LOS ANGELES – Def Leppard’s world tour featured a classic rock n’ roll look during its US leg with Martin Professional lighting from Upstaging. LD/Lighting Director Kenji Ohashi specified MAC 2000 Wash XB, MAC 2000 Beam XB and MAC III Profile moving heads along with MAC 101 LED fixtures for the “Mirrorball” tour, which runs through December.
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Classic Martin MAC Rig for Def Leppard 2011 US Tour
AARHUS, Denmark – Upstaging supplied a large Martin Professional MAC rig for the summer US leg of Def Leppard’s current “Mirrorball” tour, a classic rock ‘n roll rig that included MAC 2000 Wash XB, MAC 2000 Beam XB and MAC III Profile moving heads along with MAC 101 LED fixtures.
LD/Lighting Director Kenji Ohashi said, “I have used Martin products a lot and they are trustworthy. That is why I chose Martin. The Martin equipment I used on this tour was all new to me but it all worked quite well and I was satisfied. Particularly the MAC 101 worked great and reflected marvelously in my lighting design.”
Ohashi’s design incorporated 50 of Martin’s compact MAC 101 wash lights, 36 of which were mounted on 12 ladders behind upstage screens with 14 on band risers. “They were a big boost for my lighting design for this tour,” Ohashi comments. “I also used 28 MAC III Profiles, which gave a strong impression as well.”
Although Ohashi says he appreciates good, reliable equipment, it is the lighting crew that works with and maintains the equipment on a daily basis that gets his special recognition.
“I strongly appreciate all my crew,” he says. “I truly appreciate crew chief Seth Conlin and respect his work. I also appreciate my beautiful crew – Martin, Thomas and Andrew. Finally, I’d like to send my appreciation and thanks to Paul Costa at Upstaging.”
The overseas leg of the Def Leppard tour continues through December.
Martin Equipment:
20 x MAC 2000 Wash XB
36 x MAC 200 Beam XB
28 x MAC III Profile
50 x MAC 101
27 x Atomic 3000
4 x Jem ZR44 Hi-Mass
