MIAMI – Kicking off a string of U.S. dates at Miami's American Airlines Arena, Brazilian pop star and Latin Grammy Award-winner Ivete Sangalo performed beneath a Beachsound, Inc.-supplied rig of Martin MAC luminaires and in front of a backdrop comprised of Martin LC Series LEDs. Along with lighting and LED video, Beachsound provided audio and labor. Beachsound, celebrating their 15th anniversary this year, is a Martin dealer with a large inventory of entertainment production gear. No stranger to large events, they have supplied shows for artists ranging from Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, James Blunt to Paulina Rubio and others.
"When we got the call to do the first concert in the US for one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female artists, we were excited," said Beachsound operations manager and event crew chief Juan Ugas. "We proposed a Martin rig of 20 MAC 2000 Washes, 28 MAC 2000 Profiles, 11 Atomic 3000 strobes and 18 LC Series 2140 LED panels with a P3-100 processor."
Ugas worked with Ivete Sangalo's lighting designer, Junior Luzbel, to customize a look to match the high-energy performance. A large, semi-transparent LC Series LED backdrop added to the visual impact of the show.
"The show setup needed to be done on the same day of the performance, so we decided to use the LC panels as our graphics wall, based in part on the ease of setup and the flexibility of use with the P3, since we didn't know what the video source was until the day of the show. Five minutes after the graphics guy showed up, we had a show running. He was quite happy on the way back to the hotel after a 10 hour flight!"
"Besides being rider friendly and cost effective, the Martin gear is very reliable," noted Beachsound's Paolo Mangones. "The event went very well. Everyone seemed to be very pleased."
Crew
Lighting Designer: Junior Luzbel
Lighting Supplier: Beachsound, Inc.
Crew Chief: Juan Ugas – Beachsound
Chief Electrician: Rafael Mojica – Beachsound
Beachsound Crew: Kyle Theed, Paolo Magagnato, Frodo Haug, Edgar Mojica
For more information, please visit www.martin.com and www.beachsound.com .
