The new TC45 truss line from TAF is designed to support big LED screens, heavy lighting fixtures, and other higher capacity loads for live events. Featuring a central C-profile tube with channel for mounting hanging eyes, end users reportedly have complete freedom in positioning their hanging points – from end to end of the truss segment. Fast and easy build-up is ensured by its quicklock connection system, which includes a connection kit included as standard. The new product line features 400 mm (15.75 in) heavy-duty square truss; quicklock connection with a connection kit as standard with 0.5 to 4m lengths…
Author: Jacob Waite
TiMax has expanded the unparalleled audio capabilities of TiMax SoundHub with a progressive new feature named, Scaling Surfaces(TM). The new tool’s exclusive feature-set allows users to rescale a spatial show file from a studio playback environment to an auditorium – all with just two mouse clicks. It could not be simpler to translate the work users do in the studio to the stage or from venue to different-sized venue, saving significant time. As expected in TiMax, Scaling Surfaces is styled with a level of detail garnered from decades of experience working with spatial audio workflows. Users can rescale their entire…
Powersoft has announced its participation in InfoComm Asia 2025, continuing its 30th anniversary tour. This will be the second time Powersoft will independently exhibit at the event, leveraging the InfoComm Asia platform to spotlight its newest innovations and integrated solutions for the professional audio market. On booth #J20, show attendees can explore all the latest Powersoft technologies, including the ultra-compact Nota 142 amplifier platform, the rugged Unica T platform for touring applications and MyUniverso 2.0, Powersoft’s cloud platform for remote monitoring, management and control of audio systems. In demonstration at InfoComm Asia 2025, Powersoft will be exhibiting its Nota 142,…
SMODE, Smode Tech’s innovative media server and real-time compositing platform, is powering Sensitive Abstraction, a new fulldome graphic and sound art performance by visual artist Yannick Moréteau and electronic music composer Flore. Described as an immersive journey through the poetic dimensions of mathematics, Sensitive Abstraction has been touring planetaria and digital arts festivals in Canada and France since its premiere in 2024. Created entirely within SMODE, Sensitive Abstraction transforms abstract mathematical principles such as the Fibonacci sequence and Euclidean grids into flowing visual tableaux, synchronised in real time with Flore’s score in spatial audio. Yannick Moréteau, founder of the arts…
Sam Tozer, lighting designer and creative director of Plymouth-based Vision Factory, created the lighting for the Chase & Status Live Tour using a combination of Ayrton’s Domino LT and, taking centre upstage, over 100 Ayrton Rivale Profiles. “Ayrton is one of my go-to manufacturers,” saud Tozer. “Their fixture range consistently delivers when it comes to reliability, feature set, and output. I’ve used their products across multiple projects.” For this run of six exclusive arena shows across major UK cities, Tozer needed a lightweight yet punchy hybrid fixture to meet the demands of Chase & Status’ eclectic sound: “The Rivale Profile…
A legendary piece of music history is back and is making its last stop for the time being in Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Adam Hall Group, the restored tour bus of Paul McCartney and his band Wings has been presented to the public for the first time on the company’s campus. The psychedelically painted double-decker bus in which the band toured Europe in 1972 will in future be on display as part of the company’s own Rock‘n’Roll Library in the Experience Centre at the Adam Hall Group’s German headquarters – and is symbolic of…
The Pillars of the Earth, the musical adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel, has wrapped up an epic season at Madrid’s Teatro EDP Gran Vía. This large-scale production by Beon Entertainment brought together set design, music, and lighting to immerse audiences in a deeply emotional and architecturally rich Middle Ages – full of theatrical magic. And, as you might expect, lighting was one of the show’s major stars, with a powerful lighting design entirely built around Ayrton luminaires. The lighting design, crafted by Felipe Ramos and Juanjo Beloqui with incredible expressiveness and technical precision, created a wide range of atmospheres:…
At the beginning of 2025, Patrick Rabus was tasked with handling the production design for a tour by Tim Kamrad, a young pop artist who is increasingly attracting attention with his electronic sounds and strong stage presence. For almost the first month, Kamrad toured medium-sized venues in Germany. “The venues were deliberately kept intimate, but Tim’s presence has grown considerably since then – not least thanks to [his appearance as judge on German TV series] The Voice of Germany,” explained Rabus. “It wasn’t about appearing bigger than we are, but rather about shaping the stage in a way that does…
Christian radio station WJTL returned to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 17 May for WJTL Fest. STRAY Production Services brought its new PARAGON LED profile luminaires for the event, and STRAY’s Jon Boyer handled the lighting design. “Because the event is outside on a mobile stage, during the day, and without haze, I needed a fixture punchy enough to make an impact but also diverse enough that I could create an artistic show,” Boyer stated. “It proved an ideal event for our new PARAGON fixtures.” As STRAY’s outdoor event roster continues to grow, the company invested in…
