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13 May 2025

UK - Bold colours, deep blacks and moving set pieces are brought to life in Muriel’s Wedding the Musical – the stage adaptation of PJ Hogan’s 1994 film – whose just-wrapped UK premiere at the Curve theatre in Leicester featured a striking video-led design powered by over 400 LED panels from INFiLED’s DBmk2 Series.

Designed by Andrzej Goulding, the production blends theatrical storytelling with a playful, modern aesthetic, featuring oversized mobile phone frames, animated graphics and vivid, Australian-inspired visuals. To realise Goulding’s creative vision, the technical team needed an LED solution capable of delivering deep contrast, faithful colour reproduction at low brightness, and seamless integration with the physical set.

INFiLED’s DBmk2 Series, with its 10,000:1 contrast ratio and matte black surface, proved ideal for t

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13 May 2025

USA - Situated in West Sacramento, CA, Sutter Health Park - home to the River Cats baseball team and ‘A’s’ (Athletics) - has undergone a major infrastructure upgrade for the coming season, designed to enhance the fan experience and improve game-day technology.

This includes a strategically enhanced sound system for the bowl - based around Martin Audio CDD and SX subwoofer components, as well as process-controlled amplification from Focusrite sister brand, Linea Research, in the 14,000-cap arena.

The River Cats had acknowledged that their 25-year-old system badly needed enhancing. Locally based Martin Audio partner, Sacramento Production Services (SACPS) - who have a long history in servicing the facility - were brought in, initially to project manage for a third party before later being handed the full role of system integrator, as the time fra

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13 May 2025

China - Arts and theatre education within schools in Hong Kong continues to play a vital role in student development. Professional lighting in school settings is particularly prominent and represents a substantial market, driven in part by the many festivals and competitions focused on theatre studies held across the education system.

Recently, LXR Theatre Technology, a specialist in theatre and entertainment solutions, selected Luci Della Ribalta (LDR) lighting products to equip the auditorium of the Hong Kong Taoist Association Wun Tsuen School, a junior secondary school.

Among its key facilities is a fully equipped auditorium, designed with a standard 24-channel configuration and a high-performance lighting system tailored to support both educational and stage performance needs.

“Theatre is undoubtedly an important element in Hong Kong

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13 May 2025

India - Sangit Kala Mandir is one of Kolkata’s premier cultural institutions, committed to promoting the arts and music by hosting an entertaining and varied year-round programme of events. Founded by the eminent Indian industrialist Basan Kumar Birla, the not-for-profit institution has grown steadily over decades to promote creative freedom and provide a platform for aspiring young minds to showcase their talents and cultural expression.

Technical provision for the venue’s 1000 capacity Birla Auditorium was recently upgraded to meet the expanding requirements of its multi-faceted programme. Amongst the improvements was a new audio system which replaced its existing outdated and underpowered PA.

A team combining the expertise of Sun Media Ventures, headed by AV system design consultant Mr Umesh Bhagwan, and Star Professional Audio and Alphatec, g

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12 May 2025

UK - The owner of Bear Bright Studios, Luke Edwards is lighting multi-Grammy winner Jacob Collier's global Djesse tour.

When asked which colours are dominant in his tour design, Edwards simply said "all of them". His pithy answer makes sense, considering that the tour he's lighting covers his client's widely celebrated four-volume Djesse album, a 50-song opus that weaves myriad musical influences, including contributions from stars like John Mayer and Chris Martin, into a captivating whirlwind of sounds.

"While I usually follow a rule of using no more than two colours on stage, working with Jacob led me to break that mould," said Edwards. "Each of the four albums in this collection is associated with its own distinct colour. For this production, we embraced all four colours simultaneously, creating a vibrant and dynamic visual exper

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12 May 2025

Switzerland - Mendrisio is a small town in southern Switzerland that’s home to the FoxTown Factory Stores, the first factory outlet centre in Southern Europe. Opened in 1995, FoxTown is far from a typical factory outlet. Covering 30,000sq.m with more than 160 stores, bars, restaurants, a play area, and even a casino, FoxTown is a shopping and entertainment destination. As the centre’s management team planned an expansion in 2022, they conceived a bold idea for a new entertainment experience: The Sense Gallery, Switzerland’s first multisensory museum.

The Sense Gallery was brought to life in January 2023 under the visionary leadership of Luca Gambardella. Tasked with creating an immersive and modern digital space for FoxTown, Gambardella envisioned a fusion of science and art designed to engage the senses and provoke reflection.

