UK lighting and visual control manufacturer Avolites launches a fresh new range of D-Series control consoles – the D3 – uniting power, performance and portability, in a family of five compact, stylish and fully-featured packages. The D3 family has been developed for a world that is constantly on the move, alsounderlining a new and innovative approach from Avolites since becoming ‘A Robe Business’at the end of 2023. Smart design and engineering and expedient sizing are at the heart of the D3 series philosophy. The D3-010, D3-110, D3 Wing, D3 Core and D3 Touch are all powered by Avolites’ Titan software,…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Following on from its move, and before the new site reaches full occupation, 22Live are inviting visitors to its new Redditch HQ to get their hands on some of its key products. From d&b CCL, Shure AX PSM and ANX4, and Sennheiser SPECTERA, the day will allow also allow visitors to see a series of Yamaha and SSL consoles setup as work stations where they can engage and listen to the products on display, supported by both 22live staff and manufacturers’ representatives to get the most out of the opportunity. The event is both a networking and show case event…
In a live spatial audio first, a recent performance of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra was authentically spatialised using an object-based TiMax mix across the standard left/right main system of a conventional festival PA setup. The landmark moment took place in London’s BST Hyde Park Festival (BST), where Solotech UK supplied the Martin Audio loudspeaker system. Sound designer and FOH mix engineer, Sonosphere’s Phil Wright, realised the sonic feat by replacing the usual console matrix mixer function with a TiMax SoundHub delay-matrix spatial processor. Working within the constraints of a typical stereo hang system – plus standard front-fills and delays…
Olly Murs’ UK tour enlisted the help of a DiGiCo console, so Rob Sadler at the FOH position and John Lumsdon on monitors both chose the Quantum 5, supplied by Solotech. The engineers joined Olly Murs a little over a year ago but, as Sadler explained, their relationship with DiGiCo consoles began much earlier. “I first used a DiGiCo in 2011, and I’ve used them on almost every tour I’ve done since 2015,” he recalled. “It is definitely the console I feel most comfortable behind and most things are now second nature. I’ve been on tour with Olly for about…
It is with great sadness that the heavy metal community lost an icon when Ozzy Osbourne passed away on 22 July, 2025. Only 17 days earlier, on 5 July, Ozzy and Black Sabbath band mates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward gave the world the band’s last live performance at Birmingham’s Villa Park Stadium, alongside a star-studded line up for the band’s retirement gig Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning. Over the years, Clair Global has been lucky enough to work with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, helping to provide engineers with the tools needed to bring the prominent…
Over 200,000 people attended Glastonbury 2025, an impressive number indeed, but not nearly as great as the 21 million who tuned into the BBC’s coverage of the iconic festival, plus the untold millions more who engaged on social media. Tim Fawkes was very mindful of both when he ran the show he designed for The Prodigy, as the iconic rave-dance masters closed out the proceedings on Sunday evening at The Other Stage. “Finding a good balance between the live and TV audience is always a challenge, especially at a festival like this,” said Fawkes, who has been associated with The…
dBTechnologies USA has announced the appointment of Scott Thompson as Western US Regional Sales Manager, bringing more than two decades of experience in the pro audio and music industry to the role. Thompson most recently served as Vice President of Sales at The Music Link, where he managed more than $20M in worldwide sales across multiple channels, supported a global distributor network, and oversaw the successful launch of a European 3PL warehouse that expanded the company’s international footprint. He also held leadership roles at Córdoba Music Group, driving both domestic and international sales efforts for the Córdoba and Guild brands during a…
The 2025 edition of the “Tardezinha” tour celebrates the tenth anniversary of one of Brazil’s most popular live music projects, created and led by Thiaguinho. Across 26 shows in Brazil and several international stops in Lisbon, Miami, Sydney and Luanda, the tour presents samba and pagode classics from the 1990s and 2000s to tens of thousands of fans in an in-the-round (360-degree) stage format that both enhances the visual impact and significantly increases the technical demands for audio reinforcement. São Paulo-based Gabisom Audio Equipment supplied the complete sound system, with a touring inventory of 172 Outline enclosures, including 64 GTO…
Audinate Group Limited (ASX: AD8), developer of the Dante media networking platform, has announced the appointment of TJ Adams to the newly-created position of Chief Platform Officer. Adams is an acknowledged AV industry leader who joins Audinate from QSC, where he was Senior Vice President, Q-SYS Product Strategy and was instrumental in the development of the Q-SYS platform. He previously held engineering, sales and product management roles at Biamp and SITA (formerly Com-Net Software). In his new role, Adams will lead Audinate’s platform strategy to deliver an interoperable audio, video, control and management platform. Building on an established and strong…