On 13–14 June, the Italian beach resort of Fano became the location for a one-of-a-kind audio-visual extravaganza as the Adriatic Sound Festival brought a pure celebration of techno music and underground spirit to the city’s historic airfield. Designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects, the Hangar Stage paid a bold tribute to Fano’s aviation legacy and the power of electronic music, reimagining Fano’s historic airfield as an open-air techno cathedral, framed by three iconic hangars. Sound for the stage was supplied by local event production and technology specialist Backstage who deployed an all-NEXO system comprising main left and right hangs of 15…
TiMax Spatial Studios, based in London’s Tileyard, is the new HQ and studio space for TiMax. As the company celebrates the opening of its audio hub, TiMax can also announce its collaboration with Sonosphere. Together the two companies will provide a flexible, multi-purpose, immersive audio London hub to demonstrate, educate, promote and deliver immersive audio systems, workflow and content. The state-of-the-art suite offers a 26.4.6 TiMax mixing studio, featuring TiMax SoundHub and its powerful spatial audio and show control capabilities. TiMax Tracker D4 is installed with an eight-sensor system, and the studio also offers opportunities to work with TiMax panLab,…
The Rock For People music festival celebrated its 30th anniversary with a five-day event featuring an all-star lineup and an expanded capacity of 50,000, which saw a fully sold-out audience flock to the Park 360 site in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic – a former military airfield dating back to the 1930s. Technical production – lighting, audio, video, rigging – for the main KB and Tesco stages, the Europa 2 tent, as well as a number of smaller stages, was supplied by Czech rental company T SERVIS – who provided over 300 Robe moving lights. A T SERVIS crew of 70…
American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims has blended country, pop, and R&B into a global success story, accompanied this year by his biggest live shows to date, including a sold-out arena run in the UK, even setting a new attendance record at Manchester’s Co-op Live venue. The tour is now in the US before the team returns to Australia this autumn followed by Asia and the Middle East. Supporting the crew as they navigate larger spaces in all corners of the world on the I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy tour, Clair Global Account Executive, Justin Weaver commented: “I can’t say enough about the…
DPA Microphones’ US team, a partner of Wisycom SRL, is hosting a free webinar focused on Wisycom’s innovative RF distribution technology for wireless audio, and its integration with professional microphone systems. The sessions will take place on Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 9 a.m. EDT (3:00 p.m. CEST) and 3:00 p.m. EDT (9:00 p.m. CEST), and are open to all audio professionals and enthusiasts eager to deepen their understanding of next-generation RF performance. Hosted by DPA Microphones’ Geoff Baynard, the brand’s US-based Business Development Manager, Wireless, this online event will provide insight into the flexible, high-performance solutions that Wisycom has…
London’s iconic Trafalgar Square was transformed into the capital’s brightest basketball stage as the inaugural Jr NBA 3v3 Finals were held under the gaze of Nelson’s Column and the National Gallery, which hosted 10 city secondary schools in an electrifying final. The tournament was held on Friday 6 June and operated by London Marathon Events (LME) in collaboration between the NBA and LME designed to get more children across the capital playing basketball for boys, girls and wheelchair competitions. The team at Henley Theatre Services (HTS) were appointed to construct the three separate NBA courts in the middle of Trafalgar…
Claypaky lighting, including Arolla Profile HPs, A.leda B-EYE K20s and Mini-Bs, comprised the bulk of the fixtures illuminating Gala Dynastie 2025 at Montreal’s Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts. Omnison in Montreal supplied the luminaires to Lighting Designer, Steve Wary of SW Design Lumière for the televised awards ceremony, which celebrated Black excellence across Quebec’s arts, media and cultural sectors. “Gala Dynastie has been held every year for the past nine years, and the production has grown and the resources have evolved over that time,” noted Wary. “The creative aspect is very important to this event. Beyond the more conventional…
The iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar has received an innovative adaptation in Poland. The Kujawsko-Pomorski Music Theatre in Toruń has reimagined the production by moving it into an unconventional space, the Od Nowa music club, and staging it as the country’s first-ever silent disco musical. At the heart of the production was KLANG and DiGiCo’s Quantum 225 Pulse. Together they formed the backbone of an immersive sound experience that gave audiences a brand-new experience and musicians complete control over their monitoring environment. Known for its avant-garde productions, the Musical Theatre in Toruń took on the ambitious task of presenting…
With less than a month to go, the Fete stalls, Manor House and karting teams are all sold out, and Backup Tech’s Fabulous Village Fete is shaping up to truly live up to its name. The Parish Council judges (LSi’s Claire Beeson, Stewart Hume from TPi, Chris Barratt from AAA, ABTT’s Elysia Moore and PLASA’s Peter Heath) are sharpening their pencils and refining their taste buds to pick the Best Fete Stall, Best Dressed Fete’r, Best Fete Stall Game, the Cake Off and Veg Off, plus winners will be declared for the Catching Flies (fly fishing) and Pheasant Shooting competitions.…
