Irish hip hop artist, rapper and music producer Rejjie Snow burst on the scene in 2013 and has just released his much awaited debut album ‘Dear Annie’ to a buzz of excitement and critical acclaim. He has also just completed a 34 date UK and European tour, which was exceptionally well received.
 

As official audio supplier for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Norwest Productions again relied on a large Optocore optical fibre network for site wide signal distribution — as they have globally on many occasions in the past. In fact it was the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in their native country that first propelled the company onto the world stage.
 

When Swedish House Mafia (SHM) decided to reform after five years, providing the Ultra Music Festival in Miami with its surprise headline act, production designer Andy Hurst was brought in to design the extravaganza.
 

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), hosted at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, saw the latest range of Claypaky and ADB lighting fixtures dominate the beautifully evocative, multi-dimensional, theatrical and camera pleasing lighting design by award-winning lighting designer and Director of Photography (DOP) Jerry Appelt.

Adlib helped bring all the drama, excitement and glamour of the massively popular CMT TV series Nashville to the stage as ‘Nashville in Concert’ returned to the UK for a second run of sold out arena shows following the success of last year’s tour. The Liverpool based production specialist was asked to provide full production – lighting, audio and video - after making a great impression in 2017 on the production crew from Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Fort Gate at Fort Canning Hill in Singapore provided a stunning backdrop for the 2018 City 65 Music Festival. The location, renowned for its lush greenery and expansive lawns has become a hub for cultural and creative activities and a venue of choice for many outdoor events.Craig Burridge was asked to co-ordinate the Main Stage production and lighting design for the one day event by organisers Michael Spinks and Rachel Mason from City 65 Music Pte Ltd. The main stage line-up featured five diverse bands, three playing in daylight and the final two in the dark, for which Craig used 50 Robe fixtures - 24 x Linees, 10 x ColorStrobes, 6 x PixelPATTs and 10 x LEDWash 600s - positioned prominently on the rig.

Lighting designer Nathan Wan created a high impact design for the Live Action Arena at the 2018 Autosports International show, staged at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, where a one hour special presentation showcased some of the fastest and craziest performance cars on the planet! This delighted petrol-hedz and speed junkies of all persuasions who packed out the massive grandstand six times a day for the duration of the expo.
 

One of Japan’s most popular singer songwriters, Koji Kikkawa, added real dynamics to his recent Live Is Life arena show at the 8,000-capacity Musashino Forest Sport Plaza with the aid of 23 JDC1 hybrid strobes from GLP.

Top One Design Engineering in Hong Kong and Macau has invested in Robe MegaPointes and LEDBeam 150s.
It’s the first Robe purchase for the company founded in 2012 by Kurt So to further the cause of bringing world class lighting and event design - with an emphasis on creativity and innovation - to a diversity of sectors in the region including live and corporate events.
 

Stage engineering specialist WIcreations supplied four of their heavy duty TP06 stage elevators to the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) production which was headed by technical directors Ola Melzig and Tobias Åburg. The event which brings the glitz, buzz and very best of euro-pop to a world stage with a global broadcast enjoyed by over 200 million was staged at the Altice Arena in Lisbon.

Belgian singer-song writer, composer and producer, Stromae launched his creative label’s latest fashion collection - Mosaert Capsule Five - with an intricately choreographed catwalk show at Paris’ iconic Le Bon Marché department store. Live production company, Freecaster, was brought onboard to provide a multi-cam recording of the event with its Blackmagic Design Ultra HD production workflow, which would form the basis for Stomae’s next music video.

Industry leading LED solutions and bespoke installation provider, Light Initiative (LI) were 'on board' at this year's Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to design and manufacture a custom-built LED scenic element for the UK entry, SuRie, with her hit song Storm.LI worked with long-term client creative show director Dan Shipton of Black Skull Creative on a series of eighteen video-mapped LED chevrons that created the perspective guiding 'corridor' of light in which the artist performed. The design was created to read as a flat video visual from the front, then stretch out to show depth and distance when viewed from the side.

All 50 states and 32 NFL teams turned out in Texas, where more than 215,000 fans registered for the free lottery to have the chance to attend the 83rd iteration of the NFL Draft, the highest number for any draft event in its history. Bandit Lites partnered with C3 Presents and supplied an extensive lighting package for the NFL Draft Experience, held at the outdoor plazas of AT&T Stadium. The space featured interactive exhibits, games, the NFL Museum, a Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibit, virtual reality, autograph sessions and a stage for local talent, NFL team cheerleaders, mascots and drumlines.  
 

Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) has invested in six brand new Barco UDX-4K 31,000 lumen laser projectors … which were deployed on their first event at Arcadia London last weekend!
 

Former Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff is big in Germany and Austria. The reasons are many but generally stems from a famous 1989 New Year’s Eve performance at Brandenburg Gate just after the Berlin Wall came down. Hasselhoff recently toured the two countries on his “30 Years Looking For Freedom” tour with a lighting rig that included effects from Elation Professional Chorus Line 8™ and Lumina Matrix™ fixtures.