Keith Urban ‘Embraces the Square’ with Ayrton MagicPanel-R on Grafitti U World Tour

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Keith Urban’s 2018 world tour in support of his tenth studio album, Grafitti U, kicked off in North America in June 2018 and is currently touring Australia. The tour’s production design firm, FragmentNine, chose no less than 68 Ayrton MagicPanel-R fixtures to add depth, dynamism and texture throughout this thoroughly creative and dynamic show. Video designer, Jackson Gallagher and lighting …

Claypaky Packs a Punch for Davido at London’s O2 Arena

Show Technology AInternational

England, London – Nigerian music star Davido wowed 20,000 adoring fans with his epic production at London’s O2 Arena, lit by show designer Anthony Hazelden using Claypaky’s Mythos and A.leda B-EYE K10 fixtures. Briefed with creating a production on the same scale as a Nicki Minaj or Drake concert, Hazelden took to WYSIWYG to plan a show for the artist, …

Claypaky’s Axcor Profile 600 débuts in Italy in the wings of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Show Technology AInternational

Italy – The “Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” hosted the return of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story one hundred years after his birth (from 13 to 22 December). This musical theatre masterpiece is one of the most loved shows still performed today. The Florentine edition was directed by Federico Bellone and produced by WEC (World Entertainment Company), thanks to an …

London’s National Theatre invests in Robert Juliat

Show Technology AInternational, Venues

The National Theatre, situated on London’s South Bank, has been a revered national institution for over fifty years. Its three theatres, the 1110-seat Olivier, the 890-seat Lyttelton and the 400-seat Dorfman, play host to a wide range of theatre performances from bold new work to re-imagined modern classics. The NT technical department have the responsibility to provide the best quality …

EAVP expands with Claypaky Axcors and an army of FusionPARs

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Elite Audio Visual Productions have recently added 12 x Claypaky Axcor Beam 300s and a whopping 56 x ShowPro LED FusionPARs to their hire inventory. EAVP’s Brock Preston is on a mission to ensure all of their lighting gear is LED based and as the demand for an LED beam fixture grew, the Claypaky Axcor Beam 300 looked very attractive. …

IPS Look to the Future with MA3

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Jeremy Koch of Innovative Production Services has always been a great fan of the MA Lighting platform and was considering purchasing a grandMA2 light when he heard about the grandMA3 console. “It made sense to go with a grandMA3 light instead and getting onto a new platform right at the start of a new development phase was exciting,” he commented. …

Chameleon Welcomes the New Year with StageSmarts

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

ABC ushered in 2019 with a star-studded concert on the Boardwalk of the Sydney Opera House. Australians around the country and people around the world tuned into the ABC to celebrate the biggest night of the year, New Year’s Eve. 3.6 million viewers partied the night away, tuning in to The Night is Yours concert, music, fun and fireworks. From …

Claypaky Mythos 2 Light Up London’s Official New Year Fireworks

Show Technology AInternational

London, England – The world was watching London on New Year’s Eve as the city’s biggest firework display welcomed in the New Year. Renowned lighting designer Durham Marenghi used 36 Claypaky Mythos 2 to provide energetic aerial effects, light the audience and to cut through the bright display. The annual event is hosted by the Mayor of London on the …

Claypaky’s Multifunctional Mythos 2 delivers for Nothing But Thieves

Show Technology AInternational

World – Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures have accompanied British alternative rock band Nothing But Thieves (NBT) on their extensive tour around Europe and the United States. The band’s long-term lighting designer Steve Bewley specified the Mythos 2 for the fixture’s versatility to help him to deliver a dramatic and dynamic set. “I’ve used Claypaky on many occasions and I knew …