Could you tell us more about the fixtures in the NEO series? The NEO Series is a family of high-performance RGBL wash fixtures designed for both live events and permanent installations. Each product is tailored to specific use cases while maintaining consistent colour quality and output across the range. The NEO Series includes: the NEO, the next generation of IP65-rated washlight, featuring 24 40W RGBL LEDs, delivering over 27,000 lumens; NEO FX, an IP65-rated pixel washlight that adds individual pixel control and a massive motorised zoom range; NEO mini, a compact yet powerful version of the NEO equipped with 10…
Author: Peter Iantorno
The Saudi Light & Sound Expo was one of a host of industry tradeshows taking place in May, but as one of the newer events, and being located in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets, it showed growth in both its floorplan and visitor numbers. Organised by dmg events and now in its fourth year, 2025 saw the exhibition return to Riyadh Front – the only centrally located exhibition space that can accommodate a show of this size now its floor space has been upped to two halls. By my count, SLS Expo had around 185 exhibitors this year plus…
Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour, which is led by Production Manager, Chris Kansy, called upon Clair Global for communications solutions and IT deployments for the band’s performances at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, attended by almost 223,000 fans over two nights. Clair Global designed a communications system comprising two Riedel Communications Artist 64 digital intercom network frames, 50 Bolero wireless beltpacks and six panels. The band’s busy Showcaller, Julia Whittle, communicates via Clair’s main show channel, which has a one-way transmit to Motorola radios, while multiple radio interfaces are deployed to offer seamless coverage for distant positions,…
The Middle East has gained a reputation in recent years as a global leader when it comes to spectacular aerial events, and with Qatar’s recent Lusail Sky Festival, that status was given a further boost. Organised by Visit Qatar, in collaboration with Qatari Diar and held for three days at the start of April to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr weekend, the festival combined an array of aerial performances, including aerobatics, skydiving, skywriting demonstrations, high-speed jet displays, laser shows, and aerial pyrotechnics. Playing a central role in the event was a spectacular daily drone show, created by Lumasky, which featured…
Trivandi has acquired Brisbane-based Cutler Synthesized Projects, a specialist event overlay company with experience across multiple Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups and international sporting events. This strategic move enhances Trivandi’s end-to-end service offering and places the company at the forefront of the rapidly evolving major events industry, where sustainability, legacy and creativity are reshaping how events are delivered around the world. The acquisition marks another milestone in Trivandi’s impressive growth trajectory, following the launch of Trivandi Academy in May 2024, the acquisition of sustainability leader The Bulb in November 2024, and the opening of its APAC office in March 2025.…
Martin Professional Middle East and GESAB are celebrating a decade of partnership – 10 years of innovation, collaboration, and success across the Middle East and the GCC region. Since 2014, GESAB and Martin Professional Middle East, have joined forces to deliver exceptional projects that blend functionality with forward-thinking design. Over the past ten years, their synergy has transformed countless mission-critical environments, spanning control centers, security hubs, energy sectors, and beyond. From the beginning, the partnership was built on a shared vision: to combine world-class engineering with customised, human-centered design. GESAB’s ergonomic consoles and technical furniture paired seamlessly with Martin Professional’s…
The TPiMEA Awards 2025 took place on Thursday April 24, celebrating the achievements of the best and brightest talent in the region’s live events industry. Held for the first time at the new venue of Soho Garden, Palm Jumeirah, this year’s awards saw more than 500 people in attendance. With Headline Sponsor SLS Production taking on the majority of the technical supply, alongside fellow suppliers 3 Monkeys, CasaMilan, and GES, production levels were higher than ever. Among the big winners on the night were Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, which was crowned Outstanding Event Production of the Year,…
Norwood Productions recently bolstered its audio capabilities with the acquisition of a d&b audiotechnik V-Series PA from the manufacturer’s South Africa distributor, Stage Audio Works. Norwood Productions now owns both V-Series line array systems and V-Series point source loudspeakers, enabling the company to serve the growing number of live events alongside its existing client base within the corporate market. “The point sources are awesome because it gives us the ability to really scale down when we need to work on a small event,” commented Chris Norwood, Founder and Director of Norwood Productions. “With these boxes, you can have them running…
When it comes to heritage, very few companies in the UAE come close to Oasis Enterprises (OE). The company’s history goes all the way back to 1971 and the humble beginnings of its parent group, Al Shirawi Group, which started as a small trading house and today comprises more than 40 companies spanning 18 sectors in the UAE. One of these companies is Oasis Enterprises, a systems integrator that started life in 1982 as the region’s exclusive distributor for consumer and professional electronics brand, JVC, catering to government tenders and public institutions. Recognising the growing demand for professional installation services,…
It’s easy to forget in today’s results-driven world that there’s a lot more to leadership than simply running a commercially successful company. This is an ethos that Niousha Ehsan, co-founder and Chief Energy Officer at LINKVIVA, has embraced from the start. After launching LINKVIVA at just 19 years old, Ehsan made the decision that personal development would be a central element of the company’s growth. “It took me a little while to figure out my ‘why’ in life, but through coaching and my own personal development, I realised that what really excites me is helping people become the best version…
It’s no secret that TAIT has ambitious plans for the Middle East, and if any proof was needed about how serious the company is about the region, industry veteran Soren West’s appointment as MENA Chief Executive at the end of 2024 and subsequent relocation to Riyadh is surely it. With more than 25 years of experience in global concert touring, live performance television, corporate and sporting events, award shows, ceremonies, and brand activations, West has a long history with TAIT as a client, vendor and close collaborator, and the opportunity to bring his knowledge to the Middle East with a…
The relationship between client and supplier is a symbiotic one that requires understanding on both sides to be successful. Having spent the best part of the past 15 years ensconced in the world of mega events before taking on the role of Director of JAM People in September 2024, few are better equipped than Nikki Kerr when it comes to discussing the transition between the two disciplines. From 2012 London Olympic Games to the 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Invictus Games Sydney 2018, as well as Expo 2020 and COP28 in Dubai, Australian-born…