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12 May 2025

UAE - Powersoft’s low-frequency transducer technology, Mover, is laying the ground for a new wave of immersive experiences being developed by Power Interactive, an experiential technology pioneer based in Dubai.

Power Interactive founder Fahad Javaid was introduced to Mover – a powerful moving-magnet direct-drive transducer designed to shake the listener to their core – at a tech event in 2019. After being struck by the device’s potential to add a visceral, physical layer to immersive environments, Javaid decided to invest in the technology, and Mover is today being deployed in several of Power Interactive’s internal R&D projects, including installations using Full Dome Pro, a proprietary projection dome solution.

“We’re currently using Mover as part of a haptic platform, integrated with other immersive technologies to elevate senso

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12 May 2025

USA - PPDS, the global provider of Philips Professional Displays, has announced its advanced and flexible suite of digital signage solutions has been selected to enhance communication and collaboration capabilities at The Putnam County School System (PCSS), in Cooksville, Tennessee.

Located an hour’s drive east of Nashville and 100 miles west of Knoxville, the PCSS is one of the state’s largest public school districts, employing over 1,700 staff and educating over 12,000 students. Boasting a 93 per cent graduation rate, PCSS is responsible for 22 schools in total, including elementary (x11), middle (x4), high (3), as well as virtual and adult learning.

With a commitment to providing best-in-class communication and collaborative experiences across all campuses, the use of display technology plays a critical role in the teaching and learning experi

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09 May 2025

USA - It was a magical moment. At the end of Alice Cooper's outdoor CoopStock show in Mesa, AZ this spring, the rocker was joined on stage by a group of other artists including Rob Halford of Judas Priest, as well as Corey Glover and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, to perform his hit classic School's Out For Summer.

The sold out crowd loved it, but ironically ‘school’ will not  be out, but open a little longer thanks to CoopStock, an event Cooper initiated to raise funds for Solid Rock Teen Centre, an educational institution Cooper cofounded 30 years ago to provide  young people between the ages of 12 and 20 with places they could go to learn more about music, art, film, photography and other forms of creative expression.

Providing Cooper and his fellow legends with a dynamic background to support their performances for this worthy cause

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09 May 2025

UK - AbsenLive, a division of Absen, recently brought Culture Club's UK Tour to life with immersive visuals, delivering a truly memorable experience for concertgoers.

Culture Club embarked on a UK arena tour in December 2024, with special guests Tony Hadley and Heaven 17. The tour took place in venues such as the O2 in London and Manchester’s new Co-op Live. Axiom Events, the production management and equipment provider for the tour, were responsible for delivering robust touring LED panels that could also push the creative boundaries of the show.

The tour marked the first large scale deployment of Axiom’s new stock of AbsenLive LED screens which includes over 140sq.m of XL, Standard and Cube corner panels. When making the investment it was key that the product was of exceptional build quality and suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Therefore, t

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09 May 2025

Spain - It’s typically the abundance of world-renowned architecture that attracts visitors to Barcelona’s iconic Passeig de Gràcia - one of the historic city’s main thoroughfares and most popular shopping and commercial areas.

But to celebrate the storied avenue’s 200th anniversary and simultaneously close out the America’s Cup Cultural Regatta in late 2024, it was a pair of Spain’s most revered performing artists that drew a crowd of thousands into the heart of the Catalonian capital.

Famed operatic tenor José Carreras and flamenco choreography queen Sara Baras headlined a free performance – complete with a full orchestra and dance troupe – on a stage erected right in the middle of Passeig de Gràcia at its bustling València Street intersection.

To ensure each of the nearly 10,000 spectators along the 300 m stretch of pave

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09 May 2025

USA - The Barnert Temple in New Jersey, a 178-year-old congregation that has been in their synagogue for about 40 years, has undergone a renovation and integrated a new audio system utilising 1 Sound loudspeakers. The goal was to have great sonic clarity in every seat for spoken word from the lecterns and have the capability for versatile live music while blending in aesthetically to not distract from the architecture of the space.

ComNet Communications worked with Barnert Temple’s AV team to implement the new audio system, choosing 1 Sound’s Tower Series as the main loudspeakers. The Tower LCC84 is a line array that has even sonic distribution in its field, covering wide with a long throw. Its true line-array arrangement means microphones are extremely less likely to feedback if they are in the field of the loudspeakers.