LED walls, IMAG screens, and holographic projections elevated U.S. singer Lana Del Rey’s five-date summer stadium tour across the U.K. and Ireland powered by Hippotizer Media Servers. Phil White of nlitedesign LTD specified and supplied two Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2 and two Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers in a primary and backup configuration for the stadium shows. The tour stopped at major venues, including Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, and two sold-out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium. “The initial brief called for a three-part stage LED wall and IMAG screens, but we quickly expanded that to include a projection surface, holographic projections, and downstage wing LED screens on either…
ETC has announced the release of Eos v3.3, the latest free software update for its flagship Eos Family of entertainment controllers. Eos v3.3 is packed with a variety of powerful new features and enhancements, including Expansion Processing, improvements to Magic Sheets and additions throughout the system. Eos v3.3 empowers designers, programmers, and technicians to push the creative boundaries of their work. Expansion Processing allows productions to divide the workload of large rigs across multiple devices. With Expansion Processing, you can scale output as needed, add temporary output to your existing system for a single show, or distribute processing loads across…
Freight Minds has expanded its US operations with the opening of a new office in New Jersey. This expansion is part of a long-term global strategy to align its freight services with the evolving needs of live events, touring entertainment, sports, broadcast, TV and film, and commercial productions, while building the infrastructure to support sustained growth and exceptional service delivery. Building on its established presence in London and Los Angeles, the New Jersey office extends Freight Minds’ reach across the US, including key markets such as Chicago, Miami, Nashville, and other major cities. This growth strengthens the company’s ability to…
At earlier trade shows over the past year, CHAUVET Professional and ChamSys built their stand around the theme “True Colours Revealed.” They liked the concept so much, particularly since it pays tribute to the advanced colour rendering options of its lighting fixtures, that they decided to go with it again for PLASA London 2025. Anyone who visits its shared booth (D10) 7-9 September, will be greeted by an array of offerings that are spectacularly new and different. At the top of this list is the world trade show debut of the Maverick Force X Profile. The latest step in CHAUVET…
PRG UK’s Corporate Events team continues to go from strength to strength with the appointment of Cameron Bannister as Director of Corporate & Special Events, Ben Hornshaw as Head of Projects and the addition of Scott Rooney – Ashby as Account Director, joining Technical Account Manager Nick Clarke. The expanded team, based in central London, are continuing to deliver exceptional 360-degree production services to large scale live events across the world supported by PRG’s global footprint. The PRG UK Corporate Events team bring their “Global Reach: Local Execution” philosophy to projects across the sector, including award shows, conferences, summits and…
Lighting designer Sam Tozer of Vision Factory wanted to make a big impact for Sam Fender’s four UK stadium shows and for such a large undertaking, he specified 189 x Robe iFORTE LTX moving lights and four iBOLTS. The production equipment for these four spectacular shows, three at Fender’s hometown stadium of St. James’ Park, Newcastle, and one in London, was supplied by Liverpool-based Adlib (lighting, video, rigging, PA system) and Plymouth-based Nubsound (audio control). To align with Fender’s raw and distinctively original aesthetic, Sam Tozer’s primary lighting requirement was “sheer firepower” but applied simply in order to complement the…
Mariah Carey returned to Shanghai’s HongKou Football Stadium for two nights as part of “The Celebration of Mimi” tour, which was an extension of her Las Vegas residency and an anniversary of her tenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi, Carey dazzled sold-out crowds with a storied setlist. These shows marked the Chinese debut for a full-scale Cohesion audio system that supported both nights in Shanghai. Jiangsu RenTian relied upon local vendor Shanghai AKUS Co to provide the audio for the momentous evenings, and Shanghai AKUS partnered with AirFusion Global to secure a robust Cohesion audio system that would provide the…
2025 celebrates a landmark 25 years of Absen at the forefront of LED display innovation. Since its inception in 2001, the company has evolved into a global force, delivering LED solutions to over 140 countries and regions. Throughout this journey, Absen has consistently pushed the boundaries of visual technology, redefining how audiences engage with digital content, immersive environments, and storytelling experiences across industries and the world. With more than 60,000 installations worldwide, from high-profile installations at live events and sports venues to corporate lobbies, control rooms, and virtual production studios, the company’s impact is visible in the most iconic and…
The second edition of the Yungblud-curated Bludfest took place this year at Milton Keynes Bowl. With an emphasis on inclusivity and diversity both on and off the stage, the occasion proved to be another great success. Once again, Production Futures was invited to the event and enjoyed engaging with more than a thousand young people interested to find out more about potential roles in the production industries. True to the organisation’s ethos, and keen to showcase the talents of the next generation, the Production Futures brand activation area was designed, constructed, and run, by two students from the Confetti Institute…
