BERLIN – More than 200 Robe moving lights helped rock the house and showcase the Berlin’s emerging DJs and Techno, House, Electro and Minimal talent who made serious summer noise in four aircraft hangars at the Templehof Airport site for A&P’s 2013 ‘Berlin Summer Rave.’ A capacity audience of 20,000 enjoyed Martin Kuhn’s production lighting design. The Robe fixtures were central to the night of action in the Ostfunk, Planet Bass and House Floor arenas.
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Berlin and Mexico-based Kuhn – a designer working across multiple disciplines – was commissioned by event promoter A&P on this occasion to create a visual ambience for the Summer Rave.
He has used Robe products in his work for some years. He specified the brand on this occasion for its flexibility, reliability and the range of creative options that Robe brings to the party and that are ideal for lighting EDM events, he said.
His brief was to make each arena different, interesting and a visual departure from the previous year’s event. Each space needed its own distinctive ambience and flavor to reflect the music and high-energy line ups which included Westbam, Aka Aka, Vitalic and more.
The Planet Bass Arena features 96 Robe Robin 100 LEDBeams; on the Ostfunk Stage were 60 Robin MMX Spots and in the house floor arena, 48 Robin 600 LED Washes.
Berlin’s Black Box Music supplied all lighting, sound, video, rigging and other technical elements for the event.
In Planet Bass, the LEDBeam 100s were chosen for their bright, tight beams and speed, which are helpful in lighting EDM environments and specifically edgy drum ‘n’ bass acts. They were scattered around on different trussing elements flown in the roof.
The MMX Spots in the Ostfunk arena were selected for their power and the dynamics of the in-air gobo kits which were fitted to all 60 fixtures, Kuhn said. Some MMX Spots were rigged on trusses that moved throughout the evening on a Cyberhoist system.
“The MMX ‘in-air kit’ was definitely invaluable as it gave us the ability to use the gobo features to full capacity,” said Kuhn. “Having the new gobo wheel really helped.”
The 48 LEDWash 600s on the house floor bathed the audience with kinetic colors throughout the evening.
Lighting for each stage – which also included other moving lights and LED fixtures – was controlled by grandMA2 consoles run by Tobias Heydthausen and Conrad Neumann at Planet Bass. Patrick Schmelz and Philip Kroll enjoyed the best of Berlin’s underground in the Ostfunk arena, while Carl Boese and Thomas Hutzler ensured that the lights made maximum impact on the house floor.
