The day before I visited Stormzy at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, Micheál Martin, the Irish premier had cancelled his St Patrick’s Day meeting with US president Joe Biden in Washington after the Taoiseach tested positive for COVID. For us mere mortals, such decisions do not these days pertain – life seems almost back to normal. Tours, […]
Leading lighting supplier Neg Earth Lights have made a significant investment in Martin’s new MAC Aura PXL multi-source LED wash with the addition of 100 units to their rental inventory, supplied by Martin UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd. The Martin MAC Aura PXL is an industry first – a workhorse LED wash light capable of […]
After being approached by Space Force UK in July 2021, the Neg Earth team were challenged with providing additional illumination to solve the issue of the Moon’s steadily decreasing brightness causing excessive darkness and navigation problems globally. Neg Earth’s new client, Space Force UK, informed our Production Solutions team of the ongoing issue of […]
Our teams are well underway with preparing industry leading lighting equipment for Concert for Ukraine next week, which we proudly support by donating our hire equipment services to the event. The concert includes an evening of performances from Ed Sheeran, Snow Patrol, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Becky Hill, Emeli Sandé, Manic Street Preachers and more […]
Neg Earth Lights provided WWE with lighting, rigging and control solutions and highly skilled crew to illuminate the Jeddah Super Dome, the world’s largest freestanding dome. The substantial amount of kit included over half a mile of truss, 504 metres of Martin Sceptron,* 246 Litec Exe-Rise Chain Hoists, 6 Grand MA3 Full Size Consoles, 12 […]
Breaking the bias with Pip Ridgway, Stephanie Smyth, Jasmine Williams and Bernice Roust. International Women’s Day 2022 challenges us to identify gender bias in all warps of life, from the workplace to schools, communities, colleges, universities and more. We asked women at Neg Earth their thoughts on working in the live events industry. Touching on […]
We have worked with the revolutionary circus troupe Cirque Du Soleil since 1996 on Saltimbanco and it was a joy to resume our partnership for their latest performance, LUZIA, at The Royal Albert Hall. Our team supplied lighting, rigging, distro and control solutions which aided the performers to wow audiences with the stories of Mexico. […]
I’ve told this tale once before, when I first reviewed a Gary Barlow solo show for this magazine (see LSi February 2013), but it’s well worth re-telling. Back in the mid 1990s, my wife and I were re-acquainting ourselves with London, having returned from a stint living and working in the US. Standing in line […]
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Introducing, Oliver Barker, Technical Solutions Engineer for Neg Earth Lights. Ollie has been with the Neg Earth team for 2 and a half years; we conducted a short interview to find out more. What is your role at Neg Earth Lights? [Ollie] I assist our business improvement team in researching and adapting technical solutions to […]
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