Arguably New Zealand’s finest export, Crowded House, spent a fair chunk of 2024 touring the world in support of their Gravity Stairs album. The tour finished in Australia and New Zealand with Phaseshift Productions supplying gear and crew for the Australian East Coast shows. Lighting designer Matt Arthur requested a predominantly Martin and Ayrton rig…
Setting a new standard for compact moving heads, MAC One is a revolutionary Beam, Wash and Eye-Candy fixture featuring a captivating Fresnel lens that transforms any stage or event into an extraordinary visual spectacle. Compact, lightweight, and highly versatile, MAC One defines a new compact class of performance lighting. When Darren Russell, Managing Director &…
Perth’s Elite Audio Visual Productions continues to invest in Ayrton, adding sixteen Ayrton Rivale fixtures designed to push the limits of versatility. “We’re thrilled to welcome the newest additions to our inventory!” commented Brock Preston, EAVP’s Managing Director. “These cutting-edge lights are game-changers, further extending EAVP’s capabilities and solidifying our commitment to delivering exceptional lighting.”…
Live Event Services recently upgraded from grandMA3 compact to grandMA3 compact XT with Colin Baldwin, Managing Director, commenting that having two multi-touch monitors and 60 playbacks makes a huge difference when programming larger shows. “Show Technology, as always, was great to deal with and were very helpful with training,” added Colin. “MA Lighting is the…
Art Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall is Australia’s premier, multi-level concert venue hosting some of the most prominent national and international artists across jazz, rock, pop, multicultural, chamber, classical, cabaret and contemporary music. Hamer Hall is home to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and is the preferred Melbourne performance venue for the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The venue…
Since changing management, Launceston’s The Royal Oak Hotel has been refurbished, including the ‘Oak Shed’ Band Room. The hotel has cemented itself as the town’s premium music venue, hosting various local and touring acts. The stage is relatively small; however, the owners were keen to get some big lighting looks, so Simon Widdowson, Director of…
Element Live Productions has purchased two ShowPRO DreamPIX Strip IP65-rated sets in preparation for a summer full of exciting gigs with many outdoors. This outdoor rated system brings your ideas to light with a pixel-mappable surface powered by an easy-to-use ArtNet interface that works flawlessly with popular industry-standard pixel mapping tools. “We purchased two complete…
Early in October, New Zealand’s Electro-Tech Services took delivery of 24 x Martin MAC Ones, and the only time they were in the warehouse was for their initial testing, which is pictured! “We required an update to our old reliable MAC 101s, which have served us well over the past and continue to be a…