ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Euroshow lit a concert staged here June 17, during the International Economic Forum. Euroshow owner Alexander Blednykh chose Martin's MAC 401 Dual, MAC 301 Wash, MAC 700 Profiles and Martin LC Plus LED panels for the event, which featured Faithless, a British electronica band. "Martin is a good and reliable partner. Their technical solutions for lighting projects are innovative and their equipment is high quality," Blednykh said. "Martin fixtures are a substantial part of many performers' riders," Blednykh added, crediting the company for a "high level of technical support."
One key challenge was the ambient light in the northern latitudes only days away from the summer solstice. Called the White Nights, Blednykh describes it as a beautiful phenomenon as long as you are not worried about casting light on performers on a stage – and said the bright output of the MAC 301 Wash and MAC 301 Dual helped overcome that challenge.
"We were aware of the extreme brightness of Martin fixtures so we hoped that they would perform correspondingly. The result was great. Martin equipment helped us to create the wonderful lighting decorations for the concert. All the fixtures performed very well in the difficult environment. Most of all, we liked the brilliant light of MAC 401. It is incredible."
The Martin fixtures were rigged upstage to backlight the performers and overhead to wash the stage with color. Martin's 2140 LC Plus LED panels were also bright enough video visuals that could be seen even in daylight. The panels' semi-transparency and modularity also proved to be assets.
"We did not experience any difficulties during the installation and during the event," Blednykh said. "The fixtures performed superiorly so that we could give this gorgeous event to St. Petersburg and enjoy the result. Once again, Martin proved its high level of functionality, quality and reliability".
Martin Gear:
10 MAC 401 Dual
25 Atomic 3000
34 MAC 700 Profile
28 MAC 2000 Wash
30 Martin LC Series 2140
30 MAC 301 Wash
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