Looking for greater operational flexibility and future-proof its infrastructure, Radio Botswana has upgraded a 60-year-old analogue system to IP with the installation of a Audio Calrec Type R mixing desk.

Working with UK Systems Integrator Dega Broadcast Systems, Radio Botswana has used the Type R’s modular and customisable feature set to fashion each studio to meet a specific set of needs, delivering smoother workflows for a range of users. The installation not only simplifies its operations, but also supports future expansion.

In a tremendous show of support for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, some of the biggest names in music came together for the Concert for Carolina, in front of 82,000 fans packed into Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium in October.

Raising more than US$24.5m for relief efforts, Special Event Services (SES) was selected to deploy an extensive Outline GTO line array system to deliver sound from an in-the-round stage throughout the stadium.

Located on the top three floors of the Heron Tower – the second tallest building in London’s financial district – the Sushisamba rooftop restaurant and bar boasts panoramic views of the city through floor-to-ceiling windows. To add a suitably impressive soundtrack to this vista, the venue recently called on Cosmic Electronics to upgrade its sound system with KV2 ESD loudspeakers.

‘Sushisamba is a magical place,’ says Cosmic Electronics CEO, Mark Damon. ‘They wanted a system that wouldn’t take away from the splendour of the restaurant – it needed to blend into the surroundings whilst sounding amazing and consistent across every floor.’

The University of Manchester’s Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama has long been a cornerstone of the institute’s performing arts and education programmes. Home to two key performance spaces – the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall the John Thaw Studio Theatre – the venue recently completed an upgrade to meet evolving teaching and performance needs.

The project was led by Stage Electrics, a trusted audiovisual partner of the University for more than two decades, in collaboration with EM Acoustics. The focus was on integrating high-quality audio systems tailored to each space to improve the audio experience for students, faculty, visiting performers and audiences alike.

Having steered Mexican music star Peso Pluma to the top of the charts, a Grammy Award, 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards and a sold-out arena tour in just two years, George Prajin has now turned his attention to expanding his Prajin Music Group’s music production capabilities. Based in Southern California, Prajin Parlay Studioz recently took delivery of the first Harrison 32Classic analogue mixing console to come off the production line for a tracking room that will become fully operational in early 2025.

‘At first sight, it looks like your traditional analogue console,’ says mixer and producer Ernesto ‘Neto’ Fernández. ‘But where I see the power is with the whole Dante set-up and the routing capabilities.’