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February 11, 2025

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A Day of Hands-On Learning in Lighting and Rigging!

A Day of Hands-On Learning in Lighting and Rigging! 0

An initiative aimed at investing in the next generation of creative professionals in the live events industry. 

Neg Earth hosted an immersive experience day for students at their facilities in London. 

The event attended by twenty 2nd year students eager to explore the behind-the-scenes world of live events. The group travelled from Nottingham School of Art & Design a longstanding education partner. 

Participants were treated to hands-on demonstrations in lighting fixtures, rigging techniques, and technical trouble shooting. The day kicked off with an introduction of shared insights into the industry, emphasizing the importance of innovation, sustainability, teamwork, and safety in event production. 

Rachel Condon, Learning & Development Business Partner quotes. “Today’s experience day is not just about showing students how we work; it’s about igniting their passion for the industry, We believe in investing in the future, and we’re happy to provide a platform for young minds to learn and grow.” 

Students were divided into groups and rotated through various stations, where they had the opportunity to operate professional lighting equipment, learn about rigging & motors, and understand some common trouble shooting practices.   

Rob Baldock Senior Lecturer,  “Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for yesterday. It was such a great experience and will be something the students remember for a long time. For all of you to give your time and energy to make such an engaging and educational event is really appreciated. If we can continue to make this an annual event, we would love to keep this going. 

A big thank you to all at Neg who supported this day, as the students were able to explore and extend their technology knowledge and develop problem solving skills in a lighting rig environment. 

As part of our commitment to community engagement, Neg Earth Lights aims to host more events like this in the future, providing students with further opportunities to explore careers in the live event industry. 

January 21, 2025

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Shaping a brighter tomorrow

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Neg Earth Lights welcomes an emerging lighting designer on site to work with the grandMA3 technology.

Radym Makogin, who travelled from Ukraine, is designing lights for the band @epolets.

He made use of the visualisation suite on site at Neg Earths London facilities, to time code his lighting design effectively.

When asked how he found out about Neg Earth Lights, he said he followed everyone from the Eurovision team, Tim Routledge Instagram and then contacted us for help.

Radym says it was a memorable experience to be able to use the facilities and meet the team.

Sam Ridgway, Director says “We believe that the future of lighting lies in the hands of the next generation of experts.  By investing in their talent and creativity, we are supporting the path of innovation and sustainability in our industry.”

July 25, 2024

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Neg Earth Donates Truck to British Ukrainian Aid

Neg Earth Donates Truck to British Ukrainian Aid 0

Neg Earth Donates Truck to British Ukrainian Aid to Support Humanitarian Relief Efforts 

As part of our ongoing commitment to giving back, Neg Earth will be donating a truck through the Donation scheme to support the valuable work of this charity. 

The donated vehicle is a Renault 16T rigid truck, the first of its kind to be contributed through this scheme 

Our trucks journey so far has been an adventurous one. Designed and built to our spec from new in 2015, it has travelled over one hundred thousand miles across most of Europe carrying its precious cargo to prestigious live events such as Rammstein, Iron Maiden, The Eurovision Song Contest, The Rolling Stones, ACDC and closer to home to the Glastonbury Festival every year since. 

In full working order, this vehicle will be instrumental in delivering essential humanitarian aid to those in need. 

 

 

July 12, 2023

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Crufts 2023

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On 7-10th of March 2023, the world’s most well-known dog show, Crufts, kicked off in the NEC Birmingham for a 4-day spectacular, with over 18,000 contestants and hundreds of thousands of visitors. Organised and hosted by The Kennel Club, Crufts features a wide array of prestigious awards to celebrate the world of dogs. 

Neg Earth Lights were thrilled to be the supplier once again of the lighting for the 2023 show, and proudly supported Crufts for their monumental 150th anniversary! Moreover, it was a pleasure to have worked on such a unique project, giving the Neg team further experience working in a range of different events. 

28 Ayrton Perseo-S fixtures were provided for the show. These luminaires highlighted the dogs taking centre stage with their moving-head and precise beams. 

52 Chroma-Q Color One 100 X IP65 were supplied by Neg Earth for the event. These powerful LED beams have an extensive range of features including theatrical grade dimming, making this the perfect feature for drawing attention to the dogs taking to the floor. 

24 Martin Mac Aura PXL were also provided for the show. These multi-lens wash lights, which feature high intensity yet tight beams, helped to produce a dramatic showbiz effect for the stage. 

These high-performance fixtures contributed to an entertaining and theatrical visual display spotlighting the performing pups. Neg Earth Lights are proud to have supplied the lighting equipment for a 4-day showcase at Crufts 2023, helping to perfectly execute a striking visual display, providing world-class lighting for a world-class event. 

Credits 

Lighting Designer/Operator: Paul Cook  

Project Team: Martin Garnish and Rachel Condon 

 

 

June 27, 2023

Neg Earth

Live EventsPeople

Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023

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To celebrate the galaxy far, far away, the world’s biggest Star Wars event, Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023, took place over a 4-day weekender full of storm troopers, dark droids and luminous lightsabres from the 7th to the 10th April. 

For the LucasFilm Studio showcase, Neg Earth Lights are thrilled to have provided lighting fixtures and equipment which created a striking and out-of-this-world visual display.  The Neg Earth team worked closely with Lighting Designer Matt Bialek, to develop his creative vision for the celebration into a futuristic space spectacle. 

‘Warsies’ and ‘Star Warriors’ headed to the ExCeL in London in a community of Cosplay costumes for a celebration of the fifth highest grossing movie franchise of all time. The event included immersive exhibits, exclusive merchandise and celebrity guests. The sell-out event celebrated all things Star Wars, even releasing a major announcement for the return of old Star Wars legends onscreen.  

