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Robe in the Spot-Light

Left to right: Lighting Technician Asbjorn Hemmingsen, Project Manager Ben Cooper, Workshop Manager Mike Skinner and Head of Lighting Production, Matthew Tong. Photo by Louise Stickland

Auckland based Spot-Light Systems – now part of the NEP Live Group – is among New Zealand’s leading lighting live show and event rental companies, and one that has continued to invest in Robe moving lights as the country emerged from the pandemic, adding 24 MegaPointes, 12 Tarrantulas to their existing fleets, and for the first time, 20 ESPRITES joined the inventory.Read More »Robe in the Spot-Light

More Than 100 ADJ Fixtures Create Impressive Atmosphere at ‘Vroeger Was Alles Beter 2023’

Photo: Tessa van Nuland Fotografie

A significant quantity of ADJ Focus Profile, Vizi Beam 12RX, and Focus Flex automated luminaires were used to create an impressive atmosphere last month for a huge hardstyle dance event held at the Autotron exhibition center close to ‘s-Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands. Vroeger Was Alles Beter (which translates to ‘Everything Used To Be Better’) focuses on classic hard dance music and this special edition dubbed ‘The Man With The Golden Classics’ was headlined by one of the scene’s most prolific artists, Headhunterz. The sold-out event, which attracted a crowd of 8000, ran all day from 12:30pm through to 12:00am. It included a solo set from Headhunterz in the early evening and then closed with a 1.5 hour ‘vs’ set between the DJ and his musical partner Wildstylez.Read More »More Than 100 ADJ Fixtures Create Impressive Atmosphere at ‘Vroeger Was Alles Beter 2023’

T11 Profiles Join T1s and T2s at the Opera National de Paris

The Paris Opera has ordered nearly 300 x Robe T11 Profile and T11 PCs. Palais Garnier photo courtesy Robe France

As part an inventory renewal of static profile luminaires, the Paris Opera has ordered nearly 300 Robe T11 Profile and T11 PCs, which will join the 200 T1 and T2 Profiles already in place at the primary opera and ballet company of France. All the fixtures are supplied via Alterlite, and like the T1 and T2 moving heads, the T11s will be distributed between the Opera’s two landmark venues in the French capital, Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille.Read More »T11 Profiles Join T1s and T2s at the Opera National de Paris

Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Delivers Vintage Looks and Miami Club-Style Effects for Miley Cyrus

The DX7 Design team took full advantage of the VL5LED fixtures’ vintage styling and the Dichro*fusion Blades. Photo © DX7 Design / NBC

Miley Cyrus returned to U.S. screens recently for a massive live-broadcast party with a host of star guests. Taking place at Miami’s Telemundo Studios, it featured classic rock ‘n’ roll lighting effects mixed with a Miami club style setting, achieved using Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires from Signify.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Delivers Vintage Looks and Miami Club-Style Effects for Miley Cyrus

Creative Technology Middle East Invests in IP65 Rated Elation Proteus™ and KL Panel™

Jonas Stenvinkel (International Sales Manager, Elation), Sam Connolly (Head of Lighting Middle East, Creative Technology), Andy Reardon (Managing Director Middle East, Creative Technology)

Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) has made an investment in Elation Professional’s industry-leading Proteus series of automated IP65 lights, along with studio-optimized IP65 rated KL Panel softlights. The purchase includes the Proteus Excalibur™ sky beam moving head as well as the Proteus Maximus™ LED moving head, both high-power luminaires routinely used on large-scale productions and outdoor spectaculars. Additionally, CTME has invested in Elation’s versatile KL Panel XL IP™, a full-color spectrum LED softlight perfect for use in broadcast and film settings. CTME worked closely with Jean Pierre de Vernon from Venutech LLC, Elation’s exclusive distributor in the Middle East, to procure the new lighting gear.Read More »Creative Technology Middle East Invests in IP65 Rated Elation Proteus™ and KL Panel™

Vari-Lite VL5LED Dazzles with Color and Effects at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards

NFL legend Joe Thomas stepped out to lead the Greater Cleveland Sport Awards recently, staged to honor athletic achievement in Ohio. The ceremony took place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse arena in front of a live audience and was filmed for streaming. Lighting Director Derek Hons, from NPiAV, specified Vari-Lite VL5LED, and VL2600 Series luminaires from Signify to fill the cavernous space with colorful washes, key light and effects.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED Dazzles with Color and Effects at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards

Copenhagen’s Det Ny Teater Boosts Robe Stock

Copenhagen’s Det Ny Teater (The New Theatre) has recently invested substantially in new Robe moving lights with the purchase of 16 Robe T1 Profiles that have joined the house rig together with an additional 20 Spiiders (bringing the total to 30). Also new are two RoboSpot systems with two T1 Profile FollowSpots, plus 11 Tetra2 moving LED battens and 18 LEDBeam 350s.Read More »Copenhagen’s Det Ny Teater Boosts Robe Stock

Vari-Lite VL2600 Spot Luminaires Add Spiraling Drama to Yale’s ‘Next to Normal’

“The VL2600 really helped me to isolate and carve out different spaces on the stage, and the variable frost helped me give it all a really nice soft edge,” says LD David DeCarolis. Photo © David DeCarolis

Yale’s David Geffen School of Drama staged a performance of the American rock musical Next to Normal recently, with a lighting design by David DeCarolis using VL2600 Spot luminaires as part of the Vari-Lite University Outreach Program from Signify.

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LightenUp Expands Growing Ayrton Inventory with Zonda 9 FX and Zonda 3 FX Fixtures

LightenUp Inc., a Los Angeles-based lighting company that supplies the full range of lighting equipment and power distribution for all types of events, has added a large complement of Ayrton Zonda 9 FX and Zonda 3 FX fixtures to its inventory.  The new luminaires join Ayrton Khamsins, Perseo Profiles, Diablo-S in white and black housings, and MagicDots available for projects and rental.  ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »LightenUp Expands Growing Ayrton Inventory with Zonda 9 FX and Zonda 3 FX Fixtures

Robe Up All Night with Black Coffee at Zamna Festival

Photo by Kristian Suárez

The beauty, magic, and history of Mexican Caribbean indigenous cultures blended with superlative dance beats as the rhythm and free spirit of rave sent a rush of positive energy and human experience coursing through the 2023 Zamna Festival in Tulum. The stunning eye-catching jungle venue surrounded by nature reserves and sacred cenotes, provided a perfect setting for this iconic Mecca-of-music event, and into this dreamscape reality stepped Lighting Designer Eran Klein, working with artist Black Coffee on the Island Stage.Read More »Robe Up All Night with Black Coffee at Zamna Festival