Universal Sydney Venue Design

Darlinghurst's legendary venue 'Midnight Shift' has been resurrected by Universal Hotels.

"Universal is an evolution of the Midnight Shift, rather than a revolution," explained owner Jim Kospetas. Jim contacted Show Technology with a brief wanting masses of beams and good sight lines throughout the venue.

Tim Macfie of TDM Productions was chosen to design the lighting system, Tim was keen to create lines of symmetry in the room whilst keeping the three circular trusses that the Midnight Shift was known for.

It was quite a journey to bring the sparkle, colour and glamour back to this iconic venue and Show Technology has enjoyed the project!.

4x PROLIGHTS AIR6PIX LED moving battens are located on four dropper bars either side of the DJ to frame LED screen with Tim saying they provide nice geometric elements. Each of the LED pixels are individually controllable, and both sides pivot to create classic ACL looks. With infinite rotation of both pan and tilt, they certainly add a wow factor to the lighting rig.

The balconies are dressed by four strings of Martin Exterior VC-Dot 4 (64 dots per string), a lightweight string of individually controllable, bright Dots which Tim says provide colour and depth to the room.

“They are strung around three-quarters of the room, adding a lovely colourful architectural element and as the night progresses they chase and strobe more and more,” he added. “They are a great way to multifunction the room; we used them for the Mardi Gras Awards event which had a specific colour branding and they really liked that we could carry through that colour in the architectural lighting. The VC-Dot 4s help us get away from a standard nightclub feel, to a more stylish and attractive room for the corporate market.”

“The support from Show Technology has been incredible,” commented Tim. “Gareth is fantastic to work with and has given me great support."

Gear list: 38x Martin Professional Rush MH 10 Beam FX 16x Martin RUSH Scanners 8x Martin RUSH Strobe CWL 4x Martin Martin Exterior VC4 Dot strings 1x MA Lighting International Dot2 XLF 8x PROLIGHTS - Professional Lights StarkBar1000 4x PROLIGHTS Air6Pix Battens 20x ShowPRO K4 LED Beam 2x ShowPRO FC Profile 8x ShowPRO UV Bars 2x ShowPRO Fusion HEX PAR VII 3x Customised Ayrton CosmoPix-R 2x Look Solutions USA Unique Hazer 2.1

There are tons of amazing photos! Have a look and read more about the spectacular transformation from The Midnight shift to Universal: https://www.showtech.com.au/2019/05/universal-nightclub/

Production Credits: Tim Macfie Lighting Designer/Production Manager Operators – Ben Sermais/Margeaux Janenko /Dave Stevenson Audio Installation – Everingham Audio Laser Installation – Lumina Laser – Dave Leigh Mirrored Effects – Psyklonic – Peter Sykes Photography – The M1 Group

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