers while reducing the number of microphones and cables required. With digitally steerable lobes and onboard digital signal processing, engineers can isolate sources, reduce ambient noise, and maintain total control over the mix.

DCA901 is the first product in Shure’s new Arqos portfolio. which is designed with the vision of bringing together array microphones, signal processing and software to deliver cleaner and more precise audio acquisition, remote management, and efficiency for productions.

“The DCA901 can completely change workflows in any broadcast sport because it provides ultimate capture flexibility and allows you to change things in an instant if needed,” sa

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15 September 2025

Germany - Neumann has announced the launch of five new DSP-powered subwoofers in its KH series: KH 805 II, KH 810 II and KH 870 II, as well as their Audio-over-IP (AoIP) counterparts KH 810 II AES67 and KH 870 II AES67.

“With immersive audio becoming the new standard across music, post-production, and broadcast, reliable monitoring is more important than ever,” said Yasmine Riechers, CEO of Neumann. “Our new KH subwoofers offer scalable solutions for every studio size and format – from stereo to surround and immersive – while integrating seamlessly with both analog and DSP-equipped KH monitors.”

The KH 805 II builds on the success of the KH 750 DSP, offering approximately double the output for greater headroom and low-end authority. It’s a suitable choice for stereo setups using Neumann’s KH 120 II, KH 150 or KH 310 monitors.

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15 September 2025

The Netherlands - Cedar Audio has added two new processes to its icons suite of plug-ins. Derived from the Studio range, Auto Dehiss and Debuzz offer the same processing, but with new user interfaces that make them ‘quicker and easier to use than ever before’.

Dehissers are prone to generating artefacts known as twittering and glugging, the underwater effect or even space monkeys. It’s sometimes possible to minimise these by manipulating noise fingerprints and parameter values but, even then, the amount of noise that you can remove before damaging the wanted signal is limited.

In contrast, Auto Dehiss removes noise in real-time without unwanted side-effects. (It also retains a manual mode that allows you to fine-tune the process should you wish to.) Use it to remove tape hiss and other broadband noise when mixing and mastering, in post, and whe

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12 September 2025

South Africa - Stage Audio Works (SAW) has announced an agreement with world-leading developer of audio plugins and signal processors, Waves, in South Africa, focused on the brand’s first fully integrated hardware product: the eMotion LV1 Classic live mixing console.

This partnership underscores SAW’s commitment to identifying the latest innovations in professional event technology and making these innovations accessible to end clients, with a particular focus on the specific needs of the fast-evolving house of worship and venue market.

“At Stage Audio Works, we are committed to helping churches and other organisations embrace the latest technology; technology that makes a real impact on their operations and their community,” says Nathan Ihlenfeldt, Group CTO of Stage Audio Works. “Waves LV1 Classic combines world-class audio quality with a

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12 September 2025

France - For three decades, the Rio Loco festival has opened Toulouse's summer festivities, transforming the heart of the city into a vibrant celebration of world music. Located on the Prairie des Filtres site near Pont Neuf, the festival draws 6,000 daily attendees to its main stage, creating an electric atmosphere along the banks of the Garonne River.

However, as urban festivals face increasing scrutiny over noise pollution, Rio Loco found itself caught between delivering an exceptional musical experience and maintaining harmony with the local community.

The challenge was significant. Traditional sound system deployments were creating noise levels that exceeded acceptable limits in residential areas within 50m of the venue, with studies showing low frequencies were proving particularly problematic for neighbouring properties. After four years of fo

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12 September 2025

USA - The 45th Milwaukee Irish Fest returned 14-17 August, drawing a total of 130,000 guests over the four-day event to the 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park for what has become the world’s largest Irish music and cultural festival.

Now on their fourth year at Milwaukee Irish Fest, dBTechnologies USA struck the right chord on the festival’s Main Stage, partnering with AudioBiz to power performances from the Red Hot Chili Pipers, Cherish the Ladies, Hermitage Green, Maebh McGlinchey, The Howley Brothers, Elias Alexander, and The Bog Bodies.

System deployment and optimisation on the Main Stage was a collaborative effort between dBTechnologies USA’s Matthew Whitman, a veteran front-of-house and systems engineer now serving as national sales manager, and newly hired Scott Thompson, alongside AudioBiz’s Shawn ‘Redbeard’ McLoughlin and Brian Ch