Dandenong’s Drum Theatre hosts 170 performances for over 85,500 patrons each year including professional touring productions, local theatrical performances and community events. The theatre has gained a reputation as an excellent venue for dance productions and hence its lighting rig reflects that fact. The theatre has been gradually upgrading to an all LED lighting rig…
DetailsOrange Civic Theatre offers a diverse annual program including many local, national and international touring productions. On any given week, they could be hosting a musical, dance recital, comedy show or band. Some performances, particularly live music, require a lighting console that suits busking and the venue’s current console was not designed for the task.…
DetailsIn the beginning, God created Heaven and Earth. The Earth was without form and void and darkness fell upon the face of the deep. 30 years ago, Emmanuel Ziino said let there be lights and there were lights … hundreds and hundreds of the bastard things everywhere wobbling and flashing and sucking money out of…
DetailsWA Youth Orchestra commemorated an illustrious 50 years with two special concerts featuring a selection of their most popular and renowned musical masterpieces. Taking over Perth Concert Hall on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, the concerts included popular WAYO renditions of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, Ennio Morricone’s Cinema Paradiso, John Williams’…
DetailsLet’s face it, the Martin MAC One is an absolute godsend to the corporate production world. With its extremely compact size and lightweight, it features a 4 to 27-degree ultra-fast zoom, advanced 120W RGBL LED engine, and 150mm Fresnel lens making it a no-questions-asked winner. Nick Waterman, Managing Director of Scene Change Adelaide, purchased 32…
DetailsAustralia’s greatest sporting rivalry is back, with the 2024 Ampol State of Origin Series now underway. Game II headed to the iconic MCG with The Temper Trap performing for the pre-game entertainment. The Indie rock band was formed back in 2005, they have won multiple ARIA awards, including Best Group twice, and Best Rock Album…
DetailsAs Show Technology celebrates its 30th year in operation, it has not only been a time to reminisce but also to look to the future. In doing so, important internal staff changes have been made to strengthen and invigourate the company that is Australia’s premier lighting and AV solutions distributor. “We are always striving to…
DetailsAs Melbourne’s FOH Productions continued their growth, they knew they needed to add an MA Lighting grandMA3 full-size to satisfy demand and keep their expanding inventory under control! “There was so much demand last year for an MA3 full-size,” commented Michael Eather, Production Manager/Head of Lighting at FOHP. “I was constantly having to hire in…
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