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DJ Shadow Uses XL Video Projection for Renegades of Rhythm Tour

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Continuing their long-term working relationship, XL Video have supplied a compact and versatile projection package for DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist’s ‘Renegades of Rhythm’ European tour. XL Video Project Manager, Jay Mobbs-Beal worked with Manager & Production Manager, Jamal Chalabi, to create the video specification for the tour. The shows, which spanned across Europe from the UK over to … [Read more...]

XL Video Supply Grammy-Winning Sam Smith on US Tour

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Working with Lighting and Set Designer, Will Potts, XL Video supplied a package of scenic LED, LED IMAG screens and accompanying camera system for multi-Grammy award winner Sam Smith’s US Arena tour. The sold-out shows, in support of Smith’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ album, visited venues across the US and Canada during January and February 2015 including The Forum in Los Angeles, and Madison Square … [Read more...]

Robe Installed at Slovensko Ljudsko Theatre in Celje

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The Slovensko Ljudsko Gledališče (The Slovenian People’s Theatre) in Celje, Slovenia’s attractive third largest town is an active and well respected producing and receiving house that has recently invested in five of Robe’s LEDWash 600 moving lights for its main 380 seater auditorium. Celje is an important commercial and cultural centre in the Lower Styria region of Slovenia, and the … [Read more...]

Robe BMFLs are Winners at 2015 Metro FM Awards

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Durban in South Africa once again came alive with the buzz and the excitement of the 2015 Metro FM Awards, with Robe BMFL Spots taking centre stage – as part of a rig of nearly 150 Robe moving lights -  for a stunning stage presentation at the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. Staged for the third consecutive year right in the heart of the city, attended by 4000 enthusiastic … [Read more...]

CPL Supports New Talent at 2015 SEMTA Skills Awards

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West Midlands based Central Presentation Ltd (CPL) supplied full technical production - lighting, video, audio and rigging - for the 2015 SEMTA Skills Awards, an annual event that celebrates the achievements of people, businesses and training partners in the engineering, science and manufacturing technologies sectors, enabling UK industry to compete on the global stage. The event, a 450 … [Read more...]