Claypaky will be at LDI this year in booth #1447. We will be present with a New Sales and Technical Team based in the United States: Dennis Knopf (Senior Business Development Manager), George Masek (Senior Product Specialist), Ray Whitton (North American Business Development Manager), Julie Smith (Product Support) The booth staff will include also the Claypaky CEO Marcus Graser, Head of Global...
The 85th anniversary of the world seaplane speed record set in 1934 at Desenzano seaplane base by Marshal Agello was commemorated on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October in Desenzano del Garda, in the province of Brescia. His record stands at 709.202 km/h and has never been broken to this day. A whole series of air show stunts was performed for this great celebration, which attracted hundreds of...
One hundred Claypaky XTYLOS units were used to create the "Il colore del suono" (the color of sound) lighting rig, conceived by the Giò Forma studio and created in conjunction with Claypaky's lighting designer Marco Zucchinali. The installation was put together for the Jova Beach Party on the runway of Milan Linate airport, which has been closed since July for major refurbishment works. The event...
With the addition of a key staff member and a regional service center, Claypaky’s North American customers can expect enhanced project support and service. Ray Whitton recently joined Claypaky’s team as North American Business Development Manager. He brings 30 years of automated lighting expertise, as well as experience with top lighting designers and touring, stage, and television production...
October 2019: Protec tallied a number of firsts on the lighting front recently. Protec was the first in the world to order Claypaky Xtylos, inking a deal to receive 350 of the market’s first-ever laser moving fixtures. Protec also became the first AV equipment supplier in the Middle East to take delivery of Xtylos in September. Launched in 1999, Protec is one of the world’s largest and most...
Recently, Group-PDA, which provides sound, video and lighting rentals for the events industry, has become the first company in Belgium to acquire Claypaky Mini-B LED beam fixtures. Group-PDA purchased the Mini-Bs from AED Distribution, a leading distributor of such top AV brands as Claypaky to various regions in Europe. The Mini-B is the smallest LED beam light ever made by Claypaky for the...
Electronics, lights and lots of dancing meet every year at Dreambeach in Villaricos (Almería, Spain) where thousands of people gather for five days to enjoy one of the biggest musical shows in the country on the Main Stage and in the Dreams Tent. Spectacular lighting plays a leading role in electronic music events where the choice of fixtures is of paramount importance. For the last four years of...
Claypaky fixtures have been working non-stop on an array of high-profile projects in Manila, Philippines. RSL (Rhythm Sound & Light Trading Corp.), which offers sound, lighting, video and rigging equipment to a wide range of entertainment and corporate clients, finds Claypaky lighting to be a popular choice among lighting designers. “ RSL owe its longevity in the business to the dedicated Men and...
Claypaky is pleased to announce that Marcus Graser is, with immediate effect, the new CEO of the Company. Marcus takes the place of Pio Nahum who, starting from 1 October 2019, will retire after spending 30 years in the lighting industry. Marcus Graser, 42, is an experienced executive coming from OSRAM - mother company and sole shareholder of Claypaky - where he spent the last fifteen years in a...
Summer lingered for music lovers at the Festival 39 Aout 2019, August 30-31 at the Domaine de Chalain in France’s Jura region. The multi-genre music festival was held in a beautiful setting alongside Chalain Lake where an array of Claypaky lighting fixtures illuminated Big Flo & Oli, Martin Solveig, Eagle-Eye Cherry and other performers. Atomix provided Lighting Designer Guillaume Steck with 12 HY...