Clay Paky, Major and MA Accompany BAP on tour

COLOGNE, Germany – Since songwriter Wolfgang Niedecken formed BAP in the late 1970s, the band has released 16 studio albums and the band members have performed around the world. The band’s latest tour, “BAP zieht den Stecker,” may translate to “BAP pulls the plug,” but LD Peter Seifertur (Cue Design) saw to it that the band was still well-lit. For their open-air concert at Salzkotten, near Paderborn, Seifertur specified a rig that included a variety of Clay Paky fixtures.

LONDON – UK indie-electronic band Goldfrapp recently completed a European festival tour with a lighting rig that included 21 Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures. Show and lighting designer Rob Sinclair, who worked alongside lighting director Louisa Smurthwaite, specified the fixtures for the festival leg of the band’s Tales of Us tour. Neg Earth supplied the gear.

UK – Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy recently embarked on his first U.K. tour, with an array of Clay Paky A.Leda B-EYE K20 fixtures helping create the shows’ diverse lighting looks. Specified from Siyan Ltd by lighting designer Liam Tully, the B-EYEs made up the floor package, with two mounted on each side of the stage and two on the drum risers.

CORRECTION: This release first appeared on PLSN.com with photos of another event lit with Clay Paky fixtures. We have updated this posting with the original photos sent by Clay Paky. PLSN regrets the error.

ALTON, Staffordshire, UK – Alton Towers Resort, based here, marked the end of the 2014 theme park season with their “Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular.” Simon Horsley, Alton Towers Resort’s technical manager, designed supplementary show visuals with cues managed by a Jands Vista control system. Horsley’s lighting design made use of more than 150 fixtures, including lighting gear from Martin, Clay Paky and Robe. For video projected on a water spray screen, the setup included a Green Hippo video playback system with cues controlled via a laptop PC running the same Vista v2 software as the main control desk.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – TSD Group, based here, brought in a team of trainers from Prolyte to provide instruction on the proper use of Prolyte products.  Daniel Lema, COO of TSD Group, noted that “raising awareness through providing training and knowledge is a very effective way to introduce the Argentinian market to the Prolyte products. After last years training, we had much requests for another training, so I’m really glad to have Ivo and Jasper here, to lend their knowledge. It’s very rewarding to see how much can be learned from this expert team.”

SYDNEY — For Robbie Williams’ “Swing Tour Live,” the artist’s 10th major tour, this one in support of his 2013 Swings Both Ways album release, LD Mark Cunnliffe’s lighting rig includes an ample assortment of gear from Harman’s Martin Professional, supplied by Neg Earth. The tour, which ran from late April through Sept. 2014 in Europe, Asia and Australia, was the first major outing for Neg Earth’s recently-acquired MAC Quantum Wash fixtures.