Twenty-four Astera AX1 Tubes – high-quality wireless LED luminaires – were utilised by lighting designer Michael Negrao from event technical specialist Scene Change in Brisbane at the Australian launch event for the new Lamborghini Huracán STO (Super Trofeo Omologata).

Lighting designer Nick Jevons is known for his innovative and fresh approaches to lighting stages, environments, artworks and other objects, so when asked to light a special video celebrating the launch of the new Lotus Emira sports car, he immediately reached for Astera Titan Tubes to create the desired effects.

South African rental and technical production company Blond Productions invested in its first Astera products – Titan Tubes and AX3 Lightdrops – for the first series of reality dating show Love Island France.

Sweden’s Malmo Opera presented an acclaimed production of musical classic “Funny Girl” as part of the autumn / winter repertory programme which continued to run despite the pandemic. Audience figures were dramatically reduced to 50 plus a livestream which could be enjoyed by all who had bought a ticket for each performance.

The city of Birmingham, UK, hosted the first PoliNations event, an epic and vibrant ‘urban oasis’ installation work that took over Victoria Square with stunning 40ft-high sculpted archi-cultural trees and thousands of varieties of plants crafted into a unique setting that hosted a diversity of live events, experiences, and performances.

A finales de febrero, Astera se hizo con el prestigioso galardón Bert Easey Technical Award 2022 en el marco de una gala organizada por la Sociedad Británica de Cinematógrafos (BSC) en el Hotel Grosvenor House de Londres.

El fabricante de iluminación LED inalámbrica, Astera, se mostró encantado de ganar el codiciado Premio a la Innovación PLASA 2023 por su nuevo producto PlutoFresnel.

Astera LED sales have been rocking in Australia since the brand was fully introduced there at the start of 2019, with several leading lighting rental companies investing … one of which is Elite Event Technology based in Canberra, ACT.

COLOSSAL is a lively, dynamic, and inventive street theatre and performing arts company based in Wellington, New Zealand, founded by three highly creative individuals, brothers Zane and Degge Jarvie and Imogen Stone, with backgrounds in circus, architecture, and design.

Last year Astera Titan Tubes were at the heart of a lighting scheme designed by Ben Donoghue, now of Flare Lighting, for Beyond the Road: an immersive exhibition at London’s world-famous Saatchi Gallery.

Spanish lighting designer Joan Teixidó (known industry-wide as Teixi) used 30 x Astera AX3s ‘Lite Drops’ on the most recent tour for Spanish singer Alfred García, who played over 50 dates around Spain.

A forest of nearly 100 Astera Titan Tubes were used by lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld to create some high impact lighting effects during a sizzle-reel shoot to get player highlights for NHL ice hockey team Minnesota Wild, who are based in the Excel Center Arena, St Paul, Minneapolis.

Halo, a central London-based lighting and AV rental and production company founded in 1989 by Yann Guenancia, has been thriving ever since, including throughout the UK’s three pandemic lockdowns. 

El artista de iluminación Eloi Maduell del estudio Playmodes utilizó 288 Titan Tubes de Astera para realizar su espectacular instalación de iluminación inmersiva BEYOND en el Festival de Artes de Proyección LUMA 2023, celebrado en Binghamton, Nueva York.

La impresionante carrera internacional del director de fotografía James Kniest ha incluido la iluminación de varias películas de género de terror de alto perfil, incluida la recientemente estrenada The Free Fall, dirigida por Adam Stilwell, en la que disfrutó usando Astera Titan y Helios Tubes para proporcionar múltiples soluciones de iluminación.

Durante los últimos meses en Sudáfrica, el término “LED de Astera” se ha popularizado tanto que, cuando DWR fue anunciada como empresa distribuidora de Astera en el país, Duncan Riley y su equipo comenzaron incrementar la venta de sus productos LED de Astera.

El artista Paul Wells de Sydney Props Specialists se encargó de iluminar una escultura para celebrar el “Año del Buey” chino. La obra fue iluminada con Titan Tubes y NYX de Astera, en colaboración con Sydney Event Services.

Danish lighting designer Sune Verdier used Astera Titan Tubes and AX3 LightDrops as practical and imaginative tools and vital components of his striking lighting scheme for a revival of the popular Danish musical, Elsk Mig i Nat (Love Me Tonight), which was produced by the One and Only Musical Teater company.

Spanish lighting designer Antonio Arrabal (AAI, Lighting Designers Association of Spain) used Astera NYX Bulbs to illuminate a series of scenic spheres that were an integral narrative element of the Índigo Teatro company’s latest production, Viaje al Planeta de Todo es Posible. 

Cinematographer and DoP James Kniest’s impressive international career has included lighting several high-profile horror genre movies including the recently released The Free Fall directed by Adam Stilwell, on which he enjoyed using Astera Titan and Helios Tubes to provide multiple lighting solutions.