Boiler Room is an online music broadcasting platform, which works with artists and brands to host live shows in London and around the world. The platform often hosts events showcasing underground and under-promoted music to a new, wider international audience. 

Dragonfly MD Thomas Mason-Smith has worked with Boiler Room for a number of years, bringing the platform’s London events to life and ensuring that the gigs look as good on the live stream as they do in person with tactical lighting set-ups. 

“I’ve only had good experiences throughout with Tom; he’s never let me down,” says Boiler Room Technical Production Manager Harry Lightfoot. “I use Tom so I can be assured that I have the right kit, that it works and that he’s going to do the job right.”

The Dragonfly team understands the unique needs of the Boiler Room events, which walk the line between a grungy, underground music vibe – often using empty warehouses as a venue – and the need for brand visibility from event sponsors and partners. 

When a brand sponsor sends over a creative deck, Tom and the Boiler Room team work collaboratively to bring the brand vision to life while staying true to the core values and aesthetics of the Boiler Room events. 

The events often make use of projection mapping, architectural lighting and cutting edge  laser projection, which Tom and the Dragonfly team are able to oversee and coordinate. 

October 2019 saw a first for Boiler Room, as the platform launched a four-day festival across multiple venues in Peckham. Dragonfly provided lighting for the bigger spaces, including battery uplighters,architectural lighting, plus LED walls and projectors. 

“That was the first thing on that scale that I’d produced,” comments Harry. “It was a super-complex event and great to have someone experienced in that field.

“I was definitely happy with the final product, from the flashy techno strobe lighting that he did on the final Saturday, and some crazy projection mapping, to the functional brand lighting.”