Crystal Palace Park became the epicentre of a sonic revolution as Polygon Live LDN delivered the UK’s largest outdoor 360° immersive sound festival from 2nd – 4th May 2025. The three-day event brought together visionary artistry and spatial audio innovation, with artists such as Jon Hopkins, Max Cooper, Cosmo Sheldrake, and Halina Rice performing specially crafted sets within Polygon’s signature hemispherical dome. Polygon Live LDN delivered the UK’s largest outdoor 360° immersive sound festival with L-Acoustics L-ISA immersive technology and L Series speakers. What began as a fundamental question, ‘What if listeners could be completely enveloped by sound from all…
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Luminous Show Technology is among twelve SMEs announced as winners of the 2025 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards. Now in their third year, the awards celebrate outstanding small businesses achieving exporting success. Luminous Show Technology is a specialist designer and manufacturer of electro-mechanical hardware for the entertainment sector. Founded in 2017 and based in Exeter, the company creates advanced special effects systems used in stage productions, live events and film. Its technology has featured in major productions including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and international sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games. Export plays a…
Music Venue Properties has announced a second £500,000 loan agreement with Figurative – an independent not-for-profit supporting impact, investment and innovation in the cultural and creative sector, which has been a longstanding supporter of its mission to secure the future of UK grassroots music venues. This funding will further accelerate the second ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign, launched last month with the aim of purchasing and protecting the freeholds of a further seven iconic GMVs: The Joiners (Southampton), Bedford Esquires, The Croft (Bristol), The Sugarmill (Stoke), Peggy’s Skylight (Nottingham), The Pipeline (Brighton), and The Lubber Fiend (Newcastle). To date, this latest campaign has…
HARMAN Professional Solutions has announced the consolidation of its audio and video control distribution in Australia. Effective 1 August 2025, MadisonAV will become the exclusive distributor for the complete HARMAN Professional audio and video portfolio across the region. Distribution of the Martin Professional lighting portfolio will continue with Show Technology. Consolidation of distribution in the region reflects HARMAN Professional’s heavy investment in software platforms, including JBL Venue Synthesis (3D acoustic simulation software) and FLUX:: which enables the delivery of immersive experiences for a wide variety of applications including: content creation, live production, installed sound and post-production. In addition, HARMAN continues…
The Power of Events has announced the expansion of its UK Schools Engagement Programme with the launch of the London Hub, its largest region. This unique initiative will connect thousands of young people with the dynamic world of events, providing insights, inspiration, and career pathways into the industry. As of July 2025 it will have engaged over 103,000 young people since its launch last year across over 400 school visits. With ambassador registration now live on the Schools Engagement Programme portal, industry professionals in the region are invited to sign up and support the next generation of talent by volunteering…
Grass Valley has announced a significant advancement in Greek media production: the operation of the country’s first fully equipped 4K UHD Outside Broadcast (OB) truck. Owned by Live Productions and operated by View Master Events, the truck features a full 12G UHD HDR signal chain centered on 12 Grass Valley LDX 98 cameras. The OB truck has already been successfully deployed for a variety of live productions in Greece and internationally, establishing a new standard for mobile live production in the region. View Master Events, a highly experienced production company, manages the truck’s operations, delivering complex live broadcasts with a…
Setting an engaging atmosphere on stage for JJ Grey and his band, Mofro’s two-day festival: ‘The Blackwater Sol Revival’ was a Martin Thomas design that featured an even 100 CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by AVL Productions (Jacksonville, FL). Guest stars included John Anderson, The Marshall Tucker Band, Season 24 “The Voice” winner Huntley, and 49 Winchester, who were called up on stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to join JJ Grey & Mofro as they performed their captivating blend of southern rock and blues with a distinctive touch of jazz. “The design concept for the Black Water Sol Revival festival…
Jason Zhang recently made history by performing 12 consecutive concerts in Beijing powered by a d&b sound system hanging from the top of the city’s iconic National Stadium. The double-sided spectacle broke new ground both musically and in live sound, as Nanjing OST Audiovisual Technology and the team around legendary audio engineer Jin Shaogang suspended a massive d&b SL-Series system of 512 loudspeakers from a network of steel cables spanning 126 metres across the venue’s distinctive roof. The achievement marks the first time China has seen a cable-suspended audio deployment for a stadium concert. Turning the stadium’s impressive architecture into…
Lady Gaga’s Coachella headliner slot saw Lighting Designer Jeremy Lechterman of FragmentNine (F9) join forces with creative team, which included production designers Es Devlin and Jason Ardizzone-West, choreographer Parris Goebel, video designer Jackson Gallagher and the artist herself, who devised this stadium show, inspired by a dynamic mix of pop, opera, rock, gothic and several other genres. Prominent on Lechterman’s lighting design for Coachella 2025’s Main Stage were some key Robe moving light elements – 82 iFORTE LTXs, 17 iFORTE LTX Follow Spot and 22 ESPRITES. Before Coachella, Lechterman’s and F9 had just recently started work with Lady Gaga and her…
