July saw the Siyan team handling lighting at the Lovebox Festival, held in Victoria Park in London’s East End.

Over two days, the award winning festival entertained around 50,000 visitors with music and dance in a series of purpose designed and built arenas. Classic names including DJ Annie Nightingale and Duran Duran mixed it with new and upcoming acts, providing a wide variety of musical and dance experience - and a challenge for those planning the sound and lighting of the Lovebox stages.

Lighting designer Brian Leitch and operator Paula Trounce worked closely with the individual acts, ensuring the mood was right for their performances on the main and second stages. Whilst some had their own specific lighting requirements, or their own programmers/operators, others required full lighting support for their set.

As ever, working within the confines of the stages meant physical and weight limitations had an impact on the lighting design, but Siyan was given a flexible brief that allowed them to maximise the space and present some fresh looks for the festival.

And the result? Even by their own high standards, Lovebox 2009 was judged a success - and Siyan were proud to be a key part of the experience.