The Footy Show Grand Final

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment, Media

The talented lighting team at Channel 9 delivered yet another colourful, action packed show! 20 x Claypaky Scenius36 x Sharpy36 x Sharpy Wash40 x Mythos28 x Stormy51 x Martin Professional MAC Viper AirFXs21 x MAC Quantum wash96 x MAC 10148 x MAC Aura XB32 x Ayrton MagicBlades88 Chrome LED PARs truss warmers58 x Molefay duet4 x MA Lighting International MA2 …

Dally M Awards

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment, Media

Rugby League’s night of nights, the Dally M Awards, was held at The Star in Sydney with Mandylights supplying the production and lighting design. It’s a gig that Mandylights has successfully done for ten years yet every year they manage to create a fresh new look for the stage and room. Fortunately the in-house rig already boasts some amazing fixtures, …

NRL Grand Final Pre-show

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment, Media

This year’s NRL Grand Final pre-show entertainment was provided by Macklemore with Tom Wright and Paul Lim of Additive once again providing a spectacular light show. The rig included 32 x Claypaky Sharpy Wash 330 on the field behind the stage, 16 x Martin Professional MAC Vipers and 8 x MAC Viper Wash DX from flown trusses in the stands …

Floriade Annual Nightfest

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Once again Mandylights has turned Canberra’s Floriade into a spectacle of light for the annual Nightfest. The key fixtures this year were eighteen Claypaky B-Eyes and twelve Sharpys supplemented by 150 ShowPro Hex PARs, 24 ShowPro Ex36 LED Floods and three Martin MAC101. Mandylights required a fixture that could wash an expansive flower bed in colour whilst also providing effects …

Dubai Opera Upgrades House Rigs with Claypaky Investment

Show Technology AInternational

Dubai, UAE – Dubai Opera, located in what is claimed to be ‘the most prestigious square kilometre in the world’ in Downtown Dubai, has recently purchased 37 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10s as part of a technical upgrade to the event space’s lighting rigs. Dubai Opera is considered a masterpiece of contemporary architecture. The ‘dhow-shaped’ building, designed by architect Janus Rostock, houses …

Pete Murray Tour

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Lighting designer Cam McKaige created a stunning and innovative design featuring twelve Claypaky B-EYEs. “I love the Claypaky B-EYEs so it’s all about them, especially the internal macros you can get out of them,” said Cam. “I’ve tried to create something that you can’t hire which hopefully gives the audience a fresh look – I don’t know of anyone else …

Ayrton WILDSUN™K25 Deliver World First

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

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 seen the Ayrton WILDSUN™K25. “I was …

Ministry Of Sound Club

Show Technology AAustralia, Venues

London’s iconic Ministry of Sound Club has made its Australian debut taking up a weekly residency at Sydney’s Ivy nightclub. The venue has undergone some serious renovations to deliver a totally revitalised clubbing experience, including sound-proof and all-weather roof, extra lighting rigs, a brand new staging set up and an overall entire venue transformation from a brand new entry, right …

Claypaky Scenius Profile an Intense Success

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Ian Garrard of Intense Lighting in Sydney caters mainly to the theatre market and he noticed that designers were often requesting the Claypaky Scenius Profile. “I visited the Show Technology office to have a good test of the Scenius Profile and discovered that it showed a level of sophistication that I couldn’t find with other fixtures I had investigated,” commented …

Claypaky is on the ‘A Team’ for Ed Sheeran’s world tour

Show Technology AInternational

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 close creative partnership that has …