When New Zealand’s MJF Lighting decided to replace their aging discharge fittings, they began searching for the best followspot on the market to suit their specific requirements. “We needed a small yet bright and versatile LED followspot mainly for medium to large size theatres,” explained Michael Farrand, Managing Director. “We also needed a small unit…
Located in downtown Tauranga, Baycourt Community & Arts Centre is the Bay of Plenty’s premier performing arts facility. This multi-purpose performing arts and events complex provides a variety of spaces for the local community and visiting national and international acts. The heart of the operation is the Addison Theatre, a community theatre with a 500+…
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…
We Will Rock You premiers in Wellington Tungsten Projects, a Wellington-based company specialising in lighting design and systems as well as event production and management, was founded by Will Smith in 2020. He joined forces with Sam Lovell, who had returned to New Zealand from Macau, following the closure of renowned production The House of…
Touring acts have always expected to substitute the lighting gear on their riders when they arrived in New Zealand but MJF Lighting has set out to change that inconvenient way of touring. “People have peddled out whatever they had in their rental department and done substitutions but we’re buying a whole lot of new kit…
We are an original customer of Show Technology, so I guess we’ve been there for at least 30 years, however, we were involved a bit before that. We’ve seen Show Technology grow from an idea and a leap of faith to the great company spanning Australia and New Zealand that it is today. It’s hard…
Thirty years ago, Emmanuel and Gina Ziino followed their dreams by founding Show Technology. What began as a startup dream has grown into Australasia’s leading professional lighting and AV distributor that today employs close to 50 professionals. Continuously evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of the industry, Show Technology now distributes premium technology from a…
Illumination+Optics, the Wellington-based lighting and video design company, has expanded its inventory with Ayrton Perseo Profiles and an MA Lighting grandMA3 light console. “Initially, we were drawn to the Ayrton Perseo as it was showing up on a lot of riders coming through,” commented Morgan Whitfield, Managing Director. “I also wanted something we could put…