Newcastle’s Fordtronic AV specialises in providing high-quality audio and visual equipment for events of all kinds events including awards dinners, conferences and particularly corporate work. In March, they did 61 events and fortunately, they had their new Prolights Astra Hybrid330s, as well as four sets of ShowPRO Apollos and six Prolights EclProfile CT+ to help…
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…
The 2024 Adelaide Festival opened with the world premiere of Baleen Moondjan, a contemporary ceremony from creative visionary Stephen Page. Inspired by a story from Stephen’s grandmother from the Ngugi/Nunukul/Moondjan people of Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Baleen Moondjan celebrates First Nations’ relationships between baleen whales and communities’ totemic systems. Set amongst giant whale bones on the…
Harry the Hirer Productions (HtHP) was proud to be the lighting and AV partner for the 2024 Melbourne Fashion Festival held at the World Heritage Royal Exhibition Buildings (REB) and superbly lit by Hugh Taranto. Taranto jumped at the opportunity to utilise HtHP’s brand new stock of Martin MAC Ones. The MAC Ones’ compact design,…
Aitken College, an independent Prep to Year 12 College in the northwest of Melbourne, boasts its own theatre, a 500-seat raked auditorium used for school music, drama, and musical theatre as well as being the school chapel. As the theatre is now sixteen years old, it was time to invest in some new moving lights…
When Resolution X saw the Prolights EclPar multipurpose LED fixture, they knew it was the perfect fit for a special long-term project which is yet to launch, however, in the meantime, they’ve been on multiple high end corporate events since coming into hire. The Prolights EclPar range has a single source, delivering silent operation, high…
Last month, Untitled Group together with Thick as Thieves brought world-renowned DJ and producer Marc Kinchen to St Kilda’s Riviera Beach Club for a spectacularly visual show. Gig Control was engaged by UG and TAT for production management and design for the show. Nathan ‘Sloth’ Aveling, Gig Control’s Technical Manager, had heard a whisper that…
Multi-platinum, award-winning group blink-182 are currently on their biggest global tour ever. Currently, in Australia packing out arenas, the tour commemorates the band’s thirtieth anniversary and is most noted for the return of the band’s iconic lineup of Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge. Production Designers for the show are John McGuire and Eric…