Attracting a high number of attendees in April, Yamaha’s online New Technology Showcase revealed the company’s latest professional audio technologies.
Expansive performances have been transforming the building and outdoor spaces at radialsystem, a former pumping station in Berlin-Friedrichshain on the banks of the river Spree, into a stage since 2006.
The impressive, airy Kulturhuset Spira (Culture House Spira) is a seven-story glass-and-wood structure on the banks of Lake Munksjön. Spira translates as ‘grow’ or ‘aspire’ and this spirit infuses the team at Spira’s desire to remain at the cutting edge of technology.
The Kitakami Cultural Exchange Centre, affectionately known as Sakura Hall, is a community hub in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. Since opening in 2003, its small, medium, and large-sized halls have welcomed performances by national groups and local independent artists.
Estonia’s five-decade old Saarepeedi Cultural Center recently sought out a new PA for its facility and brought on Heliart OÜ for the project. Priit Kivimägi, CEO of Heliart OÜ, and his team were looking for a system with high SPL, consistent coverage and exceptional vocal intelligibility.
In January 2021, a new training and conference facility for Mercury Training Group SA opened in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The versatile space is designed to be used as one large room or divided into two or three smaller ones, so a flexible and reliable audio system was needed. Yamaha provided the chosen solution.
When the city of Trussville, Alabama unveiled its brand-new downtown entertainment district, the results were nothing short of spectacular. Complete with an amphitheater style concert stage and pavilion, the new venue comes complete with some of today’s most technologically advanced equipment, including a range of products from EAW.
Located next to Dubai’s Media and Internet City hub, the Grand Plaza Mövenpick Media City hotel features 235 rooms and suites, five restaurants/bars, a 1150m2 state of the art convention centre (including 800m2 Grand Ballroom), meeting rooms, rooftop lounge, gym, spa and swimming pool.
Home to the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League, the Budweiser Events Center (BEC) at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado is a 7,200-capacity multipurpose arena that hosts everything from hockey, basketball and indoor football to concerts, rodeo, family shows and more.
With the IMA 30 and IMA 60 models, LD Systems presents the first members of the new IMA Series.
The Cinema Teatro Lolek stands in Italy’s first oratory with NZEB (nearly zero-energy building) classification (link), and extremely modern as far as its structure, technology and systems are concerned.
History and sound art experience with Lawo: Berlin’s Humboldt Forum. The Humboldt Forum, with its museums, event locations, exhibition spaces and facilities for cultural education, stands at the famous Berlin Palace on Spree Island in the historic center or Berlin.
It’s had multiple names since it first opened in June of 1992, but the Phoenix Suns Arena formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, and PHX Arena has been the home of the NBA Phoenix Suns since day one.
Part of the German public broadcasting service, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), the historic Landesfunkhaus Nierdersachsen (Lower Saxony State Broadcasting Station) in Hannover includes two concert halls. The installation of a RIVAGE PM7 digital mixing system in the larger venue marks nearly 30 years of relying on Yamaha mixers.
The acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida has a rich history, stretching back nearly a century to the campus’ founding in 1926. Today, it is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most innovative and comprehensive music schools.
The Stillery, a Nashville-based restaurant and live music venue, recently expanded its concept with a new location in Chandler, Arizona. Co-owner Steve Kovach turned to Backstage Backyards, an exterior design and installation company, to design, integrate and install the venue’s stage and sound system.
Weather-resistant Juno loudspeakers have been installed at the Hotel Mamaka in Bali (Indonesia). Lynx Pro Audio's Indonesian distributor Melodia and their AV consultant partner Sontastic chose Juno loudspeakers for their loud and clear sound together with elegant and discreet design.
This year, the "Dream Island", a unique cultural and entertainment complex in the Nagatinskaya floodplain on the banks of the Moskva River, opened its doors for the first guests. The park is part of a huge renovation project of the former ZIL industrial area covering some 600 ha.
The recently launched Exhibition London event space is situated in the heart of London’s White City and Westfield London, one of the capital’s premier shopping destinations. This multi-purpose venue is housed in a stunning Grade II listed building built in 1899 and originally used as an engine house for Central London Railways.
Durrel Sports teamed up with RCF to deliver its concert-ready, signature sound to the Cincinnati Bengals' home field. With more than 580 large-format speakers among RCF catalog products and custom builds, Paul Brown Stadium recharged as one of the best sounding sports facilities in the US. All delivered on time despite the global pandemic.
When Mikkel Borg Bjergsø started experimenting in his kitchen with his childhood friend Kristian Keller in 2003, the initial thought was to recreate the beer they most enjoyed and save themselves some money in the process. Today Mikkeller exports craft beer to over 50 countries and operates an equal number of bars and restaurants around the globe.
As part of a project funded by the European Union, a former military barracks in northern Italy has been transformed into a ‘social activation hub’. BASIS Vinschgau-Venosta aims to facilitate the development of ideas in economy, culture, education, social development and is designed to bring people of all ages, backgrounds and experience together.
Designed by architects Rudy Riciotti and Jean-Michel Battesti, 6MIC (pronounced ‘seismic’) has been turning heads since opening its doors for the very first time this summer. Its lichen-covered concrete structure – both a technical feat and a world first – is designed to give a mountain appearance to the building, seamlessly blending into the natural landscape.
The Oscar Romero High School in Hoorn, Netherlands, recently underwent extensive renovation and refurbishment to provide its students with state-of-the-art facilities.
