Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Australia”
Asteria Outdoors Festival 2025: Tales of the Crystal Realm hard dance music genre festival saw six international acts play to 7,500 people at Melbourne’s Burnley Park. Initially, the event was to be held under a tent, but a permit wasn’t granted, and it was completely outdoors. This meant a powerful, bright lighting rig that could withstand Melbourne’s unpredictable weather was …
Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building hosted Melbourne Opera’s stunning production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the first time an opera has performed in this iconic venue. The grandeur of Wagner’s masterpiece came to life with a dynamic lighting design by the talented Philip Lethlean, featuring cutting-edge fixtures from Martin Professional. The golden trio of Martin’s latest innovation – the new powerful …
To say that Perth’s Lux Events is busy is a massive understatement! All departments, Lux Events (Corporate), Lux Labs (Experiential) and Lux Live (Concerts & Festivals) are growing rapidly. The Concert and Corporate Productions acquisition in 2022 has been a very rewarding addition to the business. Lux Live supplies design, technology, programming, operation, and installation services to concerts and festivals …
For many years, Johnston Audio Services has built its reputation as a full-service audio company. However, it has recently established itself as a complete solution provider by creating a moderate-size lighting inventory. Managing Director Bruce Johnston decided to add a dozen Martin MAC Aura XIP premium moving head wash lights to his inventory. The MAC Aura XIP offers saturated washes …
Leading up to Christmas, Newcastle’s Fordtronic AV was rushed off its feet with so many events requiring its expertise. Fortunately, they had new lighting weapons in the form of 18 x ShowPRO Neptune 300 Wash IP65 and 24 x ShowPRO Apollo, making a total of 48 of these amazing battery-powered lights. Fordtronic AV’s Managing Director Jonathon Ford purchased the ShowPRO …
In Sydney, a groundbreaking new venue has emerged within an iconic heritage-listed building. Its vision is to attain elite status among the world’s top super clubs. The Plaza Hotel is a notable example of the inter-war building boom in central Sydney, featuring a striking Spanish Mission-style facade. Since its opening in 1930 as a movie theatre, it has played a significant role in the local …
Ipswich’s CPC Production Services has been providing high-quality services since 1984, becoming one of QLD’s leading production companies. In addition to catering to all facets of production, CPC is well known for its professional broadcast services, so stocking up on Prolights gear made perfect sense. CPC now boasts 16 x Prolights EclProfile CT+IP and 16 x Prolights EclSoft LinearIP, and …
At the 2023 Bonnaroo Music Festival, 4Wall and ACT Entertainment debuted their ‘Pre Vis and Chill’ experience at The Other Stage. This previs production trailer was set up stage left of the stage. It offered incoming Lighting Designers the chance to relax in an air-conditioned room and update their show files on the included MA Lighting grandMA3 full-size console and …
Arguably New Zealand’s finest export, Crowded House, spent a fair chunk of 2024 touring the world in support of their Gravity Stairs album. The tour finished in Australia and New Zealand with Phaseshift Productions supplying gear and crew for the Australian East Coast shows. Lighting designer Matt Arthur requested a predominantly Martin and Ayrton rig with MA for control, and …
