The Curtin Theatre at Western Australia’s John Curtin College of the Arts provides performance spaces for dance, drama, music and music theatre students. Students experience all aspects of high quality performance production, from stage management to costume design. Superbly equipped, the Curtin Theatre offers opportunities for a wide range of uses in theatrical and musical…
Lighting designer Cam McKaige created a stunning and innovative design featuring twelve Claypaky B-EYEs. “I love the Claypaky B-EYEs so it’s all about them, especially the internal macros you can get out of them,” said Cam. “I’ve tried to create something that you can’t hire which hopefully gives the audience a fresh look – I…
NW Group has beefed up its’ Melbourne and Brisbane inventory with the purchase of Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profiles, MAC Aura XB Washes and an MA Lighting International MA2 light console. “Following our substantial purchases in 2016 of MAC Quantum Wash and Profiles, MAC Aura, MAC Vipers and MA consoles, it was a natural decision…
The Reef Hotel Casino’s BAR36 is a sophisticated venue, combining high end sound design with state of the art lighting and vision system, setting the stage for an atmosphere unlike anything else in Cairns. BAR36 offers five nights of live acoustic acts every week and then on Friday and Saturday nights, things get more upbeat…
Tom Willis is a lighting designer for theatre and live performance, based in Melbourne, and he is a big fan of MA Lighting International MA onPC. Not only does he own a number of onPC systems and devices, he also offers sales and support of the platform to his clients. In fact, he has just…
Queensland’s Jam Productions recently invested in four ShowPro LED Fresnels, with manual zoom, and two Pharos LED Profiles. At the same time, twenty-four ShowPro Apollo battery-powered, outdoor-rated RGBW LED high-output uplights were also delivered. “With LED fixtures becoming so good, especially the incandescent stuff, it was a no brainer for us,” said Justin Ogge, Production…
The PBR Australia National Finals were recently held at Qudos Bank Arena and for the first time in World PBR history, the event was fully lit under production lighting instead of arena venue lights. Micheal ‘Simmo’ Simpson admits it was a major gamble but he was confident he could make it work once he had…
Australian songstress Vera Blue is spending the winter months touring the country. Her ‘Mended Tour’ is lit by Matt Smith of Colourblind who uses twelve 1 metre length Martin Professional Sceptrons to stunning effect. Also in Matt’s rig are six MAC Auras and five Atomics with control by an MA Lighting International MA2 light. “We…