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19 May 2025

Middle East - EM Acoustics has announced its partnership with 7Hertz, a prominent supplier of audio technology across the Middle East. This partnership will strengthen EM Acoustics’ reach into new markets and bring the brand’s portfolio of loudspeakers, including point sources, line arrays, subwoofers and related electronics, to new audiences.

“We are thrilled to announce our partnership with 7Hertz, who are truly aligned with our ethos in terms of their expertise and their commitment to quality,” says Roger Harpum, business development manager at EM Acoustics. “We are excited to introduce our product portfolio to this rapidly expanding market with such an outstanding operation, and we trust in Chadi, John, and the expert team at 7Hertz to uphold our high standards.”

Established in 2009, 7Hertz is a leader in the professional audio market

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19 May 2025

Thailand - Sennheiser participated in the 11th Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference as the official audio partner. Held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13-14 March 2025, this event brought together global policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to address the most pressing spectrum issues shaping the future of wireless communication and connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region. This event is part of The Global Spectrum Series, the world’s largest collection of regional spectrum policy conferences.

Sennheiser has been an active participant and sponsor of the Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference since 2013, promoting the inclusion of PMSE (Programme Making and Special Events) in spectrum policy dialogues and, more specifically, highlighting the inherent need for allocation of frequency bands to operate wireless microp

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19 May 2025

USA - Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, has been chosen to integrate audio, video and data into the new Frontwave Arena, the first of its kind in Oceanside, San Diego County.

The 7,500 capacity, 170,000sq.ft space is home to local sports organisations San Diego Clippers (basketball) and the San Diego Sockers (soccer) and features a high-end sound system that reaches every seat while steering clear of sight line interruption, ideal for sports production. The Gold Over America Tour (GOAT), led by the world's most decorated gymnast, Simone Biles, brought athletic prowess to this court for the venue's first sports tour event.

Sound Image project manager, Hans Haas, oversaw the design and implementation of the project. He comments: "This part of San Diego County has never had a venue like this, and it has already become a great activity hub for

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19 May 2025

UK - Essential Event Management (EEM) is a full-service events organiser with a growing client base of faith-based organisations and charities. Peter Purkiss is lead events production co-ordinator at EEM and trialled the UNiKA Pro Series DIs on the recommendation of UK distributors AUX Import.

Purkiss comments: “At EEM our work is varied. Anything from single smaller meetings to tours, roadshows and festivals. I am interested to try new audio solutions, especially when recommended by Mike and Callum at AUX Import, and the UNiKA DIs looked right, felt solid and were reasonably priced. A lot of our stages are acoustic guitars and keyboards oriented, and the UNiKA DIs sound great for this. We now have every Pro Series DI model with a jack input.”

Mick Brophy, business development manager at Mega Audio adds: “It’s great that EEM has adopted the U

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16 May 2025

Germany - Acoustics and media technology consultancy ADA Acoustics & Media Consultants GmbH (ADA-AMC) has officially been renamed WSDG Berlin GmbH, marking the next step in the company’s evolution and deeper integration into the international WSDG network. The change took effect at the end of March 2025.

Founded in 1990 by acoustician Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert as ADA – Acoustic Design Ahnert – the company has been a pioneer in the fields of electroacoustics, acoustic simulation, and AV system design. Since 2017, WSDG has held a majority stake in the Berlin-based firm and has played a key role in shaping its development. The name change underscores the continued collaboration and alignment with the global WSDG organisation, while preserving the engineering excellence and values established over more than three decades.

“This new name refle

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16 May 2025

Iceland - Located 20 minutes from Keflavik International Airport, Icelandair’s headquarters has recently undergone a major expansion with the addition of a new flight simulator with additional facilities for pilot and cabin crew training, along with new office facilities including an impressive atrium and multi-purpose spaces for the hosting of meetings, presentations and events.

The project’s electrical contractor Verkhönnun issued a tender for the design and installation of cutting-edge audiovisual systems, with the contract ultimately awarded to local event production and AV technology specialists Exton.

“The initial brief included line arrays for the main atrium, but our modelling of a Nexo point-source system using NS-1 performance prediction software proved that a Nexo ePS system was perfectly adequate for the space, while making a much

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15 May 2025

USA - ACT Entertainment has been selected as a US distributor for the live sound portfolio from Avid. ACT and Avid will officially debut this partnership at InfoComm 2025.

