Follow-Me, has appointed Menno Appelhof to the role of Technical Sales Specialist. With 35 years of experience spanning lighting design, operations, and sales across the live entertainment industry, Appelhof will play a pivotal role in expanding Follow-Me’s global distribution and sales partner network while supporting both partners, designers, and end users with technical expertise. Appelhof’s extensive career began in the mid-1980s, when he started building shows and pushing flight cases at just 15 years old. His journey evolved through lighting design and programming to sales, where he established his own distribution company representing lighting brands. Throughout his career, he has worked…
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Point Source Audio has named Leisuretec as a new distribution partner for the United Kingdom. The partnership, which launched on 4 November, brings the microphone manufacturer’s innovative solutions and patented technology to the distributor’s high-level portfolio of professional audio brands. “We are delighted to be partnering with Leisuretec for the UK,” said Gerry Forde, Business Development Manager, EMEA at Point Source Audio. “Their reputation in the UK industry is second to none, and we look forward to seeing them grow our reach and market share across the country.” “We’re always looking to partner with innovative brands like Point Source Audio…
TAG has announced several key leadership changes in support of its continued global growth and expansion strategy. TAG has announced that Fred Stratford has assumed the position of Chair. In his new role he will lead the board, working closely with ECI and the Executive Team. Stratford brings deep industry experience, having served as Group Chief Executive Officer at Reed & Mackay, a global travel provider in which ECI Partners had previously invested. With more than 25 years of experience in the travel industry and a strong track record of leading high-performing teams, Stratford is well-positioned to support TAG’s continued…
Adamson Systems Engineering has welcomed Applications Engineer Aaron Boothe to its UK and European team, fueling the company’s ongoing growth in the region. As a leader in professional audio and software, Adamson continues to make waves with the rising popularity of Vergence Group systems, VGt line arrays, VGs subwoofers, and the latest ArrayIntelligence 1.3 update. Boothe’s arrival is pivotal in empowering distributors and audio crews with the knowledge and training they need to master Adamson’s innovative ecosystem. Based in central England, Boothe brings over 24 years of expertise in system design and tuning to the table. His impressive career spans…
LSC Control Systems has announced the appointment of a new Marketing Manager, Ash Douglas, to be based at the company’s Melbourne headquarters. With 10 years’ experience in digital marketing, working with complex industrial and manufacturing businesses, Ash has a track record of assisting rapid growth through the execution of data-driven marketing strategies. At LSC Control Systems, he will again be dealing with a fast-growing operation. After being acquired by Robe Lighting in early 2024, the company has seen significant expansion, not just in terms of manufacturing, but in its international sales network and its regional representation for stablemate brands, Avolites…
Vyra, previously Connect Live, has been announced as both a sponsor and full production partner for the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025, taking place on 20th November at the Roundhouse, Camden with more than 500 guests in attendance. Vyra are official sponsors of The Live Award, with shortlisted acts including Biffy Clyro, CMAT, Jade, Oasis, Raye and Self Esteem. Delivered by Stream Publishing, the publishing house behind Rolling Stone UK, the 2025 ceremony continues to expand its production and creative ambition. Returning for a third consecutive year, Vyra has been appointed as full-service agency partner to deliver technical production,…
The Production Department (TPD) has officially launched its newest venture: The Training Department. Purpose-built to train and upskill the next generation of Production Managers, The Training Department offers hands-on, practical education rooted in real-world experience. Developed by the team behind TPD and shaped in collaboration with top industry experts and suppliers, the programme is designed for: New talent looking to break into the world of production Career-switchers pivoting into live event delivery Agencies that want to upskill and empower their teams to be more confident with event production Founder, Joe Chilvers commented:“We are here to set, maintain and consistently innovate…
What inspired DPA Microphones to move further down the signal chain and develop a wireless system? “Great sound doesn’t stop at the microphone, which is why we have moved down the signal chain to create a wireless solution. For over 25 years, DPA has been dedicated to delivering the most natural, transparent sound possible, and this philosophy has guided the creation of every microphone we have designed. Since most of our microphones are already used with wireless systems, it seemed only natural to develop a wireless solution that can preserve the clarity and precision of our microphones. As a result,…
Designed to connect rental houses and production teams, Nexus Marketplace combines AI-powered search, real-time inventory visibility and end-to-end logistics to provide live availability and pricing so that users can build orders through multiple companies, as TPi discovers. “It’s a bit nerve-wracking to completely overhaul our business model to run Nexus Marketplace, but we hope that this new system will ensure that there are options for those productions that need specific products,” said Tom Agar, Managing Director at Nexus, reflecting on the company’s recent strategic shift. “We have very much built this platform to support the smaller to medium-sized companies that…
