Black is the new Silver!

Steve Chapman July 31, 2025 Comments Off EK Product News

Okay, not silver as in the precious metal, more like plain aluminium in colour. Nevertheless, we now supply our Electro Kabuki dropper modules with black clamps that conform to the industry standard.

Using the included black M10 countersunk fixings, the black clamps can be affixed to the top or the rear of the dropper module.

Black components confer the advantage of being even less conspicuous when rigged for a perfect kabuki drop. That’s ideal for blending seamlessly into rigging setups and staying hidden. Fewer shiny parts reflect the stage or event lighting, which helps to retain the element of audience surprise when the curtain falls right on cue. It’s the same reliable performance but with a smarter finish.

Don’t forget that you can see Electro Kabuki live and in action at PLASA 2025 at Olympia from 7^th to 9^th September. Be sure to use this special link to get free access to the show with our compliments.

Not long until PLASA 2025

Steve Chapman July 30, 2025 Comments Off EK Community

Time flies! It doesn’t feel like almost a year ago that we exhibited at PLASA. But it is, because the show takes place again at London’s Olympia from 7^th to 9^th September. Billed as the UK’s Market-Leading Trade Event for Live Entertainment Technology, you can catch up with us on Stand A7.

We will run our famous ‘flop & drop’ demonstrations throughout the show using our Electro Kabuki rig and encourage visitors to press the ‘fire’ button on the Firing Box. It’s an interactive experience befitting of a show about live entertainment technology, and always a crowd-pleaser.

But remember, the Flop & Drop effect is just one of the many configuration options available to Electro Kabuki users. EK is all about offering a reliable, precision-engineered solution for theatrical reveals, whether that’s a stage production or live event. We will guide you to the right system and configuration for safe, flawless and dramatic reveals, timed to perfection every time.

Use this special link to get your full access pass to PLASA 2025 at no charge, courtesy of Electro Kabuki. Good news – registration will continue to be free for you via this link, even when the show entry price increases.

You can find out more about PLASA on the event’s website here.

Great exhibition feedback from our Asia distributor.

Steve Chapman October 23, 2024 Comments Off Distributor News, EK Community

It’s good to hear from Audio Light, our Electro Kabuki distributor for Asia based in Singapore, about the success of the Pro Integration Future Asia (PIFA) event the company attended at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre at the end of September.

The show is Southeast Asia’s leading international event for the Professional Audiovisual, Lighting & Live Entertainment Technologies, and so is right on target for Electro Kabuki.

MD Thomas Tan and his team are famously proactive, rigging up and demonstrating live kabuki drops directly on the exhibition booth. Thomas is pleased to report high levels of interest in the EK system from many show visitors and pro users.

After three days of hectic exhibition and networking activity, the event proved to be a great success with many new contacts made, a raft of enquiries and – as you can see – loads of selfies with visitors to the Audio Light booth.

Some of our Electro Kabuki customers say the nicest things!

Steve Chapman September 3, 2024 Comments Off EK Community

We rarely ask our EK customers to give us feedback on how they get on with the system. In fact, it’s been quite a while since we canvassed opinion and so yes, we should do that more often.

Nonetheless, kind customers occasionally drop us an unsolicited line to share their EK experiences. Reviewing our archives, this seems to be most common after first receiving an EK Starter Pack or a batch of EK dropper modules.

This message from Ryan Hagan, Creative Director at ER Productions is a great endorsement: the kind of feedback that makes our efforts in EK design, development and logistics worthwhile:

“Since we purchased Electro Kabuki several years ago, we’ve used the system extensively around the globe – even purchasing the 110 Volt version for our Las Vegas Office specifically. We’ve found the system to be incredibly reliable, well made and perfect for all of our Drop FX. Last summer, ER Productions increased its Electro Kabuki range to support MUSE on their WOTP World Tour with two sets out on an A and B Rig. We like the fact that the EK team’s service is fast and they always respond quickly to our needs, enabling us to support our clients quickly and efficiently.”

Here are a few other snippets we’re particularly proud of:

You can see us at PLASA in September.

Steve Chapman July 10, 2024 Comments Off EK Community

Catch up with everything Electro Kabuki at PLASA 2024 this September. It’s London’s international event for entertainment technology and takes place at Olympia from 1^st to 3^rd September. You’ll find us in our usual location, on Stand A35.

As visitors to previous PLASA events will know, we run countless ‘flop & drop’ demonstrations through the show using our EK rig. Some people love to press the ‘fire’ button on the Firing Box, while others like to reset the EK modules and re-hang the drape ready for the next drop.

Because this demo is always so well-received and interactive, we’re rigging it up again this year. There’s nothing quite like a bit of hands-on action to get the feel of this sophisticated yet supremely simple-to-operate kabuki effects system. Of course, Flop & Drop is just one of the many configuration options open to users of Electro Kabuki.