ACT Entertainment has a proven track record of building infrastructure and market presence for premium brands, such as Ayrton, MA Lighting and PK Sound. This new partnership represents a significant expansion in Avid’s US strategy and underscores its commitment to serving the professional live sound community with exceptional service and support.

“The partnership with Avid represents another major step forward in our strategic initiative to build the ACT Entertainment portfolio with class-leading solutions across all categories of entertainment technology,” says ACT CEO Ben Saltzman. “We have long admired Avid’s commitment to innovation, and we believe this collaboration

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15 May 2025

Singapore - For the third successive year, Martin Audio and Generation AV entertained all APAC distributors at their Singapore Experience Centre to celebrate growth and discuss future opportunities.

Attending the recent event, Dom Harter, Martin Audio managing director, shared updates from across the Audio Reproduction division of the Focusrite group, which also includes Linea Research, Optimal Audio and TiMax. Harter confirmed: “More partners are representing multiple brands, and while we want to ensure that each brand continues to flourish in its own right, there are increasing opportunities for convergence and valued-added solutions to customers.”

Addressing the notable interest in spatial audio which naturally leads to the potential sale of additional loudspeakers and electronics, the agenda included dedicated demonstrations of TiMax panLab a

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15 May 2025

France - Smode Tech has announced its partnership with Cercle Odyssey, billed as the world’s first large-scale 360° immersive concert. As an official partner, Smode Tech is providing its real-time media server technology, Smode, for Cercle Odyssey’s global tour, which is pioneering an ambitious new form of entertainment fusing spatialised sound, video, olfactory experiences and classically influenced storytelling on a monumental scale.

The Cercle Odyssey tour began in Mexico City before heading to Los Angeles and will be culminating in Paris for a spectacular finale from 28 May to 1 June. Highlights from the Paris leg of the tour include Max Richter (28 May), ARTBAT and WhoMadeWho (29 May), NTO × Sofiane Pamart and Monolink (30 May) and Bonobo and Ben Böhmer (31 May).

Described as a “nomadic” installation, Cercle Odyssey places audiences a

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15 May 2025

China - Lars Huang is a Chinese pop singer who has found fame with his lyrical, passionate musical style. His most recent tour, Fun! Only, is a celebration of video game and digital culture, requiring fans to ‘level up’ to get the most out of the experience. The design concept was a Platinum Muse Award 2024 winner. The audio team insisted upon DiGiCo consoles, choosing a Quantum 852 for the front-of-house position and a Quantum 338 for monitors, supplied by DiGiCo distributors in China, RAC Pro.

“The tour is all about letting every audience member really enjoy the music,” Li Wenhao, senior product manager of RAC, technical support for the tour explains. “We insist upon using only the very best equipment and the Quantum 852 delivers excellence for us. At the monitor position, the Quantum 338’s compact design and highly efficient signal pr

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15 May 2025

USA - Clear-Com is set to showcase its latest products at InfoComm 2025, taking place from 7-13 June in Orlando Florida. Clear-Com will present attendees with a hands-on look at products and updates designed to enhance communication.

New at the InfoComm booth will be the award-winning FreeSpeak Icon beltpack, a wireless unit with eight channel buttons, a configurable reply key, and Bluetooth 5.3 support. The beltpack delivers the convenience of a wireless panel in a compact, portable form factor, ideal for dynamic productions that require high mobility and control.

Making its InfoComm debut, the highly anticipated release of Arcadia version 4 is the latest addition to Clear-Com’s flagship intercom platform, delivering expanded capacity, enhanced flexibility, and streamlined connectivity for a wide range of professional AV applications.  Arcadia’

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14 May 2025

UAE - Saadiyat Nights, an open-air music series held on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, returned with a star-studded line up of local, regional, and global talent. Amongst the performers were Clair Global touring clients Jennifer Lopez, Robbie Williams, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani and Lionel Richie, plus a performance by captivating Egyptian composer and pianist, Omar Khairat.

Clair UAE supplied audio, comms and radios, working closely with most of the artists to replicate identical touring packages, ensuring performers and crew were at their most comfortable when visiting the region.

At the specially constructed open-air venue, audience experience is a priority, as is the need to combat potential noise pollution to the surrounding residential areas. To adequately overcome any such issues, Clair UAE was appointed to work on a sound design

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14 May 2025

UK - Void Acoustics has appointed Sam Brandon as its new managing director. He succeeds co-founder Alex Skan, who has held the position since 2016 and will continue to play an active role within the business.