Conceived within the confines of a prison cell, the creative vision for YoungBoy Never Broke Again (NBA YoungBoy)’s Make America Slime Again (MASA) Tour had been taking shape long before it hit the road. Founder and Designer at WastedPotential, Chadrick Fellers, along with Lead Designer, Zach Berget, delve into the creative process behind the tour – from ambition to fruition. “This is basically NBA YoungBoy’s first ever tour with legitimate production,” Fellers said. “It was interesting as we had this massive production finalised way before the tour was even routed.” Production vendor, Fuse Technical Group, Gallagher Staging, and Pyrotecnico were…
Breaking records as the biggest co-headline tour in history, Kendrick Lamar and SZA and their respective support, production and creative teams united in the name of hip-hop and R&B to descend on venues across the globe with a stadium-sized spectacle befitting the duo’s respective back catalogues. Behind the scenes, Tour Director, Christian Coffey of Coffey Black and Production Manager, Bryan Scheckel headed up the production for the Kendrick side. Helping them achieve the feat of staging a three-hour show across multiple territories was a collection of technical suppliers including: Upstaging (lighting), TAIT (staging), G2 Structures (roof), Strictly FX (special effects…
Can you tell us a little bit more about your dual roles at the non-profit and beyond? “I am a project coordinator and board member of Women In Live Music. I focus on a few different projects each year for WILM and I am often the face you will see at our UK workshops that we arrange and the tradeshows that we attend! I am also a freelance live sound engineer as well as a full-time course leader at NTU London for the Event Production course. As a course leader, I educate young people to get into a career in…
Singer, composer, music producer and instrumentalist, Arijit Singh, and his touring crew recently treated crowds at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to a spectacle which featured close to 1,000 lighting fixtures, around 1,000sqm of LED, a 78m long thrust, and pyrotechnics, fireworks and special effects provided by three different technical specialists. TPi goes behind the scenes to retrace the visual elements of the project. Siyan’s Tom Grant assumed the unique role of ‘production wrangler’ for this special show – working alongside show promoter TCO’s Production Director Anthony Tang and Production Coordinator Sophia Livett, to take Arijit’s production team technical requirements and…
Drake hit the road in Europe in the summer of 2025 with lighting, video and rigging supplied out of PRG’s UK base in Longbridge, Birmingham, working closely with USA counterparts, PRG North America, in an intercontinental collaboration to ensure the artist’s production enjoys full continuity and technical integration wherever in the world the show is playing. The European tour started immediately after the 2025 Wireless Festival, staged in London’s Finsbury Park, where Drake became the first artist to headline each night of the three-day event, performing different setlists and with a selection of other artists across the three days, utilising…
Dua Lipa kicked off her 80+ date Radical Optimism Tour in November 2024 in Asia. The tour visited Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK, including two shows at Wembley Stadium that saw over 160,000 tickets selling-out in a matter of minutes. Front of house engineer, Will Nicholson, and monitor engineer, Alex Cerutti, are both utilising DiGiCo Quantum 852s, supplied by Britannia Row, a Clair Global Company. At front of house, Nicholson has four SD Racks loaded with 32bit cards, plus an Orange Box with Dante and HMA cards. He relies on the Fourier transform.engine for his plugin needs, appreciating…
The first speakers and key agenda topics have been announced for the 18th edition of the Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI18), which will take place at the Royal Lancaster London on Tuesday, 24th February 2026. The internationally renowned conference is where music, sport, and cultural events collectively tackle the topics that matter, from climate action and ecosystem restoration, to handling geopolitical pressures, misinformation, and culture wars. Returning to GEI to explain what it’s like being a black belt in both green comms and putting words into action is Dale Vince OBE, founder of the world’s first green energy company, Ecotricity,…
HK Audio has announced that Isabelle Wear has taken up the position of Head of Sales Emerging Markets, effective 1 November 2025. In this role, she will be responsible for the Middle East and Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand regions. Wear has extensive experience in international sales management and the supervision of important distribution networks. Many in the pro audio industry already know Wear from her time at Interfacio, where she and her team successfully managed and mastered recruitment projects in the pro AV industry. After 13 years in her recruitment company, she is now returning to a sales…
Martin Audio has announced the arrival of experienced sound engineer and production manager, Jay Eigenmann, to its product support team. Based in New York City, Eigenmann has developed a long-standing relationship with the company and its personnel over the years — first, as a freelance engineer, then via the sound system installation at (Le) Poisson Rouge (LPR) in New York’s Greenwich Village. As LPR’s Production Director and chief audio engineer, he oversaw the deployment of a wide portfolio of Martin Audio solutions. The LPR installation provided an in-depth opportunity to familiarise himself with the manufacturer’s design and software tools. “While…
