AUSTRALIA: Brisbane-based production company Gigawatt Sound & Lighting has bolstered its lighting inventory with a dozen Ayrton Mistral LED spot luminaires, bringing compact yet powerful performance to a string of recent high-profile events across the city—including The Big Gay Day, Peking Duk, and The Presets.

Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Show Technology, the Ayrton Mistral has proven to be a versatile and compact solution for diverse live applications. Weighing in at just 18.6kg, the unit delivers a striking 17,000 lumens output—performance that rivals traditional 800W/1000W discharge fixtures. With a focus on precision and colour fidelity, the Mistral is engineered for applications demanding crisp optics and high-quality colour reproduction.

“We had a gap in our inventory where we needed an LED spot profile,” says Ben Finlay, Director of Gigawatt. “We surveyed several brands and models; however, the optics on the Ayrton were through the roof compared to the other brands! That was probably the biggest selling point. It means the gobos are always crisp. I’d always liked Ayrton products and was one of the first people to buy their product in Australia.”

Ben further praises the Mistral’s impressive colour performance and beam control. “The Mistral’s colours, and the way they quickly snap through those colours, are fantastic,” he notes. “You can attain well-saturated colours without losing intensity. They also have great zoom, from covering a wide area to a narrow beam.”

In terms of fit and function, the Mistral ticks all the right boxes for Gigawatt. “It fits my business perfectly, both in size and versatility,” says Ben. “Its light weight means it can be handled by one person.” He adds that he’s continually impressed by “the numerous features packed into such a small, yet reliable and cost-effective fixture.”

With the Ayrton Mistral now firmly embedded in their touring arsenal, Gigawatt Sound & Lighting continues to raise the bar for live event production across Brisbane.