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Music Matters Productions

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Waterfront Park

Louisville, KY

I’m a Robe iSpiider – Don’t Get Me Out of Here!

Show hosts Daniel Hartwich and Sonja Zietlow with lighting tech Lucky Lewele in the middle

Robe’s new IP65 rated iSpiider LED wash moving lights passed some serious jungle tests on the latest edition of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Germany (Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier rau), which was recorded at Blyde River Canyon in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa.Read More »I’m a Robe iSpiider – Don’t Get Me Out of Here!

For the 2014 Bruce Lynton Charity Golf Day and Charity Ball held at RACV Royal Pines Resort in Benowa, Australia, May 9-10, sponsor ULA Group teamed with Jesse Radatti from Digital Lighting Solutions to light Australia’s hard-rocking Choirboys with fixtures from Robe.

The Choirboys Rock Aussie Charity Event; ULA Group Provides Robe Gear

BENOWA, Australia — For the 2014 Bruce Lynton Charity Golf Day and Charity Ball held at RACV Royal Pines Resort here May 9-10, sponsor ULA Group teamed with Jesse Radatti from Digital Lighting Solutions to light Australia’s hard-rocking Choirboys with fixtures from Robe. The lighting rig for the event included 20 Robin Pointes, 28 Robin 600 LEDWashes, 12 Robin 100 LEDBeams and two Robin CycFX 8 fixtures, all controlled with a grandMA lighting console.

Robe Names Ambrose Gumbs Technical Service Department Manager for U.S. Market

Robe USA Names Ambrose Gumbs Technical Service Department Manager

COOPER CITY, FL — Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer Robe Lighting named Ambrose Gumbs, based here, technical service department manager. Gumbs served with Martin Professional for close to 14 years, starting as a bench technician before specializing in lighting console and PCB repairs.

VGL’s technical staff in Santiago

Robe Names VGL Chilean Distributor

SANTIAGO, Chile — Robe named VGL Integración de Sistemas,  based here, as its new distributor for Chile. VGL, founded 21 years ago, already represents several well-known brands including Grass Valley, Telestream, Rohde & Schwarz and L-Acoustics. Pictured here is VGL’s technical staff in Santiago.

2014 Metro FM Awards Lit with Robe Fixtures

DURBAN, South Africa — The 2014 Metro FM Awards, which served as a celebration of 20 years of democracy while also bestowing 19 awards recognizing excellence in the urban genre of music, Johannesburg based Dream Sets provided a lighting design that included Robe fixtures in the rig. The event was staged at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Conference Centre here in March, and along with the 19 Awards, it included eight live performers. It was broadcast live on the South African Broadcasting Corporations’ SABC 1 TV channel.

DWR Distribution, Robe’s South African distributor, provided bright, energy-efficient LEDWash 600s for a lighting system upgrade at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa. Photos by Barbara van den Berg

TUT’s Breytenbach Theatre Adds Robe LED Fixtures

PRETORIA, South Africa  — DWR Distribution, Robe’s South African distributor, provided bright, energy-efficient LEDWash 600s for a lighting system upgrade at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) here. The fixtures impressed those looking after the lighting system at the school’s Breytenbach Theatre, a.k.a. “The Breytie.”

LD Rene Johve's design for The Song of Estonia competition, whose winner represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest, used more 80 Robe moving lights, including 32 Robin Pointes

Estonian TV Song Competition Lit with Robe Fixtures

TALLINN, Estonia – LD Rene Johve’s design for The Song of Estonia competition, whose winner represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest, used more 80 Robe moving lights, including 32 Robin Pointes. The Pointes were used to create the core look and feel of most of the major lighting scenes in conjunction with the set lighting. 

Robe distributor Controllux provided 38 Pointes, 30 MMX WashBeams, 24 LEDWash 300s, eight LEDWash 600s, eight 600E Spots, four DLXs and 30 ClubScan 250s for Versuz in Belgium

Belgium Nightclub Installs Big Robe Rig

HASSELT, Belgium — For the new 3,000-capacity location for Versuz, a nightclub that draws revelers from Belgium, The Netherlands and beyond with resident DJ Laurent Wery, Robe distributor Controllux provided 38 Pointes, 30 MMX WashBeams, 24 LEDWash 300s, eight LEDWash 600s, eight 600E Spots, four DLXs and 30 ClubScan 250s. Most of them are in the main room, one of three spaces at the club, which features 11 meters (36 feet) of headroom.

White Lies Tours U.K. with Gear from Colour Sound Experiment

White Lies Tours U.K. with Gear from Colour Sound Experiment

BIRMINGHAM — White Lies toured U.K. venues in December with support from Colour Sound Experiment, which provided custom truss from James Thomas Engineering and Robe and Clay Paky gear. In addition to Robe CycFX 8 fixtures, MMX Spots, LEDWash 1200/300s and Clay Paky Sharpys, the visual design paired Colour Sound’s BT18 LED screen panels with Robe Media Spinners.