It probably wasn't intended to serve as a commentary on the current outlook for the international economy, but the British electronica band, Faithless, was booked to perform during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia in mid-June. Euroshow supported the event, putting their trust in a variety of moving light fixtures and LED panels from Martin Professional.
"Martin is a good and reliable partner," said owner Alexander Blednykh, who opted for Martin's MAC 401 Dual, MAC 301 Wash, MAC 700 Profiles, Martin 2000 Wash fixtures and Martin LC Plus LED panels for the concert.
One key challenge was the ambient light in the northern latitudes in June. Called the White Nights, Blednykh describes it as a beautiful phenomenon as long as you are not worried about casting light on performers on a stage – and said the bright output of the MAC 301 Wash and MAC 301 Dual fixtures helped overcome that challenge.
"We were aware of the extreme brightness of Martin fixtures so we hoped that they would perform correspondingly. The result was great," Blednykh said. "All the fixtures performed very well in the difficult environment. Most of all, we liked the brilliant light of MAC 401. It is incredible."
The Martin fixtures were rigged upstage to backlight the performers and overhead to wash the stage with color. Martin's 2140 LC Plus LED panels were also bright enough for daylight, and their semi-transparency and reliability proved to be assets.
"We did not experience any difficulties during the installation and during the event," Blednykh said. "The fixtures performed superiorly so that we could give this gorgeous event to St. Petersburg and enjoy the result."