The Tower LCC84 was a go

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09 May 2025

USA - Wellington, Florida, is home to Wellington International. Established in 1974, the equestrian venue covers over 111 acres and boasts 14 competition arenas, along with more than 500 permanent equine stalls. Wellington International is recognised for hosting the Winter Equestrian Festival, the world's largest and longest-running hunter/jumper horse show, from January through March. In combination with the ESP Annual Series Circuit, Wellington International hosts 42 weeks of equestrian competitions annually, regularly hosting some of the top riders in the world and over 350,000 attendees.

Wellington International’s management team is very tech-forward and acknowledges the value and benefits that superior AV solutions bring to outdoor venues. The venue has recently undertaken a holistic overhaul of its AV systems to provide a more consi

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09 May 2025

USA - Portland International Airport (PXD)has long been celebrated for its integration of local culture, sustainability, and innovation. The latest modernisation project, part of the ambitious PDX Next initiative, reimagines the airport experience, blending cutting-edge technology with architectural design.

Central to this transformation is the installation of Renkus-Heinz’s Iconyx CompactICC12/3loudspeakers, which deliver audio clarity while seamlessly integrating into the airport’s aesthetic.

The PDX Next initiative is a comprehensive, multi-phase effort to expand and modernize the airport. The main terminal’s overhaul serves as the centrepiece of this vision. Designed with an emphasis on openness and natural elements, the new terminal features soaring wooden ceilings, abundant daylight, and locally sourced materials, all re

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08 May 2025

USA - Lighting designer Benjamin Moffitt has been working for US rock band Foreigner for the last two years and has been a lighting professional for 40 years – and for around 20 years of that period, he has been using Avolites for his lighting control.

Foreigner – founded in 1976 – is one of the best-selling bands in the world and has been extremely active recently, taking to the road for ‘farewell’ tours through 2022, 2023 and 2024, interspersed with very successful Las Vegas residencies at The Venetian in 2023 and 24, as well as some co-headliner tours. Dates are currently booked for 2025 and into 2026, when they will celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Some performances have seen original members rock up to join and play with the current lineup, notably original lead vocalist Lou Gramm, who was one of six founding members starting out in 1

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08 May 2025

Brazil - One of the best-known religious landmarks in Brazil, the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida has completed a significant upgrade to its communications infrastructure in partnership with Savana Comunicações and Clear-Com, ensuring real-time communication across its vast campus using a hybrid of wired, wireless, and IP-based intercom systems.

The relationship, originally initiated through Clear-Com’s Brazilian partner, Savana Comunicações, began with a straightforward setup featuring an Eclipse Pico digital matrix intercom, V-Series Iris panels, and wireless intercom systems. Over the years, this has evolved into a robust, IP-based communication network designed to support the future of live production.

The Basilica, known for welcoming millions of patrons annually, has steadily expanded its Clear-Com system. The station upgraded to the aw

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08 May 2025

USA - The team at Harford Sound has set up stages in all kinds of places over the years, but none was quite like the site they worked at for Augusta After Dark. A signature event at this year’s Masters Golf Tournament, the evening gala, which was sponsored by Draft Kings and Sports Illustrated, took place at an upscale private estate near the Augusta National Golf Course.

The ritzy home has a lot to recommend it, but it was never intended to host a one-hour show by a multi-Grammy winner for 500 VIP invited guests. The question quickly arose: where to put the stage? The answer, it turned out, was over the swimming pool.

This arrangement required more than a little fancy footwork on the part of production managers Evan Kirkendall and Steve Wozniak along with their team at Harford Sound and their partners in this project –

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08 May 2025

UK - The Magic of Motown celebrated its 20th anniversary at London’s Palladium in March 2025. The show is a feel-good musical extravaganza that is full to the brim with Motown classics.

FOH engineer Job Lewis handles monitors and supplies all audio gear through his company, JL Sound Reinforcement. Using DMI-Klang with his DiGiCo Quantum 225 has not only revolutionised how the singers and band interact, it has also freed him up to concentrate fully on the front-of-house mix, improving the audience experience, too. The robust and flexible system supports the demands of a busy touring show and offers an intuitive interface for musicians and performers.

“I am the entire sound team!” Lewis explains. “I have been touring with the show for two and a half years now. It’s a full schedule; we do nightly touring, usually at least three shows

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08 May 2025

France - Founded in 1882, the Musée Grévin is a world-famous wax museum located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, on the right bank of the River Seine.

