English singer-songwriter and global superstar, Ed Sheeran’s current world tour in support of his third studio album ‘÷’, is a huge 187-date tour which started in Turin, Italy in March 2017, and will play stadiums across Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, and Australasia before returning for a second European leg throughout summer 2018. This…
When electronic music producer Flume returned to Red Rocks in July, a large complement of Claypaky Sharpys and Sharpy Washes helped the Grammy winner light up the iconic Colorado amphitheater. Brown Note Productions provided the equipment. Flume, the professional name of Harley Edward Streten, enjoyed a successful Red Rocks debut in 2016. This year he…
Dubai, UAE – Dubai Opera, located in what is claimed to be ‘the most prestigious square kilometre in the world’ in Downtown Dubai, has recently purchased 37 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10s as part of a technical upgrade to the event space’s lighting rigs. Dubai Opera is considered a masterpiece of contemporary architecture. The ‘dhow-shaped’ building, designed…
Ed Sheeran takes grandMA2 around the world: “grandMA2 is the current industry standard for lighting and visual control” Ed Sheeran is one of the most popular, successful and respected young music talents of the moment and is currently engaged on an extensive world tour, featuring an eye-catching production design by Mark Cunniffe with a networked…
“Robert Juliat is the gold standard of followspots and whenever we’re looking to add more to our inventory, it’s our go-to brand.” So says David Slater, Group Director of Hire for the award-winning, UK-based technical production company, Hawthorn. The company has just expanded its inventory of followspots with a significant purchase of fixtures from Robert…
Since the very early years, Martin has understood, innovated and inspired the world of dynamic lighting, constantly seeking new ways and setting new standards for what is achievable with light. When you stroll 30 years down memory lane there are so many highlights that it is difficult to pinpoint particular landmark events and individual products,…
The Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 have been selected by award-winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones as the workhorse fixtures for multi-award-winning artist Ed Sheeran on his current record-breaking worldwide new album tour. Cunniffe has been working with Ed since the artist began touring in 2011, developing a…
Leading Italian lighting manufacturer Claypaky is proud to have been the Headline Sponsor and host of the Showlight 2017 conference, which closed on 23 May after three extremely successful days in Florence, Italy. Over a three-year period, the Claypaky team has worked closely with the Showlight committee to help produce this extraordinary event. Showlight combines…