Production Reviews
Pnau
Roadskills Pnau by Cat Strom. Images by Gabrielle Clement Mandylights created an immersive live performance spectacle for Australian dance trio Pnau, transforming the Enmore Theatre into a pumping, pulsating club environment. The band got in touch with Mandylights in order to put together a whole new show including visuals, lighting, and stage layout for their…
Read MoreMacau City’s Dazzling ‘House Of Dancing Water’ Expands Comms
News Macau City’s Dazzling ‘House Of Dancing Water’ Expands Comms The House of Dancing Water, a breathtaking in-the-round water show created by the Franco Dragone Entertainment Group for Macau’s City of Dreams entertainment complex, has extended its in-house communications capabilities with Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercoms. Bolero provides comprehensive, reliable, and integrated wireless capabilities that leverage…
Read MoreAida
Feature Aida by Cat Strom Photo Credits: Prudence Upton Opera Australia’s new production shatters the limits of traditional stagecraft. The most epic opera of all time, Verdi’s mighty Aida returned to the Sydney Opera House this winter with an Australian premiere production by celebrated Italian director and designer Davide Livermore. This new interpretation of Verdi’s…
Read MorePink
Road Skills Pink Over the top theatrics, insane production, and breathtaking aerial stunts – yep, must be at a Pink show! by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Todd Kaplan Making an entrance, Pink got the party started on her Beautiful Trauma Tour by swinging in on a massive chandelier high above the crowd, dressed in a…
Read MorePorsche Cayenne Launch
Feature Porsche Cayenne Launch By Cat Strom. IKONIX utilise Avolites Ai for prestigious car launch; “NDI is the future for media servers.” Based on the Gold Coast, IKONIX are highly skilled and experienced across multiple facets of any event or installation, including design and operation of audio, video, lighting, rigging, automation, power management, staging, and…
Read MoreThe PBR Global Cup
Roadskills The PBR Global Cup By Cat Strom. No bull**** from Michael ‘Simmo’ Simpson, on the ride of his life with Pro Bull Riders! In June, some of the best bull riders on the planet journeyed to Australia in an attempt to win the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Global Cup. The two-day event held at…
Read MoreTEDxSydney
Video TEDxSydney By Cat Strom. TEDxSydney is the leading platform for the propagation of Australian ideas, creativity and innovation to the rest of the world. Over 5,000 people gathered at the ICC Sydney on Friday 15 June 2018 to experience this year’s flagship TEDxSydney event. Innovative Production Services has been a proud technical partner of…
Read MoreThe Presets
Roadskills The Presets By Cat Strom. Photography: Kane Hibberd. The electro duo played to packed houses with Matt Hansen back behind the lighting console. In support of their long-awaited fourth studio album, HI VIZ, Aussie legends The Presets embarked on a headline tour of Australia taking in gigs in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Brisbane…
Read MoreThe DMA’s
Roadskills The DMA’s By Cat Strom. Photos: David Youdell and BCS imaging The DMA’s do not disappoint on their long awaited Australian tour With a sound and style heavily influenced by ’90s Britpop, it’s no surprise that Australian band The DMA’s are a big hit in the UK. Having just finished a 24-date run there,…
Read MoreOamaru goes up in flames: Fire and Steam 2018
SFX excesses in Oamaru Oamaru goes up in flames: Fire and Steam 2018 By Jenny Barrett. Fire and Steam, the opening night of the largest and longest running steampunk festival in the Southern Hemisphere provides Southern Lights with the opportunity to light up the town’s Victorian architecture, invoking all the fire, smoke, bubbles, sparks and…
Read MoreVera Blue
Road Skills Vera Blue By Cat Strom Photos: James Hughes Vera Blue, aka Celia Pavey, is one of Australia’s most promising emerging talents. Following the arrival of her debut single ‘Hold’ three short years ago, Vera Blue has released an EP ‘Fingertips’ and her first full-length album ‘Perennial’, and also featured on tracks with Illy, Slumberjack…
Read MoreJet Get Born… Again
Roadskills Jet Get Born… Again Jet remind us what made them one of Australia’s most successful rock bands of all time with a killer show By Cat Strom. Photos: Troy Constable Aussie rockers Jet have completed their 15th anniversary national tour in celebration of their 2003 debut album Get Born. Entitled the Get Re-Born tour, the…
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