Known primarily as a manufacturer of innovative entertainment control products and project solutions, Artistic Licence has recently taken the lead in the supply of ethernet solutions for lighting control. These provide not only a software operating platform, but also the hardware solutions needed for ethernet connectivity. Eales will no doubt relish the challenge of working in a company that is at the leading edge of both ethernet and DMX512-A development. "I have known Wayne Howell for a long time and respect the things that he has achieved in the development, not only of products, but protocols. I particularly like the fact that the company has placed many of the Artistic Licence technical developments into the public domain. This has to help other manufacturers develop new products allowing for a broader adoption of new technology which must be good for our industry."
Eales has a long and illustrious track record within the entertainment technology industry. Born and educated in South Africa, he dropped out of a law degree to take a full time position with the Natal Performing Arts Council as a lighting technician. The position developed into lighting design and Graham later left to set up Production Projects Durban, a rental, staging and sales company whilst also working as a freelance lighting designer. He then went on to build Production Projects over four years, during which time he was responsible for several of the largest concerts and corporate theatre shows in South Africa during the early 1990s. Graham’s lighting design was recognized with a Vita Award.
Having made his mark in South Africa, he moved on to New Zealand taking on the role of Asian Market Manager for Selecon. Here, Graham revisited higher education, gaining an MBA. The next challenge involved a move to the UK, tasked with building up European sales and instigating Selecon UK. Graham continued in the UK, taking the position of sales & marketing manager at Zero 88, later becoming Group general manager.
(LSI Team)
