GALLERY: ArtechFX & Pyrofoor Made Eurovision Go With A Bang

The world's biggest live broadcast music event, the Eurovision Song Contest, went off with a bang at the PalaOlimpico, Turin, in the competition's host country of Italy in May. A highlight of the design for the delegations from more than 40 countries were provided by ARTECHFX, a group of international companies providing SFX for live entertainment, and Pyrofoor de Amsterdam.

Take a look at some images of their work above.                                                                            

Crew

  • Luca Toscano - CEO of Artech
  • Lucas Gerritzen - Managing Director/Owner Pyrofoor de Amsterdam
  • Gaetano Corriere - Technical Stage Manager 
  • Paul Philipsen - Pyro
  • Marco Malatesta - SFX Operator & Project Manager
  • Vitor Machado - Pyro Operator
  • Pieterjan Ruysch - Artech FX Laser Operator
  • Fabio Cimetta  - Logistics

Gear

  • grandMA3 consoles x 2
  • 2,878+ pyrotechnic shots
  • 100kg of confetti
  • 530 liters of smoke fluids
  • 21kg x flammable gas
  • 1,228 liters of flammable fluids
  • 20kg Sparkular powder
  • 742 Co2 tanks
  • Kvant Spectrum 30W x 6
  • Clubmax 10W x 4

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Images: Nathan Reinds