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Technical Information INSTALLER: Show Technology BRANDS: Martin by Harman, Clay Paky, MA Lighting WEBSITE: www.showtech.com.au / www.martin. com / www.claypaky.it / www.malighting.com
of course, there are a lot of things to consider, such as the after-sale service, what is going to meet expectations in the future and so on. “The commitment to upgrading started about 18 months ago when we’d gathered enough information on what our clients wanted and what our budget was. We put those things together and very quickly worked out where we needed to be.” Show Technology provided a whole range of equipment, including 12 Clay Paky Sharpys, six Martin by Harman MAC Viper Performers and six MAC Viper Profiles, along with an MA Lighting grandMA2 full size for control. “We’ve got six Martin Viper Performance fixtures as the front lights and six Martin Viper Profiles on stage. The plan is that people will see that these are available at our venue and want to use them. In fact, we’ve had one gig here where a client has come in and just used all of our gear,” added Bruce.
“The setup can function for a variety of shows, though if there needs to be something different, we can design a rig to suit. But, essentially, it’s a concert hall rig, so there are fixed concepts.” Elsewhere, the plan was to recreate a lighting design by Ziggy Zeigler on the rooftop, which allowed it to be seen right across the city. Show Technology worked with Bruce to create something based on the original idea. The basic plan was to have beams shooting into Sydney’s sky, so Show Technology provided 36 Igloos with easy dome enclosures from Clay Paky, as well as 36 Supersharpys. “We simply wanted beams going right into the sky and the Supersharpys gave us more intensity, as well as coming in at the right price point for us, too - so, that was the light for the job,” said Bruce. A total of 36 Show Pro Ex36 fixtures were also used to provide an ambience around the eye-catching beams, which is something
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that Bruce discussed further: “The brief was that we’d be able to light the air in between the big lights - they’re pointed forward so you get something to break up the beams. It gives a baseline that you can run chases of colours through.” The end result is a truly spectacular display that can be seen right across the city and the team from the Event Centre and Show Technology were delighted with the work that had been put in. “We had some really tight time frames everything got squeezed, which is pretty typical - but we made sure everything ran smoothly,” said Bruce. “There were certainly some punches into the air when the lights first came on. It was a branding exercise really and you couldn’t get any better than having it noticed from right across the city. The whole project was perfect - and it’s not often you get to say that!”