With close attention paid to the tiniest detail of the décor, the Grévin gives visitors an opportunity to mingle and be photographed with their celebrity idols in typically Parisian settings.

As historic a Paris landmark as the Grévin undoubtedly is, the museum is very forward-looking in its commitments to delivering a modern, immersive, multi-media visitor experience, and creating a much sought-after venue for private parties and corporate events.

With high-quality sound central to both, the Grévin’s technical director recently contacted audio-visual integrations specialists Atelier du Son et de l'Image (ADSI) to design and install a new sound system in the

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08 May 2025

India - Goya is a premier lounge and nightclub in Goa’s tourist hotspot of Vagator Beach. The venue blends high-energy entertainment with a luxurious atmosphere, offering a space where music, lighting, and ambiance converge to create a dynamic, immersive interior. With a reputation for hosting top-tier DJs and live performances, Goya sets the benchmark for sound and experience-driven nightlife in the region.

The venue required an audio solution that could match this vibrant energy while maintaining pristine sound quality across different areas of the club. The client, Mr. Rajan envisioned a system that would elevate the experience for DJs and live performers, embracing deep bass, clear mids and detailed highs.

With the need for seamless integration between dance areas and lounge spaces, the sound system had to be powerful yet precise, preventing au

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07 May 2025

UK - Two ATG Entertainment venues – the Liverpool Empire Theatre and the Ambassadors Theatre in London – have recently upgraded their lighting systems with ETC’s ColorSource ThruPower technology, in collaboration with ETC dealer Push The Button (PTB). This strategic move underscores ATG Entertainment’s commitment to providing flexible, cutting-edge lighting solutions that meet the diverse demands of modern productions.

ETC’s ColorSource ThruPower technology delivers versatility by allowing venues to switch between dimmed and constant power modes. This flexibility supports both traditional tungsten fixtures and modern LED lighting, making it a suitable solution for venues that host a wide variety of performances. By eliminating the need for separate circuits for different lighting types, ColorSource ThruPower facilitates seamless transitions between

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07 May 2025

UK - Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition opened at Excel London in March 2025, inviting visitors to step inside the story of the boy king in a spectacular reimagining of Ancient Egypt. Produced by FKP Scorpio Entertainment and created by Madrid Artes Digitales (MAD), the 26,000sq.ft experience blends archaeology, storytelling and immersive technology.

At the heart of the show is a towering 8m-high, 360-degree projection-mapped environment – an engineering feat designed to transport audiences to a richly detailed ancient world. This central immersive space, known as the ‘black box’, was designed and installed by Belgian multimedia specialists Painting with Light (PWL), with projection powered by Epson and media playback delivered by Hive’s high-performance Beeblade system.

From the outset, the project came with an ambitious timeline

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07 May 2025

Portugal - In March 2025, the MEO Arena in Lisbon hosted two nights of an unforgettable concert by Portuguese singer and musician, Tony Carreira. One of the major highlights of the show was the lighting design, which provided a breathtaking visual experience for this heartfelt performance.

Ayrton fixtures, specifically Veloce Profile, Kyalami, and Cobra models, played a crucial role in creating a special atmosphere for the event. Lighting designer Ramiro Martins praised the excellence of these fixtures, which delivered remarkable light definition, vibrant colours, and innovative effects.

A total of 76 Veloce Profiles, 32 Kyalami, and 22 Cobra were used, with the Veloce Profile and Cobra fixtures rigged on the upper trusses, and the Kyalami fixtures placed on the stage floor and at the sides.

"The Veloce Profiles offer phenomenal light definit

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07 May 2025

Germany - Standing 71m high, the double trestle headframe at the German Mining Museum Bochum – Leibniz Research Museum for Geo-resources – has been renovated and given a new dynamic lighting design, achieved through the installation of a flexible multi-controller system from Pharos Architectural Controls.

The headframe is a celebrated local landmark of the popular museum. As the largest mining museum in the world, and operational as a research institute for mining, archaeology and archaeometry, the site needs frequent refurbishment to ensure it is functional, appealing, and maintaining high standards. Most recently, the headframe was renovated with the replacement of steel parts and the removal of old paint layers, with a new coating applied. The addition of dynamic lighting has allowed the structure to be transformed into an illuminated sculpture while