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New PixelArt Debuts with Mika
Mika is one of the most exciting new artists to hit the scene in a very long time. The Anglo-Lebanese popstar’s latest tour – Mika Dodgy Holiday – is big on spectacle, beginning with an angel-winged dancing girl bursting out from a bubble, and ending with the entire band dressed in animal costumes.
Lighting designer Ian Tomlinson has worked with Mika since his first tour, and wanted to inject a more rock and roll element into the theatrical performance. The rig included a battery of Martin moving lights providing a beam look to the show, whilst PixelPars and PixelArt added audience loving eye candy.
Tomlinson enthuses about PixelArt: “PixelArt achieved the look I was hoping for and more. When I first saw the demo in the warehouse I knew they would integrate with the design and add the desired effect. They were also a big hit with Mika, and his mum!”
The PixelArts created a wall behind the band and featured a mixture of homemade video content provided by system technician Andy Rowe and stock footage. The lighting was controlled by a Roadhog and the PixelArts controlled by a Catalyst media server. All the lighting was supplied by Adlib.
PixelArt is a modular LED video product allowing designers to build their own custom display surface. Each batten consists of 6 x 72 tri-coloured LED pixels, each pixel being individually controllable. The VideoMapper controller streams a video source out to the attached fixtures.
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