KVANT AND PR LIGHTING ENSURE BRATISLAVA’S NEW YEAR OPENS IN STYLE Live by Thomas Richard - January 15, 2020 Bratislava’s new year celebrations, held in the heart of the Slovakian capital at the Rázusovo nábrežie (the banks of the River Danube) were brought to life by a spectacular lightshow masterminded by Kvant Show Production. The laser specialists, who are also PR Lighting’s distributor for Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, have
‘Spider’ weaves his magic with Ayrton in Poland Live by Thomas Richard - January 14, 2020 When production, lighting and multimedia designer, Pawel ‘Spider’ Pajak, and PERCEPTO [LAB] – the team responsible for creative visual production – were approached by production company, East Eventz, to design and deliver creative solutions for a one-off concert, they chose Ayrton MagicPanel-FX and Khamsin-S fixtures to provide contemporary, densely-coloured and
Ayrton’s Huracán-X fixtures create a club vibe for HiJinx Festival Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 The HiJinx Festival of Electronic Dance Music marked its second year with a return to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center where production designer, Cort Lawrence, ramped up the excitement with Ayrton Huracán-X fixtures providing dynamic graphics and colourful effects. HiJinx drew crowds of approximately 25,000 on December 27 and 28, 2019 with
Carola gets Festive with Robe Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 Swedish singer and songwriter Carola Maria Häggkvist – best known as ‘Carola’ – has been one of Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, releasing a dynamic range of albums over that time encompassing pop and disco to hymns and folk music. She’s just played 12 sold-out festive shows at
Young Thug ‘Caged’ and Zapped with GLP JDC1’s Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 When British lighting designer Stu Dingley realised, back in 2018, that most of the acts he was servicing were Los Angeles based, he made the radical step of moving to California, believing that not only was it a great place to be based, but he could avoid the increasing commute. Most
Prolight + Sound Guangzhou reveals 2020 roadmap News by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 As a long-standing tradition and a token of gratitude, the night of 16th December 2019 was reserved for the Prolight + Sound Guangzhou (PLSG) annual gala dinner. About 600 exhibitors, supporting associations and media were cordially invited to the Westin Pazhou Hotel in Guangzhou to connect and enjoy the evening
Claypaky Fixtures Exude Glamour on Dita Von Teese’s Australian Tour Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 Image by Claire Alexander The ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, returned to Australia with her most lavish touring show ever, “Glamonatrix.” It was the first outing for Phaseshift Productions’ Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures, which are capable of being both a perfect beam light and a perfect spotlight. Dita’s Production
ADJ Fixtures Used For Finland’s New Year’s Eve Live by Thomas Richard - January 2, 2020 The biggest New Year’s Eve party in Finland took place in the country’s capital, Helsinki. It featured an outdoor concert showcasing some of the nation’s top performers during the build-up to a firework spectacular at midnight. For the 2019 celebration, 70 ADJ fixtures formed a significant part of the concert lightshow
Maná Wraps North American Tour with ClayPaky Fixtures Live by Thomas Richard - December 30, 2019 A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures hit the road with Mexican pop rock band Maná when the multi-Grammy Award winners launched their North American Rayando el Sol Tour in September. The tour is named for the band’s first hit single. Maná was founded in Mexico in 1986 and has become
Vari-Lite’s VL10 BeamWash delivers endless versatility for Fever 333 Live by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019 Image ©Joe Dick Lighting designer Hayden Borgars included the VL10 BeamWash from Vari-Lite in his design for the UK tour by California ‘rapcore’ band, Fever 333. Using the VL10 BeamWash for the first time, Borgars found its unprecedented effects versatility, speed and power to be a perfect fit for his design. With