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Poland’s Mazowsze theatre adopts L-Acoustics L-ISA
The Mazowsze National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble has transformed its 600-seat concert hall into a fully immersive 360 performance space, becoming Poland’s first to combine L-ISA technology with L-Acoustics’ newest L Series progressive ultra-dense line array loudspeakers.
The transformation, themed New Sound of Tradition, centres on an L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound system that brings Poland’s rich musical traditions to life with new-found clarity and depth.
FireAid Benefit Concert
Billed as an ‘evening of music and solidarity’, the FireAid Benefit Concert held at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum at the end of January saw 35 artists perform in a live broadcast to raise millions for LA Wildfires recovery efforts.
This gathering of artists, live production experts, stars of screen, local philanthropists and music fans was a personal project for Clair Global’s Meegan Holmes, General Manager of Clair’s Sun Valley location, as her family were among the 100,000 people displaced for weeks during the emergency evacuation.
Abu Dhabi’s advance
Abu Dhabi’s BarCoe Studio has completed its metamorphosis to BarCoe Studios, a new facility designed and built for video content creation for musical artists, live music production, and recording, video and audio editing. The facility comprises a live room with a stage and space enough to record a full orchestra, a songwriting room for artists, a vocal booth, drum room, video editing suite and main control/mastering room.
Sean Barcoe founded the original studio with the aim to provide a space where artists could explore their creativity. ‘From the outset, we had world-class ambition,’ he says. ‘We knew that our region is a universal contender for quality and excellence. We wanted to showcase the talent in the region to a global audience. This studio epitomises that dream turning into an actuality.’
Radio Botwana moves to IP working with Calrec Type R
Looking for greater operational flexibility and future-proof its infrastructure, Radio Botswana has upgraded a 60-year-old analogue system to IP with the installation of a Audio Calrec Type R mixing desk.
Working with UK Systems Integrator Dega Broadcast Systems, Radio Botswana has used the Type R’s modular and customisable feature set to fashion each studio to meet a specific set of needs, delivering smoother workflows for a range of users. The installation not only simplifies its operations, but also supports future expansion.
Concert for Carolina
In a tremendous show of support for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, some of the biggest names in music came together for the Concert for Carolina, in front of 82,000 fans packed into Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium in October.
Raising more than US$24.5m for relief efforts, Special Event Services (SES) was selected to deploy an extensive Outline GTO line array system to deliver sound from an in-the-round stage throughout the stadium.