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09 July 2025

France - Audio specialist Digigram, and noise and vibration analysis leader OROS are celebrating 40 years of excellence in 2025. For 40 years, these two Grenoble-based manufacturers have addressed their respective markets with premium digital audio solutions (Digigram), and high-precision solutions for noise and vibration analysis (OROS).

Anniversary celebrations include the organisation of an evening where partners, employees and clients enjoyed an immersive retrospective experience hosted at the Bastille site in Grenoble, but also the upcoming release of special contents designed for the occasion.

The motto ‘Everything happens for a reason’ was repeated several times by Jérémie Weber, president of the Digigram Group, as he recounted Digigram’s history alongside Philippe Girard-Buttoz, co-founder of Digigram.

Yannick Balter, general

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09 July 2025

Australia/New Zealand - 1 Sound has announced its partnership with JS Audio Solutions, naming them the official 1 Sound distributor for New Zealand, Australia, and the Oceania region.

This collaboration marks 1 Sound’s debut into the markets, broadening its global presence while aligning with a company that shares its core values of customer service, redefining audio expectations, and delivering high-end audio for commercial applications.

“At JS Audio Solutions, our foundational principles are customer experience, two decades of industry expertise, and overall excellence. When we choose a partner, it's paramount that they share our passion for these cornerstones,” said Juan Soothill, managing director/ senior systems engineer of JS Audio Solutions. “That's precisely what we've discovered in our partnership with 1 Sound. We're thrilled to intr

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09 July 2025

France - Direct Digital, the Panavision group division specialising in camera, lighting and grip equipment rental for moving-image and still photography, has announced the relocation of its Paris operations to a new, larger facility.

After 15 years of business in Paris, the company is marking a new chapter, moving into a modern business park just north of the city, with updated features and dedicated space for camera testing and more, offering an enhanced experience for customers. The new location is also conveniently situated near Panavision and Panalux Paris.

The newly refurbished facility is 20% larger than Direct Digital’s previous Paris location, providing the room needed to support the company’s ongoing growth and enhance overall efficiency. Opening on 1 July 2025, the new site, less than 100m away from sister companies Panavision and Panal

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09 July 2025

USA - Braxtin Pieper went through an array of different looks to support the freewheeling music of Shane Smith & The Saints when the band appeared at Red Rocks Amphitheatre recently. Moving seamlessly from soft monochromatic colour washes, accented by a touch of fog, to intense strobing effects and blinders, he utilised every inch of his rig in different ways, depending on the mood of the music in the 30-song set.

At least one thing was consistent though, throughout the concert, the sandstone rock formation behind the stage was always there enhancing his design.

“I have to appreciate the venue,” Pieper said of Red Rocks. “The upstage rocks are such a key part of the red rocks design. I love the tungsten backlight, but also the element of lighting the ‘trees,’ or the rocks for this show, gave it another level of colour that I strive to h

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09 July 2025

Germany - From 12-15 June 2025, the German Tolkien Society hosted a four-day festival in Geldern am Niederrhein. A total of 14,000 Tolkien fans and fantasy enthusiasts enjoyed a varied programme, including a concert evening featuring diverse artists and ensembles.

Technical audio production was expertly handled by Rockline Sound&Light from Issum, who deployed an extensively scaled Wharfedale Pro system to cover the broad musical programme.

The demands on the system were considerable. Initially, the Wharfedale Pro system needed to cleanly amplify classical ensembles with diverse acoustic instruments to various vocal performances. Later in the evening, volume and power were crucial for the headline performance.

The medieval metal band Feuerschwanz delivered an energetic set featuring a pyro and fire show. The Wharfedale Pro system provided

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09 July 2025

USA - Earlier this year, Live Events Productions was one of the first production and rental houses to invest in Elation’s Paragon moving head and has been using the multi-award-winning LED profile luminaire on projects ever since.

“Now that we’ve had them for a few months, we have found them to be incredibly useful across a wide range of projects. They check a lot of boxes and are versatile enough to be used virtually on any show from corporate events to broadcast to touring,” stated Ben Coker, VP of technology and assets at Live Events Productions.

Live Events invested in 52 Paragon M and debuted the fixtures on a nighttime spectacular in March for the Grand Opening Celebration of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Dallas, Texas. “The Paragon’s TruTone variable CRI engine gives us a lot of flexibility and the IP54 rating mean

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09 July 2025

UK - Allen & Heath has announced the release of dLive firmware V2.1, building on the landmark V2 release with powerful new processing and RackUltra FX, expanded wireless integration, group to group routing, and some of the most requested workflow features from the dLive community.

Headlining V2.1 is CompStortion, the DEEP emulation of the definitive hardware compressor. With a wide range of attack and release times, distortion modes, and Smash and Brit modes, CompStortion is designed for everything from vocals and guitars to drums and mix bus compression.

