Hot off her opening slot for superstar Billie Eilish’s world tour, Tkay Maidza the Zimbabwe-born, Australian-raised singer and rapper made her make her long-awaited debut at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live. The gig was held in the Joan Sutherland Theatre where Penn & Teller had been playing and lighting designer Tom Wright had their rig to …
The Spotlight Group recently opened a mixed-use site on the Sunshine Coast featuring the largest Spotlight store in the world. The privately-owned Melbourne-based company opened the 6000sqm Spotlight in Maroochydore alongside two other of their brands – Anaconda and Harris Scarfe. VAST-Vision and Sound Technology were approached to illuminate the exterior of the store with a programmable lighting system. “The …
St Catherine’s Waverley, a private Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Sydney, recently opened a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Auditorium to enhance the school’s existing performing arts curriculum by providing a facility that integrates the operational mechanics of modern-day theatre with a world-class performance venue. The design includes an orchestra pit for approximately 30 and guest seating for …
IJS Productions are the proud owners of sixteen Ayrton Perseo, the feature-packed light that will add versatility to their inventory. “We had heard great things about the Perseos from other production companies,” explained Steve Grimes, IJS’ General Manager. “They really did tick a lot of boxes and they’re a bloody good light as well! They have very good optics, great …
Melbourne’s Starlite Productions have chosen the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD to update their hire and production inventory. Designed to fulfil the demand for a bright, compact, tour-worthy moving head, the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD combines a feature-loaded and rugged, yet cost-efficient profile for entertainment and rental applications. Starlite provides production for many theatre shows, school productions and community …
Based out of Queenstown, New Zealand, TomTom Productions delivers exceptional lighting, sound and multimedia experiences. Hamish Roberge, Managing Director of TomTom, is known for creating innovative designs with help of some great gear including his eight Ayrton Diablos, a fast, lightweight LED fixture with framing shutters, rotating gobos, CMY mixing and a good zoom range. “I particularly like how lightweight …
With each release, the guys at Lightology have gained more confidence using their MA Lighting grandMA3 console in Mode3 and this year their team has made a push to transfer across to Mode3 for as many of their projects as possible. They say that Jessica Mauboy’s last tour was a fun show to light and a great chance to put …
Last month, signalling a welcome return to the business we all love, Show Technology welcomed five new and already valued staff members. “We are committed to recovery and growth,” said Emmanuel Ziino, Managing Director of Show Technology. “We are delighted to have been able to secure five experienced and respected people from within the industry to help support our customers …
The ninth series of New Zealand’s Dancing with the Stars premiered on 24 April 2022 and this year the production team benefited from the addition of twelve Prolights EclPanel TWC compact LED soft lights. The fixtures were purchased by Big Picture NZ along with a range of accessories such as crates to aid in controlling the light. “The big difference …
Since receiving their eight Robert Juliat Dalis 860 asymmetrical 300W LED cyc lights the tech crew at Ballarat’s Her Majesty’s Theatre could not imagine using anything else. “Since they have been in operation, the Dalis 860 have been our primary cyc unit,” commented Andrew McDonald, Manager, Technical Operations at Her Majesty’s. “We run six of the units and keep a …