Founded over two decades ago by Rog Mogale and Alex Skan, Void Acoustics under Alex’s leadership has expanded globally and cemented its reputation worldwide. Alex has also played a key role in expanding Void Acoustics’ partner network and internal team, including recently appointing Andy Rigler as head of sales.

Reflecting on his tenure, Alex said: “I’m excited to welcome our new managing director, Sam, to the Void team. While I will be transitioning out of the managing director role, I will remain actively involved with Void Acoustics, supporting our team and contributing to the vision and culture that define our success.

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14 May 2025

Denmark - DirectOut is a supplier of flexible, robust solutions for any audio application. When the scope of the flexibility required by Copenhagen Dansehallerne, Copenhagen’s centre for Dance and Chorography, became clear, DirectOut was the only solution able to deliver what was needed.

Anders Jørgensen, project manager for consultant and integrator Stouenborg, offered DirectOut solutions to Johannes Hornberger, head of sound and video at the centre. The team decided to purchase two Prodigy.MP and six Prodigy.MC, equipped with AN8.IO converter modules, Dante.IO and Milan.IO network modules. This combination ensured the audio infrastructure was flexible and stable enough to support any conceivable performance design.

The Copenhagen Dansehallerne (Dance Halls) are completely adjustable spaces, from the audience seating to the performance programmin

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14 May 2025

USA - Flock Audio has announced the appointment of Chant Duplantier as the company’s new vice president of sales. Duplantier brings decades of experience in both the technology and music industries to the company. ​

“Chant has been a long-time friend of the company and his experience in all aspects of the tech industry – from hardware and software engineering to product management and sales – makes him an invaluable asset to our rapidly growing team here in the US,” said Flock Audio founder and CEO Darren Nakonechny. “We’re incredibly excited to bring him into Flock and are already seeing the impact of his enthusiasm and experience on our operations.”

Originally from South Louisiana, Duplantier has been a fixture of the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more than 20 years. In addition to his decades of experience in the technology industry

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14 May 2025

Finland - Situated in the heart of southern Finland’s Päijät-Häme region, the Lahti Historical Museum aims to take its visitors on a journey through time. The museum looks after 45,500 historical artifacts and records the lives of the elderly population currently living in the area through photographs and interview projects.

While most museums rely on visual storytelling, Lahti elevates the experience by using sound to immerse visitors in history – and so has turned to Finnish loudspeaker manufacturer Genelec to bring its exhibitions to life.  

The museum is housed within Lahti Manor, a striking rose-coloured 19th-century residence that is well loved by the local community and has been voted the most beautiful building in Lahti. Built by architect Hjalmar in 1898, the building was home to much-loved local resident Captain August Fellman and

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13 May 2025

USA - Lenny Kravitz is currently on the US leg of his Blue Electric Light tour, which kicked off in Europe in June 2024 in support of his twelfth studio album. Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, is supplying a control package for the tour that includes two DiGiCo Quantum852 consoles for veteran FOH engineer Laurie Quigley and monitor engineer Josh Mellott, two SD-Racks, and six SD-MiNi Racks, plus three Fourier Audio transform.engine platforms.

Mellott is something of a DiGiCo whisperer. He has been touring with Kravitz for 14 years, initially as a monitor tech before getting behind an SD7 to mix, and previously worked on DiGiCo desks with Crosby, Stills & Nash on tour and at Sound Image’s shop in Southern California. “I was the code writer for all the socket files for any tours that were still using D5 and D1 consoles,” he says. Over the

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13 May 2025

UK - Founded in 2019, Adventure Cinema is the UK’s biggest open-air cinema tour and enjoys success delivering the magic of the movies to audiences across more than 70 prestigious venues. Medieval castles and picturesque country estates all play host to a mix of classics, musicals, blockbusters, and family films, delivered by Adventure Cinema’s experienced teams.

With premium picture quality as standard, powerful, quality audio is absolutely essential to provide an exciting immersive audience experience. Since its inception, Adventure Cinema has invested exclusively in HK Audio systems, and recently contacted UK distributor Polar about expanding its inventory to include HK Audio’s Cosmo line array.

