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Jands Vista S3 Competition Won by Norwegian Lighting Technician
A.C. Lighting has announced that Jon Fredrik Weldingh (pictured), a freelance lighting technician from Norway, is the winner of the company’s Jands Vista S3 online competition.
Jon wins a 1024 channel Vista S3 lighting control system (with a list price of £4,200 / approx. €6,263). Consisting of an S3 control surface and 1024 channel DMX dongle, the system provides full control of a lighting rig when connected to a laptop or desktop PC running the Vista software.
Jon had already used Jands’ Event 408 console when he came across the Vista for the first time in late 2005 whilst visiting a concert for the Norwegian band TNT. He commented: “I didn’t know much about the Vista at this point but it sure looked slick and very user-friendly. Having started out as a sound technician and drifted more and more into lighting in order to cover both production duties at events, the Vista’s very easy to use interface really appealed to me.”
Impressed by the console, Jon had already downloaded the Vista demo software onto his laptop from http://www.jandsvista.com and started playing with it when he came across the A.C. Lighting competition.
He commented: “My first experience with the Vista was wonderful. Where on other consoles I would have to use the manual to even get things patched, I would be in full control and get wonderful looks within minutes on the Vista. Other consoles have way too much button pushing to get anything done. The Vista is visual where others are hardly readable. The timeline and the presentation of fixtures in the clips/cues puts me in total control, and lets me keep the focus on creativity.”
After starting in the industry working for several production companies on events ranging from discos to small music concerts, Jon decided to go freelance in 2003. Since then he’s worked with many Norwegian bands, including working as a lighting rigger for best-selling Norwegian band D.D.E. on the massive 30-date Summer tour, Folkefesten, and 45-date Christmas national tour.
Jon is currently working in Trondheim, Norway, providing production services for local concerts and corporate lighting events, but wants to get on the road, outside Norway.
On learning he’d won the prize Jon commented: “I’m so happy, I’m bouncing off the walls. The visual base of the Vista will enable me to pre-plot a lot more without involving external programs like wysiwyg. Having this system will enable me to do my best on any job, not being held back by not knowing the console provided, or the provided console not being up for the task. I can’t wait to start using it!”
The new S3 puts all the revolutionary features of the full-scale console into a desk that can fit under an arm. It’s therefore the ideal cost-effective solution for rental or production companies wanting to use the Vista on all their jobs, big or small, or if an installation doesn’t need a full-scale desk.
Jon is planning to use his S3 with a laptop computer, enabling him to continue programming and editing shows during any downtime away from the control surface. He’s also ordered a separately available S3 flightcase featuring a built-in laptop compartment, for maximum convenience transporting the system.
A.C. Lighting is the exclusive European, Middle East and North American distributor for the Jands Vista.
23rd January 2007
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