Chris Potter
Forté to leave GPA at end of 2026
Forté and GPA will end their six-year partnership on December 31, 2026, a move that raises questions over GPA’s future coverage in the US and several European markets.
Genelec Smart IP system upgrades JAG Hotel hospitality
The JAG Hotel has integrated a Genelec Smart IP system for its new, lavish cocktail bar, office floor, and penthouse suite.
Extron enhances Human Longevity’s medical clinic
Extron’s DTP CrossPoint series has strengthened operations at the Human Longevity’s medical clinic, delivering a unified, standards-based AV system.
Sennheiser goes deep to record whale song
Nature sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly used a Sennheiser audio system to plunge beneath the Pacific Ocean to capture the songs of humpback whales.
Stage Audio Works has installed a new audio setup to Father’s House Church in Gqeberha with distributed Plus Audio system, the new system had to overcome low ceilings and hard room reflections.
Research team develops holographic telepresence system that captures and replays 3D wavefronts in real time
A research team in Korea has taken a new approach to telepresence systems, that have traditionally worked in a way that does not reproduce the actual light field from a real object or person. Instead, they estimate shapes, surfaces, or depth maps and then render a 3D-looking image using computational models. This can create convincing visual effects, but it does not fully preserve the physical behavior of light, such as diffraction, phase, and natural depth-dependent focusing. A research team led by Professor YongKeun Park at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, has developed a different approach. Rather than first turning a real scene into a geometric model, the system directly captures the complex optical wavefront of the scene.
Plans submitted for new visitor attraction in Leicester Square
Soho Estates has submitted plans for the West End's first permanent large-format immersive visitor attraction in Leicester Square. Known as LSX, the new destination could attract up to 1.9 million visitors a year, generate £48 million in additional annual visitor spending and support around 950 jobs.
Mahindra University is a top-ranked private university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. An integral part of the campus is the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, a multipurpose space developed as part of a wider campus expansion and used for events, musical performances, seminars and daily classroom lectures.
Sonos sound shapes boutique experience at Mews House
Located in Zurich’s prestigious Paradeplatz, Mews House is a new concept hospitality venue that blends boutique accommodation, dining, retail and events under one roof. Housed in a historic 17th-century building, the venue has been reimagined as a curated, multi-use destination designed to deliver a premium guest experience.
The Central Christian Church has transformed communication across its live production operations by implementing Clear-Com’s LQ Series IP interfaces, Gen-IC Virtual Intercom, Agent-IC mobile app and Station-IC desktop client.
