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...]
Siyan Invests in More Robe MMX Spots
Leading UK lighting rental company Siyan invested in additional Robe MMX Spots to keep up with the demand for these popular fixtures and a busy autumn order book. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire based Siyan, headed by Nick Valdez, services numerous tours, shows and events including a healthy pick of exciting ‘bands of the moment’. The company also has a reputation for nurturing and producing … [Read more...]
Robe MMXs for Bryan Adams tour
The latest Bryan Adams tour is the first major one in the UK tour to feature Robe lighting's new ROBIN MMX Spots, as specified by lighting designer Ewan McRobb and supplied by the tour's lighting contractor Siyan. The MMX Spot is the first of Robe's next generation of 1200 series moving lights - and like its predecessors, is expected to become a workhorse lighting unit for multiple … [Read more...]
grandMA is a “Killer”!
Lighting Designer Steven Douglas is using grandMA lighting control for the first time on the current Killers “Day & Age” world tour, which has just completed it’s first US, UK and European legs. He had two grandMA full-size consoles – one in tracking backup – and four MA NSPs running over Ethernet, controlling 9 real DMX universes and 111 virtual universes for all the video content, stored on … [Read more...]