CPC Production Services added Martin MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Aura XB to their inventory just in time to go on the road with Franklin Graham’s six-city tour preaching the Gospel in Australia.
“They were purchased due to being a highly specified lamp, especially the little MAC Aura XBs,” remarked Owen Forsyth, Senior Engineer/Designer at CPC. “The LD on the tour wanted the MAC Aura XBs as part of the main look of the show and the MAC Quantums delivered side effect and washes to fill out the stage. However, the deciding factor was the fact that CPC has a long relationship with Martin and Show Technology.”
For the Franklin Graham tour 14 x MAC Aura XBs were rigged from the midstage truss for overhead stage wash and effects and they were joined by eight MAC2000 Profiles with custom gobos for effects across the stage. The upstage truss had the same combination but with five MAC2000 and eight MAC Aura XBs. More MAC2000 were located on the upstage floor to deliver aerial effects with custom gobos. Side of the stage were eight MAC Quantum Washes, four per side.
The tour also utilized a simple front of house truss holding eight Martin MAC2000 Performance for effects in the audience, 12 x MAC2000 Washes for stage and audience wash and four MAC Viper Profiles running Follow-Me data merged into the MA Lighting grandMA2 network. These were used for all specials, follow spots and key lighting.
For control there were two MA Lighting grandMA2 light; one for Matt and the second for the Planetshakers’ LD. An NPU with 3 x 2 Port Nodes was used for DMX transmission. MA, ArtNet and NDI networks was in place for the entire system to interface all consoles and the two Resolume Arena media servers.
The lighting was designed and programmed by Daniel Smallbone of Lumina Design and was operated by his associate Matt Brewer.
