UFA, Russia – For Russia’s Milk Music Festival, Kilowatt Rentals and Staging provided festival LD Yan Prokofyev with an ETC Cobalt 20 desk to control the moving lights, LED luminaires, audience blinders and strobe lights used to highlight the folk singing, dancing and musical groups performing on the open-air stage structure during the event.
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Every year, farmers, milk lovers and music fans flock to Ufa – the dairy capital of Russia – to celebrate the Milk Music Festival. 
Festivalgoers can learn about the dairy industry, interact with farm animals, take a spin on amusement-park rides, and – of course – enjoy locally sourced dairy products. One of the biggest draws to the festival is an open-air stage featuring folk singing, dancing and musical groups.
Kilowatt Rentals and Staging chose the Cobalt console in part for its busking capabilities. The festival was the first time that Prokofyev had used a Cobalt desk. ETC console trainer Vladimir Kraynov gave him a short lesson on Cobalt’s features – including creating palettes, presets and effects – and Prokofyev was ready to light.
In a small amount of time, they were able to focus and preprogram parts of the Festival’s lighting, and during the performances, Prokofyev controlled the strobes, blinders and other effects on the fly.
Cobalt’s Content effects were a powerful tool for busking, and the Channel layouts with intensity and RGB color indication, along with Cobalt’s intuitive syntax and Russian-language interface, made for speedy operation. “The Cobalt hardware and control surfaces are truly innovative and convenient,” says Prokofyev.
After Cobalt’s successful run at the Milk Music Festival, Kilowatt decided to expand their inventory by adding a Cobalt 10 desk to their rental stock. That way, they can provide their clients with Cobalt 20 for larger events and Cobalt 10 for smaller-scale shows.
