Mexico - Luke Stratton didn’t have to read between the lines when he saw the creative brief for The Smashing Pumpkins’ The World Is A Vampire festival, which took place in early March. He knew that the stage was going to be massive.
“When I got the stage dimensions from the promoter and the lighting inventory list, I knew we were going big,” said Stratton. “Our trim wound up being about 60ft to the steel and the stage itself was about 90 by 70ft, so yes, it was quite large.”
As the lighting designer and director for the multi-Grammy-winning band, Stratton, is accustomed to turning massive stages into tight, cohesive panoramas that reflect his client’s powerful, edgy music.
“In the past with the Pumpkins we’ve used tall vertical trust towers with a

Mexico - EAW has announced its newest distributor - Importadora Karma SA de CV (IKA) which is now offering EAW’s portable and integration solutions to customers in the Mexico region.
With 15 years of experience and seven branches throughout the country, Importadora Karma has long stood out in Mexico’s live events market for offering a wide variety of musical instruments as well as audio and lighting solutions. Now partnered with EAW, Importadora Karma further positions itself as one of the premier providers of professional audio systems and reinforces its commitment to supplying the best in live event audio and lighting.
“Our partnership with Importadora Karma is an exciting new venture for our brand,” says T.J. Smith, president of EAW. “Karma’s commitment to providing high-quality audio solutions and expertise in the market is inspiring, and we look forwar

Poland - GLP has entered an agreement with AV Light to be a strategic partner in the Polish market. As a result of the collaboration, GLP devices will be easily available to Polish customers.
AV Light is a new brand established by Rafał Mrzygłocki and Michał Mrzygłocki, who are the owners and CEOs of Aram - offering design and production services as well as A-Rental - the largest dry-hire house in Eastern Europe.
AV Light will focus purely on sales and distribution, with a dedicated team closely working with Polish clients. Ultimately, the brand will offer devices of various brands. The Mrzygłocki brothers believe that adding a pure distribution to their group is a perfect addition to their service portfolio.
“We have decided to focus on the GLP brand as it is one of the most prominent lighting brands in the entertainment industry. What is also importan
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When award winning film composer Hans Zimmer brought his smash-hit tour Hans Zimmer Live to North America fall 2024, the show's audio team sought out to bring infrafrequency bass to the show to add new depth to the show's audio experience. The team chose Danley Sound Labs.

UK - Martin Audio has announced the latest major update to its 3D prediction software featuring a new sub array tool that user trials have declared as “astonishingly powerful”, as well as a host of additional features and workflow improvements.
DISPLAY 3 is a tool for both live and installation projects, working seamlessly with SketchUp for sophisticated venue modelling, thus allowing for simpler venue and shape creation. Incorporating many of Martin Audio’s line array, constant curvature, point source and subwoofer solutions, DISPLAY 3 is suitable for cohesive system design and prediction in a 3D environment.
This latest beta version incorporates, for the first time, a new sub array tool enabling rapid design of ground deployed linear arrays of subwoofers. Traditional techniques have been employed to determine the EQ required to approximate and steer far-field b

Europe - Audio-Technica has announced that its ATND1061DAN ceiling array has been certified for use with Zoom Rooms, as part of a Q-SYS system that includes the Q-SYS Core 110f processor, AD-C4T ceiling-mount loudspeaker, SPA Series amplifiers and the I/O-USB Bridge peripheral.
Partnering with Q-SYS streamlines network configuration and control, resulting in a simplified integration and setup process for installers and end users. With this new certified offering, users can take advantage of the flexible and scalable Q-SYS audio, video and control Platform and have confidence in clear and articulate audio quality, rejection of unwanted sounds, and the option to trigger camera position presets using the real-time positioning data from the ATND1061DAN.
Deployed in high-impact spaces spanning from executive boardrooms to lecture halls, the ATND1061DAN ceiling array microp

Germany - With the release of the impression X5 wash light, German manufacturer GLP – German Light Products provided one of the most high-profile product launches of the past year.
At this year's Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, GLP will showcase various extensions to the series at their booth (12.1 C30/31). As different as the devices are, they all share the X5 features. In addition, they can be seamlessly combined with each other to help users achieve even greater consistency in terms of colours and white light.
In the winter of 2022/2023, the X5 Compact was launched as the first addition to the series. Equipped with seven powerful 40W RGBL LEDs, GLP's new iQ.Gamut colour algorithm and a super-fast 16:1 zoom mechanism – which allows a penetrating 3.5° parallel beam as well as a homogeneous wash of up to 60° – the X5 Compact achieves the same high X5 standard in

