Smash, headed by Alex 'Junior' Cerio and Tim Smith is known for its innovative, imaginative and fresh approach to production design through lighting, video, visuals and scenic elements for all types of live events.
Their work encompasses many genres and styles, embracing corporate launches and parties through to touring with top international DJs and bands.
Smash is in the process of investing in key areas of equipment like control surfaces to further facilitate the design side of the business, and the new M6 is an addition to Smash's ever growing collection of lighting consoles.
The console can be hooked up to media servers in their studio and used for pre-visualising, designing, planning and programming shows in advance. It is also the intention to enable them to have an element of continuity worldwide on key shows.
"Investing in control elements to run mixed media shows is very much on our agenda," explains Cerio, adding that they have worked closely with Martin on some of the latest M6 software developments.
Already owning an M2GO console and an ether8dmx node, Smash are well aware of the reliability and familiar with the quick and intuitive operational philosophies of the M series of products.
Martin show consultant Dave Stewart, who co-ordinated the deal, adds, "A massive amount of thought has gone in the M6 console and how it can be used by the most demanding designers, programmers and operators. Smash is a really creative and demanding client, and M6 presents a real challenge to established control brands, with inventive and easy to use hardware like fast-dials access to parameters and multi-touch screens."
The first SmashProductions show for the new M6 was David Guetta's special guest appearances on Rihanna's UK & European stadium shows.
(Jim Evans)
