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The ninth series of New Zealand’s Dancing with the Stars premiered on 24 April 2022 and this year the production team benefited from the addition of twelve Prolights EclPanel TWC compact LED soft lights. The fixtures were purchased by Big Picture NZ along with a range of accessories such as crates to aid in controlling the light. “The big difference …
It’s been a funny old summer for Powa Productions as they navigated the country with The Red Hot Summer Tour and similar festivals. Gigs were cancelled and rescheduled, strict Covid-19 protocols were enforced and five NSW gigs were scrapped due to the extreme rain. However one constant and symbol of reliability has been their new Ayrton Eurus that take up …
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated restrictions implemented by state and federal governments, TDM Productions in conjunction with The Oxford Hotel was granted approval for a Live Music and Performance Grant from the City of Sydney as part of their grants programme. The awarded grant was used to upgrade the venue lighting and commission custom mirror …
Owned and created by Grande Experiences, THE LUME Melbourne is Australia’s and the Southern Hemisphere’s first permanent digital gallery that transforms the world’s finest art into fully immersive sensory encounters. The walls come alive as light ripples across every surface and masterpieces come to life. Curated tastes, aromas and a choreographed soundtrack add thrilling new dimensions to this 360-degree experience.THE …
Established in 1999 in Wellington, audiovisual provider Vidcom soon expanded into Hamilton and Auckland. Today, their customers include several venues, companies, associations and conference organisations that require top-quality AV equipment and event production services. A while back, Senior Technician Luke Mulligan was considering purchasing an MA Lighting grandMA3 light console but he soon realised that the grandMA3 onPC command wing …
Once again Eurovision – Australia Decides returned to the Gold Coast Convention Centre with eleven acts vying for their shot to represent Australia on the world’s biggest stage – Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. eleven DESIGN provided a range of design services to the show including production design, video content and lighting design. This year they decided to …
Victoria’s Donvale Christian College recently completed a new three-story Community Hub featuring a multipurpose hall with a stage and retractable seating, classrooms, a sports hall and amenities. Insight Systems has had a long relationship with the school and were asked to support them in the design and supply of a stage lighting, projection, sound and control solution.The stage is serviced …
Whilst everyone is happy to be back at work after a rotten two years, staff shortages and isolation mandates have made navigating this new landscape incredibly difficult.Last week, technical staff at Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre were one by one having to isolate due to close contact with Covid-19 which was a concern as they had two big shows on that weekend: …
With Sydney experiencing its wettest summer on record the ambitious staging of this year’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour was always going to be interesting! On top of that, of the outdoor Handa Opera shows that have been staged on the harbour during its ten year history, this would have to be among the most ambitious and extravagant. And did …
We reckon Stacy Kempton, CEO of Prismatic Group, had an inkling that a horrible wet summer was on the way when she purchased sixty (ten cases) of the IP-rated Prolights Dot Q ultra-compact, wireless, battery LED lights! “I purchased them about 18 months ago,” she explained. “We had a great sales rep from Show Technology (Gareth Mealing) take me through …
