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Milan Piazza Lit for the Holidays with Clay Paky Gear
MILAN, Italy — Piazza della Scala, near Milan’s opera house, lit up with a holiday-themed son et lumière show titled Polvere di Stelle (stardust). It ran Dec. 16-Jan. 7. Working for the Milan City Council and others, show designer Sebastiano Romano used seven Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s to project images of stars along with greetings in different languages over the entire square and on the façades of surrounding buildings.
Read More »JLS Farewell U.K. Tour Lit with Robe Gear
LONDON — U.K. pop band JLS completed a five-year chart-topping run with a sold-out U.K. arena tour. The tour, titled, “Goodbye – The Greatest Hits,” featured a lighting design by LD Dave “Bickie” Lee. He used 28 of Robe’s Pointe fixtures.
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Nashville NYE Celebration Lit by Bandit Lites
NASHVILLE — Bandit Lites provided lighting gear for Music City’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway. Thousands poured into the streets of Nashville to watch Hank Williams, Jr., Blackberry Smoke, Brett Eldredge and Striking Matches ring in 2014. LD John Lucksinger used GRNLite Pars, GLP Impressions, GLP X4S fixtures, GRN Battens, Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL2500s, VL3500 Spots and two grandMA2 Lite consoles.
Read More »“Sing That Song” in Belgium Lit by Painting With Light
LONDERZEEL, Belgium — Painting With Light worked with LD Luc Peumans on the visuals for a new music quiz-and-talent show, Sing That Song. It was recorded in front of a live audience at Londerzeel Studios and broadcast weekly on Belgium’s national TV channel, VRT. The grandMA2-controlled lighting rig included 38 Clay Paky Sharpys, 12 Robe LEDWash 600s, 72 Showtec Spectral M800 LED fixtures, 45 Fresnels (1K and 2K) and 24 Showtec Active Sunstrips.
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Basement Jaxx U.K. Tour Lit with Clay Paky Fixtures
LONDON — Basement Jaxx toured U.K. venues in November and December including Brixton Academy, Apollo Theatre Manchester and Glasgow Academy with visual support from Jonathan ‘Leggy’ Armstrong and Clay Paky fixtures from Neg Earth. Armstrong specified Sharpy, Sharpy Wash, Alpha Spot QWO 800 and Alpha Wash 1500 fixtures for the rig.
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