Ashridge House Illuminated is Hertfordshire’s biggest light trail, and for the second year running, B Corp production company SLX was in charge of bringing the magic to life. We spoke to project designer and curator Alex Keighley about putting the display together, and how Ayrton fixtures helped him achieve his vision.
Produced by Itison Events, GlasGLOW has quickly become the UK’s biggest and most exciting Halloween event since its inception in 2018. The trail takes visitors down a beautifully illuminated trail through Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens, complete with a gourmet street food village. We spoke to Grant Anderson, the lighting designer behind the magic…
Ambersphere Solutions is proud to highlight the lighting design behind Hercules the Musical, now playing in London’s West End, where lighting designer Jeff Croiter has created an energetic and story-focused visual world with a full suite of Ayrton fixtures and a comprehensive zactrack SMART tracking system.
A major focal point of the set, which needed to work equally for both bands, was a large overhead grid of 4 square lighting pods, each of which housed 25 Ayrton Zonda 9 FX fixtures in a 5×5 matrix.
Ayrton is extremely excited to launch its new, ultra-powerful followspot, EagleStrike, designed for maximum output, speed and precision in stadiums, arenas, major events and other extraordinary venues.
Lighting designer and programmer, Angus Cha, and production electrician, Chris Wordsworth toured with 6 Ayrton Rivale Profiles and 4 Ayrton Zonda 3 Wash fixtures as their critical workhorse fixtures.
Ayrton is excited to announce the launch of MagicDot Neo, the ultimate evolution of its MagicDot family of fixtures and the latest addition to its IP65 Creative Series. Extremely compact, lightweight, ultrafast and powerful, MagicDot Neo is a meticulously crafted cylindrical luminaire with a unique design, featuring a 100mm lens seamlessly set within a perfect sphere.
Lighting designer Paul Normandale of Blackburn-based Lite Alternative, the tour’s lighting supplier, selected a total of 132 IP65-rated Ayrton fixtures including Perseo Profile, Veloce Profile, Argo 6 FX and the new Mamba, as the mainstay of his rig for this demanding tour.
Gunnersbury Park in West London provided the setting for a unique, one-off festival style event last month as Krankbrother presents Keinmusik drew thousands of electronic dance music fans together for a UK-exclusive extended summer set from Adam Port, &ME, Rampa, Masšh and Muva T.
Sam Tozer, lighting designer and creative director of Plymouth-based Vision Factory, created the lighting for the Chase & Status Live Tour using a combination of Ayrton’s Domino LT and, taking centre upstage, over 100 Ayrton Rivale Profiles.
Glastonbury 2025 – another iconic year at the world’s most famous festival, and once again, Ambersphere was right in the heart of the action.
Download Festival came back to Donnington Park with its signature blend of heavy riffs and high energy production – and the lighting this year was nothing short of epic.