Shure recapped its support of the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, where it deployed more than 2,000 components across 10 stages during the festival’s landmark 60th edition. For nearly 30 years, Shure has worked alongside Montreux Jazz Festival production teams to help manage complex wireless environments, evolving artists’ requirements, and the technical demands of a multi-stage live music event. The deployment included 156 channels of Axient Digital Wireless Systems, 40 channels of Axient Digital PSM Advanced In-Ear Monitoring System, and 756 wired microphones, as well as SM58, KSM11 Cardioid Condenser Vocal capsules and Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphones, among others. At the…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
The sun shone brightly on the Herefordshire countryside as a 19,000 strong crowd gathered in early August for Lakefest, an event that’s fast becoming one of the UK’s most popular family music festivals. Headliners the Charlatans, Example, Madness and Bananarama were supported by a varied lineup of performers on a range other stages, all of which were equipped exclusively with NEXO sound systems. On the main stage, Swansea-based Total Audio Solutions rigged their NEXO GEO M12system as usual with left and right hangs of 12 boxes each supplemented by eight flown MSUB18s and additional RS18 subs on the ground. More…
DAS AUDIO takes a new step in its international growth strategy by strengthening its direct presence in the United Kingdom, one of the most relevant and competitive markets in the world for the professional audio industry. The company begins this new phase with James Bottrill leading business development in the UK. With an extensive background in the audio and AV sector, Bottrill brings solid experience in business development, account management, sales team leadership and direct work with integrators, consultants, distributors and end users. This move comes at a particularly important moment for the company. Recent product launches, the evolution of…
Auditoria has returned to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for a fourth consecutive year as Sound Designers, supporting the 2026 production, A Call to Gather, on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. Working closely with Creative Director Alan Lane, Musical Director Nick Grace, Composer and ArrangerTom Hodge and the wider Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo team from the earliest stages of development, Auditoria once again led the design of the loudspeaker, audio control and show control systems, while also delivering music editing and technical support throughout pre-production, rehearsals and the live performances. One of the most significant changes for 2026 was the introduction…
Edinburgh’s festival season transforms the city into one of the busiest centres for live performance in the world, with thousands of performances taking place across hundreds of venues. Behind every show, technicians and production teams work to tight schedules, often in challenging and fast-paced environments. ETC returned to Edinburgh this festival season to provide technical support, share expertise and help lighting professionals make the most of their time at the festival. To help those working in Edinburgh, ETC launched a dedicated ETC in Edinburgh landing page, bringing together training videos, technical resources, software downloads, details of informal drop-in training sessions…
The Technical Department supplied eight tonnes of power distribution equipment to support MAD//Fest 2026, working with the event’s operational partner Hudson Born to deliver mains power across the festival’s extensive site at the Truman Brewery Estate in London. The package included 430 cables, providing approximately 4.8 kilometres of cabling, together with 56 distribution boxes and 500 jumper cables. The system powered lighting, audiovisual production, exhibitor stands, brand activations, catering facilities and essential event operations across both sides of Brick Lane. TTD has powered MAD//Fest – a three-day marketing, advertising and technology festival – since 2021. The event comprises a programme…
Can you tell us a little bit about your history in the industry? It started with games, not with music. As a 17-year-old gamer I traded server management for free internet with a telecom provider, and that led – via a game I built for the legendary Antwerp club Zillion – straight into nightlife. I had never set foot in a club before that. I became a VJ, first at the Versuz nightclub, and in 2005 I founded Prismax and toured the world doing visuals for DJs. Somewhere along the way I met Ruben Gorissen, our CTO and my business…
Catching up with TT+ Audio’s Andy Magee, the Business Development Manager reflects on the summer so far, with the GTX 7C line array in action at the BBC Proms performances at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead. Can you tell us a little bit about the shows this summer at The Glasshouse in Gateshead? “This summer, The Glasshouse is undertaking the most significant programme of capital improvements to Sage One since the building opened in 2004. With the main hall temporarily out of action, it was decided to build a new performance space on the buildings concourse with…
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has strengthened its senior leadership team as the charity enters its next phase of growth, completing a multi-year programme to build a resilient management structure that will support its long-term sustainability and ensure it continues to protect, champion and invest in the UK’s grassroots music venue (GMV) network. The appointments reflect the scale and ambition of an organisation whose influence has grown significantly in recent years. With its work expanding across advocacy, investment, funding, policy, partnerships and member services, Music Venue Trust has established a broader leadership team to ensure the expertise, governance and succession planning…