As demand for Adventure Cinema’s service has grown, so the size of its audiences has steadily increased, with more than 200,000 tickets sold at ven

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13 May 2025

South Africa - As part of Nike’s annual Air Max Day celebrations this year, Method x Madness studio in Johannesburg hosted a pop-up Dolby Atmos listening experience featuring a 7.1.4 monitor layout and Audient Oria. The event gave listeners the chance to hear each of the performing artists’ new music in Dolby Atmos - mixed by the studio - whilst finding out more about the newest Air Max Dn8 shoe.

Taking place in the old Sheriff’s building, the compact listening setup comprised the Oria immersive audio interface and monitor controller and Genelec speakers. Rici from Method x Madness studio described the setup as “nice and lean. The Genelec 9301 has digital AES audio out, so Oria was the perfect audio interface to finish off the setup and make everything integrate really smoothly.”

Nike took over five venues in the Braamfontein area

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13 May 2025

USA - Situated in West Sacramento, CA, Sutter Health Park - home to the River Cats baseball team and ‘A’s’ (Athletics) - has undergone a major infrastructure upgrade for the coming season, designed to enhance the fan experience and improve game-day technology.

This includes a strategically enhanced sound system for the bowl - based around Martin Audio CDD and SX subwoofer components, as well as process-controlled amplification from Focusrite sister brand, Linea Research, in the 14,000-cap arena.

The River Cats had acknowledged that their 25-year-old system badly needed enhancing. Locally based Martin Audio partner, Sacramento Production Services (SACPS) - who have a long history in servicing the facility - were brought in, initially to project manage for a third party before later being handed the full role of system integrator, as the time fra

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13 May 2025

India - Sangit Kala Mandir is one of Kolkata’s premier cultural institutions, committed to promoting the arts and music by hosting an entertaining and varied year-round programme of events. Founded by the eminent Indian industrialist Basan Kumar Birla, the not-for-profit institution has grown steadily over decades to promote creative freedom and provide a platform for aspiring young minds to showcase their talents and cultural expression.

Technical provision for the venue’s 1000 capacity Birla Auditorium was recently upgraded to meet the expanding requirements of its multi-faceted programme. Amongst the improvements was a new audio system which replaced its existing outdated and underpowered PA.

A team combining the expertise of Sun Media Ventures, headed by AV system design consultant Mr Umesh Bhagwan, and Star Professional Audio and Alphatec, g

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12 May 2025

Australia/USA - The Freedman Group, parent company of audio brands including Rode, Mackie, Aphex, SoundField, and Event Electronics, has announced the acquisition of US manufacturer of professional wireless audio systems Lectrosonics.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in New Mexico, USA, Lectrosonics has been at the forefront of UHF wireless audio technology for film, broadcast, and high-end theatre applications for over five decades. The company received an Academy Award in 2017 for its revolutionary Digital Hybrid Wireless Technology – further cementing its status as the gold standard in professional wireless audio and the equipment of choice for audio professionals worldwide.

"We are thrilled to welcome Lectrosonics to The Freedman Group family," said Peter Freedman, founder and owner of The Freedman Group. "For decades, Lectrosonics has been sy

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12 May 2025

South Africa - DWR Distribution has announced the addition of Kyle Freemantle, a senior audio engineer and systems engineer, to the sales team in the role of solution architect.

In this position, Kyle will lead the design of technical solutions, deliver presentations and live demonstrations to clients, address technical challenges within DWR proposals to clients, and play a key role in shaping sales strategies from project inception to completion.

Kyle is no stranger to the South African live events industry. A freelancer since 2013, he has worked on some of the country’s most prominent shows and events. Now, for the first time in his career, Kyle is stepping into a permanent position.

“We are truly honoured to have Kyle join our team,” says Duncan Riley of DWR. “His experience and fresh perspectives will greatly benefit our clients,

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12 May 2025

Switzerland - Mendrisio is a small town in southern Switzerland that’s home to the FoxTown Factory Stores, the first factory outlet centre in Southern Europe. Opened in 1995, FoxTown is far from a typical factory outlet. Covering 30,000sq.m with more than 160 stores, bars, restaurants, a play area, and even a casino, FoxTown is a shopping and entertainment destination. As the centre’s management team planned an expansion in 2022, they conceived a bold idea for a new entertainment experience: The Sense Gallery, Switzerland’s first multisensory museum.

The Sense Gallery was brought to life in January 2023 under the visionary leadership of Luca Gambardella. Tasked with creating an immersive and modern digital space for FoxTown, Gambardella envisioned a fusion of science and art designed to engage the senses and provoke reflection.