Two nights ago - Sunday 22nd March - for half an hour, a number of Benelux lighting rental companies and individuals – in fact anyone with access to a light – were invited to point it upwards and #LightTheSky in support of all the key workers, heroes and heroines on the frontline of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. #LightTheSky was an idea originated by a Dutch rental company … which then … [Read more...]

In February, before the worldwide lockdown to beat Covid-19 came into force, Robe’s reporting team were in Australia – which had just been engulfed by the worst bushfires for many years - and captured a historic musical moment in time ….. The rain pelted down relentlessly for the final gig of legendary Australian pub-rock phenomenon Cold Chisel’s 2020 tour at Sirromet Winery just outside … [Read more...]

Classically trained French musician, DJ and electronic music producer Worakls is renowned for his melodic and experimental sounds. He toured his latest Orchestra album throughout 2019 to a series of 1000-1500 capacity venues and concluded the year by stepping up to three arena-sized shows – Zeniths in Paris and Toulouse and the Salle 3000 concert hall at the Lyon Palais des Congrès – complete a … [Read more...]

UK event production specialist CPL started the year with some major investments in carefully selected lighting and video products. This includes the acquisition of Barco UDM 4K22 projectors – one of the first three companies in the UK to invest in these brand-new machines – plus Portman P1 Mini LED fixtures, trending Astera Titan Tubes and OXO Pixyline 150 LED battens. This is in addition … [Read more...]

A Kinesys automation system and Vector control system have been on the road with a new and updated North America touring version of the hugely popular and successful blockbuster musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, directed by JP Thibodeau and featuring the music of Queen, produced by Annerin Theatricals of Alberta, Canada. This is the first time Annerin has used Kinesys products – two half-ton Elevation … [Read more...]