Located beneath the Westway just off London’s vibrant Portobello Road, UNDR is a versatile, multi-faceted events venue that celebrates sound system culture. Launched at the beginning of May, UNDR is set to stage a wide variety of events, functions and community initiatives, and also serves as a daytime workspace offering an extensive menu of food and drinks. DJ sets naturally play a central role in its programme, so a premium sound system was absolutely essential to UNDR’s credentials. Owner Ben Ashbourn discussed the venue’s requirements with a number of DJs from MiSoul Radio, who strongly recommended a Pioneer PRO Audio…
Author: James Robertson
This summer, the Große Sendesaal of Hessischer Rundfunk witnessed a special performance. In the Lorenz Foundation’s inclusive dance project Babylon – Miteinander Reden ist Gold, 150 people – professionals and amateurs, people with and without disabilities – took to the stage and demonstrated what can happen when people come together without boundaries: participation for all, enjoyment of art and a strong sense of community. Working closely together, all those involved created an extraordinary live experience with powerful images and stirring music – supported by the technical team from eCon GmbH and a sound and lighting set-up from LD Systems and…
Digital Projection’s M-Vision projectors were chosen by French projection mapping expert, CS Prod, for a cultural project that brought to life the history of King Louis XIII at Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France)’s former royal residence. This immersive 20-minute projection mapping show celebrated the sovereign’s life, promoted the town’s historical heritage and enhanced access to culture for a young audience. Located in the western suburbs of Paris, the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye has hosted many monarchs throughout its history, serving as their royal residence, but none had as strong a connection to the town as Louis XIII. The little-known king, hidden in the shadow…
For LED display manufacturers, creating unique stage designs through their products has always been the pursuit. With major concerts by Taylor Swift, Adele, and others, as well as numerous top-tier music festivals taking place in 2024, stage design is more crucial than ever. For delivering wonderful visuals, YES TECH has unveiled its multi-arc layout stretching from the ground to mid-air, refreshing the conventional stage in people’s minds. The most important part of the “ribbon” installation is achieving a fluent and elegant design while ensuring safety and reliability, and a more dynamic and engaging visual experience with no special glasses. The…
The Shiki Theatre Company has been leading Japan’s entertainment scene since 1953 and has become one of the world’s largest theatre groups with 1,400 actors and team members. Sennheiser Japan has been a reliable partner to the Shiki Theatre Company for many years. In the beginning, all their theatres were equipped with a combination of analogue Sennheiser 3000 series wireless receivers and 5000 series transmitters. After recognising the significant advantages of the Digital 6000 series, Shiki upgraded to the new audio system a few years ago. Kaname Morishita from the Sound and Music Department of the Shiki Theatre Company talks…
Since its grand opening in March 2024, Flyover in Chicago by Pursuit at Navy Pier has mesmerized thousands with a breath-taking immersive experience, culminating in an aerial journey over the Windy City, highlighting its iconic landmarks. Flyover constructed this 61-seat theatre, installed a Brogent ride system and brought in other specialists to work on the audio-visual elements. Kraftwerk Living Technologies (KLT), renowned for its expertise in flight ride attraction technology, designed and supplied an advanced audio-visual (AV) setup featuring projection, control, and audio further enhanced by the state-of-the-art IOSONO spatial audio system supplied and supported by ENCIRCLED. ENCIRCLED has provided…
Based in Laguna Hills, California, dB Media Services is a provider of audio and video solutions for installation and live events in a wide variety of settings, including conference rooms, houses of worship, corporate events and hospitality venues. Specialising in high quality AV solutions for commercial premises, dB Media Services has been a trusted supplier in the region since 2005. When new owners OC Local acquired the long established The Pizza Store in Laguna Hills, they engaged Dan Burdett of dB Media Services to provide a new audio system that would deliver premium quality at a competitive price. dB had…
RF Venue has introduced Spectrum Recorder, a compact and self-contained portable RF spectrum scanner that provides easy capture, storage and retrieval of RF spectrum data for simplified monitoring and optimization of wireless microphone and in-ear monitor systems. Spectrum Recorder continuously captures RF activity in the 400-700 MHz band, saving the data in its internal storage as time-stamped CSV files which can be retrieved directly via USB drive or accessed remotely over a local network. Spectrum Recorder can be directly connected to a wireless microphone antenna system to capture an RF environment snapshot for analysis and logging. Using its supplied whip…
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV is embarking on a dvLED Roadshow in partnership with 7thSense, Absen and NovaStar touring across Europe this September. Taking place at Midwich Group country locations and Absen regional showrooms, the roadshow will incorporate specialist training and hands-on practical sessions on all the elements of a dvLED video wall installation, from mounting structures to display specifications to content control and image configuration. The objective, in one day, is to educate and equip dealers, system integrators and consultants with all the tools and skills necessary to install a fully operational dvLED video wall system, with ease. Visit the…
Belgian amplifier manufacturer, APEX has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Australia with Simon Stavenuiter Audio Production. Headquartered just outside Melbourne, Simon Stavenuiter Audio Production has assumed responsibility for promoting, supplying, and supporting APEX’s CloudPower range of Class-D installation amplifiers across the country. “So far the feedback from our installation clients on the APEX products has been exactly what we’d hoped for,” commented Simon Stavenuiter. “CloudPower amplifiers have all the essential DSP tools, they sound great, and the ability to manage the amps remotely from a phone or laptop is welcomed as a big time-saver. We already have stock, and…