USA - Heavy metal band August Burns Red is currently touring the USA and Canada in celebration of its 20th anniversary. At the heart of lighting designer Carlos Katsurayama’s rig for the shows is a wall of 32 ADJ Jolt Bar FX LED wash/strobe fixtures, which provides a flexible backdrop to the band’s high-octane performances.
Arranged in five continuous rows, which frame the musicians’ performance space, the Jolt Panel FX fixtures are used as the visual anchor for the production, generating a wide variety of distinctly different effects throughout the band’s energetic 1.5-hour headline shows.
Formed in 2003, and hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, August Burns Red is a Grammy-nominated rock band that has enjoyed consistent success over its 20 year history, having released 10 studio albums and more than 20 singles, which is being celebrated on the current 46-dat
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Italy - To provide the newly designed Padova Congress building with an innovative and future-proofed AV over IP system, Intermark Sistemi selected and deployed a range of advanced AMX networked solutions.
Opened in 2022, the Padova Congress is a massive conference and exhibition space in the heart of the historic city of Padua. The venue serves as an international crossroads for culture, business and innovation, reflecting Padua’s legacy as the home to some of Europe’s greatest minds like Galileo Galilei and Giotto.
At the heart of the new AV system are the large LED walls placed on the main stages, designed by Stefano De Troia. The Congress’s largest hall - the 1,565-seat Sala Giotto - sports the largest screen in the venue as well as one of Europe’s most advanced multimedia stations for presentations, screenings and events. With such technology housed within

Lithuania - One of Lithuania’s oldest museums, Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas, is a focal point within the community for sharing the country’s rich and storied history. The museum offers many guided tours and education programs, with audio quality playing a crucial part of the learning experience.
While visually striking, the museum’s 1930s Art Deco style and early functionalism architecture create a highly reflective interior with challenging acoustics. Vytautas the Great War Museum recently turned to beam-steering technology from Renkus-Heinz to provide the optimum sound solution to enhance the visitor experience.
Museum management contacted local AV integration firm Audiotonas to design and install a new loudspeaker system. With the top priority of significantly increasing sound quality, coverage and spoken-word intelligibility, the integration team s

Germany - BB Promotion’s production of West Side Story set out on a world tour in late 2022 and has been capturing the hearts of audiences around the world ever since. Theatre sound designer and live sound engineer, Tom Marshall, worked with BB Promotion and Stage Sound Services (SSS) to create an appropriate audio setup which includes Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless audio solutions as well as monitor speakers and microphones from Neumann.
The show’s audio equipment includes 34 Sennheiser SK 6212 mini-bodypack transmitters, two Sennheiser MKH 40 microphones, 14 Sennheiser EM 6000 dual-channel receivers, 10 Neumann KH 120 monitors, eight Neumann KM 140 cardioid microphones, and two Neumann U 87 microphones. To ensure seamless performances during the tour, Marshall requested an identical ‘B’ system, so the two systems can ‘leapfrog’ their way around the glo

Luxembourg - Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), based in Luxembourg is a European leader in media services, system integration and software development in the areas of television, radio, production, post-production, telecommunication and IT. When BCE needed a solution to provide an efficient, reliable and secure audio network for a wide range of productions they turned to Dante. 
BCE serves over 400 clients in various sectors, such as TV channels, radio stations, film distributors, producers, advertising companies, telecommunications operators and public services. BCE’s telecom network is one of the largest telecom networks targeted for the media market in Europe, hosting three of the main worldwide players. 
The technicians at BCE had seen the benefits of a Dante system for the last few years, having been one of the first broadcast centres in Europe to migrate

UK - The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry recently completed a co-headlining UK arena tour. This also united two lighting designers who were working together for the first time and 132 x Robe moving lights plus three RoboSpot systems supplied by lighting vendor Zig Zag Lighting.
Lighting designers Mark Scrimshaw (Black Stone Cherry) and David Garcia (The Darkness) pooled their specs, ideas and imaginations to create an overhead lighting rig that would work for both LDs and their respective artists, based on what Zig Zag largely had available from stock.
Throughout this process, Zig Zag's Neil Hunt incorporated their ideas into a single WYSIWYG plot until the final design evolved – ensuring everyone was “on the same page” when it came to the tight build schedules.
To give both LDs sufficient daily programming time, the whole flown system had to be clear of

China - ROE Visual has moved its LED production and production-related departments to the Unilumin Daya Bay Technology Park in Huizhou, China. The new location was officially inaugurated on 30 March 2023, with a festive and memorable celebration for the ROE Visual team. This upgraded production hub will enhance efficiency, allowing room for growth as the company expands, says ROE.
With the completion of the Daya Bay Technology Park facility, the Unilumin Group now has the world's largest intelligent manufacturing site for LED displays. ROE Visual's independent new factory and office base spans over 16,000sq.m of office and manufacturing space. ROE now has access to various facilities, such as a reception, lobby, production lines, showrooms, conference rooms, and office spaces, all spread over seven spacious floors.
ROE Visual's founder Jason Lu, flanked by members of t

USA - Ushio Inc., parent company to Christie, has announced the appointment of Koji Naito as the new chairman and CEO of Christie Digital Systems, globally.
Koji currently holds the position of president and chief executive officer for Japan’s Ushio Inc., and will, effective 1 April, oversee both companies. Koji succeeds Hideaki Onishi, who will transition into a new role as Christie’s president and chief operating officer. In addition, Atsushi Kuroda, formerly of Sharp NEC Display Solutions, and currently senior director of Christie’s Strategy Office, has been appointed Christie’s chief technology officer and chief strategy officer, succeeding Zoran Veselic, president and CTO.
“Constant innovation and deep core values, while making a difference in the communities we serve, are paramount to Ushio’s vision to a sustainable future for everyone,” says Koji N

