PARMA, Italy – LD Mamo Pozzoli used Martin's LC Series panels in a cylindrical configuration for Gianna Nannini's 15-date GiannaDream tour. The LED structure is positioned at center stage and serves as the visual centerpiece of the set. "I needed LED panels with a medium pitch between 30 and 60mm to ensure intelligibility and transparency simultaneously," Pozzoli said. "Rental company Giochi di Luce offered me the LC Series so I took the opportunity to test them in combination with Martin's Maxedia media server and Maxxyz lighting console.
"With both concave and convex sides facing the audience, in practice we achieved two superimposed screens," Pozzoli added. "The configuration produced three-dimensional effects with attractive overlays and unusual perspectives due to the specific geometry of the object. The cylinder was open at the sides, which allowed the artist to perform inside, interacting with the images."
Pozzoli noted that the LC Series' 40 mm pitch were well-suited to the structure's design and added that the 1-by-2 meter dimensions of the panels proved "very smart" and "easy to set up and robust to take on tour."
He added that he was surprised by the brightness and color characteristics of the panels. "We even had to reduce their power in order to not be misaligned with the lights," he said. "The reliability and speed of response of the whole control system – the media server to the console – was also excellent. In general, the LC series has proved an excellent choice. I easily obtained what I had in my mind."
The graphics used for the tour were generated with a Maxedia Broadcast media server, which worked well with the screen's resolution and transparency of the panels.
Video programmer/operator for the tour, Cristiano Blandin Savoia, used a Martin Maxxyz console linked to the Maxedia.
"Thanks to its proprietary user interface and video engine, the Maxedia Broadcast is a powerful tool to compose or manipulate video in real time with really advanced creative possibilities," Blandin Savoia said. "The Maxxyz Compact is the perfect interface to improve the control of the Maxedia and to time/program the cues with great efficiency, all thanks to its physical layout and software interface, which are coherent with Maxedia.
"Maxedia and Maxxyz permitted a high level of creativity and control possibilities as required in a high profile rock show and proved to be absolutely reliable during the tour. I appreciate the perfect integration between the two machines," Blandin Savoia added.
Blandin Savoia thanked Martin Italy for their support and Matthias Burger from Martin Germany, who made it possible for him to drive the show completely via the Maxxyz Compact with little training.
Pozzoli thanked Paolo Albani of Martin Italy for his availability and support; Roberto Troni of Giochi di Luce, supplier of the LC panels; Guido Quattroccolo, owner of rental company Alibi; and Cristiano Blandin Savoia.
Pozzoli's lighting rig included Martin MAC 700 Washes and Atomic 3000 strobes.
Crew:
Production Agency: Cose di Musica
Producer: Chicco Minonzio
Rental Company: Alibi
LC Series supplier: Giochi di Luce
Lighting and Set Designer: Mamo Pozzoli
Lighting Operator: Mamo Pozzoli
Maxedia /Maxxyz System Operator: Cristiano Blandin Savoia
Gear:
30 x Martin LC Series (2 x 1 m)
1 x Martin Maxedia BroadcastTM
1 x Martin Maxxyz CompactTM
30 x MAC 700 WashTM
18 x Atomic 3000TM
Photos: Natascia Locati
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