The 2025–2026 Schools Engagement Programme report reveals almost 500 school engagements, support from more than 300 industry ambassadors, and significant nationwide growth. The Power of Events has published its 2025–2026 Schools Engagement Programme End of Year Report, marking another milestone in its mission to inspire future event professionals. The report highlights a year of continued growth, strengthened industry collaboration and expanding opportunities for young people to discover careers across the UK events industry. During the academic year, the programme engaged more than 143,000 young people through activities delivered in schools across the UK. It now partners with more than 240…
The Production Services Association (PSA) has announced a new partnership with onboard:earth, aimed at helping the UK live events supply chain reduce the environmental impact of travel, often the single largest contributor to an event’s overall carbon footprint. The partnership will give PSA members access to practical tools, resources, and guidance to reduce travel emissions and streamline carbon data collection across productions. Members will also be able to confidently offset unavoidable travel impacts through onboard:earth’s Trees+ programme, which restores threatened ecosystems, preserves biodiversity, and upholds climate justice by supporting communities on the frontline of climate breakdown. Since 2015, onboard:earth has…
Under the Big Sky Festival draws more than 20,000 fans each summer to Big Mountain Ranch outside Whitefish, Montana, where this 2026’s lineup featured dozens of top country and americana artists across two outdoor stages. Built each year on a working ranch rather than a permanent concert venue, the festival requires production teams to deliver concert-level sound while remaining mindful of nearby residents and local noise requirements. To support performances on the Big Mountain Stage, Show Imaging deployed a JBL Professional VTX system centred on the new VTX B35 cardioid subwoofer, one of the first major festival deployments of the…
Neg Earth Lights attended the annual Backup Tech Village Fete at its new home in Daventry. The event gave us the opportunity to support an incredible cause by raising funds for those in need across the industry, while also catching up and networking with partners and brands from across the industry. Backup Tech provides financial support to technical professionals, crew & production personnel, and people working throughout the technical supply chain in the UK entertainment industry. As proud Platinum Partners of the charity, Neg Earth Lights were delighted to attend and naturally turned up in their finest florals. To add…
MILOS MR2K 12 x 10mtr roof system, owned and supplied by Light Design and fully integrated with a LAYHER stage, provided the centrepiece of Replika Festival, where organisers officially secured a new Guinness World Records title for the most tribute acts to perform at a music festival ever. Held from 25–28 June at the picturesque Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, Replika Festival brought together one hundred and eight tribute performers across four stages for three days of non-stop live entertainment. The landmark achievement cemented the festival’s place in music history while demonstrating the scale and ambition of Europe’s largest tribute music festival. At the…
Analog Way has announced the addition to its team of Andy Towers as Western Regional Sales Manager. Towers is a recognized videowall and processing expert with more than 15 years of business development and global sales strategies experience. He assumes the role at Analog Way from the retiring Joe Rivas. Towers joins the company with vast experience in image processing and direct view LED technology, further bolstering Analog Way’s expertise in the market. Prior to coming on board, he spent three years as Sales – Senior Applications Specialist at Christie Digital Systems. Earlier, Towers served in Western Regional Sales management…
Spanish pop band La Oreja de Van Gogh is using 67 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 as one of the key creative tools in their new tour’s lighting design. Formed in 1996, the band has become one of the best-selling and most beloved acts in both Spain and Latin America. The new tour marks the highly anticipated return of the band’s original singer, Amaia Montero, making it one of the biggest live music events in Spain this year. Public expectation has been extraordinary with more than 100,000 tickets sold within the first hour of sales for the arena tour. From a…
Audio Feed supplied eight stages of Funktion-One sound for the latest edition of Gottwood Festival. Described as a mystical party hidden in the woods, the four-day event brings together a programme of house, techno, minimal and disco with a close-knit crowd and a charming location. For the Bournemouth-based audio specialist, led by Oz Jefferies, Gottwood has become a long-running and technically demanding project. Audio Feed first supplied the festival’s Funktion-One systems in 2019 and has returned every year since, developing a close working relationship with the organising team. “It’s been a journey for sure,” said Jefferies. “They’re a fantastic client and…
Deep in the woods of the Double JJ Resort, more than 40,000 people spent four days under the glow of Sherwood Court, the stage that has become Electric Forest’s visual signature. Every set played out across a scenic canvas more than 7,000 pixels wide — lighting, lasers and video fused into a single environment, all driven by Hippotizer Media Servers from Green Hippo, an ACT Entertainment brand. Behind that canvas stands content and creative studio Observatory, which has spent the past five years building Sherwood Court’s distinctive identity, for Leisure Expert Group and Insomniac Events. In doing so, they’ve been…
