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06 August 2025

UK - The Mountbatten Festival of Music utilised two DiGiCo Quantum 7 consoles, supplied by Terry Tew Sound & Light. Over two days, Zen Broadcast not only captured the event for live streaming, a DVD and album release mixed in their Outside Broadcast (OB) truck by sound supervisor Andy Deacon, they also delivered immaculate sound in the hall, mixed by Ben Milton, with precision monitor mixes handled by Bill Birks. The engineers used two DiGiCo Quantum 7s in the house and a DiGiCo SD7B in the truck to deliver crystal-clear sound to audiences, across a variety of platforms.

A military gala event held in London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Mountbatten Festival of Music raises funds for Royal Navy and Royal Marines charities. The first Mountbatten Festival of Music was held in 1973, as part of the Royal Academy of Music’s 150th anniversary appeal and has been

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06 August 2025

UK - As UK City of Culture 2025, Bradford is playing host to an extensive programme of events in the arts and entertainment field. With a rich and diverse cultural heritage as the backdrop to a year of celebration, Bradford 2025 has invested in a number of innovative creative spaces to provide opportunities for people to engage with cultural events.

One of the most exciting and versatile of these is The Beacon, a custom-made mobile venue, which is being constructed, dismantled and moved between four different city locations - Wibsey Park, Bowling Park, Cliffe Castle Park, and Lister Park. A packed programme of events at each site includes weekday shows and weekend festivals, featuring music, comedy, clubs, classes, family activities and more.

Following a tendering process, Bradford 2025 engaged locally based Pro Audio Systems (PAS) to supply and inst

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05 August 2025

UK - Audiologic has announced additions to its distributed products portfolio. Following recent agreements, the company will now be the UK distributor of QSC Audio products, Tascam and ART.

Audiologic has a long-standing and successful relationship as distributor of Q-SYS in the UK. This new appointment to be official distributor of QSC Audio solidifies that wider relationship between both companies and significantly broadens the product portfolio and expertise at Audiologic for all QSC products within the AV market, specifically catering to the systems integration market. The expanded portfolio includes the recently introduced and award-winning KC12 loudspeaker system, L Class system, and the K.2 and CP loudspeakers, complementing Audiologic's existing Q-SYS offering.

"We are excited about working with such an innovative brand as QSC across their en

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05 August 2025

South Korea - In the heart of Ulsan, a city long known as a pillar of South Korea’s industrial might, a powerful new cultural landmark has emerged. Lightroom Ulsan Baekyangsa, an immersive multimedia exhibition hall, opened in April 2025 to reshape how visitors experience art, sound, and space.

Driven by the vision of Baekyangsa Temple, an institution with more than a thousand years of history in the Jogye Order, Lightroom Ulsan was established to bridge heritage and innovation. The venue offers state-of-the-art exhibitions where digital artistry comes alive across towering screens, amplified by multidimensional audio that draws guests into each scene.

To meet the venue’s ambitious demands for clarity, uniformity, and immersive audio coverage, Kinoton Korea, Inc. partnered with the integration team at Lightroom Ulsan to deploy a comprehensive Har

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05 August 2025

UK - Over a decade after installing a Martin Audio public address system at Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium, Alan Inkster, and his company Imperium Integration, have returned to totally renew the PA/VA set-up with the British manufacturer’s latest tech, headed by the Torus constant curvature arrays.

As part of a general stadium upgrade, and as a precursor to increasing the ground’s capacity as Leeds United return to the Premier League, more than 100 Martin Audio speakers have been carefully detailed to provide seamless coverage across all four stands - including the corners - as well as the TV production studios, hospitality and general ancillary areas. This reflects the growing influence and ambition of the club’s owners, 49ers Enterprises, and their desire to create a more engaging match day experience while meeting all life safety standard comp

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04 August 2025

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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04 August 2025

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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04 August 2025

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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04 August 2025

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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04 August 2025

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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01 August 2025

UK - Keen-eyed readers will no doubt have noticed our special edition 40^th 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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01 August 2025

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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01 August 2025

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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01 August 2025

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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31 July 2025

Italy - Wisycom has announced a transition in corporate management, appointing Davide Morsiani as chief executive officer (CEO) and Gerrit Buhe as chief technology officer (CTO), while Andrea Bulfon will continue as chief operating officer (COO) and Marika Stangherlin has been promoted to chief sales officer (CSO). These changes mark a natural step in a business development plan that began in 2022 to streamline operations and prepare Wisycom for future growth in an evolving global market, says the company.

As part of the transition, Wisycom founders Massimo Polo and Enzo Frigo have stepped down from their roles as CEO and CTO, respectively. Their visionary work laid the foundation for the company. With Wisycom’s industry contributions spanning across numerous in-ear monitoring, wireless microphone and RF-over-fibre solutions, the brand can be found on some

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31 July 2025

UK - Solotech returned to Brockwell Park in South London recently for three successive weekends of festival activity, fielding its flagship WPL on main stage for the first time.

After populating the event in previous years with MLA, it was time for an upgrade to its recently expanded WPL inventory. This provided site coverage for a variety of events that included Wide Awake, Field Day, Cross The Tracks, City Splash, Mighty Hoopla and Lambeth Country Show over the long duty cycle.

The festival site attracted an aggregate of more than 300,000 people in all, and Solotech - working alongside production manager Frankie Tee of EnTEEtainment and technical production manager Amy Harmsworth - fielded no fewer than 62 WPL elements on main stage, driven in the optimum one-box resolution from Martin Audio’s

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31 July 2025

Denmark - The recently constructed Fun Art Blokhus in North Jutland is an indoor and outdoor activity centre which brings together a wide variety of activities under one umbrella. This multifunctional site, with its emphasis on smart technology and sustainability, uses its numerous spaces to maximum effect, offering everything from trampolining, mini-golf, and art classes, to a busy programme of concerts and exhibitions.

