LONDON – LD Tim Routledge specified 26 Clay Paky 800W Alpha Spot QWO 800 luminaires to British singer Gary Barlow’s UK tour. Barlow is also the frontman of Take That. Routledge is known for his work with Madonna, Katherine Jenkins and Sterophonics. Neg Earth supplied the lighting.

LONDON - Avolites products, including Avolites Media's Ai media server and the Avolites Sapphire Touch, are helping deliver fast moving evocative visuals on The Script's sell out arena world tour. Designed by LD Jamie Thompson, in collaboration with content producers Immersive, the show visuals are operated by US-based Jeffrey Brown.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Prolight + Sound 2013, which rejoined Musikmesse in Frankfurt from April 10-13, 2013, once again drew crowds from around the world with new and improved lighting, video and staging products. The combined exhibitions set an all-time attendance record of more than 113,000 visitors from 142 countries. Here are some lighting and video highlights.

TORONTO – Cast BlackTrax has become an official technical partner of the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Malmö, Sweden. BlackTrax is a tracking technology solution that delivers 3-D and 6-D positioning to controllers for interfacing automated and robotic technologies used extensively in event production.

LONDON - Lighting designer Rick Fisher chose ETC‘s Selador Desire LED fixtures to help light the recent production of David Hare’s The Judas Kiss at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London. “For the kind of work I’m doing – a subtle piece with the lighting concentrating on moods, emotional states, and times of day – I wanted lighting which doesn’t draw attention to itself,” says Fisher. “The Desire fixtures give a very nice, natural looking light, which was a pleasant surprise and a real advance.”

AABYHOEJ, Denmark - When production designer Baz Halpin of Silent House found features he liked with SGM’s new XC-5 LED strobes, he tried them out during rehearsals for P!ink’s world tour and has since chosen them for Taylor Swift’s tour as well. PRG is supplying the fixtures for both artists.

LONDON – LD Patrick Woodroffe used a variety of Clay Paky fixtures for the Rolling Stones’ four dates performed in December 2012 for their 50th Anniversary tour. London-based lighting company Neg Earth supplied the lighting equipment.

COSQUIN, Argentina - The National Folklore Festival Cosquín ran for nine nights this past January. PR Lighting’s XR200 Beam and PR XS1200 Spot helped illuminate the stage and stadium.

LONDON - Fuerzabruta is an Argentine theatrical extravaganza which provides its visitors an immersive theatrical carnival experience. The fast-paced and interactive production required its audience not only to be nimble but standing as they transitioned from being spectators to becoming part of the show. Technical event specialists Stage Electrics supplied and installed the lighting (and audio) solutions.

TRENTO, Italy - The opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships featured acrobats, dancers and climbers in a show broadcast worldwide by Italian state television. The lights were split into two groups. Marco Spagnoli was lighting director for white lights, while Mario Zanella took care of the effects and the respective lighting design, relying heavily on Clay Paky Sharpys.