RKDE’s New Ayrton GHIBLI Fixtures Are Flying Off the Shelves

No sooner had LA-based RKDE taken delivery of Ayrton GHIBLI fixtures than the LED spot luminaires were quickly dispatched to E3’s trade show floor and then to the “American Idol Live” nationwide tour.  ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.

 For nearly 30 years, RKDE has provided production for festivals, tours, automotive events, corporate conventions, television productions, private events, and religious services. The boutique company maintains an extensive inventory of lighting, staging, audio and video equipment.
 
“We were looking for new technology – we wanted to get away from standard lamps, which are expensive to maintain and replace,” says RKDE Owner Ray Woodbury, a longtime production professional.  “We wanted a fixture with the output and capabilities that would surpass traditional lamp fixtures and that’s exactly what GHIBLI gives us.”                  

Ayrton’s first LED spot luminaire with a factory-equipped framing system,GHIBLI delivers a light output of 23,000 lumens in a highly compact format.  Its proprietary optical system produces an extremely uniform fat beam with no hot spot. GHIBLI’s selection of gobos and colors was made in collaboration with lighting designers to meet the needs of the entertainment industry.
 
“I’ve always liked Ayrton’s extremely innovative fixtures, but we’ve never owned any,” says Woodbury.  “ACT demo’d GHIBLI in our shop, with one of my clients attending, and we were pretty astounded at what the fixture was able to do.  We put GHIBLI up against some other lights, and it beat them out hands down.”
 
Woodbury was impressed by GHIBLI’s output, framing capabilities, gobos and quality of colors.  “I like the color saturation, wide palette and the ease of getting the colors you want,” he reports.  “We’ve been doing a lot of shows that require framing capabilities, too – the USC’s opera program, the Long Beach Opera, trade shows and corporate events.”
 
He notes that recently clients have been asking for GHIBLIs by name.  “Matt Shimamoto of Volt Lites requested them for the E3 trade show floor.  And Lighting Designer Butch Allen specified them for the ‘American Idol’ tour. People already know and like these fixtures.”
 
Woodbury says RKDE plans to buy more GHIBLIs to meet the expected demand for additional fixtures.  “Compared to other fixtures they are not price prohibitive, especially when you consider the expenses associated with lamp fixtures,” he says.
 
He gives kudos to ACT Lighting for being “very client-oriented” in its service. “Aaron Hubbard is a really knowledgeable guy who demo’d GHIBLI for us with full confidence in the product,” says Woodbury.  “ACT also helped us develop financial terms that assisted in our purchase.”
 
About ACT Lighting
A leading importer and distributor of lighting products, ACT Lighting, Inc. strives to identify future trends and cutting-edge products, and stock, sell and support their inventory.  The company provides superior customer service and value for money to all of its clients.