Mikki Kunttu worked as lighting designer, programmer and operator for the shows with the assistance of his grandMA2 light. Kunttu commented, "I have my own grandMA2 console that I have not really used for rock concerts so far, as I've felt more comfortable with using series one console for these type of shows. Doing Michael Monroe on a grandMA2 has turned my head around completely.
"I think it's especially the positioning of executors and executor buttons, this simply allows you do more things with your fingers on one hand instead of 'running' constantly across the board. When you combine this with the potential of the macros, it really is a combination that's hard to beat. The big touchscreens and the smartview are just The Best Thing when controlling a media server that has one universe full of control parameters."
The lighting rig featured 12 Clay Paky AlphaBeams, 10 Martin Professional Mac 500s, a Visualed ST-18P LED screen plus a plethora of PARs. The lighting equipment was supplied by Klasu Eklund / Moving Light Oy and Pekka Olava / Tavastia Club, with the screens and media servers from Johan West / West Lighting.
(Jim Evans)
