International News

LONDON – Entec Sound & Light extended its 23-year working relationship with Damon Albarn and Blur by supporting the technical needs of the singer, songwriter, producer and composer for his live shows at the Royal Albert Hall last fall. Albarn, who performed with his live band, The Heavy Seas, was lit by LD Dave Byars, who also has a long working relationship with the artist, spanning 24 years. Entec supplied sound and lighting equipment and crew.

ERL, Austria – For El Juez (The Judge), an opera that premiered at the 862-seat Festspielhaus here, LD Eduardo Bravotechnical and lighting manager/grandMA2 operator Johannes Laugwitz used Clay Paky A.leda Wash K10, A.leda Wash K20 and Alpha Wash 1500 fixtures.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — For the V.I.P. guests at the invitation-only Nobel Prize Banquet held Dec. 10, 2014, LD Per Sundin included 18 Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 ST fixtures supplied by Woodlite. Sundin called the Alphas “perfect” for the event, which called for looks that were “subtle and beautiful” rather than big and bombastic with hundreds of moving lights.

UK – Working with Video Designer, Andrzej Goulding, XL Video are supplying projection and media control for the Theatre Royal Bath Production of Saturday Night Fever, which is currently touring UK theatres.

XOCHIMILCO, Mexico City – MIXPRO is one of a number of new rental company clients of Robe’s Mexican distributor, Vari Internacional who have invested in Robe products in recent months.

SYDNEY, Australia – As the curtain rose on the Australian Recording Industry Association’s night of nights, video services and expertise from TDC – Technical Direction Company was used on an unprecedented scale.

ANTWERP, Belgium —2014 was a noteworthy year for Belgian pop group Clouseau. The band completed a six-month tour and capped off the year with four sold-out shows at the Antwerp Sportpalais. Luc Peumans, LD with Painting With Light, used a wide variety of gear for the elaborate looks that accompanied innovative staging and set elements from StageCo and Inventdesign for the shows, dubbed “Clouseau Central” (a.k.a. Clouseau Centraal).

GRONINGEN, the Netherlands – Mojo Barriers introduced its reinforced barrier system ‘High Fence,’ pictured here, to the European events sector at Eurosonic Noorderslag on Jan. 15, 2015.

AMSTERDAM – Elation Professional is featuring its LED and Platinum Series lighting solutions at ISE stand 11-F50. The event is set for Feb. 10-12, 2015. 

SUSSEX, U.K. – UK based architectural, commercial and industrial LED lighting manufacturer CLD Distribution has joined Recolight to help encourage customers to dispose responsibly their outgoing incandescent bulbs, tungsten halogen lamps, T8 fluorescent and other discharge lightsources … as they are being replaced by new, more energy efficient and cost saving LED and other lighting schemes.

DUBAI, UAE – Abacus is an equipment rental and technical production company based in Dubai which is active on the live events scene. Founded five years ago initially as an AV supplier by Vimal Kumar, Abacus is headquartered in the Al Qoz 1 business district of Dubai.