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Geelong Arts Centre has raised the curtain on its $140 million Little Malop Street redevelopment, a Victorian Government-backed transformation that has created Australia’s largest dedicated regional arts centre boasting two new theatres alongside new bars and event spaces. With new venues comes new equipment including 28 Claypaky Sinfonya Profile 600 fixtures that have received rave reviews. These unique, low-noise LED-based …
When Tasmanian production company VJAM was looking to replace their aging Martin MAC Vipers that had served them well over the years, they had a look at several replacement fixtures but could find no better than the Ayrton Perseo Profile. “The Perseo has excellent colour mixing, great gobos and a shuttering system which works really well,” commented Matt Neil, Senior …
When we released the ShowPRO Neptune 700 Profile a few weeks back, Perth’s Seamless AV was one of the first production companies to purchase these exciting new fixtures. The ShowPRO Neptune 700 Profile is a compact IP65-rated, 600W LED powerhouse with framing. The incredible 7°-50° zoom range creates a truly versatile fixture when used with the gobo wheel for stunning …
When a school in Sydney required a lighting system for their school events, they turned to Action Sound. The system needed to not be too complex so that the students and teachers could easily operate it, however, they wanted a degree of versatility for the variety of events held by the school..Peter Meredith of Action Sound says that they have …
Lighting designer Kait Hall created a stunning design for her first time working for Jet. Having had no brief she just came up with a concept drawing and they thought the idea suited the aesthetic of the band. “They just left it to me to have creative freedom after that,” she added. “I usually like to use album artwork as …
Kiss has rocked the AFL grand final pre-match entertainment at the MCG playing three songs with an abundance of pyrotechnics and flames. The creative direction for the performance was by Tom McDonald, Mushroom’s Chief Creative Officer, and Show FX was contracted to provide all the pyrotechnics and flames by Frontier Touring’s Travis Hogan. Show FX’s Allan Spiegel and Rohan Thornton …
Australian metalcore band Polaris toured through September in support of their third studio full-length album, Fatalism. Their most ambitious national headline tour to date was lit by Calum Young who describes their music as quite ‘technical’. “Metalcore is quite a technical genre of music, a lot of strange timings and it can be difficult to strike a balance between hitting …
The story of Belconnen Arts Centre stretches back more than 20 years, to when a visionary community sought and secured land for a cultural centre on the spectacular banks of Lake Ginninderra in the ACT. For over ten years, we have offered a diverse and engaged program of exhibitions, events, classes and workshops, including our cherished IGNITE program. In 2020, …
Novatech Creative Event Technology recently purchased 101 ShowPRO LED Blinder II IP, a nifty fixture that reproduces the look and feel of the classic incandescent effect in an IP65 housing. The crew at Novatech decided to conduct a shootout of multiple different LED Blinders, as well as some conventional models, discovering that the ShowPRO Blinders were the most comparable to …
Leading Western Australian event, concert and experiential producer, Lux Events, has recently taken delivery of thirty-three (33) brand new Ayrton Perseo Profiles. The acquisition of these elite lighting assets sees Lux Events equipped with the largest inventory of Ayrton Perseos in the WA region, building on their expansive lighting, video, audio, rigging and staging gear. The significant investment allows Lux …
