Recently, the organizing Committee of Compatriots in Hong Kong presented a cultural show at the Hong Kong Coliseum for this year's 64th Anniversary of the founding of the PRC. To ensure a lighting display worthy of the national holiday, the Committee turned to Tom Lee Engineering Ltd., who deployed several Martin Professional lighting fixtures, controlled by Martin's M6 lighting console.
The event featured performances by the Military Band of Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, the Art Troupe of Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, the Honor Guard of Army, Navy and Air Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Hong Kong Children and Juvenile Chinese Opera Troupe, as well as many popular local singers and bands. More than 6,000 people from the Hong Kong region joined in celebrating the founding of the PRC.
The main event stage featured 24 Martin MAC Viper Profiles and 24 MAC Viper Wash DX moving head fixtures with 1,000-watt lamps and a compact form to produce impressive speed and superior light quality. In addition, a Martin M6 lighting console, which operates on the M-series software platform for fast programming and extensive playback management, controlled the design.
"With the M6, programming was fast and easy. I was able to customize the console and show to meet my exact needs with its touch screens," commented the FOH engineer from Tom Lee Engineering Ltd. "I was very comfortable relying on the M6 to control the main stage design and it proved to be an invaluable asset to the success of the China Day celebrations. Also, due to the rigorous environment and continuous operation, we relied heavily on the reliability and robust design of the Martin equipment that presented us with zero downtime."
(Jim Evans)
