Singapore – On 26 th January 2016, Acoustic & Lighting System (A&L) Singapore organized a Clay Paky Appreciation Night as a gesture of appreciation to their clients who had been supporting A&L throughout the years of services. The event, held at the prestigious Carlton City Hotel, located strategically at the heart of a commercialized area between Marina Bay and Tanjong Pagar. Graffiti Sky Bar was...
UK –The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) 2016 has announced that this year’s industry-anticipated ceremony will now take place at major live entertainment venue the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on the 18 th September. “Eventim Apollo is renowned for celebrating world-class talent of all kinds, so we’re thrilled to be hosting the Knight of Illumination Awards 2016, which champion the exceptional...
The Since 2001 Siyan has been servicing the live music industry with quality lighting fixtures. That means a regular reviewing of stock and updating of the rental inventory. MD Nick Valdez was looking to fill a gap in the ‘big spot’ category. “These days there are so many options on the market that we look very carefully at what is on offer before making a final choice. There are many factors to...
ITALY - Paolo Zanarella is a contemporary classical music composer, who loves improvisation and is on the constant look out for new forms of expression, such as hovering with his baby grand piano 50 feet (15 metres) above the ground at the Sanremo Casino. His outstanding, poetic performance of the “pianista fuori posto” (out-of-place pianist) was organized to celebrate the up-coming Sanremo Music...
Russia – Moscow’s Helikon Opera has invested in almost 100 Clay Paky fixtures as part of a modernisation of the venue. The newly restored main stage opened with a gala concert in November 2015 after many years of reconstruction and refurbishment. Clay Paky’s long term Russian distributor, DOKA Center, preprared the specification and recommended the Clay Paky fixtures to the theatre. “This was a...
Germany - Snap, Culture Beat, Haddaway, Captain Hollywood Project and Right Said Fred are well-known names to people who went to parties in the 1990s. These and many other artists are on tour in Germany with an event called "Die MEGA 90er Live". Atlantis Audio took charge of the technical lighting equipment on behalf of Dresden-based LTI, and once again requested products from Lightpower's stock...
Germany – Multi-award-winning lighting designer Björn Hermann has incorporated Clay Paky Mythos and brand new Scenius fixtures into a spectacular light show at the christening ceremony of AIDA Cruises’ new luxury flagship AIDAprima. AIDA Cruises is Germany’s largest cruise ship company, with AIDAprima the eleventh addition to the fleet. Built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding in Japan, the luxury liner...
UK – Clay Paky’s advanced hybrid Mythos fixtures have beamed a variety of effects for the Sunday for Sammy ‘entertainment extravaganza’ in Newcastle, England, which featured some of Britain’s best-loved performers. Celebrated lighting and set designer Eugene O’Connor, who has worked with an incredible number of high profile artists including Metallica, Usher and Katy Perry, specified 30 Mythos...
USA – The iconic band Pearl Jam has hit the road on its 2016 North American tour with a large complement of Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights enhancing their sold-out shows. Pearl Jam, which has sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide, is playing arena, festival and stadium dates across the US and in Canada throughout the spring and summer. Lighting designer Kille J. Knobel, who has...
Montreal’s 22nd Bal en Blanc, Canada’s oldest electronic music festival and one of the first EDM festivals in the world, featured an exclusive attraction by 45DEGREES, Cirque du Soleil’s events and special projects company. Five Cirque acts performing during the Sultan+Shepard set were lit by an array of Clay Paky fixtures provided by 4U2C. Held on Easter weekend at the Palais du congres, the Bal...