International News

[caption id="attachment_277674" align="alignnone" width="800"]HSL supports Depeche Mode at London Stadium [/caption]

LONDON – Depeche Mode are, beyond doubt, one of the most exciting live bands in the world! A show-stopping career spanning four decades and a reputation for musical originality has kept them relevant and at the cutting edge in delivering one visually and sonically inspiring  performance after another … to hordes of adoring fans across the globe embracing all demographics. You could just say … they totally rock! Blackburn lighting rental specialist HSL is very proud to be the main lighting and video contractor worldwide for the current “Spirit” tour. They are partnering with CT to deliver the video package.

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LONDON – LD Steven Bewley chose Claypaky’s Mythos2 luminaire for British Grime artist Stormzy’s recent U.K. tour. Bewley, who has worked with rap artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah, was head-hunted by Stormzy after the rapper saw the designer’s work for fellow artist Wretch 32.

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LANCING, U.K. – The Wild Life Festival, staged June 9-10 at Shoreham Airport (AKA Brighton City Airport) on the U.K.’s south coast, was one of more than 50 events that lighting and video rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment will be supporting this year. Wild Life, organized by SJM and curated by dance artists Rudimental and Disclosure, is now in its third year.

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SKANDERBORG, Denmark – For Danish singer songwriter Rasmus Walter’s 2017 tour, which includes Smukfest 2017 in Skanderborg, Denmark in early August, LD Martin Holst designed a floor-based and cost-effective lighting / set package that includes 24 Robe picklePATT fixtures and six BMFL Blades.

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ROME – British EDM act Clean Bandit are touring the U.K. and Europe this summer with a lighting design that includes 18 Solaris Flare Q+ fixtures. LD/programmer Liam Griffiths is using diffusers to hide the LED sources for a smoother look for the cameras.

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LONDON – Charlotte Lockyer, head of controls for rentals at Tait, was named Technician of the Year at the ABTT Theatre Show, which took place June 6-7 at Alexandra Palace in north London.

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RIMINI, Italy – An example of “calm before the storm” can be found on the Rimini beach in Italy, where Litec is constructing their Libera series Alusfera II roof for upcoming concerts to be held during the Summer Beach Arena event. Running from June 24-30, the Summer Beach Arena concert series features live and DJ sets by national and international artists from sunset until late in the evening.

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ROUGE, Estonia – To illuminate the 30-meter-high Pesapuu (Nest Tree) Watchtower in Rõuge, Estonia, the company that built the structure designed by Tallinn based architect Karmo Tõra, Roadservice, specified Robe fixtures, including 12 LEDForce 18 LED PARs and six Anolis ArcSource Outdoor 4MCs. Tallinn-based E&T, Robe’s Estonian distributor, handled the order.

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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Quantum Special Effects has made a vibrant splash on the Take That Wonderland Tour with the launch of their latest innovation – UV Rain.

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Prolyte Campus Educational Events in the U.K. Continue

LEEK, The Netherlands – Prolyte Group’s “Prolyte Campus” technical training events have been staged in the U.K. via a partnership with its distributors. The next in a series of events will take place at A.C. Entertainment Technologies UK’s location in High Wycombe, U.K. on July 25, 2017.

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BAKU, Azerbaijan – Entertainment engineering specialist WIcreations specified and fabricated two large set pieces – a water fountain and a Tree of Life – for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.

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FLANDERS, Belgium – For Flemish TV channel VTM’s Tegen de Sterren Op (TDSO), Painting with Light designed and lit a new set that included video elements, working on the set elements with scenic specialist Deusjevoo, their near neighbors at Genk’s C-MINE complex. The visual concept was to bring an urban chic feel to the seventh TDSO series.

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