PRETORIA, South Africa — Blond Productions, based here, was chosen to supply full technical production – lighting, video and sound – including Robe moving lights – and design for the South African TV talent competition, Clash of The Choirs.
Read More »
LONDON — More West End theatrical productions are relying on ETC’s Eos Titanium (Ti) lighting control system. Two professionals now using the console – Vicky Brennan and Andi Davis – shared their experience with Ti and why they trust it on even the biggest shows. Pictured here is one of those productions: Stephen Ward: The Musical, staged at the Aldwych Theatre.
Read More »
SOUTH AFRICA — MGG Productions, which helped dream up and execute a sci-fi themed confab for a corporate conference held a year earlier, were asked back by their client Eventworx to recreate the entire look for the same event hosted in January 2014. They relied once again on Clay Paky fixtures.
Read More »
CHISINAU, Moldova — For a sold-out performance April 17 featuring British R&B vocal quartet Blue at the National Palace, a.k.a. “N. Sulac,” within this former Soviet republic, IvasArt provided D.T.S. Raptor, NRG 1201 and XR3000 Spot CMY moving heads to LD Ivasco Stefan’s specifications.
Read More »
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, staged at B&W Halls here, included semi-finals on May 6 and May 8 and finals on May 10. The international singing talent competition was noted for its strong, masculine look this year — without forgoing the gold, glitter and glamour for which it’s known — and a cube-shaped central stage. Mediatec Solutions relied upon a visual system that included d3 Technologies’ 4U v2.5 media server at its core. The contest was seen by an estimated 180 million viewers in 45 countries.
Read More »
LONDON — HSL supplied lighting and LED screen to the U.K. leg of the You Me At Six Cavalier Youth tour, featuring a lighting design by Louis Oliver, who has worked with the indie rockers for the last five years.
Read More »
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka —MOS Sound & Light recently provided full production services for a major concert by Greek composer/keyboardist Yanni. The lighting plot from LD Bud Horowitz called for a different brand of lighting fixture, but since those fixtures were not available for the show, MOS provided both the Spot and Wash versions of PR Lighting’s XL 1200 fixture. They proved to be an acceptable substitute.
Read More »
JOHANNESBURG and CAPE TOWN — The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), featuring Phil Batesn (pictured here), brought four decades of their unique blend of orchestral rock to South Africa recently, playing concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town — with Robe moving lights featuring on both shows.
Read More »
LIVERPOOL, U.K. —Adlib is marking 30 years in 2014. The company was founded in 1984 by Andy Dockerty, who recalled the company’s humble beginnings — just him, with a small PA system that he transported in a VW van.
Read More »
LONDON — LD Andy Bridge used a range of Philips Vari-Lite luminaires, including VL3000Q Spot, VL3500Q Spot and VL3500 Wash luminaires, for a production of La Bohème at London’s Royal Albert Hall (RAH). The fixtures helped Bridge overcome some lighting design challenges posed by the nature of the in-the-round production.
Read More »