Lighting Designer Jack Weir talks us through some of his design choices and experience using Ambersphere’s partner brands.
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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama students bring Ayrton, Astera, and MA to the Sherman Theatre for Guys and Dolls
We recently sat down with Charlie Hills, a student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, who worked as the lighting designer for their production of Guys and Dolls at the Sherman Theatre.
Why zactrack and Ayrton’s Diablo were essential to Peter Small’s design for 58th Street
Designing light for an immersive jazz club is a very different challenge to lighting a traditional stage. In 58th Street, the audience step out of a back alley and straight into a fully realised 1940s nightclub – chandeliers, cigarette haze, live band, roaming performers and a world that never quite “stops” for the sake of a cue.
grandMA3 onPC Command Wing in control at Morvala Festival
We recently spoke to Gabe Reis, a student at Falmouth University, about his experiences designing and operating at a festival using a grandMA3 Command Wing.
Whitney Hoversten dials up the dynamism of Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour with Ayrton Rivale and Veloce Profiles
Bruno Mars’ first full global tour since 2018, The Romantic Tour, is about to leave British shores, having kicked off in April from Las Vegas on its first North American leg, before transferring to Europe throughout June and July.
Behind the Scenes at Download Festival 2026 with Ambersphere: Why Lighting Designers Continue to Choose grandMA3
Download Festival once again transformed Donington Park into the home of rock and metal, bringing together some of the biggest names in live music across multiple stages. Ambersphere was proud to be onsite throughout the festival, supporting lighting professionals and catching up with designers, programmers and operators to find out how they approached one of the UK’s biggest live productions.
The grandMA3 onPC DMX-key starter
Designed as the perfect first step for the new generation of lighting designers, programmers, and creative minds, the grandMA3 onPC DMX-key starter is the ideal introduction to the world of lighting control.
Leading the way, Nub Sound has become the first company in the UK to invest in the new ROXX ICON series
We sat down with Tom Boulden (Project Engineer and Department Lead for Lighting) to find out what attracted them to the ROXX ICON series and why they were keen to be among the first to invest.
Astera Launches the QuikBeam Eight-Unit QuikCase Kit: Eight QuikBeams, PowerFlow Daisy-Chaining, Zero Downtime
Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera’s QuikBeam – launched in February at the ISE expo – has created a new category of uplight that is ideal for both events and film applications, thanks to its extremely compact size and light weight.
Ayrton Diablo takes to the nunnery for Centre Stage London’s Sister Act
Centre Stage London’s production of Sister Act at the John McIntosh Arts Centre is the latest in a 60-year history of large-scale musicals produced to a high professional standard by this non-professional theatre group.
The BFG: The Journey to Giant Country
LSi’s Ian Cullen visits Chichester Festival Theatre to discover how Roald Dahl’s classic story, The BFG, has been brought to life on stage.
Astera’s Wireless Capabilities Move From The TV Set To The Stage With Lucy Spraggan
Creative Designer Sam Parry took inspiration from the world of TV and Film when creating an intimate acoustic tour in partnership with Kyoto Productions for UK artist Lucy Spraggan.