LEDsCONTROL would take on the task to transform the club and propel it to the forefront of lighting design to find its very own spot among other well-known venues around the world. Under the lead of Rebeca Sánchez Pastor and Miquel Clot, a spacious arena that spans over 1,000 m2 with an astonishingly high ceiling of 16 m had to be lit up in completely new ways.
After shipping the majority of equipment, the team worked three weeks to get it all set up. The team involved two riggers, two LED technicians, one moving light operator, and the two project leads. More than 2,500 m DMX cables were installed and more than 450 XLR adapters used. Four people were tied up with soldering for two full days.
Supported by four Antari haze machines and a Universal Effects CO2 system, various Clay Paky, GLP, and Futurelight moving heads and Cittadini lasers provide the right atmosphere. But LEDsCONTROL are renowned for the lighting medium that is part of their company name: A magnificent LED chandelier now takes the lighting design to the next level.
The impressive scope starts with the rigging setup. Three Pro-Truss 400 mm circles of 14.40 m, 7.50 m, and 6 m make up the structural base. On top of that, it is built as a kinetic array. Sixteen hoist chain motors of 500 kg are used to move the systems. While the outer circle is connected to the mid circle with the help of a metal mesh, the inner circle can be hoisted independently.
The structure holds 850 double-sided LED tubes; each with a length of 2m. This requires a control system for around 90,000 separate DMX channels (which equals 176 DMX universes). It includes one Madrix ultimate software controller and 22 Madrix Luna hardware Art-Net controllers. This is the system that brings the installation to life with extraordinary lighting patterns and the one-of-a-kind 3D effects. Together, the kinetic array and the exceptional LED lighting design with its individual Madrix effects create a visually stunning experience that towers over the club arena.
(Jim Evans)
