CANADA – Telemiracle, the annual telethon in Saskatchewan, Canada that benefits the Kinsmen Foundation, marked its 41st year with a 21-hour, commercial-free live broadcast from TCU Place, Saskatoon’s Arts & Convention Centre. The show’s Lighting Designer, Slobodan Marin, gave new punch to the telecast with Claypaky Scenius moving head spotlights and Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10s. The Kinsmen...
North America – “Prophecy” marks the first headlining tour for French house music producer Tchami (Martin Bresso) in North America. The new tour for the pioneer of the Future House genre features a cathedral-like stage set, which is lit by Claypaky A.leda B-EYEs from Zenith Lighting, Inc. in Orlando, the tour’s official lighting and truss provider. “Zenith is picking up more electronic music tours...
USA – Fans of classic rock ’n roll are “ Raiding the Rock Vault” at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas where iconic anthems from two decades are brought to life by artists from the biggest bands of the era. The unique show is enhanced with lighting effects created by production designer Paul Dexter using Claypaky SharBars. Dexter, principal of Masterworks Design, Inc., in Los Angeles and Las...
USA – This year Cisco Live! broke the convention mold and held its first in-the-round event in an arena-style venue. Lightswitch joined with the creative team at Go! Experience Design to create the visual design and architecture of the show, which featured Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures. Cisco Live! was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. It’s recognized as the premier educational...
USA – Grammy-winning American indie folk band Bon Iver is wrapping up its “ 22, A Million” North American tour with a complement of Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20s delivering stunning pixel and beam effects. The tour supported the band’s eponymous album, which was released last year. Bon Iver played a variety of venues on the tour, including arenas, theaters and the iconic Hollywood Bowl. Nashville...
Claypaky wins the “Plasa Award of Innovation” with the K-EYE HCR K-20: This acknowledgement rewards the company's constant pursuit of quality and innovation The Claypaky K-EYE HCR has won the Plasa Award for Innovation, the most renowned and distinguished prize in the entertainment lighting industry. The award is assigned by a strict jury made up only of expert professionals in the field, who...
UK - Sunday 17 September marked the tenth anniversary of the prestigious Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards, held at the Eventim Apollo in London. During the dazzling evening event, 24 highly respected designers were 'knighted' - and bestowed with the iconic KOI sword. More than 500 entertainment technology industry professionals gathered together to celebrate the achievements of the...
USA – OneRepublic is headlining the 2017 Honda Civic Tour, the sixteenth annual edition of the automaker’s summer tour, and Claypaky Mythos2 and Claypaky Sharpy Washes are along for the cross-country ride. The Honda Civic Tour kicked off in Kansas City, Missouri in July and will wrap after Labor Day in The Woodlands, Texas. The pop rock band will play 34 dates nationwide primarily in amphitheaters...
Paul McCartney’s long-running One on One World Tour has added 21 dates in the US this summer and fall. Claypaky fixtures help showcase the evolution of his music from the 1960s to today. The US leg of the ongoing tour kicked off in Miami in July and will conclude in Detroit in October. Lighting Designer LeRoy Bennett is tasked with highlighting “a vast array of musical styles over the decades”...
USA – Country music singer/songwriter Cole Swindell is one busy guy opening for Dierks Bentley on the “What The Hell World Tour” and headlining his own dates coast to coast. Production designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created a system, featuring Claypaky Mythos fixtures which do double duty for both of Swindell’s gigs. “Cole wanted his scenic design to consist of...