International News

LONDON – British singer Paloma Faith’s current UK tour includes Chroma-Q Color Force 72 Fixtures specified by LD Tony Austin. The tour, in support of Faith’s third album, A Perfect Contradiction, features an all-white, high-gloss set design by Joshua Grace. The Color Force 72s were used to up-light the white cyc backdrop.

MEXICO CITY –  Lighting and video rental company LED Project, headed up by Sergio Serrano (pictured here) and Jesus Guerro, has been growing and expanding its inventory of Robe fixtures since their first Robe purchase in 2013. Serrano also serves as production manager for a popular band, Café Tacuba, and as a show producer for Radio station MVS, staging around 100 events a year.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Lexair Entertainment, exclusive distributor of High End Systems products in Australia, noted how Craig Boyes of bdesign has been using Shapeshifter C2 LED fixtures with a Road Hog 4 console for control. The Shapeshifters pictured here are lighting Transit Dance Company’s recent performance titled Every Inch of Me.

UK – Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy, Alpha Spot HPE 300 and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures are performing crucial lighting roles during season two filming of music show Sky Arts Sessions, allowing Sky TV lighting designer Richard Bowles to create fresh and dynamic looks for the varying acts in each episode.

AMSTERDAM – Prolyte distributor Controllux teamed with ProLyft product manager Michiel van der Zijde on a custom hoist and control solution for Amsterdam’s venerable Concertgebouw venue. Along with the need to install the rigging in the loft above the plastered ceiling, challenges included the need to conduct the work during the nighttime hours.

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system supported the heavy metal acts that drew tens of thousands to Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival held here from July 30 to Aug. 1, 2015.

ZURICH, Switzerland – For the Xaver Award ceremony, staged April 28 at Messe Zürich, Roni Huber with Winkler Multi Media Events AG opted to include GLP’s latest X4 Bar 20 LED battens in the lighting rig.

BARI, Italy – The Stadio San Nicola, a 58,000-capacity venue used most often for soccer games, recently hosted a Vasco Rossi rock concert organized by Live Nation Italy. Colin Luke, senior project manager at Oswestry, U.K.-based Load Cell Rental, was asked to supply a way of monitoring the stage weights during the build. Luke and Load Cell Rental supplied a 20 cell BroadWeigh system.