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Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJChamSys MagicQ helps power The Voice Wales [UK] Y Llais, the Welsh-language edition of The Voice, has acquired a passionate following since its debut last year

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJRobe goes Wild with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds [Europe] Nick Cave has completed the final European leg of a world tour with The Bad Seeds

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJL-Acoustics reinforces Ultimo mega-show in Rome [Italy] This summer, seven years to the day after his first stadium show, Ultimo played to 250,000 people on the open plain at Tor Vergata, on the south-eastern edge of…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJMedical College installs Pakistan’s first JBL BRX system [Pakistan] At Sialkot Medical College, a single auditorium serves as the setting for academic lectures and medical seminars to official ceremonies, movie screenings and live…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJSpark 2027 returns to Integrated Systems Europe [Spain] Spark, the creative technology event launched as part of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), returns in 2027 with more space for the ideas, innovations and collaborations shaping content…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJCameo lights Classic Terminal at Nature One 2026 [Germany] At the Nature One 2026 in Hunsrück, event technology service provider BSS Group from Limburg an der Lahn opted for an extensive lighting set-up from…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJPasadena church adds KLANG IEM mixing systems [USA] Even by Texas standards, First Baptist Church Pasadena is a large church

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJThe AV Company continues to grow with L-Acoustics [South Africa] The AV Company made their first L-Acoustics purchase in 2023 with a Kara II system

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJThird Space Partners acquires Quest Events [USA] Third Space Partners today announced that investment vehicles managed by Third Space Partners have acquired Quest Events

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJNeumann expands MCM Clip Mic system [Germany] Neumann has announced the launch of the KK 15 Supercardioid Capsule and new MCM 115 Instrument Sets, expanding the versatility of the Miniature Clip Mic System (MCM)

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJHK Audio launches Polar 15 MK2 column PA system [Germany] HK Audio’s Polar MK2 family of column speakers has grown with the launch of Polar 15 MK2

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJdigiLED strengthens Asia operations [Japan] digiLED continues to strengthen its Asia operations in Japan with the appointment of Toshihiko Ohnishi, ex-Sony executive, as a director

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJElation fixtures bring visual energy to Les Années 60 [France] For the 2025-‘26 season of Les Années 60, Boris Jacob reworked the show’s lighting and video environment to bring a fresh visual perspective to the music and spirit of the…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJBrompton Tessera plays key role in Bad Bunny world tour [UK] Brompton Technology's Tessera processing has played a central role in delivering the cinematic visual style of Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJISE 2027 brings live events industry into the spotlight [Europe] The live events industry is evolving fast, driven by advances in production technology and growing demand for experiences that feel more immersive, connected and…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJAuditoria takes Sami Yusuf from stage to studio [Turkey] British composer Sami Yusuf and the Fons Sophiae Collective brought Rooted in Concert to Ankara and Istanbul in September 2026

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJNaostage K System Flow tracks volunteer-run theatre [Europe] Freilichtbühne Hallenberg e.V. has staged more than 100 productions since 1946 and drawn over 1.1m visitors, and all of it is run by volunteers

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJPRG and SGM set distribution partnership for Japan [Japan] Production Resource Group (PRG) and SGM Lighting have announced that PRG will be the exclusive distributor of SGM's entertainment lighting portfolio in…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJAudio Acústica y Electrónica celebrates 30 years with Martin Audio [Mexico] Founded with a mission to bring comprehensive, high-quality sound solutions to the Mexican market, Audio Acústica y Electrónica was established in 1979 by Javier Posada Morales and Francisco…

Lighting&Sound InternationalLive & DJDiGiCo Quantum consoles support Soca band Kes [Trinidad] Trinidadian Soca group Kes have been elevated to mainstream popularity thanks to their eclectic but smooth blending of R&B, pop, rock, EDM and reggae…

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About

Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

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