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Music à la carte: AVO Session realised with grandMA
Lighting for the majority of shows of the 2008 AVO Session indoor music festival in Basel was controlled by a grandMA full-size lighting console. The prestigious event featured 13 evenings of sold-out musical performances, including appearances by international artists like Zucchero, Kelly Rowland, Michael Bolton, Jethro Tull and Gary Moore, all of whom were welcomed by enthusiastic crowds.
In addition to the main grandMA at the FOH lighting position, grandMA programmer/operator Werner Kokott, CEO of Five K Lighting & Video Design, had a laptop running grandMA onPC software and a 12-channel DMX desk that was triggering one page on the grandMA, giving an additional 12 faders for TV and band key lighting.
Kokott said: "Most lighting designers - including Günter Jäckle, Billy Bigliardi, Geoff Hall and Marco Zepeda - were happy to use the grandMA for their show. All shows were broadcasted live, so it was vital they had a completely stable system - that's why grandMA was specified."
Lighting fixtures included 24 Vari*Lite VL3500 Spots, 14 VL3000 Washes, 24 VL500s, eight VL2500 Spots and 18 DTS Delta Rs. Kokott further comments: "The DTS fixtures are really bright and perfect for TV shows, especially with a design containing VL3000 and VL3500s, where you need an LED fixture powerful enough to compete, and one that enhances good close-ups for the cameras."
Audio-Rent Clair-Brothers AG supplied the lighting equipment. Production lighting designer for the 2008 Session was Ronny Widuch, who collaborated with Werner Kokott on the overall show look and design. Patrik Rakus was responsible for the dimmer and moving lights.
The event was sponsored by Avo Cigars.
photo Pluess Productions
30th March 2009
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