In 1980, when a little known Irish Band called U2 released its first album “Boy”, hardly anyone noticed. Even the first gigs were played in front of only a handful of guests. Today this is completely beyond belief. After hits like “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, “New Year’s Day”, “Where The Streets Have No Name”, “One”, “Discotheque” or the Bob Dylan cover “All Along The Watchtower” Larry Mullen Jr., … [Read more...]
“German Pop Idol” relied again on MA Lighting
For the fifth time, German Pop Idol (Deutschland sucht den Superstar or DSDS) featured MA lighting and video control. Staged at the MMC studios in Cologne, the multi-screen video control was a huge challenge. mo2 design GmbH, was responsible for the lighting design, represented by Manuel da Costa and Manfred “Ollie” Olma, and they chose the brand-new MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) software. In … [Read more...]
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” is realised with grandMA
Since the beginning of this year, Monty Python’s Spamalot has been staged in Cologne. This musical version of the landmark anarchical film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is playing in Germany after performances in New York, London and Las Vegas. Hugh Vanstone, who was responsible for the lighting design in London, also delivered the design for the show playing at the Musical Dome in … [Read more...]
grandMA lights Leonardo
For his recent DVD shoot, popular Brazilian singer Leonardo was lit with a design created by Danny Nolan. The show in the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil was controlled by 1 x grandMA full-size, 1 x grandMA light as well as 3 x media PC´s with grandMA video software and 1 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processor). “I decided to go for grandMA as the main console to run everything”, explained … [Read more...]
A queen-sized show: “We will rock you” and grandMA are on tour
grandMA lighting consoles continue to make their mark in the UK theatre world, with a grandMA touring on the new version of the hugely popular musical "We Will Rock You". The show, written by UK comedian Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor features 24 of rock legends Queen's greatest hits, and the tour is produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainment. WWRY's … [Read more...]
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