Active Production has worked with owners The Masquerade Corporation for over 10 years, helping with many club designs, consultations and installation projects. This specific undertaking was the largest to date for the client - involving five venues. The Masquerade Corporation asked the company to come up with a series of creative technical solutions and cutting edge designs to suit the five very different venue environments.
When it came to picking lighting fixtures, the decision was for Robe, "chosen for its fantastic value, versatility and robustness as an install product range," says Active's club designer Matt Clouser.
The two largest venues - Future and Latin Sol - both feature 12 Robe DJ Scan 150s covering the dance floor to create a colourful array of moving 'dancey' effects. Latin Sol also features 16 Robe 160 XT recessed fixtures, discreetly rigged from the ceiling and blending subtly into the decor, their lightsources blasting movement and texturing across the dancefloor and stage.
The Robe fixtures were all supplied via local dealer Scott Hough from Griffith Sales. "The new light fixtures were delivered on time and all worked first time straight out of their packaging" says Matt Clouser, adding that they are also really impressed with the excellent selection of colours and gobos in the DJ Scan 150, and will "definitely specify Robe again" after this very positive experience.
The many challenges included last minute delays in the building work, which resulted in the equipment getting to site just three weeks before opening, and in four clubs having to be completed simultaneously in that hectic three-week slot. At first it seemed an impossible task, but great teamwork, good designs and smooth organization all pulled together to make it happen, giving Atlanta an entire new block of premier clubs and event facilities.
(Lee Baldock)
