Michael Jordan, managing director of Nightclub Sound & Light (NSAL), a Martin preferred dealer located in Perth, provided the lighting, smoke and sound systems for all three rooms in the venue. Jordan explains: "I'm actually a DJ at the club and The Ice Factory is the reason I got involved with Martin years ago. I wanted to be able to service this venue," he states. "I kept the lighting going for 10 years and now I'm one of the biggest dealers in Scotland. This was a top Martin install when it opened . . . with 1220s, 218s and RoboColor IIs. Now with the refurb we've added some of Martin's latest gear to make it even better than it was before."
The new lighting system in the main Ice Factory room features MAC 250 Kryptons, Wizard effect lights and Atomic strobes. The main lighting element in the dance area is a circular truss with Wizards and MAC 250 Kryptons, while additional Kryptons and MAC 300s for colour wash grace square-shaped trussing on either end of the dancefloor. A Martin Mania DC1 decorates the back wall of the bar in decorative fluid effects as if water were flowing down the wall. Lighting at The Ice Factory is controlled via a DJ version Martin LightJockey. Jordan says: "The idea of the positioning was to be able to get light everywhere, getting a good flow of light. It looks very impressive."
The Mach sound system is the company's original Installation Series, consisting of Mach M154i two-way medium-throw speakers and M152i and M182i subs. Mach M125i 3-way nearfield speakers were added several years ago as DJ monitors and recently Mach CS-8 in-ceiling speakers were added for infill purposes. "In all my years of working in this venue there has never been a failure," Jordan says of the audio system. "The Mach speakers are located in each corner of the dancefloor in order to get a good spread. Because of the angle flowing toward the dancefloor everything was set up for infill. The main speaker positioning of the M154i is to get the clarity on the dancefloor. They are very, very clear."
In addition to The Ice Factory's main dance area, the Casbah room features MiniMACs and a full Mach sound system.
(Lee Baldock)