More than 120 Broadweigh load cells were deployed at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. The competition, watched live on TV by millions of fans across the world, was technically complex and visually ambitious, with a comprehensive rigging solution managed by BIGRIG. Contracted by Swiss Television (SRG) as the production head rigger, Johannes Schau, BIGRIG MD was involved from the earliest planning phase, working closely with rigging supplier Malecon to deliver a structurally sound and visually striking production under highly challenging conditions. “Eurovision is always a demanding project, but this year’s venue presented a particularly tough brief,” said Schau.…
In the fall of 2024, Cage the Elephant wrapped their ambitious 47-date “Neon Pill” tour that saw them crisscross the continent, treating exuberant crowds to their alternative blend of grunge, pop, glam, psychedelic, and classic rock. The Kentucky sextet was supported by a Cohesion PA at every venue. Cage the Elephant played hits from across their six albums, including “Neon Pill” and “Rainbow,” their eleventh and twelfth No. 1 songs, respectively on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart. Cohesion provided the high-quality audio and deployment versatility to take Cage the Elephant’s visionary sound to sold-out shows across the U.S. and Canada. “Cohesion…
BASSBOSS has announced the launch of PredictBASS, a free room modelling software tool. Designed for venue owners, sound engineers, and DJs, PredictBASS allows users to explore how bass frequencies behave in a virtual 3D space — helping them better understand low-frequency behaviour and apply that knowledge to subwoofer placement in their own venues. PredictBASS aims to demystify the complexities of bass, offering users a way to make informed decisions grounded in the physics of sound. PredictBASS was developed by BASSBOSS Loudspeaker Designer David Lee in collaboration with Dr. Paul Mayer, a DSP specialist with a background in both academic and…
Drone shows are taking the event industry by storm as spectacular highlights – yet binding quality and safety standards are still lacking. Europe currently has no specific regulations in place for drone swarm applications. To close this gap, leading providers have joined forces to form the Droneshow Alliance. The Droneshow Alliance is an independent industry initiative dedicated to the development, definition, and enforcement of shared standards. Its goal is to establish reliable framework conditions that guarantee the highest levels of safety and quality for both operators and clients. “There are currently no specific standards or regulations for swarm applications like…
Powersoft has welcomed AVAIL Distribution as its newest distributor for Central Asia and the Caucasus. The strategic partnership marks a significant expansion of AVAIL’s portfolio and will solidify Powersoft’s footprint in the region, delivering its audio solutions for touring and installed audio across Central Asia and Caucasus. Powersoft is recognised for its expertise in designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative audio technologies, including energy-efficient amplifiers, loudspeaker components and software solutions tailored to live sound and installed audio applications. The company has established itself as a leader in the industry through technologies such as Class-D amplification, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Smart…
AbsenLive, a sub-category brand of leading LED manufacturer Absen, has announced the appointment of Murray Scott to its growing UK team and in the process bolster its rental services and solutions for the events, virtual production, and broadcasting sectors. Scott joins as Business Development Manager for the UK and Ireland. He brings with him a wealth of experience in sales and purchasing, having dedicated 30 years to both FMCG and independent businesses. His most recent experience involves working with transparent LED for the retail and rental LED market, making him an asset to Absen and its innovative growth plans. Within…
DPA Microphones has introduced the next generation of its instrument microphone with the launch of the 4099 CORE+ Instrument Microphone and a redesigned instrument clip solution. The new 4099 CORE+ introduces DPA’s most advanced distortion-reduction technology, which delivers a wider dynamic range, as well as enhanced sonic transparency and authenticity. The result is a microphone that doesn’t just meet expectations—it redefines them. The new 4099 CORE+ and upgraded clips will debut at InfoComm 2025 (Booth 4649). The 4099 CORE+ leverages years of user feedback and technical advancement to push performance to unprecedented levels. With 10 dB of added dynamic range…
Leading full-service event provider Session Pro is the latest company to invest in Global Truss’s new PreRig Truss. The purchase includes 32 PreRig trusses measuring 240 cm and four measuring 120 cm, each supplied with matching foldable dollies. With its new PreRig models, Global Truss offers an innovative evolution of the proven PR-64 PreRig Truss—tailored precisely to the demands of the European market. A standout feature is the newly developed Gate, which lets users quickly adapt the truss for LED walls or luminaires. One single PreRig Truss now covers a wide range of applications without sacrificing load-bearing capacity. The fork-end…
Equipson has unveiled its new LightShark X-Series at InfoComm 2025, a line of professional DMX/RDM control devices designed to deliver maximum compatibility, advanced connectivity, and full configurability for demanding lighting applications. The new NODE 6X and NODE 12X offer 6 and 12 DMX universes respectively, with full support for RDM E1.20, ArtNet, and sACN, and allow users to adjust the DMX refresh rate between 15 and 44 Hz. Each port can be independently configured as an input or output, enabling bidirectional conversion between Ethernet and DMX, as well as flexible routing of DMX512 signals to ArtNet or sACN. Both units…
