SANDUSKY, OH – Robe’s ROBIN MMX Spots were an integral part of the new ‘Luminosity: Ignite the Night. Powered by Pepsi’ visual extravaganza at the Cedar Point Amusement Park on the Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, OH. LD Al Crawford of Arc3design specified the Robes, working alongside Lighting Director/EOS console programmer Zakaria M Al-Alami (Zak) on the project. The Luminosity show – combining lighting, sound, fireworks, lasers, DJs, singers and dancers and lots of energy – ran every night at the park through the summer months.
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SANDUSKY, OH – Robe’s ROBIN MMX Spots were an integral part of the new ‘Luminosity: Ignite the Night. Powered by Pepsi’ visual extravaganza at the Cedar Point Amusement Park on the Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, OH.
The Robe fixtures were specified by LD Al Crawford of Arc3design, who worked alongside Lighting Director and EOS console programmer Zakaria M Al-Alami (Zak) on the project.
Based in New York, Arc3design is a collective of LDs and technical artists who combine their multi-disciplinary experiences on innovative projects encompassing the genres of concert performance, theatre, dance, corporate and private events and environmental installations.
They were brought on-board to bring imagination, vitality and ‘wow’ factors to the Luminosity show by show producers Ryan Stana and Tarrah Hirsch of RWS & Associates Entertainment.
The 20 Robe MMX Spot fixtures were positioned at the back, front and sides of the stage, and were the only fixtures used in all these key positions. They were programmed to bring many classic concert looks around the stage.
Arc3design is relatively new to Robe. They had been keeping an eye on the product line and waiting for an opportunity to incorporate it into their lighting plots.
For the 35-minute end-of-day media-rich music and dance experience, followed by a live DJ mixed after party/club, they sought a fixture that would add “strong aerial architecture and definition to a plot built on very present and deliberate visual statements,” explains Zak, as well as to add “graphic variety and double as powerful accent and general lighting on the performers.”
The MMX was recommended to Arc3design, and after putting a demo unit thoroughly through its paces, they made their decision to go with MMXs.
For the outdoor show, reliability was also vital to choosing the lighting fixtures. The Robes were used extensively to reinforce the show narrative as it unfolded accompanied by a molten mix of old, new and classic dance tunes.
Production Designer Jeremy Doucette’s set brought a 360-degree perspective to the action. The main performance space was built within a scaffolding structure, and the areas surrounding it and the audience also featured several large trussing elements.
The MMXs were scattered around the space to give maximum variety and so they could hit all the areas and positions.
Covering a large area of approximately 230 ft by 130 ft, the MMXs provided the ‘go-to’ system for the quick deployment of light onto performers wherever they appeared.
Many creative features and elements, such as the dual graphics wheel, are used. “It’s a great feature,” says Zak. “We are pleased with the variety of bold graphic looks and the strong well-defined visuals that we could not get out of anything else on the rig. These have really made the MMXs stand out.”
The design team also really appreciated the 8.5-46.5 degree zoom range and the other distinctive gobo and prism effects that the MMX offers.
The fixtures were delivered from Robe Lighting Inc. to Blue Haze Entertainment of Huntington Beach, CA, who completed the installation.
The Luminosity show – combining lighting, sound, fireworks, lasers, DJs, singers and dancers and lots of energy – ran every night through the summer months.
