AUSTRALIA: The 2025 ARIA Awards raised the bar for live broadcast visuals in Australia, with Brompton Technology’s Tessera LED processors driving a full ROE Visual LED system deployed by Scene Change to deliver one of the ceremony’s most visually ambitious productions to date. Produced by Second Sunday and staged at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, the event relied heavily on a large-format LED installation to create a cohesive, camera-ready environment for Australia’s premier music awards, streamed live across Paramount+ and Network 10.

With a tightly choreographed running order, rapid scene changes and a diverse roster of performances from artists including Amyl and the Sniffers, Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Troye Sivan, Thelma Plum and Olivia Dean, the technical demands on the LED system were uncompromising. Scene Change required absolute stability, accurate colour reproduction and consistent performance across a complex, multi-camera broadcast workflow that ran continuously throughout the live show.

To meet these requirements, the team deployed a 260sqm LED canvas built from ROE Visual Topaz (TP), Topaz Curve (TP-C), Graphite (GP) and Vanish V8S LED panels, all driven by six Brompton 4K Tessera SX40 processors and 18 units of the Tessera XD data distribution units. This configuration ensured uniform image quality across the entire stage, while allowing the various LED elements to function as a single, integrated visual surface.

“Shows like the ARIAs leave absolutely no room for error,” says Anthony Pellizzari, Account Manager at Scene Change. “We needed a system we could trust for complex, fast-paced broadcast demands. The gold-standard combination of ROE and Brompton delivered the reliability, flexibility and technical headroom required to support every moment of the show.”

Performance consistency was critical, particularly with mixed LED panel types operating under changing lighting conditions and camera angles. The Tessera platform maintained dependable on-camera results without colour shift or artefacts, while the SX40’s low-latency processing ensured seamless transitions between dynamic graphic looks, IMAG feeds and performance-driven visuals. This stability allowed Scene Change to execute tightly timed cues with confidence across multiple live performances.

Reliability has also shaped Scene Change’s longer-term technology strategy. “We made the decision early on in our investment into LED to implement a processing solution that offered the highest degree of reliability,” Pellizzari notes. “Brompton gave us exactly that.”

From an operational standpoint, the Tessera ecosystem provided the flexibility needed for a production of this scale. “For a show like the ARIAs, we need processing that can handle anything we throw at it,” says Joel Gibson, LED Systems Tech at Scene Change. “The combination of Tessera SX40 and XD system gives us full redundancy, the ability to work with multiple refresh rates, and support for different LED panel types on the same processor. Being able to build custom mapping on a single canvas, link processors for unified brightness control, and integrate directly with the lighting desk for colour and intensity management makes an enormous difference on a show of this scale.”

Beyond the hardware, ongoing support has played a significant role in the partnership. “We really value the consistent performance of Brompton products and the strong support from their team,” says John Dinh, Director, Scene Change Sydney. “We are also excited to bring their latest Gen 3 processor into our workflow in the future, and appreciate the on-going consultation we receive on Brompton’s products.”

From Brompton Technology’s perspective, the ARIA Awards production highlighted the importance of processing stability and colour accuracy in high-profile live broadcasts. “Scene Change delivered a truly impressive result for the ARIA Awards,” concludes Sebastian Kanabar, Head of Sales (APAC) at Brompton. “With so many high-energy stage moments and continuous broadcast requirements, LED video processing stability and colour accuracy are essential. We are proud to see Tessera processors and our Diamond Partner, ROE Visual, supporting one of Australia’s largest live music productions.”