The event ran every Monday night from early July until the closing party on 22 September and featured new production and effects gear including a customized DJ booth and the state-of-the-art LED backdrop.
"The use of lasers was not an option this year so we took a look into the LED screens on the market," says Bart Roelen, production manager for Tiësto. "We couldn't do lots of rigging in the club so lights had to be hung on a steel layer construction placed upstage. Video is a very important element of Tiësto's show so we needed a system that could be placed on the floor in front of this.
"The LED wall had to be transparent but powerful enough for the video and we wanted to try the Martin LC panels. After a small demo set up I was convinced. They're easy to handle and reliable as well."
The LC Series panels were in place for more than three months in extreme conditions as the club's roof temperature often gets up to 50°C. "We all know that Martin lighting products are very reliable so I was convinced it would be the same on the LC panels," Bart commented.
Other Martin gear in the Privilege rig included 24 Martin Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers supplied via Flashlight of the Netherlands.
Privilege can accommodate 10,000 clubbers on its 6,500sq.m of dance space, spread over three floors.
(Jim Evans)
