Newcastle’s Boiler Shop Transformed Into Modern Venue with Chauvet Professional

NEWCASTLE, UK – There was a time, over a century ago, when northeast England was the crucible of the burgeoning railroad industry. Nowhere was this more evident than in Newcastle, UK. The rail industry has long since faded into the past, but now the area behind Newcastle’s main station, or “Stevenson Quarter,” as it is known, has come roaring back as a dynamic, hip multi-use urban space that features upscale hotels, over 340,000 square feet of office and retail space, and a hot live music and art venue called the Boiler Shop.

BRAZIL: World acclaimed lighting designer Durham Marenghi used over 850 automated fixtures from leading Italian entertainment lighting brand Claypaky in his theatrical lighting design for this year’s Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Rio Olympics in Brazil last October. The equipment was supplied by Italian rental company Agora and was managed by Nicola Manuel-Tallino and Giulio Rovelli.

DUBLIN – 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, 16 x A.leda K10 and 19 x Sharpy which were provided by Dublin-based sound and light specialist Session Hire.

SEOUL- Grammy-nominated, industrial hard-rock legend Marilyn Manson returned to Seoul for the first time in eight years as part of his solo world tour, delivering an energetic show at the Yes24 Live Hall. Lighting designer Corey Stewart drove the performance’s intense lighting using an Avolites Pearl Expert console and wing. For the South Korean date, Stewart hired the console from Seoul-based rental company TKLS. His dynamic rig consisted of Claypaky Sharpys, Martin Mac Viper Profiles, Martin Atomics and Fay Blinders.

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BOLIVIA – Top Bolivian rental and production Company Spectrum, based in Cochabamba in the center of the country nestled in a valley amidst the magnificent peaks of the Andes mountain range has invested in 12 x Robe LEDBeam 1000 fixtures and 16 x Pointe multi-purpose moving lights. 

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