Darwin’s Dreamedia Events now has a Clay Paky package comprising of eight
Sharpy, eight A.leda B-EYE K20 and eight Mythos fixtures. Managing director Chris
O’Brien comments that he was first drawn to Clay Paky because the brand had a
reputation for robustness and reliability.

Chris’ initial purchase of Clay Paky Sharpys was the company’s first step into the
professional market having previously been only able to afford cheap Chinese
fixtures. The decision to spend so much money was a major one for the company.

“We only have about 250,000 people in the entire Northern Territory which is
smaller than many towns in Australia,’ he remarked. “I have to admit the Sharpy
sat on our shelves for a year without being rented once, however we kept taking it
out on our own shows which stimulated and educated the market up here. Our
Sharpys are now our most rented fixture!’

The Sharpy has 14 colours and 17 gobos, but the shape of their beams may be
altered to achieve spectacular mid-air effects, since the gobos are on the same
wheel. The extremely small, lightweight Sharpy can be placed anywhere, on trusses
for live events and shows, on stages, in showrooms or in conference rooms.

The diversity offered by the A.leda B-EYE K20 is what attracted Chris to this fixture.
The Clay Paky B-EYE K20 has a total of 37 RGBW LEDs, which can be controlled
individually. It is brighter than any LED-wash with the same rated power thanks to
its special optical unit with an impressive lumen to watt ratio. The zoom ranges
from 4° to 60°, making it suitable both for smaller venues with low ceilings and for
arena shows.

“Not only can you use it as an extraordinary wash light, you have the pixel mapping
abilities which is great for dance parties and it performs very well,’ Chris said. “As
I said, we’re a small market but I can put the K20’s on any event.’

The highly versatile Mythos is both a 470 watt-lamp spotlight producing a sharp,
perfectly defined light beam and an extraordinary beam light which allows users to
switch to a minimum fixed beam angle of just 2.5°. It was this versatility that sold
the Mythos to Chris who loved the hybrid feature of the light and he commented
how good they are for gala dinners to achieve big room looks.

“They deliver big beams and big gobo looks, which other fixtures may be able to do
better BUT do not offer the versatility of the Mythos,’ said Chris. “They have a huge
zoom range meaning they can perform as a spot or wash. Mythos are certainly not
a one-trick pony and give us beams, aerial effects, washes, eye candy …… and
reliability.’