“It’s an Amazing System”: Phantom of the Opera Debuts in Quebec with grandMA3

Show Technology AInternational, Venues

Phantom of the Opera has been an international phenomenon for more than 30 years. Now, the French concert version of the hit musical has debuted in Montreal and Quebec City where lighting designer Jean-Francois Couture, of Montreal’s La Boîte à Lumière, utilized grandMA3 full-size console for lighting control. The new production, featuring 20 singers and a 40-musician orchestra, enchanted audiences …

Dark Mofo’s Night Mass a Spiritual Experience with Panorama IP WBX and gMA3

Show Technology AAustralia

Occupying almost an entire city block, Hobart’s new cultural precinct represents a significant partnership between private developers and DarkLab, a subsidiary of the Museum of Old and New Art. The first stage of the development, In The Hanging Garden, opened as part of the annual winter festival Dark Mofo. In its initial phase, In the Hanging Garden consists of an …

Show Technology Catapults Brisbane’s Lighting Industry Forward

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment, Venues

Show Technology has officially opened their newly extended Brisbane office boasting an incredible new professional lighting showroom, the largest in Queensland. As part of an extensive expansion program the company doubled its previous footprint by taking over the factory next door. The new showroom was essential for showcasing professional equipment from the world’s leading manufacturers of lighting and control systems. …

MA3 Improves Negative Space

Show Technology AEntertainment, New Zealand

Filling a niche in New Zealand is Negative Space, a newly created, design-only based company that can also supply the front end for their work. “Basically we do the weird and wonderful design things and bring that special attention to the creative side of your show,” explained Jason Steel, Managing Director of Negative Space. “To give us a leading edge, …

Eurovision – Australia Decides votes for grandMA3: “grandMA3 hardware has breathed new life into the established grandMA2 platform”

Show Technology AInternational

On 14 October 2018 the Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service SBS announced that for the first time, they would hold a national final to select the Australian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, to be staged in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Eurovision – Australia Decides national final recently took place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. The …

Ayrton Mistral-S and MA3 for Creative’s Summer Shows

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

For several months Dave Jackson, Managing Director of Creative Productions, had been searching for the ideal spot fixture to replace aging Chinese stock the business started with. “Obviously as business has grown and we’re doing bigger jobs, we needed a respected brand,” began Dave. “It also had to be small, lightweight and punchy. We looked at several brands but it …

Michael Zagarn couldn’t resist MA3

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment

Michael Zagarn is the latest lighting professional to purchase an MA Lighting MA3 full-size console saying he has always been impressed with the MA range. “Suddenly there was the right product at the right time and it was a no brainer,” he commented. “My older consoles had paid themselves off and it was time to buy something more updated. Switching …

MA Lighting grandMA3s Control the ARIAs

Show Technology AAustralia, Entertainment, Media

Once again The ARIA Awards were held at The Star in Sydney with lighting designer Paul Collison(PC) using in house gear as well as a massive amount of gear from Chameleon. With each act requiring their own floor package, there were more fixtures in total for the floor packages than the main rig! The event saw the first major outing …

gMA3 Launch Event in Sydney and Melbourne

Show Technology AAustralia

We’re very excited to invite you to the official launch of MA Lighting’s gMA3 console in Australia. Our exclusive showcase with special international guests, Franco and Lars Geilker (Technical Support and Training at MA Lighting) all the way from Germany! Come and discover the new and epic features of MA’s greatest engineering feat yet! Founded on the legacy of the …

grandMA3 gets all the attention

Show Technology AInternational

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the first live presentation of the new grandMA3 series the MA Lighting booths at Prolight + Sound 2018 were the place to be. Founded on the legacy of the previous grandMA consoles, the grandMA3 represents a radical re-think of what’s possible from a lighting control platform. The elegant new system-architecture incorporates new fixture, feature and effects-handling at its …