LOS ANGELES — For recent shows in support of his Global Warming album, rapper Pitbull once again relied upon looks from production and lighting designer Justin Geiger and video director Nate Selvidio, both with Impulse Creative Group.
Geiger opted for a wide assortment of fixtures within Harman’s Martin MAC Viper family of moving heads, including the MAC Viper Quadray, Viper AirFX and Viper Profile fixtures.
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Geiger, who has been handling the visual look on Pitbull’s live shows for nearly two years, turned to the Vipers to impress fans across the world.
“The time it took from when we received the fixtures until they were up in the rig was literally only a few minutes,” Geiger says. “The Vipers look fantastic and work really well on this high-energy club show. I use other lights on tour and it’s such a relief to have Vipers because of the amazing gobos and optics. They’re some of the best I’ve seen.”
Geiger became familiar with the new family of luminaires through production house Complete Production Resources (CPR) of Orlando, who acquired the MAC Viper fixtures just prior to the tour.
CPR owner Kelly Greene explains why they went with Martin. “The Martin name was a big part of the decision-making process for the purchase. We wanted an industry-standard lighting product for our inventory. We have had great success with Martin in the past and are looking forward to the same with our new Viper products.”
Geiger was also the first in the U.S. to use the new MAC Viper Quadray – Martin’s new multi-beam moving head that allows for projection of up to four individually controllable rays of light. It’s available as an easy-to-install front lens replacement kit for any standard MAC Viper AirFX.
“Whenever we need something over the top, we turn to the Quadray’s unique multiple beams and fantastic gobos,” says Geiger. “It also doubles as a great wash when not using the Quadray effect.”
Geiger uses the Quadrays to “open up the stage” and likes the luminaire’s fat white beam and preprogrammed effects, which he uses at variable speeds. He has them placed on the floor, risers, wing trusses and on the main upstage truss.
“For its size and output these fixtures cannot be beat,” Director of Lighting Production Lucas Peterson said. “While on tour, we experienced very little maintenance over a 6-week run. It was a bit intimidating being the first company out with the Viper AirFX and Quadrays, but our fear quickly diminished after multiple shows with no issues. Jim Fuller and the Martin Professional team are outstanding!”
Video Director for the tour is Nate Selvidio of Impulse Creative Group.
For more information on Impulse Creative Group, please visit http://www.impulsecreativegroup.com.
Martin Equipment:
• 48 x MAC Viper Profile
• 16 x MAC Viper Quadray
• 12 x MAC Viper AirFX
• 24 x Atomic 3000
• 24 x Atomic Colors
• Jem ZR44 Hi-Mass
