Lighting Designer Liz Berry is using a grandMA full-size to control lighting on the current Sisters of Mercy European tour. The maverick UK alternative rockers are back on the road again, continuing an impressive live performance career spanning nearly 30 years, with lead singer Andrew Eldritch and drum machine Doktor Avalanche being the constants in the line up. Berry had previously lit ‘The … [Read more...]
Classical Birmingham
Katherine Jenkins performed a special one off concert in front of a packed Birmingham NIA on Saturday evening, as part of the opening celebrations of the 100th Rotary International Conference. Together with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the international mezzo-soprano delighted the audience with a selection of classic arias, tracks from her new album and a rendition of ‘We’ll Meet … [Read more...]
grandMA: Eurovision Song Contest 2009
This year's Eurovision Song Contest, the 54th edition of the famous show, took place at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia. It was the biggest contest held to date, with 550 tons of production equipment in 42 trailer trucks sent to Russia’s capital. Nearly 2,000 square metres of LED screens plus approximately 700 moving lights were assembled. 42 artists participated in the contest. For … [Read more...]
grandMA is a “Killer”!
Lighting Designer Steven Douglas is using grandMA lighting control for the first time on the current Killers “Day & Age” world tour, which has just completed it’s first US, UK and European legs. He had two grandMA full-size consoles – one in tracking backup – and four MA NSPs running over Ethernet, controlling 9 real DMX universes and 111 virtual universes for all the video content, stored on … [Read more...]
grandMA joins “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert”
The spectacular new musical production of Oscar winning Australian movie “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert” hits London’s West end in style and gorgeousness at the Palace Theatre, together with a grandMA full-size console controlling the moving lighting rig. The show’s lighting design has been created by Nick Schlieper, and the stage adaptation, “Priscilla Queen of the Desert - … [Read more...]
