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Hall & Oates have hit the road with Train co-headlining a North American tour playing arenas from coast to coast this summer. Lighting Designer Paul “Arlo” Guthrie from Minneapolis-based TOSS Film & Design Inc. has selected a large complement of Claypaky Sharpy Washes and Mythos 2 fixtures for the rig. ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive North American distributor of Claypaky products. Hall &...

Jack White , frontman for The White Stripes and a top solo artist, has kicked off his headlining tour of North America and Europe with a large complement of Claypaky Sharpy Wash fixtures supporting the show. ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive North American distributor of Claypaky in North America. White’s tour follows the release of his new solo album, “Boarding House Reach.” The Detroit native...

It’s a July 4th tradition: the “ Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular” at the Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. The celebrated orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Keith Lockhart, is one of the biggest annual outdoor concerts in the world. This year Michael Berger of LA-based Full Flood, Inc., utilized Claypaky Scenius Unico and...

DCR Nashville is providing Claypaky Mythos 2 and Scenius spots for American singer-songwriter Halsey’s 2018 touring schedule, including festivals and her continuing “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour.” Claypaky is exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Lighting, Inc. Halsey’s “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour,” in support of her second studio album of the same name, began last fall...

Singapore, Asia – Singapore-based show production and equipment hire company The Show Company (ShowCo), supplied 120 Claypaky Scenius Unico fixtures for mega-star Katy Perry’s dynamite performance at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of her current worldwide tour Witness: The Tour. The singer’s Singapore show was hailed as ‘one of the grandest Singapore Indoor Stadium had ever witnessed’ by...

After recently expanding its inventory with a large complement of Claypaky Scenius Unico and Mythos2 fixtures, Elite Multimedia Productions has provided a portion of that equipment to Cole Swindell’s nationwide “ Reason to Drink Tour.” ClayPaky is exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Lighting, Inc. The country singer/songwriter kicked off his headlining tour in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

Lisbon, Portugal - The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), hosted at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, saw the latest range of Claypaky and ADB lighting fixtures dominate the beautifully evocative, multi-dimensional, theatrical and camera pleasing lighting design by award-winning lighting designer and Director of Photography (DOP) Jerry Appelt. A statement against the often flattening overuse...

UK – Lighting designer Will Potts found inspiration in the subtle shapes of nature for his current lighting and show design for award-winning singer Rag ’n’Bone Man. Potts’ design incorporates ‘sacred’ geometric shapes and an illustrated backdrop of personal significance to the singer. To carefully light these elements, he chose the Claypaky Scenius Unico.Having worked with the singer for little...

Argentina – The Claypaky Scenius Unico made its official debut in Argentina at the renowned Monsters of Rock (MOR) Argentina festival at Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires. The high-impact light show for the outdoor festival, part of the global Monsters of Rock movement, was designed by lighting designer Bryan Hartley and featured the Scenuis Unico as the show’s high impact workhorse fixture. Headlining MOR...

Claypaky played a leading role in Frankfurt with a new concept in theme booths, and innovative products for the present and future of quality stage lighting. TRILOGY A JOURNEY THROUGH THREE EXCITING SHOWROOMS The Claypaky booth concept was based on three theme showrooms. Demos were performed in each one by alternating lighting techniques with highly evocative visual effects. The result was an...