Saturday, March 13th, 2010

White Light hold successful new technology showcase

White Light welcomed the new year by allowing lighting designers and technicians to explore some of the new lighting technology which will shape the way they work this year and in the coming years in a friendly, informal New Technology Showcase.
The mid-January event presented the equipment in the real theatre setting of the Central School [...]

University of Johannesburg Theatre invests in grandMA

The prestigious University of Johannesburg Theatre has invested in a new grandMA ultra-light console as part of a major lighting upgrade. The 436 seater theatre at Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park is part of the UJ Arts Centre, and hosts a busy and varied production schedule featuring contemporary dance, drama, live music and musical theatre performances. [...]

Clay Paky lights F1 GP concerts in Abu Dhabi

“Yasalam”, the Arabic word for “fantastic, amazing and astonishing” was a befitting name for the recent Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, which included a heart-pounding race schedule followed by four nights of post-race concerts featuring Beyoncé, Aerosmith, Jamiroquai, and Kings of Leon. “Fantastic, amazing and astonishing” also describes the enormous lighting rig supporting [...]

Miss World 2009 meets grandMA and MA VPU

Miss World 2009 saw another spectacular lighting design by Tim Dunn, who used a grandMA full-size console to control nearly 300 intelligent light fixtures, plus LED and generic lighting, altogether totalling 12,600 DMX channels across 24 active universes. He also triggered video content stored on an MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) from the desk, which [...]

Clay Paky illuminates R&B superstar Akon

Billed with the tagline, PARTY LIKE NEVER BEFORE, famed R&B singer-songwriter Akon performed live in concert at Amman Exhibitions Park in Amman, Jordan, luring thousands of fans for a night of high-energy music and a stunning light display, courtesy of TriTec AV and Clay Paky. The August 13 show was hosted by The Arabian Journal, [...]

W-DMX at the 11th Chinese National Games

Wireless Solution Sweden AB helped kick off the 11th Chinese National Games in a grand manner. One year after the hosting of the exceptional Beijing Olympic Games, the 11th National Games, billed as China’s mini-Olympics, opened amid a splendid ceremony at Jinan Olympic Sports Centre. Usually held every four years, it is the country’s top [...]