RackUltra FX card users will welcome the addition of Rhythm Delay where a pattern-based delay engine provides fully customisable repeat patterns and musical filtering. Rhythm Delay unlocks delay possibilities previously only achievable through top-end studio plugins.

V2.1 significantly e

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09 July 2025

Hungary - Lightware has expanded its popular cable product line with three new offerings - a Cable-PopUp and two newly launched USB-C cables.

Lightware’s Cable-PopUp offers a solution for managing cables in conference rooms and workspaces, particularly in environments where BYOD devices need to be connected temporarily. Tangled cables and messy desks are a thing of the past thanks to this built-in cable management tool. It provides an organised way to access connections when needed and hide them away when not in use, with an easy-to-use “Push to Open” mechanism. Caps labelled USB-C, HDMI and Ethernet are provided, along with an additional blank cap which can be customised.

The two newly launched active optical USB-C cables are a result of Lightware’s dedication to providing customers with new and innovative solutions.

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09 July 2025

APACMEA - Eddie Tan has been appointed HH divisional sales and tech support manager for the APACMEA region from 1 July. 

Reporting to Ian Wright, director of HH Audio, Eddie will be responsible for the overall growth of HH within the APACMEA territory and will also provide partners with technical support and product & systems training.

“Eddie brings HH considerable knowledge and experience in both the commercial audio and professional audio/live sound, and has a proven track record in sales, technical support and after-sales,” says CEO James Laney. “Eddie also has extensive technical qualifications, which boost the standard of the HH team as the brand continues to expand into a larger range of system solutions.”

Ian Wright, HH brand director, comments: “I am looking forward to working closely with Eddie on the development of th

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09 July 2025

UK - TiMax, has expanded the audio capabilities of TiMax SoundHub with a progressive new feature named, Scaling Surfaces. The new tool’s exclusive feature-set allows users to rescale a spatial show file from a studio playback environment to an auditorium – all with just two mouse clicks. It makes it easier to translate the work users do in the studio to the stage or from venue to different-sized venue, saving significant time.

Users can rescale their entire show for a new venue by simply changing the Scaling Surface size, shape, and, critically, height, and they can do this at any time. When an object is attached to a Scaling Surface, and that surface is moved, all spatial positioning and movement automation for that object, across the entire show file, moves with it.

Users can also distribute content without knowing the absolute scale of the pla

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09 July 2025

USA - Clear-Com has announce an expansion of the award-winning Arcadia Central Station with new software updates. Together, these releases enhance Arcadia’s functionality. It now supports the full Clear-Com product ecosystem, enabling connectivity across Clear-Com products as well as third-party Dante/AES67 devices.

The latest enhancements include support for V-Series IrisX Panels & flexible port allocation. Users can now connect up to 32 V-Series IrisX panels directly to Arcadia, enabling high-density keypanel workflows traditionally reserved for expensive and complex matrix systems, making this a true game changer. Port allocation flexibility also lets operators balance HelixNet digital partyline and I.V. Direct connections as needed, for the flexibility to suit almost any workflow.

“With this release, Arcadia moves beyond party line commun

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08 July 2025

Uzbekistan - Sevara Nazarkhan stands as Uzbekistan's most internationally recognised musical artist, known for blending traditional Uzbek music with contemporary arrangements and for collaborating with artists like Peter Gabriel and Sinéad O’Connor. Her solo concerts at the 12,500-capacity Humo Arena drew audiences from across Central Asia, with all three performances reaching full capacity. The artist's intricate vocal arrangements and diverse instrumentation - from traditional Uzbek instruments to modern orchestration - demanded a sound system capable of reproducing every musical detail with precision and clarity.

Technical production company Yastreb-Sound became the region's first L Series partner with their L2 acquisition, and the concerts marked the system's first major deployment. The partnership was facilitated by L-Acoustics certified provider dis

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08 July 2025

UK - Sam Tozer, lighting designer and creative director of Plymouth-based Vision Factory, created the lighting for the Chase & Status Live Tour using a combination of Ayrton’s Domino LT and, taking centre upstage, over 100 Ayrton Rivale Profiles. “Ayrton is one of my go-to manufacturers,” says Tozer. “Their fixture range consistently delivers when it comes to reliability, feature set, and output. I’ve used their products across multiple projects.”

For this run of six exclusive arena shows across major UK cities, Tozer needed a lightweight yet punchy hybrid fixture to meet the demands of Chase & Status’s eclectic sound: “The Rivale Profile offered speed, beam strength, and versatility to create dynamic layers of light and texture throughout the show acting as the backbone of the rig and matching the energy of the band,” he says.

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08 July 2025

Vietnam - Located in the capital of Ho Chi Minh City, POC POC Garden first featured in DJ Magazine Top 100 clubs the year after Duc Pro Audio fitted a premium Martin Audio sound system, back in March 2023. Now in 2025 it has risen higher in the rankings of the world’s leading nightclubs.

