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…
BSG recently added 16 x Ayrton Rivale lights to their hire inventory, which have been in constant use ever since. Whether it’s for their own productions, cross-hire projects, or special events, these lights have been working hard and getting plenty of praise. They even used them in their first lighting masterclass training night, where they…
Sydney Dance Company’s momenta, Rafael Bonachela’s newest full-length work, premiered at the Roslyn Packer Theatre before travelling around the country. The performance has been widely acclaimed by theatre critics and not just for the incredible choreography and execution. Lighting designer Damien Cooper has been lauded for his daring lighting design. “In terms of collaborative input,…
Sydney’s Zetland Hotel is a classic family-owned and run pub in the heart of the Green Square development precinct. It’s a vibrant area where standing out can be tricky; however, the pub is challenging to miss now, thanks to Show Technology! The façade was a dreary beige colour until CVAV stepped in to wash it…
Phaseshift Productions sent their new Martin MAC Viper XIP and MAC Ones on Lime Cordiale’s arena shows on the East Coast, with their lighting designer Dion Prasad commenting that their crew absolutely smashed it! Before their massive Australian tour, the band toured Europe, taking Dion, who hadn’t worked with them before, so he could learn…
During September, Lightscape, the globally renowned multisensory phenomenon of light, colour and sound showcased Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens, in conjunction with the Brisbane Festival, for its second year of bringing light and breathtaking installations created by acclaimed local and international artists. Working in partnership with promoters R G Live Ltd, a division of Sony Music,…