Richmond, Virginia-based Lite-Tek Entertainment, a lighting rental and production company, supplied Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures to the recently wrapped fall tour of Gary Clark Jr., best known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. Clark kicked off the tour in late August in Austin and played dates across the west, southeast and northeast before a final stop in New...
How many of you would have bet that one day a tennis tournament would also turn into a light show? It is hard to imagine, for people who see tennis as closely linked to tradition. Yet, for some years now, even tennis has succumbed to the charm of technology, and we are not just talking about the hawk's eye that determines whether the ball is in or out or on the line with infallible precision...
A large complement of Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, supplemented by Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20s, illuminated the set of “ Qui Sait Chanter,” a one-of-a-kind singing competition making its debut on Quebec’s Noovo network this fall. The Quebec version of the show is the latest in South Korea’s “I Can See Your Voice” franchise, which airs in 16 countries worldwide. The US series quickly became a hit in...
After a year off owing to the pandemic, which forced the organizers to cancel the 2020 show, Claypaky will be at LDI 2021 once again with renewed enthusiasm and a wide range of new products. Claypaky's booth #1613 will showcase the new MINI XTYLOS HPE, which extends the Xtylos's unique technology to places where smaller, energy efficient, yet powerful fixtures are required for small and large...
The recently renamed Tipstar Dome Chiba, formerly Chiba JPF Dome, hosted Japan’s first track cycling tournament in October where an array of Claypaky lighting fixtures played key roles. The PIST6 Championship was the first cycling competition in Japan to pursue both speed and entertainment in cycling. The new type of sporting event combined art, food and fashion while pitting top athletes from...
Claypaky Xtylos won “The AVard”, the ProAV Awards in Germany ( www.the-avard.de ) as "Best Entertainment & Infotainment Product”. The award ceremony, hosted by Professional System magazine and supported by many other leading industry publications, took place as part of the gala evening held on 4 November at the CCD Congress Center in Düsseldorf. This prestigious award follows those already won by...
Renowned Argentinean progressive house DJ Hernán Cattáneo looked back at the history of progressive house music in a live concept show called “ Future Memories” at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 18-19. Lighting Designer and Director Sergio Lacroix utilized 32 Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures to bring the past into the future for a show that represented much more than...
Claypaky is pleased to announce that Paolo Dozzo has been appointed as Area Manager for the United Kingdom. Appointing Paolo in this position has been a natural decision thanks to his past involvement in the territory.As of October 1st, with his wealth of knowledge, Paolo will help Claypaky and the local Distributor to take some giant steps towards achieving ambitious goals.Being UK the main world...
“ The Masked Singer Brasil,” the latest in the worldwide television franchise of the reality singing competition, just premiered in Brazil on August 10 with Claypaky Sharpy and Mythos 2 fixtures, illuminating the impressive stage at WTC Golden Hall, São Paulo. Spectrun Design e Ilumina ç ão supplied 24 Sharpy moving beams, 24 Mythos 2 spot and beam lights and other Claypaky visual effects moving...
When Germany-based Thomas Christmann saw Claypaky Xtylos at a Prolight + Sound expo in Frankfurt and marveled at how the beam “was cutting through everything,” he knew he had to work with the fixture some day. The Lighting Designer and Lighting Director for metal band Korn since 2015, Christmann, who’s known as “Church,” thought the 2020 tour planned for the band would be the perfect opportunity...