AARHUS, DENMARK – Seeking to satisfy his curiosity, or perhaps confirm industry buzz, Stephan Aue, lighting and scenic designer for Swedish electronica band Covenant, decided to see how bright the super compact Martin MAC 101 really was. Aue, who also serves as lighting op for part of the band’s “Modern Ruin” tour that has the band touring Europe throughout the year, is using 24 of the compact wash lights, which he transports in a single Sprinter van. Lighting supply is by Ambion GmbH.
“This is by far the smallest lamp I had on the tour when it comes to physical dimensions and it could easily keep up with all the other gear we had like huge spots and a creative LED wall,” Aue explains.
Aue had half of the MAC 101s integrated into a set piece of pipe and creative LED while the other half was placed on the floor. Three MAC 101s served as the entire front light used for the show.
“I planned to add some color but the 101s really brought themselves more into the look than I could have planned due to their brightness. I also like the fixture’s narrow beam. It fit my need for beam looks in this show perfectly. Designed as an experiment, it could not have gone any better,” he says.
“Nobody would say the lamp was small anymore after they had seen what those fixtures are capable of! It was definitely the right choice for this purpose and I´m already generating more purposes for them for the near future. They were very reliable with no problems at all.”
