Leading UK lighting rental company HSL has invested heavily in the last 3 months in new lighting equipment to facilitate its continuing busy work schedule amidst what's so far been a bumper year for the Blackburn-based operation.  Over 60 Vari*Lite VL3000 and VL3500 Series moving light fixtures hav [ ... ]

Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL has again supplied site-wide lighting equipment for the high profile Global Gathering dance festival, staged at Long Marsden Airfield in Warwickshire. For the third year running HSL was working for Electric Fly Productions, whose Philip Winward and Ni [ ... ]

Robe moving lights - over 120 fixtures - including DigitalSpot 7000DTs have been installed into 4 primary entertainment centres aboard P&O Cruises' newest state-of-the-art cruise liner, the 290 metre long, 14 deck, 115,000 tonne, 3500 capacity Azura.The lighting was specified by Carnival UK's Entert [ ... ]

Blackburn, UK, based lighting rental company HSL supplied all stage lighting equipment and crew to the acclaimed Israeli Opera production of Verdi's Nabucco, staged at a new purpose-built open air site in the middle of the desert on the World Heritage site of Masada Mountain .... by the Dead Sea in  [ ... ]

Blackburn-based HSL continues an incredibly active 2010, supplying lighting and crew to the current UK and European tour by Australian drum 'n' bass rockers Pendulum, whose distinctive hi-energy sound and performance is storming around the world with their third album "Immersion".  The show, a sea [ ... ]

Leading lighting rental company HSL's busy project management team has been boosted with the arrival of Dave Singleton. He has previously worked with Kave Theatre Services in Sussex and also as a freelance production and project manager, bringing a wealth of experience in the live events industry  [ ... ]

Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL were delighted to get involved in supplying equipment for the latest UK tour by cult US electronic band, Passion Pit.   HSL’s Mike Oates was approached by Passion Pit’s lighting designer, New York based Mike Janowitz, with whom they are working on [ ... ]

Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied moving lights, LED fixtures, follow spots and generics for Ant & Dec’s hugely popular new “Push The Button” family challenge games show. The first 6-part series, produced by independent company Gallowgate, has just finished and proved  [ ... ]

Leading UK lighting rental company HSL and automation specialist  Kinesys recently collaborated to stage a 2-day Technical Training Workshop on Kinesys’ systems at HSL’s HQ in Blackburn, UK.    Designed to work as a 1 or a 2 day course to suit all levels of interest, the response was extrem [ ... ]

Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL is supplying all lighting equipment and crew to Production North for the current 6 week UK tour by massively popular boyband JLS. HSL's project manager Mike Oates says, "It's good to be back on the road with the Production North team and working alongs [ ... ]

A comprehensive Technical Training Workshop covering the cutting-edge Kinesys automation system will be staged on March 1st & 2nd 2010 in Blackburn, at the premises of leading UK lighting rental company, HSL. The Training is open to all interested parties. It has been designed to work as a 1 or a 2 [ ... ]

HSL supplied lighting and video equipment plus crew, and designed a bespoke DJ booth for two recent sold-out incendiary performances by The Swedish House Mafia at London's Brixton Academy. The shows were presented and produced by Cream and Loudsound Events and HSL was working for technical co-ordin [ ... ]

Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment, a Kinesys automation system and crew to the final leg of Snow Patrol's 2009 world tour, named "Snow Patrol Reworked".  This follows HSL's servicing of all the band's UK and European sections across the whole tour, which ki [ ... ]

Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the latest UK White Lies tour, which featured a spectacular, high-impact, edgy, lighting design - based primarily on white and near white light - by Chris Megginson. HSL was brought in to work with White Lies by  [ ... ]

Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied all lighting and necessary rigging - including 8 A&O 7K Falcon Beams and Flowers and over 100 Robe moving lights for a DVD and Holiday TV Special performance by Sting at Durham Cathedral.  Lighting designer for the two shows was Manfred "Oll [ ... ]

HSL continues its touring relationship with legendary Bristol-based electronic/trip-hop collective Massive Attack, supplying all lighting equipment and crew to the current UK and European tour, working with lighting designer Robin Haddow. Says HSL project manager Mike Oates, "It's great to be workin [ ... ]

HSL supplied all lighting for the Stereophonics incendiary homecoming show at Cardiff Castle, Wales, UK last weekend - including 8 of the new Robe ROBIN 300E Beam moving lights, which made their UK show debut, specified by LD Tim Routledge.The gig celebrated the band's forthcoming album "Keep Calm & [ ... ]

HSL supplied all lightingand necessary rigging for the recentNordoff-Robbins Music Therapy "Rockwell" fund-raising event at London'sO2 arena. Technical productionwas co-ordinated by Production North and the lighting design was by Peter Barnes. The show united a galaxy of stars - including Tom Jones, [ ... ]

Leading UK lighting rental company HSL supplied site wide equipment for the main stage, 5 indoor arenas and 2 outdoor terraces at the 2009 Global Gathering dance extravaganza, staged at Long Marsden Airfield in Warwickshire.  Once again, HSL was working for Electric Fly Productions, whose Nick Jev [ ... ]

Leading UK lighting rental company HSL has made a substantial investment in Robe’s new Digital Series products – including 6 DigitalSpot 7000DTs and 36 REDWash 3.192s along with 16 REDBlinder 2.96’s – primarily for the Pussycat Dolls European “Doll Domination” tour, for which they were s [ ... ]