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Sightline, based on Sydney’s lower North Shore, recently purchased eight Ayrton Ghibli which went straight out onto the ADMA Global Forum 2018 held at the Hilton Sydney Hotel. Sightline had been looking for a high output LED fixture, preferably over 1000 W with framing and a full fixture set, specs which the Ghibli smashed perfectly! The Ghiblii is Ayrton’s first …
September 2018 marked the 10-year anniversary edition of DEFQON.1 in Australia and as in previous years, the lighting and stages were spectacular. The festival took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre transforming this breathtaking venue into the ultimate party island. The incredible mainstage, designed by the organization Q-DANCE, was the focal point of the event with Technical Production by …
Well-known Italian manufacturer of professional lighting brands, PROLIGHTS, TRIBE and ArchWork (under the parent company Music & Lights) will be hitting our shores down under, thanks to their perfect fit with Show Technology! Music & Lights is an Italian professional lighting manufacturer who is driven by achieving an excellence in creativity, innovation and customer satisfaction; the main principles and the …
Australian television history was made with the launch of Foxtel’s 4K Channel at Sydney’s Fox Studios with the event produced by Zennacle and the lighting designed by Josh Moffat. “It’s a good venue with lots of space, heaps of power and flat access,” said Josh. “Foxtel approached me four weeks out from the event with an idea that was quite …
MAMMA MIA! The Musical has been playing to packed houses around Australia for most of this year. It is currently playing in Melbourne until 30 September before travelling to Adelaide for six weeks only. The show is a brand new production with new direction, choreography, scenery, costumes, lighting and sound. The lighting design is by Gavan Swift who chose an …
Southern Stars, the performing arts extravaganza, was held over the weekend at Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Lighting design was by Christopher Snape LightingDesigner with lighting supplied by Chameleon Touring Systems. The rig included 110 x Martin Professional MAC101s, 26 x MAC 2000XB Wash, 15 x Claypaky Sharpys, 32 x MAC Vipers, 16 x ShowPro IP bars, 36 x 2k Fresnels, 30 x ShowPro LED Trussmate truss warmers, …
Every year Advertising Week, the premier event for advertising, marketing brand and technology professionals, is held in five major cities across the globe – New York, London, Tokyo, Mexico City and now Sydney. The inaugural Advertising Week Asia Pacific (AWAPAC) was held in Sydney between 30th July and 2nd August at Luna Park, as well as across a variety of …
Lighting designer Mike MacDonald was incredibly impressed after using 10 of the ShowPRO Collider FC Strobes on the Echoes in Blue tour by the band City Calm Down. Touring with them for the Australian section of their AUS and NZ tour throughout the month of June with special guests Woodes and IV League. “I’ve used many similar products… however the …
Sydney Youth Musical Theatre rocked out to the audience with a stunning performance of Rock of Ages. Switch it on, together with Lighting Designer Evan Jones, created 3D visualisations in Capture 2018 to bring Evan’s innovative vision into reality. Switch it on provided crew, trussing and additional lighting to complement Hornsby RSL Club’s Showroom. The rig consisted of 18 x Ayrton Wildbeam-R, …
Redland Performing Arts Centre has recently purchased eight Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profiles from Brisbane Sound Group. These lights were to replace some ageing fixtures that were struggling to keep up with the venue’s more recent LED purchases and the venues’ desire to have more state of the art lighting. “The previous lights were lacking in punch and were starting to have a …