Integrator Profox was engaged to supply and install all the venue’s technical requirements, including the audio system for its main auditorium. The company’s extensive national and international experience in both the live event and fixed installation sectors made them the ideal partner for this facility. For the concert hall, Profox supplied and installed a Coda Audio system based on the brand’s N-RAY loudspeakers.

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31 July 2025

Poland - Powersoft’s Mover haptic technology provided the foundation for a bold reimagining of Bania Music Club, a popular nightclub and entertainment venue at the four-star Hotel Bania Thermal & Ski resort in southern Poland.

Installed beneath the club’s dancefloor by Krakow-based integrator Grupa CLUE, the Mover system turns low-frequency audio into powerful tactile vibrations, allowing guests to physically feel the music as it pulses through the floor and into the body.

The integration of more than 30 Mover transducers at Bania Music Club – part of a wider update of the club’s AVL systems – has created an inclusive, accessible club experience that engages the senses in ways traditional sound systems alone cannot, explains Jarosław Repeć, Polish sales manager for Bose Professional, whose audio processors, controllers and loudspeaker

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31 July 2025

USA - For over 40 years, the DCU Centre in Worcester, MA has been a central hub for live entertainment in New England, drawing millions of fans for everything from hockey games to concert tours. But behind the scenes, one challenge was holding it back: the aging sound system couldn’t keep pace with the quality of events it hosted.

With up to 14,000 seats and a wide variety of events, the DCU Centre needed a system that was not only powerful, but efficient. “We needed a system that matched the energy and professionalism of our diverse event schedule,” said Sandy Dunn, general manager of the DCU Centre for Legends/ASM Global. Turning to Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW), the DCU Centre began a journey to transform the entire audio experience for everyone who walks through the doors.

EAW partnered with venue leadership and top-tier industry collaborato

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31 July 2025

Europe - Audac has welcomed two new members to its growing international sales team: Andrew Loadman as business development director and Graham Lawton as regional manager Europe & Middle East.

With decades of combined experience in the AV industry, both bring valuable expertise to support Audac’s ambitious growth plans across key global markets.

Andrew Loadman, based in the United Kingdom, joins as business development director with a strong background in international sales, project management, and technical leadership. Known for his strategic mindset and results-driven approach, Andrew will be responsible for identifying new opportunities, building strong relationships, and expanding Audac’s footprint across various markets. His focus will be on unlocking growth potential and strengthening key partnerships to support Audac’s long-term int

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30 July 2025

UK - The countdown is on for the 2025 PLASA Awards for Innovation, with the early bird submission deadline fast approaching. Industry innovators are encouraged to enter their groundbreaking products by Friday, 1 August, to benefit from a 20% discount on the entry fee.

In partnership with LSi, the PLASA Awards celebrate products that exemplify new thinking, enhance technical practice or safety, introduce novel materials or techniques, or offer new commercial advantages within the live entertainment technology sector.

An independent panel of industry experts will evaluate each entry, with up to eight awards available. One of these may be elevated to the prestigious Gold Award, recognising an outstanding new product. All nominated products will be prominently featured in the Innovation Gallery at the heart of the PLASA 

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30 July 2025

UK - The recently opened Just for One Day musical commemorates how music united the world 40 years ago in a unique event to raise awareness and funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Behind every vocal and the electrifying music that brings the spirit of Live Aid back to life is Shure Axient Digital Wireless technology.

Now playing at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, the musical features hit songs by artists including Bob Dylan, David Bowie, the Who, U2, Elton John and more. Gareth Owen, sound designer for Just for One Day relied on 84 channels of Axient Digital Wireless System and PSM 1000 In Ear monitoring system, among other Shure equipment.

“The sheer volume of RF equipment on most musical theatre shows means we just need a system that works. We can’t deal with unreliable RF for a musical like this one, and Shure delivers ti

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30 July 2025

Denmark - Recognised by the Michelin Guide as one of Aarhus’s most elegant dining destinations, Gastromé has enchanted guests with its blend of modern Nordic cuisine and European flair.

In pursuit of more space to evolve their vision, co-owners William Jørgensen and Søren Jakobsen recently relocated north to a 1911 villa in the tranquil suburb of Risskov. As part of the villa’s extensive renovation, the team chose to install a Smart IP audio system from Genelec to help create the immersive, high-quality atmosphere they envisioned.

"After a long search, we have found the perfect place to spread our wings,” explains Jørgensen. “Our dream is to create a space where we take our current gastronomy as a starting point and refine the entire experience around the meal." The Gastromé team turned to specialist systems integrator Thomas Ve

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30 July 2025

Europe - Acoustic instruments change. Aside from how their timbre can alter according to temperature and humidity, their tonality and resonances can change drastically depending on how they are played. It’s a phenomenon that front-of-house engineer Will Donbavand faces on performances by artists like Noah Kahan, with whom he’s just wrapped up a string of EU/UK shows on the artist’s We'll All Be Here Forever Tour.

What Kahan’s fans likely don’t notice is how Donbavand subtly affects the sounds of those instruments as the shows progress, using a series of plugins in a process made much more manageable by the implementation of the Fourier Audio transform.engine. As he did on other recent tours, with Troye Sivan last year and Zayn earlier this year, Donbavand was able to manage sound with a streamlined workflow.

On his most recent run