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After purchasing Ayrton Perseos last year, Queensland-based IJS Productions has increased its inventory with even more Ayrton fixtures Zonda 9, Karif LT and Mistrals. “We are extremely happy with our Ayrton products,” commented Steve Grimes, IJS’ General Manager. “Their products are very well accepted and that’s a major plus to buying Ayrton. Our Perseos get swapped in for everything and …
Once again the guys and gals from Eclipse Lighting saddled their horses and rode off into the sunset towards Tamworth for the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival. As in previous years, they were tasked with designing, building and running the Toyota Park stage for the full ten nights of the festival. Fortunately this year they had grown their posse of …
Front of House Productions recently supplied the technical production for the queen of techno Charlotte de Witte. Presented by Untitled Group, the show was held at Melbourne’s The Timber Yard with lighting and video designed by Gig Control’s Nathan ‘Sloth’ Aveling. The rig was all Showtech gear with 36 x ShowPRO Pluto 250 Hybrid, 36 x LED Duet Blinder, 2 …
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is Australia’s biggest venue and one of the busiest, with more than 1,000 events hosted each year. In 2019, the year before the pandemic, MCEC contributed more than $1.1 billion to the Victorian economy. In the following COVID-impacted years, MCEC took the opportunity to build new capabilities and capacity for innovation. This included investing in …
In today’s fast-paced entertainment industry, technology is constantly evolving to meet the demands of live events. One such technology that has been making waves in the stage lighting industry is the zactrack® automated follow-system. The zactrack system is a cutting-edge technology that uses ultra-wideband radio tracking systems to accurately follow people and objects in motion. Using a 3D computer model, …
St Kilda’s historic Palais Theatre has welcomed a fleet of 16 x Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD fixtures into its inventory, thanks to Phaseshift Productions. Designed to fulfil the demand for a bright, compact, tour-worthy moving head, the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD combines a feature-loaded and rugged, yet cost-efficient profile for entertainment and rental applications. “We wanted an LED …
Rohan Thornton admits he only looked for a new lighting control platform when LSC Lighting stopped support for his beloved Clarity console, however, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it lead him to the MA3 platform. “Once I got over being shitty about it, I needed to look for a replacement platform as I didn’t want …
Novatech took delivery of a fleet of Stage Smarts C72tv 400A large-scale power distribution units just in time for a ‘brutally busy’ summer season. Designed to meet all the requirements of delivering safe and reliable power to the modern-day entertainment industry, six C72tv went straight out onto Rüfüs Du Sol’s Australian tour. “We used them for lighting and video, as …
When you think of a lawn bowls competition you tend to imagine white-clad elderly folk gently playing on manicured green lawns. Not so this competition that was held on the Gold Coast and colourfully lit up by Power AV!Power AV put to use their 12 x ShowPRO Neptune 400 Hybrids and 12 x ShowPRO Pluto Beams with Grant Villiers, Managing …
The Timber Yard is built on the philosophy of recycling, upcycling and bringing people together for amazing events. Located on 6000 m², comprised of indoor and outdoor space, in the Port Melbourne industrial precinct, the site has been restored remaining true to its heritage of second-hand timber storage and fabrication. Recently the venue upgraded its lighting system with the assistance …
