Saturday, May 18th, 2013

PSI Lights, Rigs & Production Manages Arthur Guinness Day in Ireland

Renegade LFW Emilio de la Morena _MG_6483a

Production Services Ireland (PSI) energised its Northern and Southern Irish facilities in a massive operation to provide lighting, rigging and technical services for the 2011 Arthur Guinness Day celebrations. This featured multiple events worldwide and in Ireland, incorporating major live stages in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Limerick – plus a myriad of organically flowing pub-based [...]

The launch of Ai – The Intelligent Choice

AI Hardware Controller Large-Corrected

Avolites announced at PLASA the formation of a strategic alliance with Immersive and is now the sole manufacturer of a suite of products under the brand name Ai. Immersive is a re-seller of the Ai system, integrating the Ai product range into their global business of design, animation, motion graphics and show production. The Ai [...]

Avolites support Technical Theatre Arts course at BRIT School

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Regarded as one of Britain’s exceptional schools for Performing Arts and Technology, The BRIT School is in receipt of a Tiger Touch and Titan Mobile as part of a generous deal co-ordinated between PRG CEO, Martin Locket, Avolites Sales Director, Steve warren, Andrew Smith, Technical Manager and Guy Lovegrove, Production Manager at The Brit School. [...]

Avolites to launch Sapphire Touch at PLASA 2011

Sapphire Touch

PLASA 2011 will see Avolites presenting the production launch of the Sapphire Touch and the expansive Titan Range to its booth F18 in hall 1. The Sapphire Touch has undergone significant aesthetic enhancements and employs the newest technology available. It combines twin multi-touch screens with 45 motorized touch sensitive faders and an Optical trackball with [...]

DBN Lights Parklife 2011 Festival

DBN Parklife 2011 by Magnus Blikeng 068a1

Manchester based lighting rental company DBN supplied the city’s new Parklife live music festival for the second year running – this time co-ordinating equipment for all 4 stages within the main arena. DBN was working for their regular client, Ear To The Ground, who also production manage regular, locally based dance party phenomena, Warehouse Project. [...]

Level 42 Gets the Diamond Finish

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Lighting Designer Yenz Nyholm took to the O2 Arena, London, UK, with a Diamond 4 TITAN for much loved pop-rock band, Level 42’s 30th Anniversary world tour. Nyholm has been a keen Avolites user for some years and he particularly likes the power and functionality of the D4 for larger shows. For this tour he [...]

Fatboy gets the finishing Avo Touch

Stephen Abbiss (left) and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) on the right, with the Avolites Tiger Touch

Lighting designer Steven Abbiss has been on tour with dance guru and DJ Fatboy Slim since March this year, fulfilling a busy schedule playing international festivals and their own headliner gigs worldwide. The itinerary has often included visiting 2 or 3 different countries in a weekend, so all the equipment for the lighting design was [...]