Lighting Designer Max Conwell of Naked Eye used a grandMA full-size and a grandMA2 light as backup to control lighting for leading UK singer-songwriter Morrissey's "Tour of Refusal", which concluded stylishly with three sold-out shows at London's Brixton Academy. The tour has been out since January, and Conwell has worked with the artist for the last five years. For the last year, he has … [Read more...]
grandMA2 goes along with Yanni Voices
When “Yanni Voices” began its 51-city tour of the US and Canada last spring a pair of grandMA2 full-size went along to program video and lighting for the visually-compelling live concert series. An internationally known recording artist, Yanni was accompanied by a global array of performers on the tour, including Chloe, Ender Thomas, Leslie Mills and Nathan Pacheco. Yanni Voices will resume with … [Read more...]
grandMA2 establishes itself in South Africa
The third grandMA2 introduction training session within the past two months was hosted at DWR Distribution in Strijdom Park, Johannesburg. The courses have become one of DWR’s greatest selling tools as once an individual understands what the grandMA2 is capable of and how simple it is to operate, they realize that there really is only one thing they’d like to see in their Christmas stocking. … [Read more...]
Tracy Chapman world tour goes to grandMA2
The current Tracy Chapman tour lightshow has been re-programmed on to the new grandMA2 platform for its European and US legs. The show - which has been out since last year and is reaching its final stages - is designed by UK-based Paul Normandale. It was originally programmed onto a grandMA full-size by Canadian Lighting Director/Operator Graeme Nichol. Due to other commitments, he couldn't work … [Read more...]
grandMA2 gets the tune
UK-based Lighting Designer and Programmer Neil Trenell of M Squared Designs has invested in his own grandMA2 full size console. He's most recently used it on the month long iTunes Festival at London's Roundhouse, an event featuring 62 shows in a month and an impressive line up including Oasis, Snow Patrol, Simple Minds, Newton Faulkner, Placebo, Kanye West, A-ha .... and many more. The … [Read more...]
