Recently shown at PLASA Focus by AC-ET (the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for GLP) the latest addition to the r Impression LED range is a high powered, fully featured, moving head spot fixture which uses a potent 400 Watt RGB LED chipset for the lightsource.
This latest sale marks Colour Sound's third major investment via AC-ET in fixtures from the GLP Impression range, boosting its inventory to now include the Spot One, 120 RZ Zoom and original Impression 90 LED fixtures.
The company's Haydn Cruickshank explains that with clients' numerous festivals and events on the horizon this summer, he initially looked at purchasing more profile moving lights. However, the Impression Spot One then came online, with the bonus of not needing replacement bulbs or dichroic filters - making it a very cost-effective proposition by comparison. He comments, "GLP were one of the first manufacturers to produce high quality LED moving lights and they have a great track record, as does AC-ET with its excellent after-sales service and support."
AC-ET sent some Spot One units to Colour Sound for evaluation. They looked at these in the warehouse first, and then decided to put them through their paces properly in the demanding working environment of a rave in Brixton.
"We put the Spot Ones through a tough and exacting work-out, and our crew were all really impressed with the fixture's output and functionality - which were our key criteria," states Cruickshank," along with consistent colour temperature."
The same week they were delivered by AC-ET to the Colour Sound warehouse some of the new Spot Ones went straight up to Inverness in Scotland for the 2011 Rockness festival.
At Glastonbury, 10of Colour Sound's Spot Ones were utilised on the Club Dada stage (located in the Shangri La area) and another six on Cube Henge, one of four stages lit by Colour Sound in the Dance Village.
Their Spot Ones will also be appearing at various other festivals throughout the summer, including The Secret Garden, for which Colour Sound supplies site-wide lighting; Latitude, Creamfields, The Big Chill and many others, plus being utilised on assorted Colour Sound corporate projects.
(Jim Evans)
