Headroom Productions Sets New Standards In Reality TV Sound

Delivering reliable audio across large-scale, multi-location reality productions is a demanding challenge — and one that Headroom Productions has firmly mastered.

Headquartered in Canada and steered by CEO Jean-Sébastien Roy, the company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner for premium broadcast equipment hire, supporting major unscripted titles with infrastructure spanning from mixing consoles to sophisticated RF systems.

With credits including Survivor Canada, I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Star Académie, Headroom continues to elevate production sound standards, underpinned by its long-running confidence in Wisycom's wireless audio technologies.

One of the company's most ambitious projects to date is the reality series 'The Traitors', which presents significant logistical challenges due to its sprawling set, remote locations and constant on-the-go cast movement. "Traitors is the perfect example of why we use Wisycom," explained Roy. "We run a full-scale Wisycom setup across the entire production. From the moment the cast leaves the manor to the final challenge, we capture pristine audio, even when we can’t see the cast."

For The Traitors, Headroom deploys a sophisticated Wisycom system comprised of 16 antennas, multiple Wisycom MAT288 matrix systems for RF-over-fiber connectivity and four of the brand's MRK16 receivers — two at the manor and two at the challenge venue. The show additionally utilises 26 Wisycom MTP61 bodypack transmitters, chosen for their compact size and robust functionality.

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