Europe - Lightware Visual Engineering has announced the Lightware Education Audiovisual Developer (LEAD) programme to provide exclusive benefits for educational institutions. LEAD, available globally, was established to support the specific needs of schools by providing a reliable, consistent solution for campus-wide connectivity.
To reach the hands of educational institutions globally, Lightware has developed the LEAD programme. LEAD provides education facilities with resources and benefits to create a standardised, campus-wide solution. The programme offers includes Lightware consultancy and project design assistance, proof-of-concept tests and demonstrations, training for technical staff, comprehensive technical support, and extended warranty services. Notably, Lightware will extend the standard three-year warranty throughout the entire partnership agreement.
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USA - For its opening weekend in mid-February, The Venue at Thunder Valley Resort Casino debuted in a big way with sold-out shows by big-name acts the Eagles, Bruno Mars, and Santana.
Located in Lincoln, California, just northeast of Sacramento, the resort’s recently constructed $125m, 4,500-seat entertainment venue boasts state-of-the-art entertainment technology including over 300 Elation Professional lights supplied and installed by Sacramento Production & Lighting (SP&L).
Dion Cook, president/CEO at SP&L, has collaborated with the casino for the past 11 years to equip the resort’s former outdoor performance stage with cutting-edge lighting. For the new 150,000sq.ft indoor venue that has replaced the outdoor amphitheatre, Cook specified a modern, flexible lighting package based around Elation’s Artiste series fixtures. “I wanted the horsepower t

USA - Disney’s Hercules, a new musical inspired by the company’s 1997 animated feature, debuted at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey recently with more than 60 Ayrton Eurus S fixtures obtained from 4Wall New Jersey taking centre stage. Eurus S is a multi-function profile luminaire especially designed for stage applications. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.
Disney’s Hercules tells the tale of the Greek mythological hero in a dynamic new musical production featuring all the hit songs from the film as well as numbers written especially for the stage. It opened on 16 February at the Paper Mill Playhouse, one of the oldest regional theatres in the country.
The production marks the third time that lighting designer Jeff Croiter has chosen Eurus S for theatrical musicals, increasing the numb

UK - Unexpected Twist is the re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist, by one of the best-loved figures in the children’s book world, Michael Rosen. The book combines two stories in one: Rosen’s story and the Dickens classic that inspired it.
In a co-production between The Children’s Theatre Partnership and the Royal & Derngate, Northampton, it has recently been adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Roy Williams and is currently touring the UK. The lighting designer for the show is Rory Beaton, who approached White Light (WL) to supply his lighting fixtures.
Unexpected Twist tells the story of Shona, who, along with her class, is studying the book, Oliver Twist. She’s the new girl in school and finding it hard to stay out of trouble – much like Oliver himself. When she’s given a new phone by

Denmark - Motor Stage Automation (MSA) provided automation equipment – Kinesys Elevation 1+ drives, Apex hoists and control plus three Alfa System revolves – and expertise for three set elements on the recent run of The Bodyguard The Musical produced by Lion Entertainment and staged at the China Teatern in Stockholm.
This is the first time that the popular stage version of the modern film classic showcasing Whitney Houston’s music has played in Sweden.
MSA, a new company specialising in the design and realisation of stage and show automation systems, has worked in this capacity on several other Lion Entertainment Productions, including for the Danish touring version of this show, which was on the road in 2020 and again in 2021 after some Covid interruptions.
A dynamic and eye-catching contemporary set designed by Benjamin La Cour featured three eleg

Qatar - Qatar Vision has selected Claypaky lighting fixtures for a number of its most high-profile projects. The Doha-based firm offers a comprehensive slate of event production, technical integration solutions, marketing, creative design, video production, information technology and large-scale branding to a roster of world-class clients.
“We count on Claypaky to help us deliver successful events time after time,” says Qatar Vision CEO/managing director Sharif Hashisho. “Claypaky fixtures often dominate our lighting rigs and give us the innovative and versatile performance we need for top-level projects.” Hashisho often serves as creative concept designer and executive producer for Qatar Vision projects.
For example, the 25th anniversary of Qatar Airways was celebrated in spectacular style at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha with top government officials

USA - Opened in 2021, UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Long Island, New York. Home to the NHL’s New York Islanders, UBS Arena has a capacity of 19,000 and hosts basketball games, concerts, corporate events and professional wrestling broadcasts in addition to Islanders’ home games. To provide a quality audio experience for fans and attendees of a wide range of events, the newly constructed facility required a modern arena audio solution.
The solution - designed by consultant group Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams, Inc. and installed by integrators Diversified - consists of over 950 JBL loudspeakers, including eight main bowl arrays of JBL VTX A12 speakers and S28 subwoofers, and a variety of PD Series, AWC Series, VRX Series, Series loudspeakers in balcony, concourse, back-of-house and delay positions.
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