Yet again, Neale and Caroline Mace from ei Productions popped into our Sydney HQ for a coffee and chat and walked away with an empty wallet but it was all worth it as they now have even more irresistible new gear! This time it was 24 x Mistrals, Aytron’s versatile, fully equipped 300W spot luminaire. “I should stop popping into …
HOTA Reaches a New Technical Level
Located on the Gold Coast, HOTA (Home of the Arts) presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, art and cinema. With 2 theatres, function rooms, an outdoor stage, and a gallery it’s a busy precinct. When HOTA decided to transition to LED fixtures, they opted for Prolights theatrical lighting including 65 x Prolights ECLProfile CT+ that, according to HOTA’s Head …
Martin MAC Aura XIP a Clear Winner
Martin’s latest addition to the legendary MAC Aura family of workhorse wash lights is the MAC Aura XIP featuring a radical aura filament effect and full pixel control with video mapping capabilities onto the beam, aura or both. The savvy guys at Melbourne’s Clear Systems were one of the first of our customers to order the MAC Aura XIP and …
Show Technology a One-Stop-Shop for JMC Academy
Established in 1982, JMC Academy was originally founded in Sydney to meet the demand for qualified professionals in the entertainment technology industry. Today, it offers Degrees and Diplomas in Music, Song Writing, Audio Engineering, Film and Television Production, Acting, Entertainment Business Management, Visual Communication (Design), Animation, Game Design and Music Production. Although they do not offer any courses in lighting, …
Pixera Delivers for WorldPride Event
Held at Sydney Town Hall, Ultra Violet was the premier event for LGBTQIA+ women during Sydney World Pride. The party celebrated the raw creativity of women including burlesque, performance art, visual art, cabaret and drag kings which were backed by some of the most prolific queer-talent dishing out house, electro-pop, ballroom, rap/hip-hop and disco. Innovative Production Services looked after creative …
Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne installs new grandMA3
A new grandMA3 full-size console, a grandMA3 compact XT and a grandMA3 onPC command wing have been delivered and are in action at the 2,466-capacity Hamer Hall, the largest indoor venue at the Arts Centre Melbourne complex, which has a busy schedule of orchestral and contemporary music performances and other events. All three consoles were delivered in July 2022 by …
Tamworth Venues Addicted to ShowPRO Pluto 350s
Entertainment Venues, a division of Tamworth Regional Council, comprises three venues: Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre, Capitol Theatre and Town Hall. Over the past few years, they have gotten more and more ShowPRO Pluto 350 moving head spots and now they have seventeen Pluto 350 in the Capitol Theatre: twelve Pluto 350 in the overheads on stage, three from FOH …
ShowPRO in the Outback
Australian Outback Spectacular’s Heartland production debuted in in 2018 and is more popular than ever and relies on an advanced technical installation to provide the audience with a unique experience where they are transported into the outback through complex and immersive audio, lighting and projection. With the existing extensive lighting system having delivered over 12 years of faithful service, the …
Performance Arts Culture Cessnock Upgrades with Claypaky and Prolights
Since opening on 22 November 2008, Performance Arts Culture Cessnock (PACC) has not only built a regular audience for concerts and plays, but it has also become a significant player in audience development and community engagement. The complex itself comprises a 466-seat theatre with stalls and tiered seating. It also houses a spacious foyer, kitchen area, two large rooms suited …
Scene Change’s Technicians choose MA Lighting
Scene Change Adelaide has welcomed an MA Lighting grandMA3 compact XT, two grandMA3 onPC command wing XTs and two MA3 8Port Nodes to their inventory. Having recently upgraded their moving light inventory, including Prolights Astra Wash19Pix, it was time to turn attention to their control! “With an increase in parameter count for most our new fixtures, it was the correct …










