UK: Claypaky rocks on Bullet for my Valentine’s UK tour Live by ETA - January 3, 2017January 7, 2017 Photos credit: Ryan Chang Knight of Illumination Award-winning lighting designer Tom Campbell has used a predominantly Claypaky rig in his recent redesign of Welsh heavy metal rock legends Bullet for my Valentine’s (BFMV) current fifth studio album tour ‘Venom’. Taking over from the bands previous lighting designer in July 2016, Campbell refreshed
EU: Robe CycFX 8 for Shahrazad Live by ETA - December 24, 2016December 30, 2016 Photos credit: Caroline Vandekerckhove Thirty-four of Robe’s incredibly versatile CycFX 8 fixtures provided an elegant and inventive solution for lighting designer Aaron Copp on the new production of Shahrazad, choreographed by Jonah Bokaer for the Royal Ballet of Flanders (whose Artistic Director is Olivier Award winning Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui). The production finished
UK: Elation for Ice Rink at Historic Tower of London Install by ETA - December 22, 2016December 30, 2016 There are few more unique places to ice skate than in the 1000-year-old moat at the world-renowned Tower of London. Skaters can enjoy a festive experience in what is normally a totally off limits area while being immersed in dynamic lighting effects from Elation Professional LED luminaires! One-stop event services provider
WORLD: Solaris Flares on Flume World Tour Live by ETA - December 18, 2016December 30, 2016 Photo credit: Taylor Wallace On the heels of his highly acclaimed second album release “Skin,” Flume is taking his electronic genre on a world tour. The Australian producer has had a successful year of festival performances alongside an extensive headline tour of North America, Europe, and Australia. “The current leg of the
SWE: Robe for Phantom of the Opera in Stockholm Live by ETA - December 17, 2016December 30, 2016 Photos credit: Matthew Murphy Robe moving lights continue their run on high profile theatre shows worldwide, with the new ‘Phantom of the Opera’ production in Stockholm utilizing DL7S and DL4S Profiles and DL4F washes – from the DL LED range – plus Pointes and ColorStrobes, over 50 fixtures in total. The Really
SGP: CSP Expands Robe Colorstrobe Inventory News by ETA - December 14, 2016 (L-R) Alan Lee and Kenny Heng from CSP with Vincent Tan of Robe Asia Pacific with the Colorstrobe and Linee fixtures CSP Productions, already a fan of Robe’s Colorstrobes has taken delivery of an additional 80 units bringing to total 120 units of the fixture in its inventory. “The Colorstrobes are fantastic
IRL: Claypaky creates Las Vegas super-club vibrancy at Irish dance music spectacular Live by ETA - December 5, 2016 Photo credit: Sean Smyth Ireland- Irish lighting designer Conor Biddle, known for lighting some of the largest acts in dance and electronica, selected an array of Claypaky moving heads to illuminate the return of Ireland’s mega-rave, the Winterparty, at Dublin’s 14,500-capacity venue 3Arena. Biddle employed 12 x Mythos, 12 x A.leda K20,
USA: LD Travis Shirley Lights Main Stage of Electric Forest Festival Live by ETA - November 14, 2016 Photos credit: Dylan Langille The annual Electric Forest Festival features jam band/EDM music on five stages at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI. But more than that, Electric Forest Festival has an experience mission: it’s to enhance the music with a multi-sensory fan experience by locating art installations throughout the
USA: Elation Lighting For 2016 Nocturnal Wonderland Festival Live by ETA - November 2, 2016 Photos credit: Adam Kaplan - ASK Media Productions Inc. The massive EDM gathering known as Nocturnal Wonderland took place over Labor Day weekend (September 2–4) at the San Manuel Amphitheater and Grounds in San Bernardino, California, its 21st anniversary. Produced by Insomniac Events, headed by CEO Pasquale Rotella, thousands gathered to
BRA: Durham Marenghi picks Robert Juliat Lancelot and Cyrano for Rio 2016 Olympics Live by ETA - October 28, 2016 Photos credit: Dave Crump CT Lighting designer Durham Marenghi chose Robert Juliat followspots for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, employing 10 Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HMI followspots and 4 Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots for the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The long-throw RJ
