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Garbage and FOH engineer David Gaumé tour with Waves LV1 Classic

TPi MagazineLive & DJGarbage and FOH engineer David Gaumé tour with Waves LV1 Classic Across Garbage’s 2026 European tour, FOH engineer David Gaumé took the band from theaters and clubs to festivals, city squares and outdoor stages all on his own compact Waves LV1 Classic rig. For Gaumé, who had already b

Dutch Barrier Services continues to focus on sustainability

TPi MagazineLive & DJDutch Barrier Services continues to focus on sustainability Dutch Barrier Services has reduced the carbon impact of its sales and rental crowd safety barriers by a further 35%, to an overall certified 3.8 kg CO2 per kilogram of used aluminium, by sourcing the most sustainable cer

Robert Juliat appoints Hong Jun Logic as new partner for Taiwan

TPi MagazineLive & DJRobert Juliat appoints Hong Jun Logic as new partner for Taiwan Robert Juliat has announced the appointment of Hong Jun Logic as its new partner for Taiwan. Hong Jun Logic will be responsible for the distribution of RJ’s complete product line in the region, with immediate effect. Est

L8 Visualiser introduces free L8 MVR license

TPi MagazineLive & DJL8 Visualiser introduces free L8 MVR license L8 Visualiser has announced the release of L8 v65, featuring a fully free license tier: L8 MVR. Designed to lower the entry barrier for lighting designers, pre-programmers, and students, the new edition enables users to

HK Audio backs the beat at Turnpike Reggae Festival

TPi MagazineLive & DJHK Audio backs the beat at Turnpike Reggae Festival Turnpike Reggae Festival returned to Germany, for two days of roots reggae, modern reggae and dancehall in a relaxed, wholesome setting. Supporting the volunteer-run event, production supplier MA Holtewert expanded its H

Rebellion Festival returns to Blackpool with Martin Audio

TPi MagazineLive & DJRebellion Festival returns to Blackpool with Martin Audio The Rebellion Festival is the largest independently run punk festival in the UK. Hosted inside Blackpool’s historic Winter Gardens, the festival features more than 300 live acts spread across six stages. For the year’s e

François Mondié to represent ROXX in France

TPi MagazineLive & DJFrançois Mondié to represent ROXX in France ROXX has strengthened its presence in France with the appointment of François Mondié as Business Development Manager for ROXX France. With more than two decades of experience in professional lighting and entertainment te

L-Acoustics achieves B Corp Certification

TPi MagazineLive & DJL-Acoustics achieves B Corp Certification L-Acoustics has achieved B Corp Certification, awarded by the non-profit B Lab to companies independently verified against rigorous global standards of governance, transparency, and social and environmental performance.

Sony launches the DWT-B40 bodypack transmitter and the DWR-R40Q rack-mount receiver

TPi MagazineLive & DJSony launches the DWT-B40 bodypack transmitter and the DWR-R40Q rack-mount receiver Sony has announced the launch of the DWT-B40 bodypack transmitter and the DWR-R40Q rack-mount receiver, the latest additions to the DWX Digital Wireless Microphone Series. The two new models, DWT-B40 and DWR-R40Q, are ex

DAS Audio helps power four nights of live music at WyoJam 2026

TPi MagazineLive & DJDAS Audio helps power four nights of live music at WyoJam 2026 WyoJam, hosted by BlueSeed AVL, a production company owned by Aaron Gebauer and Corbin Abernatha, opened with a free concert benefiting REACH, a local nonprofit supporting individuals with autism, before moving through t

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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

The name is the three-pin connector that every signal in the business passes through: the microphone on stage and in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX cable that runs the lights. Studio, stage and lighting rig share it, and so does this magazine. Every few hours XLR collects what the makers shipped, what the reviewers heard, what the studios and the touring crews are doing, which producers and collectives are surfacing and what they are saying — synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lights, the rooms and the people — from a few hundred sources in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more, then plots what is moving. The editor writes a letter every few days. Nothing is sold here; when a link leads to a shop, that is the maker's shop, not ours.