The Future Music Debit MasterCard Priceless Music Series kicked off its 2010 calendar rocking Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom stage in early August 2010, with ‘Californian Gurl’ Katy Perry, playing her one and only Australian performance this year.

Clifton Productions were engaged to light an eye catching stage with an impressive VuePix display. In the Plaza Ballroom, located underneath the Regent Theatre, looks very much like a film set – with chandeliers and swirling light patterns on the walls. The stage was decked out with large candy cane props, oversize lollies and sweets with much of the visuals personally overseen by Katy Perry.

The main visuals on stage were provided from a VuePix P6 SMD LED Screen, 28 panels (7 x 4) configured ground stacked on Clifton Productions custom made rolling dolly as there was nowhere to hang upstage. The Catalyst based visuals driven through this set up was by Matt Hansen from MPH Productions. These provided colourful graphics of colour on stage which suited the mood for the American Pop Star’s infectious smashing hits – the lighting designs and operation by LD Brad Teagan
from the USA.

Clifton Productions also supplied the lighting and visuals for Katy Perry on Channel 7’s Sunrise the following day. Systems Technician / Production Manager Michael Parsons from Clifton Productions says “Everyone was really happy the LED visuals on stage and it suited the style of Katy Perry and her music. We use these screens over and over again on numerous productions and they perform great with quick set up, which is great particularly in live gigs”.