Leading lighting manufacturer Claypaky announces the appointment of Filippo Frigeri as the new Senior Business Development Manager for North America. Filippo, who served in similar high-profile roles within the Entertainment Lighting industry for over 15 years, joins Claypaky as the company positions itself for further expansion and the strengthening of all its global markets. In addition to his...
The RCF Arena Campovolo, Reggio Emilia, Italy was inaugurated on Saturday, 4 June, with a Luciano Ligabue concert. A total of 103,000 spectators gathered in what is currently Europe's largest permanent arena. It is laid out in the shape of a plectrum with a gradual 5% slope and ten fixed audio delay towers. The concert was originally scheduled for 2020 to celebrate the 30th year of the Reggio...
Lighting Designer Andre Beekmans of The Art Of Light in collaboration with Andrei Predut of Apart Productions in Bucharest, Romania used a large complement of Claypaky fixtures to light the “ We are ONE people” concert in the city’s National Arena to benefit humanitarian causes in the region. The day-long concert on March 12 drew an estimated 50,000 people to the stadium and more watched the...
Lighting and Production Designer Patrick Brannon selected Claypaky Xtylos, A.leda B-EYE K20s and Sharpys for country superstar Tim McGraw’s just completed “McGraw Tour 2022,” which played dates in the eastern half of the US. Premier Global Production Company, the world-class staging and lighting production company based in Nashville, was the lighting vendor and lighting services provider for the...
Following on from its successful range of LED bars introduced last year, Claypaky has now expanded the Tambora family further and introduces TAMBORA LINEAR, an advanced line of static LED Pixel mapping bars designed for versatile lighting effects and artistic set decoration. These are hybrid bars, which incorporate two complementary effects into one fixture. The first is driven by a system of 400...
The 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, featuring about 200 million people watched live and - for the first time in three years - there was an almost full audience at the venue. RAI RadioTelevisione Italiana, as host broadcaster, took the lead in setting up the stage, which this year revolved around "The Sun...
Eco-friendliness was not enough. Our objective is to design a brighter future by reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our energy-efficiency. We are only at the beginning, but the spotlight shows the way. The carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions related to all the input and output of resources and energy used in the entire lifecycle of our products. As the...
After two years without almost any in-person events, we finally had the chance and pleasure to meet all sectors of our industry at ProLight+Sound 2022 in Frankfurt. Claypaky CEO and Osram Head of Business Field for Entertainment Lighting Solutions Marcus Graser said: “Over the last two years Claypaky have never stopped investing in people, innovation, process improvement and new product...
The legendary band Genesis has reunited for “The Last Domino?” world tour, their first since 2007. Longtime Creative Director for the band, Patrick Woodroffe, worked with Roland Greil to design the set and lighting for the tour. Genesis core members Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks kicked off the COVID-delayed tour last September in Birmingham, England then played a US leg in November...
Woodlite Sweden AB, a lighting and stage equipment rental company with offices in Karlstad and Stockholm, was one of the first companies to invest in the Claypaky Xtylos. Last year took delivery of 200 Claypaky Xtylos fixtures, the Claypaky moving head light with a laser light source. Woodlite’s rental stock, which includes numerous other Claypaky fixtures, supports customers in putting on unique...