Transformation Church deploys Riedel Artist intercom system for live production

This deployment highlights the increasing technical sophistication of house of worship venues, which now mirror high-end broadcast environments in scale and complexity. By moving to an IP-based Artist-1024 matrix, the production team addresses previous hardware limitations and listening fatigue through improved audio clarity and signal reliability. The use of Bolero wireless beltpacks across 39 antennas demonstrates a need for expansive coverage in large-scale live event spaces where traditional comms often fail. As these 'content houses' continue to expand their digital reach, the industry should watch for similar high-density intercom adoptions in non-traditional broadcast sectors. Riedel will showcase further live production developments at IBC2026.

Riedel Communications has been aggressively expanding its Artist and Bolero footprint across large-scale live production environments beyond traditional broadcast. At the 2025 NAB Show, Riedel announced that Game Creek Video selected its Artist intercom ecosystem for new OB trucks built for major U.S. broadcast and streaming entities, with approximately 90 SmartPanel RSP-1232HL interfaces and Bolero wireless beltpacks deployed across interconnected A, B, and C units. Scotiabank Arena also implemented a full Riedel intercom ecosystem at the same event announcement, combining Artist, Bolero, and SmartPanels to support frequent reconfiguration between hockey, basketball, and concert modes. These deployments illustrate the same high-density, multi-zone intercom architecture that Transformation Church has now adopted for its 3,000-seat auditorium and multi-story production facility.

On the business and deployment side, Riedel served as official partner for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, delivering managed technology across 23 sports venues and the International Broadcast Center in Essen. The deployment included Artist intercom systems, Bolero wireless units, SmartPanels, and MediorNet media nodes linked via Riedel's Juggler software into a single interoperable platform, with 2,000 Motorola MXP600 radios operating on a Tetra network across 300 radio groups. Similarly, Riedel provided 72 waterproof Bolero beltpacks and an Artist-1024 matrix for the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, where 24 rugged cases connected via 5G/LTE enabled chase boats to monitor real-time competitor communications. These large-scale deployments demonstrate the scalability of the Artist-1024 platform that Transformation Church now relies on for its own multi-team production workflows.

From a technical standpoint, Bolero's architecture supports up to 250 beltpacks and 100 antennas per Bolero Net, with intelligent bandwidth management delivering 10 beltpacks per antenna. Riedel's Bolero product line offers three operating modes: Integrated with full Artist system connectivity, Standalone Link for plug-and-play setups, and Standalone 2110 using AES67-compliant IP transport without requiring an Artist matrix. The Standalone 2110 mode is particularly relevant for venues that operate SMPTE ST 2110/AES67 networks, as it allows Bolero to function independently while still interoperating with Dante and Ravenna audio systems. At the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Riedel's DIVA+ infrastructure combined Artist-1024 intercom nodes with more than 190 Bolero beltpacks, over 120 SmartPanels, and approximately 650 radios across 60 radio channels, representing one of the largest single-event Artist-1024 deployments to date and a benchmark for the density Transformation Church is approaching with its 50 beltpacks and 39 antennas.