It’s our pleasure to invite you to register for PLASA 2024 for free and get a full access pass, courtesy of us at Electro Kabuki, by using this SPECIAL LINK. The good news is that registration will continue to be free via this link even when the entry price increases.

You can find out more about PLASA 2024 on the event’s website here. And when you visit the website, watch the opening video to catch a glimpse of the Electro Kabuki Firing Box in action! (It’s about 7 seconds into the video roll).

Colour Sound Experiment uses EK at high-profile gigs.

Steve Chapman July 8, 2024 Comments Off EK Community

An interview with Alex Ryan of Colour Sound Experiment (London) proved engaging and informative. We were surprised to learn just how often the firm’s Electro Kabuki system is used in its staging work.

With EK so dependable, kabuki drop effects are actively recommended by Colour Sound Experiment, so EK features regularly in its staging for high-profile events. “It’s a stable product and we’ve used it for years,” says Alex, explaining that the company has around 100 EK modules deployed on international touring projects in the UK and the US.

Electro Kabuki features in Tom Odell’s current Black Friday tour (see video), was used recently by Colour Sound Experiment at Coachella California in April and for the Jungle set at this year’s Glastonbury, as well as for David Gray and Saxon in 2023.

We know that EK systems endure a challenging life on tour and at festivals. Alex says that occasional cable issues in the past, resulting from rough handling, have been eliminated by always using the End of Line Indicator (EOLI) to confirm all connections and cable integrity.

Successful training day for our Singapore & Asia distributor.

Steve Chapman July 4, 2024 Comments Off Distributor News, EK Community

We were delighted to be able to host Thomas Tan and Cheryl Fong of Audio Light Asia, our respected Electro Kabuki distributor for Asia based in Singapore. Thomas and Cheryl visited us for EK training. It is the first time we’ve met, and the day proved very productive.

The whole point of the Electro Kabuki system is that it’s designed to be straightforward to set up and simple (and dependable) to use. Nonetheless, training helps to convey just how easy it is to configure an effective kabuki drop. It also lets us introduce and demonstrate more sophisticated reveal effects, including staged drops and flop & drop configurations.

Although we’re all used to dealing with our business colleagues remotely, this training day with Thomas and Cheryl proved how enjoyable and effective it is to be able to collaborate in person. These top people at Audio Light (Thomas is MD, Cheryl a director) are now fully briefed on Electro Kabuki’s capabilities and ready to communicate that to their expanding Asia customer base.

Photo caption: Audio Light MD Thomas Tan (left), Director Cheryl Fong (centre) and Magnet Schultz EK specialist Tim Lloyd (right).

Great videos of kabuki drops from our friends in Canada.

Steve Chapman March 20, 2024 Comments Off EK Community

As the name suggests, our friends and industry colleagues at Curtain Call Creative Fabrics based in Vancouver and Ontario, Canada, are specialists in the provision of design, production and installation of drapes, backdrops and event textiles (amongst other things).

Naturally, many of the drapes and fabrics they produce are used in reveal effects, mostly kabuki drops using Electro Kabuki modules and system. Check out the ‘Reveals’ page on the company’s website for some great examples – including a simultaneous three-way Electro Kabuki reveal of an Air Canada airliner that took place in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Yes, we are exhibiting at PLASA 2023!

Steve Chapman June 29, 2023 Comments Off EK Community

Look out for Electro Kabuki at the PLASA 2023 show in September. You’ll find us on Stand A35.

As visitors at the last two years of PLASA events will know, our flop & drop demonstrations are highly engaging and interactive. That’s why we’re rigging it up again this year.

Come and see the effectiveness of a two-stage kabuki reveal for yourself – and feel free to press the Fire button. In fact, make sure you do because there’s nothing quite like a bit of hands-on action to get the feel of this sophisticated yet supremely simple-to-operate kabuki effects system. Flop & Drop is just one of the many configuration options open to users of Electro Kabuki.

This year’s PLASA event takes place live at London Olympia from Sunday 3rd to Tuesday 5th September 2023. Electro Kabuki is on Stand A35. Be sure to visit when you attend the show.

Electro Kabuki Starter Pack with Sensing-DMX Firing Box

Should you hire or buy Electro Kabuki? It depends…

Steve Chapman June 14, 2022 Comments Off EK Community

If you need to stage a reveal or curtain drop while being absolutely certain that your effect will work perfectly first time every time, you really have no choice about the mechanics: it must be Electro Kabuki.

if you don’t already own EK, you have a choice. Do you hire or should you purchase?

There are arguments in favour of each. It comes down to the scale of your kabuki drop rig or how often you’ll be rigging these types of theatrical reveals.

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