Skip to content

International News

Elation Lights on Skinny Puppy “Down the Sociopath” European Tour

[caption id="attachment_277537" align="alignnone" width="800"]Skinny Puppy on your in Europe[/caption]

EUROPE – Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy might not be mainstream airplay but the band has been around for decades and is currently touring Europe beneath an intelligent lighting rig that includes Elation Professional ACL 360 Bar™ effect lights and SixBar 1000™ LED color-changing battens. Pioneers of the electro-industrial genre, Skinny Puppy, known for their theatrical and sometimes controversial live performances, enjoys a dedicated following and has charted in both North America and Europe. They are currently out on the European leg of their “Down the Sociopath” tour, which runs until June 16th.

Read More »

Photo by Robin Boot

White Light Supports Live Reading of Orwell’s ‘1984’

LONDON – For the first time, George Orwell’s classic 1984 was read in its entirety at Senate House, University of London on June 6. Having worked on numerous bespoke performances, WL was called upon to provide the lighting, sound and video equipment, supporting a lighting design by Robbie Butler that made use of Martin Aura XB, CORE Colour Point IP65 Battery Uplighter, ETC Source 4 Series 2 Lustr+ LED Profiles and Philips SL PAR150 Zoom RGBW Washes.

Read More »
The show opened to the public in May and will run until October 2017.

Blackout Supports Pink Floyd’s ‘Their Mortal Remains’ Exhibition in London

LONDON – Pink Floyd constantly pushed boundaries and they have again this summer, with Blackout helping organizers of the stunning Their Mortal Remains exhibition take rock ‘n roll into the V & A and the high art exhibition world. Blackout’s project director Kevin Monks began planning the ambitious project in January with Larmac Live  and show designers Stufish to deliver the exhibition, presented by the V & A, Pink Floyd and Iconic Entertainment Studios. The show opened to the public in May and will run until October 2017.

Read More »
Mikki Kunttu, pictured here, was one of the speakers at the 2017 event.

Tenth Quadrennial Showlight Draws Attendees, and Ideas, in Florence, Italy

FLORENCE, Italy – Showlight 2017, the 10th quadrennial conference hosted by Claypaky and others, drew 400 attendees from 25 countries to the Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence, Italy May 20-23, 2017. The unique networking event featured a full lineup of speakers and served as an open forum for lighting and video designers, students, manufacturers and other delegates to discuss a wide range of ideas.

Read More »
Freshtival took place June 3-4, 2017

PR 5000s Light Up Freshtival in The Netherlands

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands – One of the Netherlands’ biggest dance festivals took place June 3-4 at the  during the Pentecost weekend. Freshtival provided two days of music and camping in Enschede’s Het Rutbeek recreational park — and to bring the main stage alive were no fewer than 60 of PR Lighting’s premium PR5000 Beam and Spot moving heads. Fully featured, and one of the most advanced fixtures on the market, they were largely responsible for the spectacular light show that enhanced performances by acts that included headliners Headhunterz, East & Young, Showtek and Nicky Romero. Rolight provided 60 fixtures for premier Dutch dance event

Read More »
Colour Sound Invests in AquaBeams

Colour Sound Invests in AquaBeams

UK -Colour Sound Experiment has invested in 100 new LightSky AquaBeam waterproof beam moving lights in readiness for the 2017 festival season which will see the west London based lighting and video rental specialist supply over 60 different events with equipment, design services and crew. MD Haydn Cruickshank (H) says they have been looking for a couple of years for a product that is water resistant and bright enough.

Read More »