UNITED STATES – When instrumental band STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) began its US fall tour lighting designer Saxton Waller decided to add Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s to the B-EYE K10 rig he deployed for the band’s 2014 tour and sold-out concerts at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre STS9, which plays self-described post-rock dance music, is one of the nation’s top-grossing tour acts with a heavy...
ITALY - The Trieste-born comedian proudly recalls the Bergamo dates of his tour, each and everyone a sell-out. He was surrounded on stage by some great little co-stars: Clay Paky Sharpys. The show featured Pintus's simple, natural humour, his musical skills and his talent as an impersonator, which delight the audience. He mixes childhood memories, true stories, reflections on television and TV...
UNITED KINGDOM - Alexandra Palace in North London was the venue for the Wombats’ largest production during their current tour, which has encompassed the UK, Europe and Australia since the beginning of 2015. Dan Hill is the LD at the helm, “This was essentially a larger, more intense version of the lighting rig we’ve had out lately. In London earlier this year, The Wombats played Brixton Academy...
The internationally famous lighting designer Ken Billington held a workshop on show lighting, called Lights-Up, on 4 December 2015 in the brand new Clay Paky corporate showroom. This unique event for Italy, also in terms of importance, was attended by lighting designers, lighting directors, and industry professionals and workers. Lights-Up is one of a series of workshops designed by Clay Paky to...
Germany – An array of Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures have been recreated in minute model form at Miniatur Wunderland’s latest attraction – an exact functioning replica of German pop superstar Helene Fischer’s sold-out concert at the Berlin Olympiastadion in July 2015. The model features the real life audiovisual elements and detail of the open-air performance, including the lighting...
Madrid, Spain – Clay Paky Sharpys have one again played an integral role in an epic stunt by trailblazing light artists Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) and lighting designer Matthew Button, who have combined their creative genius to pull off a sensory spectacular for Lexus Europe and international megastar will.i.am. The amazing technological feat, which is part of Lexus’s campaign for the Lexus NX...
Korea – Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K10 luminaires are part of a sophisticated lighting system that provides visitors with an immersive viewing experience at Grévin Seoul, the first Asian location of the famous waxwork museum Grévin Paris. Located near one of Seoul’s busiest shopping districts, Myeong-dong, Grévin Seoul opened in July this year. It offers visitors the chance to ‘take selfies’ with 80...
Poland – Lighting designer Michal Dobek has created a mind-bending light show featuring over a hundred Clay Paky fixtures on the 16 th edition of one of Poland’s biggest techno music events Mayday festival. Taking place across the three levels of Katowice’s Spodek Arena, Dobek employed 72 Clay Paky Sharpys and 32 Alpha Spot QWO 800 to shoot intense aerial effects over the audience at the event’s...
ITALY - Lighting designer Francesco De Cave's enthusiasm was huge when he turned on the Mediaset TV studio lighting after equipping it with the Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 STs he had requested. These small, powerful, high-performance beam shapers are ideal for the most demanding show lighting uses. The studio set is very big. It is an open space for discussing everything that makes the news. The...
World – American punk rockers Fall Out Boy are on a world tour in support of their ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’ album with a perspective-bending lighting design by Robb Jibson using Clay Paky Mythos and A.leda B-EYE K20 fixtures. Robb Jibson – who serves as lighting and show designer for the tour – is using the highly advanced beam and spot light hybrid, Mythos, for effects, backlight, in...