Distribution
Powersoft names new distributors for three key areas
Italian pro audio brand is further expanding in the APAC region in partnership with Universal Procurement Systems, or UPS (Singapore, Vietnam) and Qorsys AV...
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Case Studies
HOLOPLOT delivers ‘invisible’ sound for Berlin’s historic St Hedwig’s Cathedral
The cathedral, which reopened in November after a six-year renovation, installed HOLOPLOT’s X2 compact Matrix Arrays to address issues with reverberating sound for the...
Events & Production
Sphere hosts keynote for CES tech show
Sphere to deploy Exosphere LED screen and Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by HOLOPLOT, for keynote by Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, Jan 7,...
Visitor attractions
Live venues embracing new AV tech
From immersive audio to new display solutions and all-encompassing AV experiences, visitor attraction and live venue operators seem keener than ever to embrace new...
Events & Production
Sphere holds record-breaking $22m UFC martial arts event
The UFC 306 at the RIYADH SEASON NOCHE fight evening at The Sphere, in Las Vegas, was the highest-grossing event at Sphere with a...
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT X1 system makes Tomorrowland electro-music festival go “Boom” in Belgium
HOLOPLOT system was used at the electronic music festival for the spacious Atmosphere stage, which was close to 30m high and 30m wide, and...
Immersive tech
Sphere Entertainment’s immersive film of groundbreaking U2 Sphere residency now live!
Opening last week, V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas was directed by Morleigh Steinberg and The Edge, and showcases the history-making...
Latest Events
Sphere to showcase epic U2 concert film on world’s highest-res LED screen
V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film of U2 concerts at Sphere last year uses immersive tech, including 160,000sqft display plane with 16k x 16k resolution,...
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT X1 provides full immersion in AREA15, in Las Vegas
The HOLOPLOT X1 audio synchronises with images from Panasonic projectors at AREA15's The Portal, a multi-entertainment venue with rides and VR, live performances, DJs...
Events & Production
Sphere announces Anyma concert for New Year’s Eve
Anyma, a multidisciplinary music and contemporary art project helmed by Matteo Milleri, puts on live shows combining visual installations, avant-garde sound engineering, and stage...
Visitor attractions
Lightroom to premiere ‘Inventing the Runway’ fashion history
The Inventing the Runway immersive exhibition exploring the history of the fashion runway premieres at London's Lightroom, on four-storey walls and 360-degree canvas, in October
Immersive tech
Sphere Entertainment acquires HOLOPLOT
Acquisition of remaining shares of Sphere Las Vegas' audio partner intended to enable further innovation across immersive experiences and 3D audio technology
Distribution
HOLOPLOT appoints PCI Group as distributor in China
The deal is part of HOLOPLOT's declared intention to bring its Matrix Array systems to the expansive Asian audio market
Awards
HOLOPLOT named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
Fast Company magazine innovation awards is both a comprehensive look at the innovation economy and a snapshot of the business trends defining 2024
Installation magazine
The ultimate in sound & vision: New edition of Installation now available
Installation editor Rob Lane reveals what's filling the pages of the March/April issue
Audio
Levelling down
Controlling sound levels is not an easy task but modern technologies are making it a more manageable one. Which, as Paul Lydon reports, is...
ISE
Simply the best!
The 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe really was better than all the rest. The bar was already very high, and the organisers are...
Houses of worship
Evolving congregations: Houses of worship special report
David Davies discovers that the expectation of worship experiences being all-enveloping visually as well as sonically continues to grow beyond the hugely influential US...
Distribution
STARNETWORKS confirmed as official distributor for HOLOPLOT Matrix Array systems in South Korea
Agreement marks HOLOPLOT's first foray into the burgeoning Asian live entertainment market
Immersive tech
Special report: Tom Hanks’ The Moonwalkers experience leads the way in immersive AV
London's Lightroom focusses on humankind’s past and future voyages to the moon, with peerless projection and sound across all walls and floor of the...
Houses of worship
How houses of worship are continuing to invest in audio innovation
In the second of a two-part examination of the ever-dynamic houses of worship market, David Davies outlines some of the most significant audio trends,...
Awards
Installation’s Pro AV Watch List 2024: Full details revealed!
