Hosted by Julian McMahon, the 19th edition of the World Music Awards featured performances by some of the world's top recording artists; Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna and Akon among them.
Ninety-two Martin LC 2140 LED panels were used for set decoration, graphics/text projection and colour accompaniment around a large main stage and side stages. An additional 12 LC panels were located in the audience. According to AED Rent, supplier of the panels, the Martin LC Series was chosen for its light weight and transparency not to mention the fact that there was a large amount available.
Video designer for the show was Dean Price who used five Martin Maxedia HD media servers to provide digital content to the LC panels (four as active in dual output - eight outputs - and one for programming/backup). Control was by a Martin Maxxyz lighting desk with a Maxxyz PC for backup. A mainly Clay Paky lighting rig with a smattering of MAC 2000 Profiles was controlled by a Grand MA. The Martin MAC 2000 Profiles were provided by ARCO of Italy.
"The LC wall worked great and looked good on screen with much less of the low res problems that normally occur with lower quality screens," Price commented. "There were no graphics supplied from the acts and producers except for the band Mana and one logo, which turned up five minutes before the show and was quickly implemented. We had one day of rehearsal and then the show the next, so it was a very testing production but in the end all were very happy." Lighting design and programming for the event was by A&O Lighting Technology with lighting direction by German LD Ollie Olma.
(Jim Evans)
