In 1992 Stavros Hatzipantelis launched Pro Light & Sound, a time when the thought of getting sound and lighting from the same place was a crazy and new idea!
Last week Pro Light & Sound celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary at Aerial in South Wharf, inviting over 200 industry professionals along to the party. These included event stylists, producers, caterers and venue owners.
Lighting featured Claypaky HPE 700, ShowPro LED Trussmates, and Martin RUSH MH2 Wash along with PL&S’s custom ceiling installations and chandeliers.
“We also had eight of our old faithful Martin MAC250 Entours,” added Stav. “I still believe these to be the most versatile lights Martin has ever made for medium sized production companies. They have the best ROI, are feature rich and low
powered with heaps of punch.”
Stav recalled that the company’s first venture into moving lights and atmospherics were the very first Martin 1004 Roboscans with the 2308 controller, together with Martin’s first smoke machines.
“It would seem that our evolution co-coincided with that of Martin – as the products developed and improved, Show Technology were there to help us build our inventory,” he said. “So over the years, we went from 218 to 918 Roboscans, we took shipment of the very first Martin MAC Entours that arrived in Australia, then moved up to the MAC700. Now we have a wide variety of our inventory almost exclusively from Show Technology; from the ShowPro range to Martin and Claypaky – and we could not be happier.”
Stav further commented that the Show Technology team have supported Pro Light & Sound from the very start. PL&S has worked with Show Technology as their business has evolved through the years, from supplying nightclubs and dance parties to large corporate events and celebrity functions.
“It’s been a long and eventful journey and Show Technology has always been there with product support, personnel and advice,” Stav remarked. “We owe much of where we are today to Show Technology and look forward to many more years to come.”
Keith Bradshaw from Show Technology helped celebrate the huge milestone where Stav also revealed the company’s new website.
