LONDON – LD Tim Routledge specified 26 Clay Paky 800W Alpha Spot QWO 800 luminaires to British singer Gary Barlow’s UK tour. Barlow is also the frontman of Take That. Routledge is known for his work with Madonna, Katherine Jenkins and Sterophonics. Neg Earth supplied the lighting.
LOS ANGELES – LD Tom Kenny added Clay Paky’s Sharpy fixtures to his dynamic lighting mix on The Who’s North American tour, ‘Quadrophenia and More.’ He says he used the Sharpys’ effects to “sculpt the stage show and add drama, dimension and high impact architecture to the multimedia set.”
LONDON – LD Patrick Woodroffe used a variety of Clay Paky fixtures for the Rolling Stones’ four dates performed in December 2012 for their 50th Anniversary tour. London-based lighting company Neg Earth supplied the lighting equipment.
LOS ANGELES – Maroon 5’s Overexposed tour of North America includes Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, which are used as a wall of light upstage of the LED screens; when the screens rotate, 144 Sharpys are revealed. Production designer/artistic director Demfis Fyssicopulos credited the grandMA2 console used for the tour, not just to control the Sharpys, but also “a plethora of media servers and custom Control Freak Systems solutions.”
LONDON – LD Nick Gray used Clay Paky Sharpys to welcome VIPs for the James Bond film release of ‘Skyfall.’ Gray’s concept was to use lighting to create an environment of “mystery, action and intrigue” to mirror the Bond film. The gala was held at London’s Tate Modern museum.
PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Ballet is shining a new light on its 25th anniversary production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” by using a dozen Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 fixtures. Pin Point Lighting supplied the lighting, as they have done since 2000.
Republic of ALBANIA – The Miss Albania 2012 pageant has taken place every year since 1998 in Albanian historic sites and castles. The lighting design must then take into account the nationwide TV coverage, the talent and the towering sites and castles as part of the scenic elements. Italian director of photography Franco Ferrari chose Clay Paky fixtures including the Sharpys to handle his challenges of the annual pageant. ASLV supplied the lighting and video equipment.
HAMBURG, Germany – For this year’s Studio Hamburg Newcomer Awards ceremony, LD Andreas Rinne used Clay Paky fixtures and a grandMA2 light, as well as other equipment, to light four different areas: the outdoor set, the award ceremony, the party after the show and the entrance.
DURBAN, South Africa –Clay Paky received a positive response to its South African Roadshow, with a number of lighting professionals attending product demonstrations in venues in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina and Gianluca Breda presented demonstrations including the new Shotlight Wash and Sharpy along with fixtures from the Alpha Range of spots and washes.