With offices in Dunedin and Christchurch, Strawberry Sound offers a comprehensive AV rental and production service for events across New Zealand’s South Island. In order to offer their clients the best equipment possible, they recently invested in AV Stumpfl Monoblox projection screen kits, the world’s premium screens for the rental and staging industry. A package…
The New Zealand theatre company premiere of We Will Rock You was staged by Showbiz Christchurch at the Isaac Theatre Royal, opening March 29, 2019. The sets and costumes came from Queen Theatrical, with set design by renowned Stufish Entertainment Architects (London) and costumes designed by Tim Goodchild. The production is owned by the NZ…
Auckland’s Studio Box is a boxing-inspired group fitness studio that delivers a high energy, addictive workout in a fully immersive, purpose-built studio. Essential to the Studio Box workout are pumping sounds and choreographed lighting to stimulate the senses and keep you on your toes. The owners contacted Audio Visual Equipment Ltd to assist with the…
Filling a niche in New Zealand is Negative Space, a newly created, design-only based company that can also supply the front end for their work. “Basically we do the weird and wonderful design things and bring that special attention to the creative side of your show,” explained Jason Steel, Managing Director of Negative Space. “To…
Aaron Chesham, Managing Director of New Zealand’s ACLX, says he was ‘that close’ to buying an MA Lighting grandMA2 when he heard that the grandMA3 was in the pipeline. Founded on the legacy of the previous grandMA consoles, the grandMA3 represents a radical re-think of what’s possible from a lighting control platform. “Getting onto the…
Technical Event Solutions (TES) provide comprehensive event solutions throughout Christchurch and the South Island of New Zealand. Over the past few months they have increased their stock of Show Technology gear starting with four Martin RUSH MH7 and twelve MH6 fixtures. “As the work has increased, we’ve purchased more gear as we need it including…
New Zealand’s Baycourt Community & Arts Centre is Tauranga’s premier performing arts facility with the elegant Addison Theatre their show-stopping centrepiece. The venue is run and funded by Tauranga City Council who place a strict lifespan on their equipment and the time had come to find new overhead wash fixtures and replace their Martin MAC600…
Auckland event production company ‘Backstage NZ’ recently purchased an MA dot2 console and their lighting tech Sione Faleuka states it is true love. “I must say I have used so many lighting consoles over the years but I fell in love with the dot2 as it is by far the best lighting console I’ve ever…