UK lighting rental company Siyan continued its long standing working relationship with cult band Marillion, supplying a floor package to Lighting Designer Yenz Nyholm from newIllumination for their latest run of dates in Europe. These dates constituted the forth leg of their “Sounds That Can’t be Made” tour and follows an extensive touring schedule throughout 2012, with lighting equipment … [Read more...]
Robe in Fast Lane at Autosports 2011 Live Action Arena
Lighting designer Nathan Wan used Robe moving lights at the core of his rig for the FIFTH GEAR Live Action Arena at the 2011 Autosports International show, staged in Hall 5 of Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre in the UK. The Live Action Arena - the largest indoor tri oval racetrack in the UK - took up the entire hall, with a performance area of approximately 120 metres wide by 100 … [Read more...]
Raoul Simpson gets artistic with exterior Pixelline
Raoul Simpson, was recently commissioned to create two site specific light installations by curator Carl Slater for an exhibition entitled SITU, held from 18th August to 3rd September at the Holy Trinity Church Tattershall, Lincolnshire. The commissions are made up of two pieces, 'Moondial' a time based light installation to the exterior of the bell tower and 'Kinetic Pixels', an interactive … [Read more...]
“Never Forget The Musical” tours with grandMA
A grandMA full-size console was used to programme the new UK tour of Never Forget The Musical, a hugely popular show featuring the music of UK pop super group Take That, produced by Tristan Baker, Charlie Parsons, Bronia Buchanan and Jason Haigh-Ellery. The lighting design has been created by James Whiteside, and the show was programmed on the grandMA by Dave Sadler who is also the Associate … [Read more...]