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 seen the Ayrton WILDSUN™K25. “I was …
Vera Blue Tour
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 were after a cost-effective yet …
The Garvan Institute Dome
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is one of Australia’s leading biomedical research institutes. The building was designed by architect Ken Wooley and has six floors with the most amazing staircase in the form of a DNA Helix. The Institute’s Library is located within the building’s Atrium with an oval glass dome on the roof. The space is used for …
CMG add life to The Precinct with ShowPro
The Shellharbour Club recently opened a dining area entitled The Precinct and CMG Audio Visual were given the task of providing a versatile, immersive look and feel for this brand new innovative food-theatre space. CMG provided a comprehensive AV design for the room, encompassing lighting, audio and video, all to be controlled with a simple user interface by any staff …
Cruze Nightclub
Located within The Grand Hotel, Cruze is one of the very few nightclubs on the Mornington peninsula. The club consists of a large main room that plays house and electro plus there is a side RnB room that plays RnB, commercial and hip hop music. Brad Hurle of Diverse AV was tasked with designing and installing a light show starting …
Ministry Of Sound Club
London’s iconic Ministry of Sound Club has made its Australian debut taking up a weekly residency at Sydney’s Ivy nightclub. The venue has undergone some serious renovations to deliver a totally revitalised clubbing experience, including sound-proof and all-weather roof, extra lighting rigs, a brand new staging set up and an overall entire venue transformation from a brand new entry, right …
Melbourne Recital Centre
Jasja van Andel, Technical & Asset Manager at Melbourne Recital Centre, has enjoyed the extra flexibility that their six new Martin Professional RUSH MH6 fixtures has given the venue. The venue has a fixed permanent lighting rig installed in the Salon which recently was upgraded to almost all LED. In order to add to the diversity of the room, some …
Claypaky Scenius Profile an Intense Success
Ian Garrard of Intense Lighting in Sydney caters mainly to the theatre market and he noticed that designers were often requesting the Claypaky Scenius Profile. “I visited the Show Technology office to have a good test of the Scenius Profile and discovered that it showed a level of sophistication that I couldn’t find with other fixtures I had investigated,” commented …
St Kilda Sea Baths
Melbourne’s iconic St Kilda Sea Baths have been given a facelift in the form of beautiful coloured lighting, the perfect way to bring the heritage listed turrets and historic building on St Kilda Beach, to life. Travis Atkins, Centre Marketing for Sea Baths was tasked with looking into a variety of ways to maximize the building’s appeal to passing clientele …










