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Swiss TV runs live-to-air opera production
Esbjerg's Musikhuset flaunts Utzon style
Multichannel make-good for Disney film premier
Sennheiser takes the Bizkit
Rudd world tour keeps consistent mix for monitors
UK PA hire hits Amber orbit
US TV composer scores with new studio set-up
Complete success for first Martin Audio MLA
Octave hits high note at Hong Kong Arts Academy
Honolulu university takes lead in audio education
Riverside shoot-out
Finding faith on stage
Slash solo rocks Asia
Analogue tape shines in contemporary recording
Sennheiser takes green stance at Osheaga Festival
Miniature mics, major performance in Jacky Cheung’s Private Corner
Irish ears are smiling
Minneapolis studio refit
Grand designs for Guangzhou Opera House
Bass exploration mission for German music festival
New nightspot re-equips to re-energise Thai club scene
twofour54 presents traineeship programme to UAE
Julie's Bicycle releases 'green' tour study
Living the iLife on the New Zealand stage
Indian uni adds new auditorium
New reference for American music producer
Vintage Value for Blue Man's Manhattan Mix
Hangzhou festival airs contrasting music
Outstanding Music Recording
Asia music recording expedition – your invitation
Mastering make-over for Universal in Tokyo
Soho Adds Dolby Appeal
Stockholm and all that jazz
Smart sales and Ibiza action
Beijing NGT opens DXD-capable studio
Audio and AS 1428.5
Miami scene adds colour with Pinkroom
New leadership at AKG
TEC Awards move to NAMM
Jands and Johnston Audio Services to merge
Audio for the Bundesliga
Introducing Fast-and-Wide
Star Turn for Sa DingDing
Custom speaker design for San Francisco jazz venue
Professor Fritz Sennheiser Dies
Jeanne d’Arc Celebrated in Music and Dance

Fast News

179 Studios open in Soho

Established in London during the summer of 2025, LALA is quickly becoming a go-to choice for producers and creatives across advertising, film, and television. With its combination of music supervision, bespoke compositing, sonic branding, sound design and music library access, LALA’s client list presently includes Warner Bros, Amazon Studios and Netflix. Recently, the company opened its own recording and mixing facility – 179 Studios – featuring Genelec 9.1.4 monitoring.

Magnum upgrades Les Salles du Carrousel sound systems

Located beneath the Musée du Louvre, Les Salles du Carrousel is one of Paris’ most distinctive event venues, combining historic architecture with modular interior space capable of hosting conferences, product launches, exhibitions and gala evenings. The three primary spaces – the Le Nôtre Suite, the Soufflot Suite and Foyer – recently underwent comprehensive technical revitalisation by Magnum.

Wharfedale Pro returns for more Tolkien Days in Germany

Wharfedale Pro provided the main sound system for Tolkien Days in Geldern, Germany, a four-day festival that drew around 14,000 visitors to Tolkien-themed activities, live entertainment and concerts for fantasy fans from across Europe.

Sennheiser Spectera WMAS system makes Tonys return

Following the debut of Sennheiser’s Spectera’s at the Tony Awards in 2025 – where Cynthia Erivo used a single bodypack to simultaneously transmit a lavalier microphone signal and receive stereo in-ear monitoring during her entrance from an upper-level dressing room, through backstage corridors and stairwells, and onto the main stage – the bidirectional wideband ecosystem was back this year for the 79th event at the Radio City Music Hall.

Soundtrack Technologies adds Dante to Soundtrack Player

Business music streaming provider Soundtrack Technologies has announced that its hardware Soundtrack Player is now compatible with Audinate’s Dante ecosystem.

LAV Projekt named RCF distributor for Slovenia

RCF Audio has appointed LAV Projekt as its distributor for the Republic of Slovenia, extending a long-standing partnership that has supported RCF customers across Croatia for many years.

Historic Stratford-upon-Avon church gets NoiseBoys update

Stratford-upon-Avon’s Holy Trinity Church has replaced an ageing sound system with an Electro-Voice and Dynacord alternative from NoiseBoys Technologies.