"What an amazing little fixture. I absolutely loved the 101's. They stood up against my rig of MAC 700 wash and spots - really fast, good colour and a fantastic beam with great throw distance. I am really impressed," he stated.
Mikeyray says that he and Pilot Vision (video screen software designers and co-designers on the show) had been looking for a small, fast and bright LED fixture to mount behind the onstage video screen, something with a tight beam that emulates a big pixel to match the look of the show. The MAC 101 fits the bill. "It added that extra element to our visual content."
Mikeyray mounted 20 MAC 101s behind the video screen in four columns of five fixtures each with another 28 in the room as beam washes. As Guetta embarks on a full production tour in April of 2011, Mikeyray wanted to see how they performed in both situations.
"I have to say they excelled in both," he stated. "I loved having them behind the screen as they matched the low res look of our content and the beams were fantastic. Also, the speed took me back to the days of scanners, which is great for this sort of act."
Mikeyray's design also included 12 MAC 700 Profiles in the roof, 26 MAC 301 Washes in the roof and onstage, and 26 Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers in the roof and mounted behind the screen. Lighting gear was supplied through Unlimited Productions from Holland with the MAC 101s supplied via Swedish rental company Woodlite.
(Jim Evans)
