Phaseshift Productions recently purchased a quantity of Ayrton MagicBlade FX and Martin Professional MAC Aura XBs boosting their inventory in time for a busy spring season. The guys at Phaseshift were so excited to get their new toys, they just had to roll them straight into the workforce – with help from Keith Bradshaw at…
Tom Willis is a lighting designer for theatre and live performance, based in Melbourne, and he is a big fan of MA Lighting International MA onPC. Not only does he own a number of onPC systems and devices, he also offers sales and support of the platform to his clients. In fact, he has just…
Queensland’s Jam Productions recently invested in four ShowPro LED Fresnels, with manual zoom, and two Pharos LED Profiles. At the same time, twenty-four ShowPro Apollo battery-powered, outdoor-rated RGBW LED high-output uplights were also delivered. “With LED fixtures becoming so good, especially the incandescent stuff, it was a no brainer for us,” said Justin Ogge, Production…
The PBR Australia National Finals were recently held at Qudos Bank Arena and for the first time in World PBR history, the event was fully lit under production lighting instead of arena venue lights. Micheal ‘Simmo’ Simpson admits it was a major gamble but he was confident he could make it work once he had…
You may have heard about New Zealand’s Oceania Productions losing a ton of gear in a truck fire and we were deeply saddened to hear that amongst the 100 cubic metres of lighting gear that got incinerated were a couple of MA Lighting International MA2 light consoles. Whilst we mourned the loss of these two…
Innovative Production Services (IPS) has added 200 x Martin Professional VDO Sceptron 20 linear outdoor-rated LED video fixtures to their inventory. With its 20 mm pixel pitch and an extensive range of optical accessories for a wide variety of looks, the VDO Sceptron 20 opens up a wide range of creative possibilities. “I had been…
The Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 have been selected by award-winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones as the workhorse fixtures for multi-award-winning artist Ed Sheeran on his current record-breaking worldwide new album tour. Cunniffe has been working with Ed since the artist began touring in 2011, developing a…
Perth’s exciting On the Point development includes the Beaumonde Fraser Point Function Centre, one of the finest venues the city has to offer, with picturesque surroundings and state of the art facilities. Specialising in corporate events, celebrations and weddings, the venue offers different room configurations and also boasts a sophisticated Sky Lounge Bar. PAV designed…