PARIS – Le Queen nightclub upgrading its lighting recently with a two-pronged goal: to keep the party spirit in place, but also keep the lighting rig and its operation as simple as possible. The club management chose a mix of Martin MAC 250 Beam, MAC 250 Krypton and MaxModules for the job. The MAC 250 Beams were chosen for their power in a concentrated beam, their speed and their compact size, according to Philippe Fatien, the club's manager, who called the fixtures "easy to use," "effective," and able to "provide a party atmosphere."
The MAC 575 Kryptons, meanwhile, were chosen for their versatility. "We needed a projector that was capable of replacing the old effect profiles and that was also capable of providing a blanket of color right across the dance floor of the club, like a wash projector would," Fatien said. "The power and the different configurations available with the 575 Krypton have made it possible to install only one source to replace the two or three models that were previously in place.
All of the gear was installed in accordance with a very specific list of requirements: two truss circles placed in the center of the dance floor, close to the mirror ball, with four MAC 250 Beams and four MAC 575 Kryptons mounted on the smaller of these.
The larger truss circle has been fitted with eight MAC 575 Kryptons and six MAC 250 Beams. In addition to these two circular trusses, five MAC 250 Beams that cross the entire room have been fitted high up in order to provide complete coverage of the venue.
All of the lighting is controlled using four Martin MaxModules (Cerebrum, Programmer, Playback and Button).
"For us it was important to keep the spirit of the place, which has also contributed to our success," Fatien said. "We wanted to reproduce entertaining effects, not complicate and confuse things. What is remarkable is that with this installation we can create a very wide range of effects with just two profile sources."
Martin gear used:
15 MAC 250 Beams
14 MAC 575 Kryptons
1 MaxModule Cerebrum
1 MaxModule Programmer
1 MaxModule Playback
1 MaxModule Button
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