Lighting designer Stevie Marr specified the VersaTubes and the Catalyst, with the Tubes also forming the main architectural element of the performance space upstage of the band and stretching right out to the sides of the stage. The VersaTubes were attached to 18 vertical sections of A-type trussing - four per tube - clamped to the two onstage chords of the truss.
Marr produced all the video content used to drive the VersaTubes himself, as part of his masters degree in Graphic Design (specialising in Interactive Media) at the Arts Institute of Bournemouth.
The Maximo Park tour was project managed for XL by Jo Beirne, and Marr comments, "XL Video has always been very supportive of my work. They did a great deal and ensured I had the kit I wanted for the tour."
The Catalyst is an 8 later version 3 system, although he was only utilising a single layer. He produced 37 bespoke video clips using Adobe 'After Effects', which were stored in the Catalyst. These were all manually replayed at the appropriate moments.
(Jim Evans)
