South African rental house Complete Event Solutions (CES) was the number one choice as technical supplier for the South African leg. Just after Martin Professional distributor Electrosonic SA received their demo stock of MAC 101s, Bruce Schwartz from Electrosonic invited Dylan Bridle to see them in action.
Although the units were in short supply due to huge demand, the 101s arrived a day before load in with 48 units rigged in two straight rows of 20, and a further eight units dotted around a circle truss directly over FOH.
The all Martin rig consisted of MAC 700s, MAC 2000s and Atomic 3000 strobes while the MAC 101s with their speed and intensity made for easy visual effects over the crowd. The evening was a sellout with over 12000 party goers immersed in a sea of light, sound and visual technology.
(Jim Evans)
