SCOTLAND, UK - The Enchanted Forest is Scotland’s largest outdoor light & sound show; in 2015 it entranced a staggering 62,000 visitors, even more impressive when you realise the location of Faskally Wood near Pitlochry is hardly a densely populated urban hub. Organisers, The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, have ensured that for each of its fifteen years, a fresh theme using the very latest in...
RUSSIA: Russian lighting designer Marina Larikova dubbed Claypaky’s range of fixtures as ‘the best creative device’ after using 125 of the leading Italian brand’s moving heads and strobes in her lighting design for cutting-edge electronic dance music (EDM) festival Alfa Future People, Russia. With global audiences of 50,000, the two-day festival celebrates the latest in EDM and consumer technology...
AUSTRIA - Lighting designer Björn Hermann lit up the Austrian sky with Claypaky for the recent Linz Klangwolke, or ‘Cloud of Sound’, held along the banks of the Danube. The open-air multimedia event, a mix of music, performance and visual art, has been a highlight of the city’s annual calendar since 1979. The Klangwolke presents a different theme each year, and to celebrate the 50 th anniversary...
USA – Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpys lit up the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Lighting designer Bob Barnhart used a large complement of the fixtures for the live telecast, which was shown on multiple Viacom cable networks and through smart TV and mobile devices, MTV’s website and Facebook Live. Barnhart, with LA-based 22 Degrees, marked his...
ITALY - Lighting manufacturer Osram, which celebrates its 110-year brand anniversary this year, is joined by another famous institution: the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome was opened in 1906 and is therefore celebrating its 110 years anniversary. To mark the occasion, Claypaky – a company of the Osram group – illuminated the venerable hotel, whose past guests have already included celebrities like...
Ireland- Irish lighting designer Conor Biddle, known for lighting some of the largest acts in dance and electronica, selected an array of Claypaky moving heads to illuminate the return of Ireland’s mega-rave, the Winterparty, at Dublin’s 14,500-capacity venue 3Arena. Biddle employed 12 x Mythos, 12 x A.leda K20, 16 x A.leda K10 and 19 x Sharpy which were provided by Dublin-based sound and light...
Philadelphia’s festivities for the 2016 Democratic National Convention extended well beyond the historic happenings at Wells Fargo Center to include the city’s many landmarks. Starlite Productions was tasked with creating a patriotic ambiance for two of them with the help of Claypaky Mythos lighting fixtures. Starlite Productions of Moorestown, New Jersey provides entertainment lighting and AV for...
USA – Billed as the world’s largest music festival, Summerfest drew more than 800,000 people to the Henry Meier Festival Grounds on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Claypaky Scenius spot fixtures were on had for the 11-day event. Summerfest marked its 49th year with performances by more than 800 acts representing alternative music, rock, country, R&B, pop, reggae and more...
SPAIN - Once again, A.leda B-Eye K20 Claypaky and Mythos were the perfect complements to make shine the Rozalén singer performance in Barcelona. On 15th of June, the Palau de la Música hosted Rozalén's concert as a part of her tour 'Quien me ha visto...' . The Project was responsible to organize the event, helped by the services of the rental company Arcoiris Lighting System. The audience was...
Italy - This unique live event for all kinds of Italian music was staged at the beginning of this slow-to-start summer on 8 and 9 June. It was streamed over the Internet, and broadcast live on Radio Italia TV. The presenters introduced the artists that took part in the two concerts, under the driving rain, during the live linkup with Radio Italia. Some of Italy's most loved artists appeared in...