Robert Juliat emerges from an extremely successful PLASA 2019 with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions, where it continued to celebrate its Centenary Year with new products. MaestroRobert Juliat’s new Maestro server for SpotMe, developed in collaboration with tracking specialists, zactrack, extends the capabilities of RJ’s award-winning SpotMe, the bespoke 3D position-tracking system for followspots, by enabling it to operate …
Claypaky Scenius Profile Create a River of Light
A highlight of last month’s Brisbane Festival was the free illumination spectacle River of Light held on the Brisbane River. The 10-minute show ran three times a night for the duration of the Festival and included dynamic jets, giant spirals of water, full-colour lighting, rainbow-coloured lasers and incredible story telling via projections. Following the phenomenal success of the 2018 telling …
The Power of ONE Ayrton Mistral
Now in its eighteenth year, BIGSOUND Festival is an annual opportunity to discover the future of Australian music. Running over four September days and nights, Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley comes alive with a global gathering of musicians, industry, brands, media and music lovers. One of the projects Creative Productions were tasked with was creating a projected ‘advert’ comprising of the event’s …
Scene Change Transform Howard Smith Wharves
Nestled at the bend of the Brisbane River, beneath the Story Bridge and the sheer face of riverside cliffs, Howard Smith Wharves is a 3.4-hectare site that has been transformed into a stunning entertainment and lifestyle precinct surrounding the heritage listed buildings. Conveniently located within a 10 minute walk of Brisbane’s CBD, Howard Smith Wharves is Brisbane’s newest riverfront event …
Martin VDO Atomic Dots Debut with No Mono
No Mono, an immersive music project by Tom Snowdon and Tom Iansek, show has been described as a sonic spiritual experience. In support of the follow-up album to 2018’s Islands part 1, imaginatively entitled Islands part 2, the band embarked on a national tour through August and September. The venues were fairly small and with a tight budget, lighting designer …
Forum North Future Proofed with an MA3 compact XT
Forum North in New Zealand’s Whangarei, is Northland’s top performance, conference and expo centre. Its versatility means it can offer a range of facilities and services for hire to cater for events such as national festivals and expos, through to meeting the need for smaller community-based activities. When the venue required a new lighting console, the search began for a …
Claypaky Fixtures Light Up Asian Market
Claypaky fixtures have been working non-stop on an array of high-profile projects in Manila, Philippines. RSL (Rhythm Sound & Light Trading Corp.), which offers sound, lighting, video and rigging equipment to a wide range of entertainment and corporate clients, finds Claypaky lighting to be a popular choice among lighting designers. “RSL owe its longevity in the business to the dedicated …
Claypaky Axcor 400 Profiles Ideal for Theatre
Trent Suidgeest is a versatile lighting designer, recognised as a collaborative and dynamic artist, working across all genres and forms of live performance. It’s been a busy 2019 for Trent beginning with Calamity Jane return Comedy Theatre season and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice starring Caroline O’Connor and Geraldine Hakewell. Muriel’s Wedding The Musical began its second life …
LIFE Just Gets Better
LIFE, a church and events venue in Auckland, New Zealand, has a new auditorium that features the latest in entertainment technology. Located in Mt Eden, the 1850-seat LIFE Central venue required a large yet versatile lighting rig and the guys at Show Technology New Zealand were more than happy to help out! For their main moving head profile fixture the …
Impress Aid Aquinas College to Switch to LED
Impress Audio & Lighting was recently appointed as the AV supplier for Aquinas College in Ringwood, Melbourne. Apart from 18 x ShowPRO LED PAR Quad-18 fixtures, the college had not had an upgrade in their theatre for quite some time so the guys at Impress immediately set about modernising the venue. The College’s Theatre Manager, Maryanne Leavey, was eager to …










