The MTV Video Music Awards have always been about pushing creative boundaries, from iconic performances to elaborate staging. For the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted in UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, Firehouse Productions turned to JBL Professional to ensure every note and lyric carried with impact and clarity, matching the event’s electrifying atmosphere and star‐studded roster of nominees. Mark Dittmar, vice president at Firehouse Productions, has engineered sound for 1

For her first‐ever arena tour, Grammy‐ winning artist Kali Uchis wanted to give fans not only a visually stunning show but also an intimate and immersive sonic experience. To meet the challenge, Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, partnered with Uchis’s touring crew to design a JBL Professional VTX loudspeaker system that delivered clarity, impact and consistency across large‐scale venues. The jump to a full‐scale arena tour marked a significant leap of faith for Uchis and her

For seventeen days and nights each spring, the charming city of Charleston, South Carolina, welcomes hundreds of performers to fill its historic venues with art and culture. Spoleto Festival USA, the American counterpart to Italy’s Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, serves as a dynamic showcase for world‐class talent. This prestigious performing arts event celebrates everything from theatre, opera, and dance to orchestral, jazz, and contemporary music, while fostering 

One of the most iconic venues in the world of jazz, London’s legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club returned to the streets of Soho last month for a day of music, dance, and celebration. After a successful first run in 2019, Ronnie Scott’s Street Party made its long‐ awaited return on August 2nd, transforming Frith Street into an open‐ air festival that welcomed thousands of jazz lovers to a free, single‐day celebration powered by KV2 Audio. In conjunction with Ronnie Scott’s...

As one of Ibiza’s most iconic clubs, Amnesia has built a reputation for having the island’s best sound. Since opening in 1976, it has hosted many of the world’s leading electronic music artists, establishing itself as a cornerstone of Ibiza’s club scene. In 2022, the Main Room underwent a major upgrade with a sophisticated KV2 Audio sound system, custom‐ configured by club sound specialists PLUSMUSIC Ibiza, setting the benchmark for sound quality and impact. On the back of th

Concept Associates proudly hosted the LD Systems ICOA PRO & MAUI Mix Product Launch this afternoon at its Concept Experience Centre, starting from 2:30 PM. The event brought together industry professionals, partners, and audio enthusiasts for an immersive showcase of LD Systems’ latest innovations in professional audio. The program featured a technical presentation by Roger Lim, representative from Adam Hall , who led live demonstrations of the ICOA PRO series and MAUI Mix , 

Wherever you are, getting power to where you need it can be a challenge. Getting it to a remote location or simply where you can’t have any trailing cables can be even more difficult. Until now! Let the PowerDolly solve your remote power issues! From film sets to stages, corporate events to a deck at sea and everywhere in between, the Robe patented PowerDolly™ is the simple solution to get power wherever you need it. Weighing 80 kg, the PowerDolly™ provides a stable, firm plafo

Toe tapping style, whatever the weather! Time to uplift your footlights and make those feet shine! With its sleek, low design, our IP65‐rated FOOTSIE2™ MC takes footlights into the modern age.   For even smoother homogenisation closer to the source, the 48 4W RGBW or RGBA LED multichips the IP65-rated FOOTSIE2™ MC (multichip) delivers LED foot lighting, whatever the production type or weather. With four zones of control, the 1229mm long FOOTSIE2™ MC delivers an assymetrical 5

Robe reliability in all weathers Don’t be fooled by its size, the diminutive iPAINTE® LTM punches way above its size and weight. This little powerhouse will never fail to amaze with its power, precision and effects display. Taking up little space on your truss, its capable of making big statements! Combining exceptional optical quality together with a comprehensive feature set, this 30 kg kg fixture maximizes WashBeam flexibility and performance from its compact frame....

MEGAVIEW is excited to share the release of the Media CUE 2K, a dedicated LED display processor designed to work with standard LED control systems such as Novastar, Colorlight, Linsn, and Mooncell (sold separately). It supports a maximum output resolution of VESA 2048×1152 at 60Hz and allows customized lower resolution settings. With seamless switching between inputs and automatic detection of VESA and SMPTE standards, it provides stable operation for both live and fixed inst

Powerful LILI light engine projects astonishing distances with unparalleled brilliance while offering a host of other benefits such as improved energy efficiency, light quality, and adaptability. Elation’s PROTEUS RADIUS launched a new era of long-throw beam lights with its LILI (Laser Illuminated Lighting Instrument) light engine and now that long-range power is taken to the next level with the new, ultra-long-throw PROTEUS ATLAS. This intense IP66 Beam FX is comparable to 7K X

Internationally successful techno icon Paul Kalkbrenner returned to Berlin’s Wuhlheide in June with two sold-out open-air shows. Berlin-based TSE AG handled the entire technical implementation of the live spectacle – including sound, lighting, video and rigging. The show’s lighting design was created by Kalkbrenner’s LD, Tom Webber, and 1314 Productions GmbH. For the design the team deployed a combination of JDC2 IPs, impression X5 Bars and MAD MAXX. A total of 24 JDC2...

When Imagine Dragons recently undertook the European leg of their LOOM world tour – taking in major cities before culminating in two sold- out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – their trademark high-energy stage show was further boosted by the presence of 52 of GLP’s new JDC Burst 1. The tour was supported by Neg Earth Lights, an early adopter of this powerful hybrid IP65-rated strobe, which substantially raises the bar in brightness, colour variety and flexibility. When th

Across the globe, worship spaces are evolving—not just architecturally, but experientially. From small chapels to multi-campus megachurches and global faith-based television networks, screens have become a vital canvas for modern storytelling. As these needs continue to grow, ROE Visual is proud to be part of this evolution, supporting our partners in helping faith communities connect, inspire, and bring messages to life in emotionally impactful ways. From Projectors to Scree

Neushoorn – Dutch for ‘rhinoceros’ – is a busy, buzzing and vibrant music venue in the heart of Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, complete with two halls, a cafe area that’s also used as a performance space, rehearsal rooms and studios, plus strong educational ties with local vocational college, Firda, which focuses on music, drama, theatre and the arts, running both technical and creative courses. The venue received a tranche of funding at the end of 2023 to upgrade its technical

Leading audio, lighting and video company 4Wall Entertainment has made a significant investment in Elation’s PARAGON series, adding hundreds of PARAGON S and PARAGON M LED profile luminaires to its rental inventory across multiple U.S. locations. According to Wes Bailey, CEO at 4Wall, the PARAGON’s compact size and host of innovative features were decisive factors. “PARAGON S fills a valuable need for us due to its compact size and wide feature set. The fact that it's also...

Mexico City’s Pepsi Center WTC is a busy multi-use venue located in the World Trade Center building complex in CDMX’s lively Nápoles neighbourhood – utilised for hosting conferences, trade shows and music concerts. The concerts are all staged in one 8000 (standing) capacity room, and are usually every weekend, Thursday through Sunday. The venue, which opened in 2012, has recently invested in new Robe moving lights to enable them to continue offering world-class production valu