Dutch cultural centre De
Oosterpoort in Groningen has purchased a range of Claypaky moving head fixtures
as part of a major technical upgrade to the centre\’s lighting and audio departments.
De Oosterpoort\’s
long-term lighting rental and sales partner Lichtpunt Theatertechnieks
recommended and supplied 26 x Claypaky Scenius Spot, 26 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE
K10 and 16 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10 CC for use across De Oosterpoort\’s large
1150 capacity concert hall and smaller 450-seat chamber hall.
\”When the tender
for De Oosterpoort came up in March 2016 and the client asked for us to supply
them with profiles, washes and effect washes I knew straight away to suggest
Claypaky products,\” says Leon van Warmerdam, Sales Manager at Lichtpunt.
\”Since first seeing the Claypaky moving head range at Prolight + Sound
2015 Lichtpunt has always been very enthusiastic about their products.\”
A close company of ten,
Lichtpunt has an outstanding reputation for service across the Netherlands. To
support the De Oosterpoort tender the company worked closely with Claypaky\’s
Benelux distributor AED Distribution to supply the centre with the innovative
Claypaky products.
\”For the De
Oosterpoort project Claypaky was the right choice,\” says Jelmer
Dijkshoorn, Managing Director at AED Distribution The Netherlands. \”The
fixtures all have great colour mixing, high output and a compact design. This
combination of features makes them extremely rider friendly and well-suited to
the centre.\”
De Oosterpoort, which
hosts a variety of theatrical and musical performances including classical and
rock n\’ roll, needed a versatile profile light for use across its wide range of
live productions. The Scenius Spot supports a wide zoom range of 8°- 48° and
innovative CMY colour mixing system with a linear CTO and a CRI of over 95,
ensuring that resident and visiting lighting designers at De Oosterpoort have
access to the very best in colour rendering technology.
Alongside the Scenius
Spot, Lichtpunt recommended the A.leda B-EYE K10 CC wash light as part of the
De Oosterpoort upgrade. Like the Scenius Spot the A.leda B-EYE K10 CC has
infallible colour reproduction and works seamlessly alongside the tungsten
fixtures in the centre\’s rig. The A.leda B-EYE K10 CC replaces the effects
engine and rotating front lens of its cousin the A.leda B-EYE K10 with a
complete colour and white management system. This system provides designers
full control of colour and colour temperature in a singular moving head LED
wash unit.
\”The existing
lighting fixtures at De Oosterpoort were more than nine years old and showing
serious signs of extensive use,\” says van Warmerdam. \”We knew
Claypaky fixtures would be the perfect fit for the client\’s specifications.
They wanted fixtures that could produce a wide range of effects, varied beam
sizes, great quality colour and really bright outputs.\”
Lastly, to provide De
Oosterpoort with an advanced LED effects light, Lichtpunt recommended the A.leda
B-EYE K10, an award-winning high performance wash, beam and visual effects
fixture. The fixture\’s versatile 4°-60° electronic zoom range permits the lamp
to function in beam or wash mode. Each of the B-EYE K10\’s 19 OSRAM OSTAR RGBW
LEDs is individually controllable and sits within the fixture\’s rotating front
lens.
De Oosterpoort\’s new
Claypaky fixtures have since been used for several successful events, including
the Eurosonic Noorderslag pop festival in January 2017. The festival
marked the first time the new fixtures had been used in the venue.
\”Lichtpunt has been
using Claypaky products for years, our team and our customers always have great
experiences with them,\” says van Warmerdam.
