Celebrations of Pride month in New York City, the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement, took on new importance this year as COVID-19 cancelled in-person events, including the 50th anniversary Pride March. Instead, a number of Manhattan landmarks staged rainbow illuminations as civic expressions of Pride. Among them was the famed Stonewall Inn where 160 Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures produced a...
Industrial Sessions, a new live streaming and recording studio in Queenstown, New Zealand, has equipped its space with Claypaky HY B-EYE K15 and Mythos 2 fixtures. The studio marks a collaboration among TomTom Productions for lighting, video and set design, Soundpeople for audio and multi-track recording, and Shotover Media for camera and direction. It is located in the TomTom Productions...
The 62nd Grammy Awards became the first major broadcast event to utilize a large complement of Claypaky Xtylos fixtures when Lighting Designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz of Full Flood Inc. deployed 60 Xtylos for Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s duet, “ Nobody But You.” In addition, 118 Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures were part of the main set rig and the dish stage at the Staples Center in Los...
Audiosales and Claypaky have announced they have reached an agreement on the distribution of Claypaky products in Italy. The handover will be completed on the first of October 2020. Claypaky is part of the OSRAM group, and has been a worldwide reference brand in the professional lighting industry since 1976 . The company is frequently acknowledged for its continual pursuit of quality and...
Normally Mother’s Day in Australia means spending time with Mum and the family, but the strict government restrictions in place as a result of COVID-19 meant the closest families could get this year was a FaceTime call. Despite the restrictions that were in place, the team at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne wanted to make this year’s Mother’s Day special and called on Australia’s premier...
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the whole planet hard on every level. Besides the tragedy of those who have lost their loved ones, we all find ourselves facing difficulties in our working lives owing to the inevitable slowdown in business. One of the most affected sectors is precisely the Entertainment industry, which has been always based on large crowds and mass amusement. However the unstoppable...
On March 2020 Hungarian alternative rock band Hiperkarma celebrated its 20th anniversary with a few close friends – all 6,500 of them at the Laszlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Hungary’s biggest sports complex. A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures helped illuminate the concert, which was held on February 7, 2020 after almost two months of rehearsals. Soul Light Kft. provided the...
Dear friends, latest news from around the world are increasingly concerning and every single country is now adopting unprecedent safety measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. No doubt that the wellbeing and safety of the population is the utmost priority for all of us! In this regard, the Italian government decided to close on all production activities which are not strictly necessary...
The Posty Fest, rapper Post Malone’s second annual live music festival held November 2 in his hometown of Dallas, marked the first use of Claypaky’s new Xtylos in the United States. Creative Directors and Designers Lewis James and Travis Brothers tapped 178 Xtylos fixtures for the event. Xtylos is a compact beam moving light with a tailor-made RGB laser source that’s a powerful engine for an...
Lighting/Production Designer Jon Eddy is using 38 Claypaky Sharpys to illuminate the Original Misfits reunion shows featuring Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only. He also incorporated his Misfits lighting design into 2019 Psycho Las Vegas, the massive metal/punk rock festival held annually in August. Eddy is marking his fourth year designing for Psycho Las Vegas. The Original Misfits got back together for...