Website Links
Here are some links to other websites relating to what we do...
Chaos Illumination | Excellent psychedelic lightshow based in the UK. Best known for providing the band Hawkwind with their lightshow. |
Chilled Mountain | Nothing to do with lighting effects, but a wonderful view nonetheless! The perfect getaway or ski base from our friend Mr Scattergood. |
Event Management UK | Directory of event management companies and related resources. |
Heavy Load - rockin' London! | Rock and country rock club nights at venues in London incorporating an impressive array of projections and other lighting effects. Visit the Heavy Load website for photos of previous events and details of the next. |
Our MySpace page | Visit the OPTIFANATICS.COM MySpace page. |
Pink Floyd | Their early shows introduced some of the worlds first psychedelic lighting effects. In the decades which followed, Pink Floyd produced rock concerts with the biggest and most impressive light shows to date. |
PLASA | The Professional Lighting and Sound Association represents the UK entertainment technology industry and was established to improve working practices and advance levels of safety and training. |
Pooters Psychedelic Shack | Amongst many many other things, Pooter offers a wonderful guide to psychedelic lightshows operating in the UK and a page dedicated to lighting effects projection gear of days gone by. |
Hirstwood Training | Richard Hirstwood is a leading expert in multi-sensory training and offers a wealth of valuable information to anybody working with or caring for folks with special needs. If you're a special needs sector projection customer, learn more about Richard's training... |
Solar 250 - projector hire | Looking to hire a Solar 250? You'll find a great service here - whether you want a single Solar 250 or a whole rig of them with operator. |
SPRACI | Events, articles and directory for the music arts industry. Club events, concerts, raves, suppliers, music shops etc etc. |
Stagecraft | Excellent newsgroup for the discussion of the technical and backstage aspects of performance art. |
Strand Archives | A wonderful site archiving Strand lighting equipment through the ages. If you don't know the difference between a Patt 23 and a 'football with bog roll tube on it' - visit this site! |
Theatrecrafts.com | Comprehensive set of technical/craft theatre links, background information and book recommendations. |
USITT | United States Institute for Theatre Technology. |
Whirl-Y-Gig | The ultimate club night for psychedelic lighting effects let alone an amazing blend of dance music beyond classification - if you like the subject of this site, you MUST visit Whirl-Y-Gig! |