So it’s been a while since I’ve spent any time prepping lighting, but when duty calls and all that! Things are going incredibly well for HSL right now, so much so that everyone in the warehouse is working some serious overtime. I received a call to see if I was available to come in for a couple of days and help out, I had two free days so I said yes. By ...

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This week James has been at Celtic Manor for HSL to implement and operate lighting and Robe DigiSpot 7000s for Volvo’s Dealer Kick-off. The event was produced by Patrick from CWA, with lighting designed by Phil Wiffen. Phil specified the 6x DigiSpots to project custom and stock content onto the cycs down the side of the room. Used in both 3 way merge and ...

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Today James acted as rigger/technician for St. Etienne’s show at Manchester’s Ritz venue. Having received sketch plans yesterday, James had 6x Robe ColorSpot 700 and 6x Robe ColorWash 700 moving lights, 2x Martin Atomic strobes, 8x James Thomas Pixellines, 6x 2lite molefays and 6x S4 19deg profiles to fit intro the notoriously tight venue. All equipment ...

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HSL have asked James to assist with the de-rig at Durham cathedral of Sting’s new show recorded for DVD. Not sounding a very glamorous role, it did involved working in the bowels and heights of one of the most beautiful buildings in the UK. 100x Robe ColorWash moving lights in both 1200 and 2500 models were used on specially built rigs strapped to columns, on ...

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Check out a few of my photos from Pendulum’s European summer festival tour this year: ...

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James has been invited to act as video and lighting technician for Pendulum on their European summer festivals tour. Andy Hurst is the lighting designer, who has passed his operating duties to Neil Carson of Enhance Production. HSL will be providing the lighting equiment: 16x James Thomas Pixelline 1044, 8x Martin Atomic strobes with XL Video providing 8x Martin LC ...

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The Kooks are playing tonight in an old ballroom in Blackpool, not suited to touring bands and their production requirements. To adapt for this, Ian from HSL created a ground support truss system to accommodate the band’s lighting and PA rigs. Since this installation is done overnight, Ian would be in no fit state to go climbing all day to pull the motor chains ...

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