Friday, March 12th, 2010

Martin Visual Solutions Enhance Cruise Experience on World’s Largest Luxury Liner

Oasis of the Seas

With more than 15 years of experience in partnering with the world’s largest cruise lines, Martin Professional has become the preferred visual solutions supplier to the cruise ship industry. That fact is clearly evident on the world’s largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, which recently set sail with a multitude of Martin [...]

MAC Luminaires, LC Series Panels for Swedish Band Takida

Swedish alt-rock band Takida recently toured their home country beneath a Martin rig that featured P3-100 driven LC Series™ LED panels and Martin MAC luminaires.
Tomas Sagersten of Rentsound AB handled stage and set design for the tour and also served as lighting designer and operator. He comments, “I had the chance to try the LC [...]

MAC 250 Beam, smartMAC combo for Mumja Club, Tirana, Albania

Mumja Club in Tirana, Albania is not only the newest club in the city it is also the best and busiest. That success is due in large part to a recent refurbishment that included a new Martin lighting package of MAC 250 Beam and smartMAC moving heads.
Reopened in December of 2009, Mumja is a 600 [...]

Elegant exterior Martin lighting for Auckland museum

Auckland, New Zealand’s War Memorial Museum celebrated its 80th birthday by turning on its new exterior lighting installation at the end of 2009. The venerable building on Auckland’s skyline is made of creamy Oamaru stone and was a perfect subject for François Roupinian’s subtle lighting design.
Roupinian had lit some projects in the interior of the [...]

Martin creates legendary look for fifth East Asian games

On December 5, 2009, the Opening Ceremony of the fifth East Asian Games was held at – and in – Hong Kong’s world-renowned Victoria Harbor. The ceremony was unique in many respects and diverged from traditional opening ceremonies held at other international sporting games.
Lu Jiankang, General Manager of Beijing Olympic Large-scale Cultural and Sports Activities [...]

Japanese pop singer Aiko tours with MAC 301 Wash

Since her debut in 1998, pop singer-songwriter Aiko has remained one of Japan’s most popular artists. A million selling artist, her popularity has even seen her serve as the basis of a Japanese manga character.
From July to September 2009, Aiko toured live venues all over the country bringing with her a rig that included several [...]