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The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), hosted at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, saw the latest range of Claypaky and ADB lighting fixtures dominate the beautifully evocative, multi-dimensional, theatrical and camera pleasing lighting design by award-winning lighting designer and Director of Photography (DOP) Jerry Appelt. A statement against the often flattening overuse of video in entertainment presentations, Appelt’s design …
Jay Productions & Events pride themselves on delivering a high standard of work providing all technical and event requirements for corporate, outdoor and large scale events. Many of these events are looking for visual splendour without a load of tech gear on view. So when the Claypaky Axcor Spot 300 arrived on the market packed with features yet weighing just …
Perth College’s Judith Cottier Theatre is a 650-seat venue used for community and school concerts and productions, as well as generally for assemblies. Theatre Manager Matthew Brown recently welcomes twelve Martin Professional MAC Quantum Washes to the venue saying their existing colour wash lights were a decade old and they weren’t getting any brighter! The MAC Quantum Wash features tight …
Perth’s Elite Audio Visual Productions has added ShowPro E1 LED Profile RGBW to their hire department. These budget friendly fixtures come with RGBW colour mixing and an independent framing system. “Due to our rapid growth it was becoming apparent we needed a feature packed workhorse for our inventory,” commented Brock Preston of EAVP on the purchase. “After sitting down with …
When Jared Hawke, managing director of Frontier Lighting, first laid his eyes on the Claypaky Axcor Beam 300 at LDI last year it was love at first sight. It wasn’t just the compact body that caught his eye, he also noticed the amazing price-point and promptly purchased twenty-four units! Eight of the Axcor Beam 300 are now installed into The …
Mike Farrand of MJF Lighting has had great satisfaction dragging the Royal New Zealand Ballet into the modern day by transforming their generic lighting rig to 80% LED, with the balance being tungsten from FOH position. MJF was recently awarded a four-year contract with the RNZB to supply their touring systems and Mike was on a mission to have the …
Resolution X has recently increased their stock of Martin MAC Encore Performance WRMs. Ever since arriving late last year the MAC Encores have been incredibility popular and used on shows as diverse as Family Feud, the new Lano & Woodley tour FLY, David Jones’ Autumn Winter fashion parade and the NBL MVP Awards. When Lighting Designer for the Good Friday …
Te Papa’s spectacular new art gallery is now open in Wellington and one exhibition that has the critics raving is Tiffany Singh’s Total internal reflection. Artist Tiffany Singh believes engaging with the arts can improve physical and mental health. She intends Total internal reflection to be an expression of our collective wellbeing through colour. This experimental installation invites you to …
Sound Workshop was established in 1984, making it the oldest audio visual company in the ACT. It has recently expanded into lighting and rigging services, installations and crew hire. “We needed a complete package including console, cabling and LED fixtures,” commented Wayne Bateup, Sound Workshop’s Rigger/ Head of Lighting. “Show Technology’s Evan Lyle put together a package that suited all …
Brit Award winning and multi-platinum artist Paloma Faith made her debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House this April. Surpassed only by Adele, Faith is the first female artist this decade to have her last three albums go double platinum in the United Kingdom. Peter Rubie Lighting Design was tasked with lighting her two shows with …
