NASHVILLE – Coming on the heels of devastating flooding, there was some question this year whether Country Music Television's annual awards show would be able to happen. But the CMT Awards show took place in a big way, giving the community a much-needed boost. "Nashville had just been through some terrible flooding and this show proved how strong a community the city is," said LD Tom Kenny. "The show celebrated the city's rich musical culture with great success and record-breaking ratings."
Working with a high trim height at the Bridgestone Arena, Kenny turned to Martin's MAC 2000 Wash XB for long throw lighting effects. "The lights were fabulous and gave me a great deal of support for this very popular awards show," he said. "I like their brightness and quick pan and tilt and used them alongside my usual workhorses. They fared well."
The MAC 2000 Wash XB is a 1500 W Fresnel that takes the qualities of Martin's MAC 2000 Wash and adds output (over 60,000 lumens of power), new efficient fans, ballast and other features.
Lighting vendor for the event was VER of Nashville, who continued to operate from the front lines of the flood. "I had been asked to keep it local to Nashville to help the economy after its recent disastrous floods, and I was happy to do that," Kenny said.
Hosted by Kid Rock, performers at this year's CMT Awards included Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, John Mayer and others.
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Producers: Jesse Ignatovich, Chris Choun
Executive Producer: John Hemline and his CMT team
Director: Hamish Hamilton
Production Designer: Anne Brahic
Lighting Designer: Tom Kenny
Programmer: Mike Appel
Video Content Producer: Lee lodge
Crew: Mike Grimes, John Ellar, Fuji Pickles, Andy Buddy, Jason Livingston, Kenny Grigston
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