Playbill’s 60th Anniversary was a celebration of the past, present and future. Bringing together Playbill Group staff, clients, supporters, partners and friends from across Australia’s live entertainment, music, theatre and sporting industries, this milestone event celebrated Playbill’s success as an independent Australian company that has grown from its initial publishing background into a global business…
Hailed as their best live show to date, Parkway Drive’s ‘Reverence’ tour was a total sensory overload. Following back-to-back ARIA no.1 spots, the Byron Bay based metal band delivered their most fire laden show yet, including a spinning drumkit aflame and of course using 16 x Ayrton Ghiblis for the main beam fixture! Lighting provider…
– The Queen of Country Pop’s “Shania Now” 2018 tour is using a large complement of Claypaky Mythos2 and Scenius Unico fixtures to enhance the show’s dazzling visual palette. ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky lighting in North America. “Shania Now” takes multi-Grammy winner Shania Twain across North America and to South…
Melbourne’s Spooktober is a 5-day Halloween Festival, where every day is Halloween! Held at St Kilda Town Hall the event included two walk-through Haunted Houses with tours from tame to truly terrifying, Halloween themed carnival games and activities, food truck village, Spooky Stage, Haunted Spirits Bar, costume contests, roaming entertainment and more. This year, Technical…
We all know that Emmanuel Ziino, Show Technology’s Managing Director, has a keen eye for a well-designed and incredibly functional product. He also has a passion for all things Italian so when he discovered the PROLIGHTS Panorama IP rated fixtures, it was a match made in heaven. The Panorama IP65 Beam delivers an unbelievable bright,…
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…
Townsville’s The Bank Nightclub, which was originally the Australian Joint Stock Bank when it opened in 1888, has reopened after a massive renovation. Sydney-based operator Shiv Suri has restored the venue in Flinders St East to its former glory as a popular dance venue. NQAV were responsible for supplying and installing the lighting and audio…
The guys at EI Productions will tell you that one of their most popular moving LED wash lights is the Claypaky B-Eye K10. So popular in fact that they’ve just bought another 24! “These amazing fixtures not only do a great wash, they also colour mix, zoom and do great pixel effects,” commented Neale Mace,…