Our choice of AV's 15 leading movers & shakers – the ones to watch over the next 12 months and beyond, including CEOs, sales leads...
Theme of the Month
AV goes Atomic!
Installation reports from ‘the pit’ at the front of The Las Vegas Sphere, where U2 merely “scratched the surface” of what's possible within the...
Visitor attractions
Additional dates for U2’s sellout Sphere residency announced
Sphere Entertainment Co and Live Nation has announced that an additional 11 dates have been added for January and February 2024
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT X1 Matrix Array sound system delivers for Marbella’s Starlite Occident 2023 Festival
Sound Architecture, HOLOPLOT’s authorised distributor in Spain and Portugal, collaborated with AV specialist Ilusovi Servicios for the first outdoor live show deployment of X1
Case Studies
Sphere Entertainment partners with Powersoft for Sphere immersive sound and haptic seating
Ultra-low-frequency Mover technology delivers infrasound haptics and audio to Sphere’s 10,000 haptic seats, with Powersoft’s amplifier technology powering the world’s most advanced audio system...
Case Studies
The Sphere Experience debuts at Sphere, Las Vegas, following U2-helmed venue opening; LED displays powered by 7thSense
Two-part multi-sensory Experience begins in Sphere’s atrium, taking guests on a journey through technological innovation, and the first Sphere Experience features Postcard from Earth...
Theme of the Month
Immersive futures: New era, new technologies
Generational shifts and an apparently open-ended cost of living crisis mean that the battle for audiences is set to become more intense – surely...
Visitor attractions
Lightroom announces Tom Hanks moon voyage immersive experience
The Moonwalkers intended to offer a unique perspective on humankind’s past and future voyages to the moon, with immersive projection and sound at Lightroom...
Visitor attractions
Report: Panasonic projectors make Hockney shine at Lightroom event
28 Panasonic projectors, disguise immersive storytelling tech and HOLOPLOT immersive sound do justice to the master's work, says Installation editor Rob Lane
People
HOLOPLOT adds James Bobel as sales manager for North America
Company hopes to bolster market growth in the region with appointment
Case Studies
Sphere Entertainment unveils the “most advanced concert-grade audio system in the world”, powered by HOLOPLOT
Sphere Immersive Sound, designed and customised by Sphere Studios in partnership with HOLOPLOT for Sphere in Las Vegas, set to revolutionise the immersive audio...
People
Pro audio company hires new project lead to plot route to customer success
Carlos Mosquera has been appointed by Holoplot as its new senior project engineer in its customer success department
Diversity
Holoplot hosts Girls Day to inspire next generation of female tech leaders
School girls between the ages of 10 and 16 were invited to the company's HQ in Berlin to get hands-on with industry tech
People
Exclusive: HOLOPLOT CEO on the David Hockney installation
Roman Sick, CEO of HOLOPLOT, discusses his pathway into AV, contributing to the David Hockney immersive experience, and the company’s ISE-launched rigging system
ISE
The sounds of success
Audio speaker specialists have been bringing the noise at ISE’s dedicated audio demos rooms in Hall 8. Steve Jones, part of the EMEA management...
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT systems illuminate Lightroom with immersive sound
Artists-led immersive venue set to open in London in January 2023, with two HOLOPLOT X1 Matrix Array sound systems in situ. Each array consists...
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT delivers audio for newly-built Egyptian mosque
Flagship X1 Matrix required only nine loudspeaker arrays for complete coverage, managing an existing reverberation time of 6s, caused by both the marble interior...
People
Healthy mind, healthy body: AV & wellbeing
Following Covid, wellbeing has never been more relevant to employees and their employers, with awareness of its importance front and centre. Installation pulls together...
Immersive tech
HOLOPLOT expands leadership team with new senior hires
HOLOPLOT appoints Tom Barker-Harrold as head of marketing, and Ryan Penny as head of sales EMEA
Audio
HOLOPLOT partners with RAVENNA developer ALC NetworX
Partnership allows all HOLOPLOT products to share a single IP-based network infrastructure
ISE Daily
Audio innovator Holoplot makes ISE debut
Berlin-based audio hardware and software manufacturer Holoplot exhibited at ISE for the first time in 2019. Speaking on Day 3 of ISE 2019, marketing...