In celebration of their third studio album LO LA RU, Menangle five-piece The Rubens performed for audiences across the country last November and December. The tour saw the alt-rock favourites delight fans in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle and Melbourne as well as eight regional cities across Australia. Lighting designer Tim Beeston of Flash Bang Productions was delighted to have South …
Martin MAC Quantum Washes head to EI Productions
EI Productions already own Martin MAC Quantum Profiles and, as they have proved to be an amazing and popular LED fixture, it was only a matter of time before they bought the wash version of the MAC Quantum. “We’ve seen the Martin MAC Quantum Wash become steadily more popular over the last couple of years and they’re now appearing on …
Keith Urban ‘Embraces the Square’ with Ayrton MagicPanel-R on Grafitti U World Tour
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Keith Urban’s 2018 world tour in support of his tenth studio album, Grafitti U, kicked off in North America in June 2018 and is currently touring Australia. The tour’s production design firm, FragmentNine, chose no less than 68 Ayrton MagicPanel-R fixtures to add depth, dynamism and texture throughout this thoroughly creative and dynamic show. Video designer, Jackson Gallagher and lighting …
EAVP expands with Claypaky Axcors and an army of FusionPARs
Elite Audio Visual Productions have recently added 12 x Claypaky Axcor Beam 300s and a whopping 56 x ShowPro LED FusionPARs to their hire inventory. EAVP’s Brock Preston is on a mission to ensure all of their lighting gear is LED based and as the demand for an LED beam fixture grew, the Claypaky Axcor Beam 300 looked very attractive. …
IPS Look to the Future with MA3
Jeremy Koch of Innovative Production Services has always been a great fan of the MA Lighting platform and was considering purchasing a grandMA2 light when he heard about the grandMA3 console. “It made sense to go with a grandMA3 light instead and getting onto a new platform right at the start of a new development phase was exciting,” he commented. …
Chameleon Welcomes the New Year with StageSmarts
ABC ushered in 2019 with a star-studded concert on the Boardwalk of the Sydney Opera House. Australians around the country and people around the world tuned into the ABC to celebrate the biggest night of the year, New Year’s Eve. 3.6 million viewers partied the night away, tuning in to The Night is Yours concert, music, fun and fireworks. From …
ShowPRO ColorDoQ’s and Apollos Provide the Action
Based in Sydney, Action Sound light a significant number of events where cabling safety is important, such as outdoors and in architectural spaces, and where the cables themselves are visually distracting.Consequently the ability to place a light anywhere in an instant, and to be able to control it wirelessly, is a big advantage. Enter the ShowPRO LED ColorDoQ wash and …
GCCEC invests in Claypaky Axcor Profile 600
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre are the proud owners of 24 x Claypaky Axcor Profile 600 that offer an excellent combination of high performance, exceptional light quality, and versatility of use. They also feature the exclusive, award-winning and patented Claypaky beam framing system. Ben Morris, Executive Manager – Technology, explained that they had some existing stock of moving …
Claypaky, Ayrton and MA Lighting with Shania Now
Claypaky, Ayrton and MA Lighting with Shania Now The Queen of Country Pop’s “Shania Now” 2018 tour is currently touring the country using a large complement of Claypaky Mythos2, Scenius Unico and Ayrton’s MagicPanel™-602 fixtures, as well as MA Lighting International MA2 for control. The production features 48 Claypaky Mythos2 and 80 Scenius Unico fixtures. “The Unicos are the main …
MA Lighting grandMA3s Control the ARIAs
Once again The ARIA Awards were held at The Star in Sydney with lighting designer Paul Collison(PC) using in house gear as well as a massive amount of gear from Chameleon. With each act requiring their own floor package, there were more fixtures in total for the floor packages than the main rig! The event saw the first major outing …










