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A Passion for Astera

Dance Passion returns to the BBC in early 2022, celebrating all forms and genres of the UK’s vibrant dance sector, in a special collaboration between BBC Arts and One Dance UK, supported by Arts Council England.Read More »A Passion for Astera

BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures

A special edition of BBC’s The One Show in Glasgow for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference was broadcast live from the foyer of the BBC Scotland building on the banks of the River Clyde, featuring an eye-catching set designed by Ali Mills and constructed from recycled materials, which was lit using Astera’s new AX9 PowerPARs. Lighting Designer and Director Richard Jarrett chose the fixtures—the first time he had used the AX9 product—supplied by Quay Light, also Glasgow based, which has the largest stock of Astera luminaires in Scotland, all supplied via UK distributor Ambersphere Solutions.Read More »BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures

Astera Has a Glowing Halo

Halo founder Yass Guenancia (L) and Alex Allen, head of rental / hires for Halo (R). Photos by Louise Stickland

London, UK—Halo, a central London-based lighting and AV rental and production company founded in 1989 by Yann Guenancia, has been thriving ever since, including throughout the UK’s three pandemic lockdowns, when it was one of a few very fortunate companies in a position to remain open and keep supplying equipment for a broad range of clients.Read More »Astera Has a Glowing Halo

Astera SpotMax Wireless Spotlight

Astera SpotMax Wireless Spotlight

Astera LED-Technology says its new wireless spot fixture, the SpotMax (AX10), is 30 percent more powerful and bright than its AL7-XXL LED spot fixture. New features and upgrades include the addition of TruColor Calibration, amber LEDs, long-life Samsung batteries, new Khatod lenses and Philips LED modules.