Show Technology held the Australian launch of Clay Paky’s revolutionary SuperSharpy, Mythos and Stormy in Sydney and Melbourne in mid-October.
Special guests from Clay Paky were Alberico D’Amato, Head of International Sales, and Giulia Sabeva, Sales Support Engineer, whilst Glyn O’Donoghue also came from MA Lighting.
“It’s very humbling to see the who’s who of the entertainment lighting industry turn out to see our new products,” remarked Mark McInnes, National Sales & Marketing Manager for Show Technology. “We are grateful so many people came to the events especially during what is one of the busiest parts of the year. The support of our customers and our lighting colleagues means everything to us.
“Of course our suppliers are always there to help us. Many thanks to Alberico and Giulia from Clay Paky as well as Glyn from MA Lighting for coming such a long way to be part of these events.“
The Sydney event was held at Fox Studios whilst the Melbourne event was held at Dockland’s Alumbra venue. Of course, we could waffle on ourselves about how fabulous and ground-breaking these new fixtures are but you may say we are a little biased in our opinions! Consequently we are letting some of the attendees tell you, in no uncertain terms, their thoughts on the Mythos, SuperSharpy and Stormy.
Sydney
Neale Mace, Managing Director, Entertainment Installations:
“Although we’d seen all these fixtures at Clay Paky earlier in the year, they were very impressive in an actual “show” environment. The Mythos is a great looking, feature packed unit that delivers great output. Amazing zoom that creates beautiful in-air effects. The units wash capability is also a great bonus.
As for the SuperSharpy, I can’t believe they’ve been able to make something punchier than the original Sharpy – the beam in its smallest diameter looks like a solid shaft.
I’ve been wanting to see the Stormy on a proper stage and I wasn’t disappointed. Brilliant white flash and great strobe colours as well. I also really like that it looks like a “normal” linear strobe with reflector.
All in all, a great range of new products from Clay Paky.”
Mark Hammer, Lighting Designer, Hammer Lighting
“Clay Paky seem to have raised the bar to another level with all three fixtures. They seem to be able to get that little bit extra that makes each fixture a mouth-watering addition to any lighting design. And it’s not just the effects that the fixtures bring to the table, but that fact that each are quality luminaires as well.”
Paul Collison, Lighting Designer
“Wow….I had seen a prototype of the Mythos a few months ago and struggled to understand what it actually was. Now having seen a full production version, I’m flabbergasted. One of the first truly multi-functional lights. It’s a beam and spot in one, and not just a half-baked version of either. It’s brighter than a Sharpy but with the beam definition of a top end profile. I think the Mythos is really going to redefine the roles a lighting fixture has with in a lighting design.
“I am really impressed at the industrial design of the Mythos and SuperSharpy. Finally a manufacturer who realises their lights get used in the elements and have designed for water runoff to avoid integral electronics. Whilst far from IP65, these two lights are going to perform well outdoors, and stand a chance of surviving the elements…….and the Stormy, probably the first real LED strobe that might replace an actual strobe without anyone realising its an LED source.”
Paul Walton, Production Manager, Fusion Entertainment
“The Mythos would have to be hands down the best and most versatile moving head on the market. With its ability to be used as a profile, wash or beam that is 2.5x brighter than the Sharpy, it will defiantly have a great return on investment being able to adapt to most types of shows. Clay Paky really are miles ahead of every other manufacturer with all of these new products.”
Melbourne
Marcus Pugh, Hire and Business Development Manager, Resolution X Pty Ltd
“Emmanuel and the Show Tech crew always put on a good social gathering. It was good to have LDs from the worlds of rock, theatre, TV, events and exhibition all in the same room and all suitably impressed with Clay Paky’s latest offerings.
“Giulia from Clay Paky did some amazing programming especially on the B-Eyes, I don’t think I’ve seen someone really ‘go to town’ on programming the B-Eyes. It really showed off what they’re capable of doing.
“Everyone came along to see the much anticipated SuperSharpy but the Mythos was the surprise hit of the night for me. I saw a couple of designers stroking their chins and considering what else the Stormys could be used for. The Stormy isn’t just another LED strobe, Clay Paky have managed to keep the look and charm of a traditional strobe while throwing in a few new functions thanks to the super punchy LEDS.”
Daniel Gosling
“I thought the evening was wonderful. Great to see some old friends from the industry and make some new ones …. and the lights weren’t bad either!
“I loved the new Mythos. A beautiful fusion between aerialist and beam light. What more could you want and I can see a lot of applications for it. But the white Stormy was the true winner in my opinion – bright, clean, low power – perfect! And at the end of the night turn them on and voila you have a work light.”
Peter Darby, Technical Coordinator for Victorian Opera
“The Clay Paky Stormy brings the humble strobe into the 21st century and it is extremely bright and punchy with full colour mix.
The Clay Paky Mythos is a brilliant all-rounder, I imagine that I will be seeing this in many rental houses in the future. If you are not sure what light to spec on a gig the Mythos has you covered all packaged up in a water resistant housing.
“As if the Sharpy wasn’t bright enough, with the SuperSharpy Clay Paky now has quadrupled its brightness and now added in features such as CMY colour mixing, CTO filters, an extra gobo wheel and lots more.”
