Ayrton is extremely proud that lighting designer, Jerry Appelt, chose more than 700 Ayrton fixtures for his stellar design at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Appelt chose not to incorporate any video element in the show, instead returning to a lighting-based design in which Ayrton fixtures were a key creative feature adding depth, architecture and variety to the visuals. With …
Lighting designer Seth Giles will soon be leaving his New Zealand home for a 3 month tour in Europe with his MA Lighting International MA onPC command wing safely packed in his luggage. Although Seth has mainly been using his MA onPC command wing in his local theatre for small shows, it will soon be operating on some of the …
New Zealand’s TomTom Productions has a long history with Queenstown’s Winterfestival which has many sites for which they provide production. The main ones this year included The Bathhouse stage which hosted bands including Tiki, The Feelers and The Black Seeds, and was brilliantly furnished by snowflake Martin Professional VDO Sceptrons, and lit with Claypaky Mythos. Martin VDO Sceptrons, designed around …
Horsham Church of Christ has opened its’ new headquarters designed to meet future needs of the church’s congregation and the wider community. The $4.5-million project was 16 years in the making and offers seating for 350 people on the floor level of its chapel, with room for another 150 people on a mezzanine level. Mozaix were contracted to design, supply …
It’s not often that a client is so motivated by one of our products, they have to put pen to paper but this is just what happened after Tom Willis of Willis Lighting used his recently purchased Ayrton Ghiblis. Naturally we were delighted to read about his experience and we hope you will too …… When I started in the …
Perth’s Elite Audio Visual Productions needed to again expand their lighting inventory and they required a fixture that provided high build quality, low maintenance and was basically an all-round solid unit. “We of course touched base with our incredible supplier Show Technology and once we were shown the Claypaky Axcor 300 Beam, we immediately knew that this ticked all the …
The historical Regent on Broadway Theatre in Palmerston North, New Zealand, has switched to an MA Lighting International MA2 light console for lighting control and Technical Manager Shamus Jackson is both delighted and relieved! “I started working here last November and they had a Hog 3 which was really on its last legs,” said Shamus. “Initially they wanted to get …
When The Hills Grammar School in Dural were looking to upgrade their R.J. Phipps Performance Centre and Blue Box Theatre, they called upon HF Event Services and Show Technology for their expert advice and assistance. Consequently both spaces were kitted out with Martin Professional RUSH MH6 LED moving wash lights, ShowPro Quad-12 LED PARs and MA Lighting International dot2 core …
The Brisbane Powerhouse recently purchased eight ShowPro LED Profile FCs which leverage the power of RGBAL (lime) LEDs to boost the lumen output for white and lighter colours. “Our goal is to completely replace all our incandescent fixtures in the Powerhouse Theatre before the phase out of Tungsten technology,” commented Matthew Milne, Head of Lighting. “They have been performing well. …
The Albion is Melbourne’s newest lifestyle venue and nightlife destination sprawling three floors with decadent lounge and dedicated function level and an incredible rooftop offering unprecedented views of the Melbourne CBD skyline.With a heritage dating back to 1869, this iconic building initially named and known as The Albion Hotel, spans a vibrant history as popular hot spots, The Roxy and …