Situated in the heart of District 3, and with an impressive outdoor space and premium stage, the club combines artistic performance with high octane dance music.

Faced with competitive tenders, Duc Pro Audio extended its long association with Martin Audio by drawing on the brand’s matchless nightclub pedigree. It has enjoyed consistent presence in superclubs ranging from Ministry of Sound to fabric -the latter recently upgraded with next generation Martin Audio sound.

Duc Pro Audio product manager, Pham Duy Quang was confident that a Torus constant curvat

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08 July 2025

Germany - A colourful London bus is making its last stop for the time being in Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Adam Hall Group, the restored tour bus of Paul McCartney and his band Wings has been presented to the public for the first time on the company’s campus.

The psychedelically painted double-decker bus in which the band toured Europe in 1972 will in future be on display as part of the company’s own Rock‘n’Roll Library in the Experience Centre at the Adam Hall Group’s German headquarters – and is symbolic of the company’s anniversary claim, namely: “Honouring the past, driving the future.”

The tour bus – a Bristol KSW5G, built in 1953 – was specially converted in 1972 for the European tour of Paul McCartney’s new band Wings. Instead of travelling by plane as usual, McCartney opted for a dou

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08 July 2025

France/Canada - Media server and real-time compositing platform Smode is powering Sensitive Abstraction, a new full-dome graphic and sound art performance by visual artist Yannick Moréteau and electronic music composer Flore.

Described as an immersive journey through the poetic dimensions of mathematics, Sensitive Abstraction has been touring planetaria and digital arts festivals in Canada and France since its premiere in 2024. Created entirely within Smode, Sensitive Abstraction transforms abstract mathematical principles such as the Fibonacci sequence and Euclidean grids into flowing visual tableaux, synchronised in real time with Flore’s score in spatial audio. 

Yannick Moréteau, founder of the arts collective WSK, developed and runs the entire performance using a single Smode media server, from the creation of the

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08 July 2025

USA - In support of their seventh hit album Clancy, Twenty One Pilots launched their most expansive tour yet: a 73-date, four-continent tour that debuted in Denver last August and continued through Oceania and Central and South America, before finishing this spring in Europe. To best support The Clancy World Tour, all facets of production, particularly the audio system, needed to align with the artists’ cinematic vision. Cohesion was the chosen PA for the tour.

The Clancy World Tour was designed to electrify the senses by incorporating a massive number of visuals, pyro, cryo, lasers, and a consistent, robust PA in Cohesion that would deliver sonic impact every night.

“It’s about evoking an experience,” said FOH engineer Kenny Sellars. “Sometimes you feel like your head is pinned back. We have insane sub drops, fir

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08 July 2025

South Africa - Johannesburg-based theatrical lighting rental specialist Splitbeam – part of the Gearhouse South Africa Group – has invested in new Robe Esprite Fresnels and Tetra2 moving lights to help service its busy, vibrant, and varied client base.

The 48 x Esprites were purchased with the HCF (High Colour Fidelity) LED engines installed and Splitbeam simultaneously bought the HP (High Power) Transferable Engines to have handy for swapping these out according to the show’s requirements, together with a set of PC lenses to offer a choice of Esprite Fresnel or PC.

The company is strongly ‘brand-agnostic’ explained managing director, Alistair Kilbee, so the investment was based on customer demands – lighting designer requests and technical rider specifications:

“These are the fixtures that people are asking for right now, so we

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08 July 2025

UK - White Light continues to expand its regional footprint across the UK, reinforcing its commitment to being the trusted partner for the performing arts, education, and leisure industries nationwide.

With a legacy rooted in collaboration and technology, WL has long been a fixture in London’s vibrant theatre scene. Today, that influence extends far beyond the capital. From the Lowry in Salford to Salisbury Playhouse, from Leeds Grand to Venue Cymru in Wales and Theatre by the Lake, WL is proud to support a growing network of regional venues with tailored, relationship-driven solutions.

Earlier this year, WL had the pleasure of partnering with Venue Cymru to deliver a brand-new lighting system tailored to their unique needs. Reflecting on the collaboration, Steve Cridge, technical & facilities manager at Venue Cymru, comments: “White Light’

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08 July 2025

Ireland - An Audient iD14 audio interface was awarded to Jessica Gardiner McInerney at the LSAD Graduate Show at the Limerick School of Art & Design - part of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) - last month. Recognising her as an outstanding student who excelled throughout her studies, the prize-giving is part of an exhibition celebrating the work of final year students across a wide range of creative disciplines.

The exhibition is an annual event which features standout projects in fine art, fashion, animation, graphic design, music production & technology, and creative broadcast & film production. Open to the public, the show is a major event in Ireland’s cultural calendar and a key platform for emerging talent.

Michael Gavin, co-programme leader of the undergraduate Music Production and Technology programme explains ho