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Ed Warren & CHAUVET Professional Bring Flower Power to The Lottery Winners

It is close to impossible to improve on the power a flower to give rise to warm feelings and good thoughts, but Ed Warren managed to do just that when he lit The Lottery Winners’ recent homecoming show.  The “flowers” that this well-known lighting designer planted on stage at the iconic 02 Apollo Manchester might not have been as  delicately beautiful as the red and yellow blooms that dot nearby Ardwick Green every spring (nor were they anywhere near as fragrant!), but they did inspire the sellout crowd at this show, while also reflecting the freewheeling spirit of the local band, who reach the top of the UK charts for the first time last spring.Read More »Ed Warren & CHAUVET Professional Bring Flower Power to The Lottery Winners

Callum Beattie Rocks With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console

Chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie was supported on his tour note-for-intense-note with some fiercely bold visuals was a power-packed light show by Steve Mccraken of Mac-Events, who programmed the show and ran it throughout the tour on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console. Working with a kit supplied by Limelight Event Services, Mccracken busked some manual flashes, strobes, and other looks, but most of his show was cue stacked.

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Ricky Bouckenhove & Live Systems Brighten Magic of Kerstcircus with CHAUVET Professional

Drawing unique acts from across the world, Kerstcircus Ahoy, which recently completed its 51st season of joy, served up performances that totally surprised anyone who entered Ahoy arena expecting to see typical circus fare. Supporting these performances and adding to the excitement of the circus was a colorful, and sometimes dramatic, lighting design by Ricky Bouckenhove of Live Systems that featured 70 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.

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Panto time for Robe

Lighting designer Andy Webb didn’t have any hesitation about which additional production lighting he wanted on the rig for two high-profile UK 2023-24 pantomime seasons … and that was Robe. He specified Robe for these two key shows for producers UK Productions (UKP), Snow White & The Seven Dwarves at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire directed by Chris Wilkins-Nelson, and Cinderella directed by Benji Sperring, staged at the Malvern Festival Theatre in Wiltshire, both produced by Martin Dodds. 

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Niklas Fuchs Busks LEMO Unplugged Tour with ChamSys Stadium Connect

LEMO may be one of the most popular Austrian performers today, but at heart, says Niklas Fuchs, he is more like “the friendly musician from next door.” This relaxed and engaging personality is reflected in the star’s LEMO Unplugged Tour, which has a set that looks like a living room. Filling in on the tour for LEMO’s usual lighting designer Bernhard Endl, Fuchs accented this welcoming mood with a warm, inviting light show run on his new MagicQ Stadium Connect and busked the entire time.

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Ayrton Mistral S is Perfect for Saturate Designs in Bangkok

Established in 2009, with offices in Bangkok and Sydney, Saturate Designs specializes in lighting design for the entertainment industry, providing bespoke solutions for festivals, live music, installation projects, films and theatre designs, from concept visualization through to programming and operation. Saturate Designs, Thailand recently invested in 16 Ayrton Mistral S fixtures which were supplied by Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Thailand, Total Solution Marketing Thailand.

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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Zealand Expansion 

In a continued commitment to provide customers with the highest standard of service and support, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. is excited to announce a new, direct presence in New Zealand. Previously overseen by Megabits, the New Zealand distributor of Vectorworks software, all New Zealand operations will now be managed by the New Zealand-based staff of Vectorworks, backed by the company’s regional office in Australia. The local team, headed by Sales Operations Specialist Kim Cooper and Product Specialist Zac Haumaha, brings their expertise and years of experience supporting Vectorworks users in New Zealand, guaranteeing the highest level of customer service.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Zealand Expansion 

London’s Roundhouse Rounds off All Robe Moving Light Rig with new ESPRITES

Burna Boy at Roundhouse, London, UK. Photo by John Williams

London’s famous Roundhouse concert and performing arts venue in Camden now has an all Robe moving light rig with a recent investment in 20 ESPRITE luminaires, fitted with the HP (High Performance) LED engine for the highest output and strongest colors. The order was overseen for Robe UK by Curtis Lewis, their business development manager for the London area. These fixtures join 82 existing Robe moving lights at the venue – 42 LEDBeam 100s, 16 DLF Washes, 6 DLX Spots and 6 LEDWash 600s – with the ESPRITES now the primary house rig spot fixtures, and available to all incoming productions. Roundhouse Head of Lighting Steve Royle explained that the new ESPRITES are part of a major technical update and an ongoing sustainability drive to make the Roundhouse as energy efficient as possible.Read More »London’s Roundhouse Rounds off All Robe Moving Light Rig with new ESPRITES

Circus Knie Creates Magic with CHAUVET Professional

A circus is magic. How else to explain how, in a single afternoon, it can turn even the most serious adult into a child, eyes wide open with wonder, marveling at acts that turn reality on its head. Circus Knie, one of Europe’s oldest and among the world’s most famous circuses has been turning out such moments for over a century. Its just-concluded 2023 season was no exception, as it featured breathtaking acts from dancing horses to motorcycles spinning around in a sphere at high speeds whilst parallel to the ground.Read More »Circus Knie Creates Magic with CHAUVET Professional

ISE 2024 Opens; Show Set for Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 is now open and set to run for a four-day span from Jan. 30 through Feb. 2, 2024. Along with the largest show floor ever for this milestone 20th anniversary edition of the event, the exhibition is promising the most comprehensive content program to date, with nine conferences covering a wide range of topics critical to the AV and systems integration industry.Read More »ISE 2024 Opens; Show Set for Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Bruno Poet Works Magic with Ayrton Khamsin TC for ‘Macbeth’ at London’s Donmar Warehouse

Max Webster’s intense production of Shakespeare’s bloody, supernatural tragedy, Macbeth, featuring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, opened to fantastic reviews at London’s Donmar Warehouse in December. Played out on Rosanna Vize’s stark, minimalist set, comprising a flat white platform backed by a glass wall that isolates off-stage actors from the action, the audience listens through binaural headphones that catch every nuance of the actors’ speech, drawing them deeper and more intimately into the text—and Macbeth’s mental state.Read More »Bruno Poet Works Magic with Ayrton Khamsin TC for ‘Macbeth’ at London’s Donmar Warehouse