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…
With the first live presentation of the new grandMA3 series the MA Lighting booths at Prolight + Sound 2018 were the place to be. Founded on the legacy of the previous grandMA consoles, the grandMA3 represents a radical re-think of what’s possible from a lighting control platform. The elegant new system-architecture incorporates new fixture, feature…
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…
In November of last year, NW Group won the tender to upgrade the flood lighting on the roof of Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre. The MFC is a 2200 seat concert hall with seating over two levels. It has hosted many international acts and is the home of the NZSO (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra). The award-winning…
Victoria’s Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre (BPACC) is one of the region’s premium destination for theatre, performing arts, movies, convention and conference hire. The venue features a 344-seat tiered auditorium, three professional meeting rooms, and a cinema kiosk. Lighting designer Tom Willis works closely with BPACC, supporting their touring shows and providing technical support.…
EI Productions took delivery of eight Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profiles which immediately went to the zoo for two months! “We’ve been looking at Martin MAC Quantum Profiles for a while now and finally the time was right for us to make our first purchase of these remarkable LED Fixtures. “We did an A /…
The magic of Christmas is captured under the stars each December at Jells Park, where the community comes together to enjoy the Monash Carols by Candlelight Concert. Now in its 29th year, this celebration has become the City’s most prestigious event, which has a strong sense of community and involves the invaluable work of volunteers.…
According to the guys at, the decision to purchase Claypaky Scenius Unicos was probably one of the easiest they’ve had to make. Amongst others, Powa provide complete touring production and staging for the Red Hot Summer Tour and they were looking to update their rig with a fixture that was bright enough for daylight shows.…