International News

LIGNANO, Italy – Italian singer/songwriter and producer Tiziano Ferro is known as the modern face of Italian pop music and his successful career has seen one chart-busting album and single after another earning him a dedicated fan following. His live shows are also known for their visual flamboyance and style and the recent Italian stadium tour was no exception. Belgian engineering and automation specialist WIcreations was commissioned to find solutions for two primary motion-control ‘brain-teasers’.

Read More »

LONDON – UK based creative design practice Okulus – James Scott and Louis Oliver – was asked to create a production design the first major production world tour for rising Canadian singer / song-writing star Shawn Mendes. This followed their work for the launch of his second studio album, “Illuminate” at Madison Square Garden in September 2016, and Okulus’ penchant for bringing fresh and interesting visual perspectives to a show.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278683" align="alignnone" width="800"]Drum spirit gets help from Chauvet[/caption]

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM – The Belgium-based percussive entertainment group Drumspirit has consistently pushed the boundaries of performance for 35 years with its unique blend of dance, theatre, comedy and music. Continuing with this tradition, the group has added a new more theatrical feeling to its current series of Hexahedron shows featuring Milk Inc. drummer Michael Schack and Netsky. Key to creating this new mood is an evocative Bart Rogge lightshow that features 12 Maverick MK2 Spot and 48 Rogue R2 Wash moving lights from CHAUVET Professional.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278680" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robbie Williams Tour gets aid from Ayrton IntelliPix-XT[/caption]

EUROPE – Robbie Williams’ latest European tour takes in all points east and west of the continent throughout the summer, culminating in two shows in the Russian cities of St Petersburg and Moscow in early September.  Touring in support of Williams’ 11th studio album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, the production reflects the nature of both the artist and the album, mixing full-on schmaltz with in-your-face entertainment in an atmosphere that is cheeky, loud and proud to be brash. In a design set to dazzle in keeping with the effervescent star, lighting designer, Mark Cunniffe, opted to use 200 Ayrton IntelliPix-XT™ LED matrix fixtures to line the front edges of the star shaped stage.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278671" align="alignnone" width="800"]The original three Flying Pigs[/caption]

LONDON, UK – To celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the Wholehog lighting control desk, the Flying Pig Systems team, along with an original Wholehog console, will reunite at the PLASA Show in September.In 1992, three young, twenty-something men – Nick Archdale, Tom Thorne and Nils Thorjussen – exhibited a new control system for live entertainment lighting at the PLASA Show in London. Called Wholehog, it had been conceived, developed, road-tested and launched in less than a year. Its disruptive power and features drew huge interest from the market, while its impact was recognised by the PLASA Show’s Awards judges who unanimously named it Lighting Product of the Year.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278663" align="alignnone" width="800"]Lotte World Crown at Sunset[/caption]

SEOUL—Hansam System, Co., Ltd used Martin fixtures to light Lotte World Tower, South Korea’s tallest skyscraper and the fifth tallest building in the world. Featuring 123 floors, Lotte World Tower is home to a wide range of facilities and public spaces, including business offices, private residences, a luxury hotel, a mega mall, a cinema, an aquarium, a concert hall and a large observation deck. The building owners hired Hansam System, Co. and lighting consultants EOS SLD and Nikennomura to design an ambitious lighting solution that would visually enhance the architecture of the building’s roof, observatory ticketing area and grand ballroom.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278660" align="alignnone" width="800"]Mrs Brown & Adlib’s Touring Crew together on set [/caption]

UK – The hilariously funny, successful Brendan O’Carroll comedy creation ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ continues its popular live touring version, leaving a wake of smiles and laughs, with full technical production – lighting, sound, video, rigging and crew – supplied by Adlib. Adlib has been involved with Mrs. Brown’s Boys live since its very first theatre tour in 2000, and since then it’s become a multi award winning TV show and a massive arena live show phenomenon!

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278657" align="alignnone" width="800"]On the left is Prolight’s Rafal Rzeczkowski, with TRANSCOLOR’s technical manager Szymon Kosicki[/caption]

WARSAW, Poland – Transcolor Lucjan Siwczyk, one of Poland’s major rental companies, is located in greater Warsaw, since 2010 in a substantial purpose-built warehouse and office complex complete with two large studios which are regularly hired out by TV production companies to record a range of series and programs. Television is a core market for Transcolor which also services other studios with lighting and video equipment – together with concert touring, special events and long term installations.

Read More »

PAPENBURG, Germany – When “panic rocker” Udo Lindenberg goes on tour it becomes total art for the eyes and ears. In his locker Udo Lindenberg has everything that makes a show the absolute highlight: artists, UFOs, sensations and, as always, his own secrets, which create a light and video show with extra class and perfect sound.This was certainly the case with the recently completed tour of the new album “Stronger than Time” (“Stärker als die Zeit“). The 71-year-old does not think he will ever stop, and promises his fans another 30 years of well-refined panic with orchestra.

Read More »

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Reggae singer/guitarist Dr. Victor and his band, the Rasta Rebels, performed a show at the Lenasia Cricket Stadium in Johannesburg on Aug. 5. LD Shaniel Laloo’s lightshow made use of 22 Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures and four Maverick MK1 Spots supplied by JMY Sound and Lighting.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278535" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe fixtures work at Premios Max Awards 2017[/caption]

VALENCIA, SPAIN – The annual Premios Max Awards celebrate Spanish individuals and organizations who have making outstanding contributions to the performing arts and are organized by the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE). This year they were staged at the Palau de les Arts in vibrant Valencia. Lighting designer Juanjo Llorens took up the challenging task of lighting the high profile event which was also broadcast live on TVE2, for which he utilized luminaires in the venue’s house rig, together with some specials, notably 30 x Robe Pointes, 6 x BMFL WashBeams and five PATT2013s.

Read More »

[caption id="attachment_278518" align="alignnone" width="800"]Global Denim Triennale[/caption]

MILAN, ITALY – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that its lighting technology was used for the Global Denim Awards Triennale in Milan, an annual celebration of the very best of denim couture. Visited by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of The Netherlands, this year’s event focused on Italian and Dutch collaborations in design, innovation, sustainability and craftsmanship. Philips Selecon Accent LED BeamShaper fixtures were used to illuminate the mannequins displaying the outfits inside Milan’s Palazzo della Triennale. 

Read More »