TAF has released its new TC35 heavy-duty truss line. Hanging points can be placed anywhere along the entire length of its new, central “C” profile tube for unbeatable flexibility in positioning LED screens for live events. With a 20% increase in loading capacity, compared to TAF’s TT35 truss, you can count on impressive strength and an even higher level of safety. – 290 x 290 mm heavy-duty square truss – Quicklock connectors with connection kit included – 0.5 m – 3 m lengths available – Up to 746 kg/m distributed load capacity – Up to 2085 kg point load capacity…
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Patrick Dierson, designer and head of The Activity, who handles technical management for the iconic event’s main stage, selected over 300 Professional fixtures for the 2025 edition of Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Working with Technical Producer, Ray Steinman, Creative Director, Richard Milstein, and the various vendors, Dierson dove deep into the artist advances to start laying out plans for the technical infrastructure that would ultimately be needed to support all the festival’s guest LDs and their clients. “The focus of our work is always on the guest technical teams and getting them everything they need to deliver their best…
22live has been confirmed as a Yamaha Rivage dealer to cover the full range of PM consoles, DSP Engines and Stage racks. 22live also announced its first Yamaha Rivage training day which will be hosted at their Redditch HQ on August 14th 2025. If you would like to book your place please contact the team via info@22live.com. 22live was appointed as a Yamaha Pro-Audio dealer in early 2023 announcing its arrival alongside the launch of the DM7 series consoles. Yamaha DM has gone on to be a key product for the company’s resale and rental activities becoming a staple to…
With nearly fifty years of experience in live events, conventions, corporate meetings, webinars, and private functions, Cipiesse – based in Rezzato, near Brescia in Northern Italy’s Lombardy region – is one of the most established providers of technical and organizational services in the area. The company has recently expanded its equipment inventory with a major investment: a GTO C-12 large-format line-array system from Outline, designed for the most demanding live sound applications. Cipiesse’s use of Outline technologies dates back to the 1990s, when the company began incorporating the renowned manufacturer’s point-source loudspeakers into its productions. In the early 2000s, Cipiesse…
K-array has announced a step forward in AV-over-IP integration. Through a simple software update, its full line of Kommander amplifiers is now NDI-enabled, making K-array the first professional audio brand to natively embed the Network Device Interface (NDI) protocol directly into its amplifiers. No external gateways, licenses or additional hardware required. NDI is a low-latency, IP-based protocol capable of transmitting synchronized audio, video, and metadata over standard networks. While widely adopted in the video broadcast and live production sectors, its expansion into the audio domain marks a strategic evolution, one now being driven by K-array’s adoption. “Bringing NDI into our…
Production Futures has announced that it will bring the curtain down on 2025 with its largest ON TOUR show to date. The event will take place at Production Park, Wakefield on Thursday 27 November and will promote employability, transferable skills, diversity, free training, and networking, as well as presenting paid work opportunities to newcomers across the live event and broadcast production industry. A host of world-leading manufacturers, supply and production companies, venues and distributors, will have representatives present at the event to provide advice, information and insights, and discuss specific job and training opportunities. As well as manufacturers and suppliers,…
The Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) has announced a new Online Tour Health and Welfare Coaching platform for artists, performers and touring professionals. The confidential new service offers short-notice expert-led coaching sessions designed to address the challenges touring musicians, performers and crew face while living and working on the road. Available 24/7, this is the latest initiative for MITC Soundcheck’s comprehensive mental health service for the live music industry. High rates of anxiety, depression, insomnia and burnout are common among touring professionals, from artists and performers to production staff and promoters. Constant travel, financial instability, performance pressure, sleep disruption, lifestyle…
VE Day 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with commemorative events taking place around the UK. In Central London, the official VE Day procession by regiments of the British Armed Forces would embark on a route beginning in Parliament Square before travelling along Whitehall and The Mall, finishing at the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace. The procession’s sprawling footprint would provide a number of logistical challenges for Identity Global, who project managed the event, not least ensuring the delivery of reliable, high-quality audio coverage across the various locations. To meet the challenge,…
d&b audiotechnik expands its amplifier portfolio with the introduction of the 25D and D25. Based on the company’s most advanced amplifier DSP platform, both models integrate Milan networking and offer full compatibility with d&b’s software suite, ensuring seamless performance and improved workflow efficiency. Designed for versatility, the D25 is optimised for mobile applications while the 25D is tailored for installation. “With the 25D and D25, we’re not only providing customers with a cost-effective solution to address venues and events for small to mid-sized applications perfectly, but they also share the same feature set as the more powerful D90, D40 and…
Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand, is today announcing that the VLHive 151 Digital FX, the world’s first all-digital entertainment lighting fixture, is now shipping. This next-generation luminaire, designed and manufactured at Vari-Lite’s Dallas, Texas, USA factory, includes a digital light engine, with 45,000 lumens of output and innovative effects that can be controlled from a standard lighting console—no media server required. The VLHive, which features a 151-emitter LED array, has already appeared on multiple productions, including The Wombats European Tour and the iHeartCountry music festival. The fixture offers a variety…
MDG has appointed menzi ebz ag as its new, exclusive distributor for Switzerland and Liechtenstein with immediate effect. menzi ebz is a company with a long pedigree, its origins stretching back to 1943 with the founding of Walter Eichenberger Theatre Lighting, and the creation in 1999 of MBelectronics by Marco Menzi, later to become Menzi Eventtechnik. The merger of these two companies in 2010 saw the advent of menzi ebz ag under the management of Marco Menzi and Andreas Stahl. Since 2024, menzi ebz ag has made the strategic step to focus exclusively on the sale of lighting, lighting control…
Coachella has always been about stepping into transformative spaces. And over at the iconic Yuma tent it’s clear what that magical zone is all about – an urban EDM nightclub. Forget that you’re in the middle of a desert, step inside this tent and it’s easy to feel like you entered a hot club in Brooklyn, LA, or Tokyo’s Shibuya district. This effect isn’t due only to the power of the music either, it also springs forth from the space’s immersive club-like lighting design with its intense plays on darkness, brightness, and geometric patterns. Designer, Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting,…
The Obsidian Control Systems team are showcasing the new NXW control wing at the InfoComm tradeshow, taking place June 11–13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. System integrators and lighting control specialists are invited to visit Obsidian at Booth #7672 for a closer look at this exciting addition and much more. The NXW is a sleek, portable, and full-featured PC control wing designed to deliver professional-grade ONYX operation via USB-C. Its responsive hardware surface brings the power of ONYX to any PC system, offering lighting operators the tools they need in a compact and intuitive form. From RGB-backlit…
Brad Schiller has joined GLP to lead the new Lighting Technology Engagement Team, based out of the company’s Americas headquarters in Los Angeles, California. In a decades-spanning career, Schiller has been at the forefront of many lighting innovations that have made their way into the mainstream from his work with manufacturers, while also being the author of multiple industry articles and books, including The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook and Living the Lighting Life. He has also been a featured speaker, most recently at the Showlight Quadrennial in Dijon, France. Speaking of the new hire, GLP director Mark Ravenhill said: “I…
Delta Live has renewed its partnership with the iconic Roundhouse in Camden to be its exclusive audio solutions supplier. The new agreement will see Delta Live implement significant updates to the venue’s audio systems to include new flown PA side fills, plus updated PA ground fills and brand new mixing desks. The company specialises in sound design, broadcast, events, and communications solutions across a range of industries from live concerts to corporate events, and has worked on productions for London Fashion Week, the recent VE Day celebrations in London, and has a two-decade partnership with the BBC Proms. Its relationship…
The Eurovision Song Contest is now one of the biggest, brightest and most colourful live productions in the world, and the 2025 edition, held in Jakobshalle Arena in Basel, Switzerland boasted the biggest rig in Eurovision history. Ayrton fixtures played a key role in Tim Routledge’s spectacular and ever-changing, metamorphic design which included the complete range of Ayrton laser-phosphor sourced fixtures Mamba, Kyalami and Cobra, as well as Domino LT, Rivale Profile and Nando 502 Wash, all supplied by London-based Neg Earth Lights. “I had a lot of options to play with in this playground,” said Routledge. Just as well…
For Teddy Swims’ 2025 UK and European leg of the I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy tour, the team once again chose PRG to provide lighting, automation and video, but this time upgrading to PRG’s latest Followspot innovation – the GroundControl Multi. The GroundControl Multi is the newest addition to PRG’s award winning GroundControl Followspot family. This system can control up to 16 lights through a single GroundControl Controller, and up to 99 in total, using the GC Multi Server media node to take any light within the rig and control it as a Followspot. This eliminates the need for inhouse…
HK Audio has introduced a powerful new system package within its LINEAR 5 MK2 series: the LINEAR 5 MK2 High Power System. Designed as a scalable, ready-to-deploy solution for large venues and open-air events, this new configuration combines key components from the MK2 range to deliver exceptional sound pressure, throw and low-frequency performance. At the heart of the system is the LINEAR 5 MK2 308 LTA mid/high unit. This horn-loaded, long-throw active mid/high speaker is ideal for wide dispersion and deep coverage in demanding environments. When combined in clusters or stacks, users can benefit from preset-based configuration and seamless horizontal…