One of the fixtures supplied by Neg Earth for the showcase was the Martin Mac Aura PXL. This multi-lens wash light features high intensity beams, providing the exhibition with bold and vibrant beams of colours which projected through the rooms. Additionally, the Ayrton Domino Profile helped to produce a space-age atmosphere from its dynamic lines of saturated light. The high-performance fixture was a great contribution to the lighting display, creating a broad colour spectrum for the Sci-Fi Celebration. 

Neg Earth are proud to be the lighting supplier for the Star Wars Celebration 2023. We hope to work with the Star Wars Celebration team on future initiatives to develop more striking shows.  

 

Credits 

Lighting Designer: Matt Bialek  

Project Manager: Martin Garnish 

Photography credit:  @geek.pride 

Video credit: Star Wars Celebration via Instagram

 

April 14, 2023

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EquipmentLive EventsPeople

Moncler Genius – London Fashion Week 2023

Moncler Genius – London Fashion Week 2023 0

At London Fashion week 2023, the Italian luxury house Moncler closed out the event with a ground-breaking, experience-driven spectacular, with their collaborative capsule collection ‘Moncler Genius’. Neg Earth Lights are delighted to be the supplier of lighting fixtures, automation systems and a custom-built arch for the Moncler Genius show. 

The London Fashion Week 2023 show had been carefully planned and executed by the premier special- events company Villa Eugénie. The brand’s creativity and expertise combined with the major influence that the fashion industry has on culture, has driven the innovative event-company Villa Eugénie to produce over 1000 unique fashion shows and events worldwide.  

Moncler Genius, which first launched in 2018, is a unique collection which continues to evolve. First founded by the brand’s CEO Remo Ruffini, the collection has previously featured collaborative concepts with the gifted Simone Rocha and Valentino’s iconic Pierpaolo Piccioli. With Moncler rebelling against traditional luxury fashion and redefining the meaning of ‘collaboration’, the show successfully captured their evolution of creativity. 

100,000 guests took to London’s Kensington Olympia Stadium to spectate the creative masterpiece which incorporated big brands, creatives, and artists, including Pharrell Williams, Mercedez-Benz, Rick Owens, Palm Angles, Adidas Originals and many more. The show culminated in a performance from Grammy-award winning, R&B sensation Alicia Keys. 

Neg Earth Lights are thrilled to have been the supplier of lighting fixtures in the Moncler Genius show as well as a Kinesys motor system which supported various luminaires at the exhibition including high performance Robe  and Ayrton fixtures. Additionally, there were unique pods which hung throughout the room from our automated motor systems. The lighting powerfully projected outwards in narrow beams into the room giving a futuristic, space-age atmosphere. Moreover, this out of this world spectacular helped to truly express the innovative nature of the Moncler Genius collective through an incredible immersive display. 

In addition, Neg Earth created a custom fabricated three-quarter circle to give the desired arch-look for Alicia Keys’ performance in the Moncler show.  The custom-made arch, built by the talented team at Neg Earth, was 26m in diameter, 18m in height, with 73 robe mega pointe adorning the curvature for an impressive runway-style stage which powerfully mirrored the venues architecture. 

 With an impressive kick-start to the year, this display brought Ruffini’s inventive vision to life from encompassing technology, entertainment, and design. Neg Earth Lights are delighted to have been the supplier of the lighting elements and key motor systems used in the show, contributing to a striking immersive display. 

 

Credits: 

Project Manager: Martin Garnish 

Lighting Designer: Arf & Yes 

Production: Villa Eugénie 

March 30, 2023

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EquipmentPeopleSustainability

Remade in Park Royal Partnership

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Neg Earth Lights has recently partnered with eco-friendly community project Remade in Park Royal with the aim to reduce industrial waste going to landfill. Neg Earth Lights’ Senior Fabricator, Phil Webb, established his relationship with the project’s founders, Tom Fraser-Ivans and Grace Williams, 3 years ago.  

The community project, Remade in Park Royal, is dedicated to creating a circular economy. Their team has established a material exchange hub for the local community, which prevents unwanted industrial items ending up in landfill. Instead, local artists and schools are free to utilise them in their creative endeavours. 

Phil first met Tom 3 years ago in the local community, when Tom was seeking art pieces created from upcycled and recycled materials for an exhibition he was planning. They exchanged contact details and have since fostered a working relationship using unwanted industrial items.  

Phil has since started his own creations, making sculptures out of unwanted metal previously used in the live events industry. He explains, “I like the idea of repurposing scrap items and equipment for an art piece rather than increasing the carbon footprint of the item through the recycling process.” He has been known to create coat racks and large 5ft flowers out of old shackles. But his most renowned creation is his Spannersaurus, which featured in the Work-Leisure art exhibition organised by artist and lecturer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad. 

With the realisation that their community of eco-friendly artists was growing, Remade in Park Royal was set up. Phil Webb then donated 500m of 8mm high-quality rigging rope to the project. Forest school, outdoor learning and environmental education provider in West London, Bewilder Education, has since taken the rope to help children learn more about spiders in an interactive and fun way by creating a giant spider web. 

Phil spread the word to Neg Earth Lights owners Pip & Dave Ridgway, who both expressed their passion for eco-friendly projects and subsequently pledged to support Remade in Park Royal with a donation of £3,000 towards the campaign. This crowdfunding campaign has raised over £30,000 so far, allowing founders Tom and Grace to make the project fully operational. 

Neg’s HSE Advisor, Sonia Dhariwal, who is focusing on the company’s environmental efforts explains the positive aspects of this partnership, “It is important to collaborate with the local community to establish partnerships with like-minded individuals and seek bespoke solutions and opportunities to help reduce our environmental impact.”  

We look forward to supporting the cause and sharing images of the artists’ creations.  

 

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