AXL Audiovisual produced MVMNT 2026 for Christian Churches Ireland (CCI) at CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre, Co. Meath, on Saturday 24 October 2026. It was our second year producing the conference. We built an 8m by 3m LED wall, six stepped LED totems, L-Acoustics sound for a nine-piece worship band and show lighting for 300 delegates, all overnight in a room we got access to at 1am.
The brief
MVMNT is CCI's national conference, a full day of worship, keynotes and teaching for churches from across Ireland. This year's theme was Into the Wild, Into the Wells, with speakers including CCI National Leader Ps Brian Somerville, keynote speaker Ps Gary Davidson and Ps Barry Weir, National Lead for Church Planting.
In 2025 the room ran on two 4m by 3m screens. For 2026, CCI wanted the stage to feel bigger. Their designers, Farmer Design in Ballymena, built a retro VHS look for the whole event, with tape spines, cassette labels and bold stripes. The set needed to carry that look from one side of the room to the other.
A bigger screen, built in steps
The centrepiece was an 8m by 3m LED wall in 2.9mm panels, raised on a 1m stage so it cleared the band and the front rows. Either side, three portrait LED totems stepped down in height, at 3m, 2m and 1m, each on a 600mm riser. Black drapes behind closed off the venue walls, so the screens read as one set.
Farmer Design's content was built for that layout. The totems carried VHS tape spines and cassette artwork, while the main wall switched between session titles, speaker names, keynote slides and song lyrics. Everything ran through a Novastar processor and a PixelHue P10 switcher, so each surface could take its own content or join the main image.
Eight wireless LED tubes stood upright between the totems, adding lines of colour into the set without a single cable. A 40" confidence monitor, hidden behind a black fabric panel, gave speakers their slides and notes without turning round.
Sound for a nine-piece band
Worship is half of MVMNT, so the band needed the same care as the keynotes. Nine musicians and singers each had their own in-ear monitor mix, six on wireless packs and three wired. A full drum mic package, eight DI boxes and a Midas stage box brought every instrument back to the digital console.
The band brought their own backline. We supplied a Nord Electro 6D for the keys player and a drum screen to keep the kit from spilling into the vocal mics.
Front of house was four L-Acoustics WIFO Focus tops and four SB18 subwoofers on an LA8 amplified controller. In a room of 300, that gave clear speech for every keynote and full weight for the band. Six wireless handhelds, two headsets and a gooseneck on a glass lectern covered the speakers and hosts.
Lighting the room
Sixteen battery uplighters washed the walls in red, blue and magenta, picking up the colours on screen. LED Fresnels lit the stage front, so speakers and singers read clearly against a bright wall, all run from an Avolites T1 with wireless DMX to the uplighters and tubes.
A 4K camera captured footage for CCI's own content, and a 55" screen carried the programme into the youth room.
Gala at midnight, conference at 10:30
The hardest part of MVMNT 2026 was time. The night before, the same suite at CityNorth hosted the Connected Health Care Awards Gala, which AXL also produced. When the last guests left, we de-rigged the gala, turned the room 90 degrees and got access to build MVMNT at 1am.
We planned both events around one L-Acoustics system, so the PA stayed in the room and moved with the turn. The LED wall, totems, stages, band setup and lighting went in through the night, with line check and band soundcheck done before doors at 10:30.
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Key facts
Client Christian Churches Ireland (CCI), returning client: second year of MVMNT
Event MVMNT 2026: Into the Wild, Into the Wells
Venue CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre, Gormanstown, Co. Meath
Date Saturday 24 October 2026
Delegates 300
LED 8m x 3m main wall on a 1m stage, plus six portrait totems (3m, 2m and 1m each side) on 600mm risers, all 2.9mm pitch
Visuals Event graphics, session titles, speaker slides and lyrics by Farmer Design, switched through a PixelHue P10 and Novastar processing
Audio 4 L-Acoustics WIFO Focus and 4 SB18 subwoofers on an LA8, Midas stage box and digital console, full drum mic package, 6 wireless handhelds, 2 headsets, lectern gooseneck
Band Nine-piece worship band on 9 in-ear mixes (6 wireless, 3 wired); AXL supplied a Nord Electro 6D and drum screen, band brought their own backline
Lighting 16 battery uplighters, 8 wireless LED tubes, LED Fresnels, Avolites T1
Extras 40" concealed confidence monitor, 55" screen in the youth room, 4K camera for client content
Build Room access at 1am after the previous night's gala, overnight build, doors at 10:30
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide production for church conferences and worship events? Yes. We produce church conferences across Ireland, covering LED screens for lyrics and slides, sound for full worship bands with in-ear monitors, and lighting. MVMNT 2026 at CityNorth Hotel, for 300 delegates and a nine-piece band, is one recent example.
Can you run in-ear monitors for a full band? Yes. At MVMNT we ran nine separate in-ear mixes, six wireless and three wired, alongside a full drum mic package and DI boxes. We confirm the band's input list and mix needs before the day, so soundcheck is about the music rather than the patching.
What are LED totems, and why use them? Totems are tall, narrow LED screens placed either side of a main wall. They widen the set without blocking sightlines, and they can carry their own graphics. At MVMNT, three totems each side stepped down from 3m to 1m and carried the event's VHS-themed artwork.
How quickly can you build a full stage overnight? It depends on the room and the kit, but it is routine for us. At CityNorth we got access at 1am after another event in the same suite and had a full LED, audio and lighting set ready for doors at 10:30.
Do you work in the Republic of Ireland? Yes. We are based in Belfast and work across the whole island, including Dublin, Meath and Louth.
