China opens the festival season – and in fact more or less reopens the whole event industry after the COVID-19 shutdown with a bang. The EV EDM Festival 2020 at the Happy Valley Theme Park in Shanghai is one of the first big events celebrating electronic dance music – not
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L-Acoustics K1 is Clear, Crisp and Controlled at New Zealand’s First Post-isolation Live Concert
Marking the country’s much anticipated return to live music events, chart-topping band L.A.B. played a sold-out show for 6,000 fans at Spark Arena in Auckland. Moved from its originally scheduled theatre venue, such was demand, this was the first major concert since lockdown. College Hill Productions supplied an L-Acoustics K1
Astera Gets an Elite Touch in Australia
Astera LED sales have been rocking in Australia since the brand was fully introduced there at the start of 2019, with several leading lighting rental companies investing … one of which is Elite Event Technology based in Canberra, ACT. Elite, headed by owner and founder Darren Russell, will typically supply a
Firefly LED Festooning Creates Gardens Magic
Every year in New Zealand, Wellington’s Botanic Gardens is transformed into Gardens Magic featuring a free concert series with an eclectic mix of music from over 100 performers during 18 nights. As the sun goes down, the Botanic Gardens transforms into a wonderland of lights, with colourful installations and displays created
GLP’s Mighty X4 Atom Forms a Versatile Matrix for Izïa
Techs on the Decks is a Huge Success
“Techs on the Decks” saw 24 x sizzling hot artists - also talented technicians - and 24 equally amazing techs – running lighting, cameras, visuals and sound – united and unleashed to present a 24-hour non-stop electronic music live stream broadcast on Facebook Live, YouTube and Twitch. The event – which
Astera for Anzac Day Impact
Lighting designer Brenton Slattery from Scene Change Brisbane chose Astera AX1 and Titan Tube wireless battery-powered LED fixtures to create a memorable light sculpture and high-impact messaging for the 2020 Anzac Day commemorations. The sign spelt out ‘LEST WE FORGET’ in bold, bright, positive letters and was highly visible on
d&b Soundscape Powers Italy’s Reimagined Ravenna Festival Into its 31st Edition
Bengaluru Plays First Event ‘Service’ in COVID-19 Times
Hatsune Miku Holographic Icon Performs Through MLA
Prior to the recent lockdown period in Europe, Japanese ‘android diva’ Hatsune Miku toured Europe again with production company Proper Productions and Capital Sound providing sound reinforcement with Martin Audio’s award-winning MLA loudspeaker array. Hatsune Miku had previously toured Europe for the first time back in late 2018. The three European