Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

HSL supplies final winter Snow

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Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment, a Kinesys automation system and crew to the final leg of Snow Patrol’s 2009 world tour, named “Snow Patrol Reworked”. This follows HSL’s servicing of all the band’s UK and European sections across the whole tour, which kicked off in January 09. Mike Oates project [...]

HSL supplies White Lies

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Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the latest UK White Lies tour, which featured a spectacular, high-impact, edgy, lighting design – based primarily on white and near white light – by Chris Megginson. HSL was brought in to work with White Lies by Darren Snape of Vertical Management [...]

HSL in the house for Swedish Mafia

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HSL supplied lighting and video equipment plus crew, and designed a bespoke DJ booth for two recent sold-out incendiary performances by The Swedish House Mafia at London’s Brixton Academy. The shows were presented and produced by Cream and Loudsound Events and HSL was working for technical co-ordinators, BPM, who also supplied pyro and lasers. SHM [...]

HSL goes Massive again

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HSL continues its touring relationship with legendary Bristol-based electronic/trip-hop collective Massive Attack, supplying all lighting equipment and crew to the current UK and European tour, working with lighting designer Robin Haddow. Says HSL project manager Mike Oates, “It’s great to be working with Robin and Production Manager James Baseley and Tour Manager Dave Lawrence and [...]

Robe helps illuminate Durham Cathedral for Sting holiday special

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Over 100 Robe moving lights – a combination of ColorWash 1200E ATs and ColorWash 2500E ATs were supplied by Blackburn, UK, based rental company HSL, to illuminate a Holiday TV Special and DVD shoot staged by Sting in Durham Cathedral. Lighting designer for the show was Manfred “Ollie” Olma. The Cathedral dates back to 1039, [...]

HSL supplies Sting holiday special in Durham Cathedral

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Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied all lighting and necessary rigging – including 8 A&O 7K Falcon Beams and Flowers and over 100 Robe moving lights for a DVD and Holiday TV Special performance by Sting at Durham Cathedral. Lighting designer for the two shows was Manfred “Ollie” Olma of Koln-based mo2 Designs. [...]

HSL & Stereophonics are kings of Cardiff Castle

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HSL supplied all lighting for the Stereophonics incendiary homecoming show at Cardiff Castle, Wales, UK last weekend – including 8 of the new Robe ROBIN 300E Beam moving lights, which made their UK show debut, specified by LD Tim Routledge. The gig celebrated the band’s forthcoming album “Keep Calm & Carry On”, and Routledge was [...]