Minsk, Belarus â Over 840 Claypaky fixtures were used on the sixteenth Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) final which was broadcast live from Minsk to more than 2.7 million viewers globally. The enormous production was skilfully orchestrated by Head of Production Ola Melzig with lighting designed by Alex Manzenko. The predominantly Claypaky rig for JESC…
Claypaky, Ayrton and MA Lighting with Shania Now The Queen of Country Popâs âShania Nowâ 2018 tour is currently touring the country using a large complement of Claypaky Mythos2, Scenius Unico and Ayrtonâs MagicPanelâą-602 fixtures, as well as MA Lighting International MA2 for control. The production features 48 Claypaky Mythos2 and 80 Scenius Unico fixtures.…
Auckland event production company âBackstage NZâ recently purchased an MA dot2 console and their lighting tech Sione Faleuka states it is true love. âI must say I have used so many lighting consoles over the years but I fell in love with the dot2 as it is by far the best lighting console Iâve ever…
Redland Performing Arts Centre has recently purchased eight Martin Professional MAC Quantum Profiles from Brisbane Sound Group. These lights were to replace some ageing fixtures that were struggling to keep up with the venueâs more recent LED purchases and the venuesâ desire to have more state of the art lighting. âThe previous lights were lacking in punch and…
New Zealandâs West Otago Theatrical Society was formed in Tapanui in 1982, performing its first show in the old Town Hall, on the site of the present West Otago Community Centre which houses their theatre today. Through fund raising, they have transformed it into a venue suitable for any event – the theatre is complete…
Lighting designer Seth Giles will soon be leaving his New Zealand home for a 3 month tour in Europe with his MA Lighting International MA onPC command wing safely packed in his luggage. Although Seth has mainly been using his MA onPC command wing in his local theatre for small shows, it will soon be…
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre has taken delivery of three MA Lighting International dot2 core consoles and two dot2 fader wings. The dot2 consoles and wings have been installed into the BCEC Grey St Building; five levels of new meeting space, including two auditoria. Preconfigured lighting states have been programmed into each console to enable…
The Merivale Group acquired The Beresford in 2010 and in the beginning it was a band venue. However recently the venue has focused more on its Friday and Saturday Club Nights as well as their Flagship Beresford Sundays which can attract up to 2000 people a night. In addition to the popular Club Nights, The…