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Martin Professional Light Up the Superdome and New Orleans Skyline

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Officials at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ‘flipped the switch’ to illuminate the Louisiana landmark with a state-of-the art Martin Professional lighting show designed by Solomon Group, a multimedia production firm based out of New Orleans. The lights wash the building’s exterior in a spectrum of animated colours, patterns and images. The inaugural lighting event on October 20th attracted more than … [Read more...]

Version 2.1.0 Software for Martin P3 System Controllers

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Martin Professional has recently made available version 2.1.0 software for the award-winning family of P3 System Controllers for LED screens. Compatible with the Martin P3-100, P3-200 and P3-PC System Controllers, the free-of-charge software includes a host of new features and improvements. One of the key new software features is CAD Mapping Background, an extremely ergonomic feature that … [Read more...]

Martin MAC 101s for Rihanna “Loud” World Tour

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Production and lighting designer Roy Bennett is using 112 Martin MAC 101 wash lights for R&B singer Rihanna’s current “Loud” world tour and praises the ultra-small fixture’s combination of small size and brightness as important elements in his lighting design. “They have been great,” Bennett says, adding that the compact fixture has also been an excellent lighting fixture on Paul McCartney’s … [Read more...]

Busy Summer Festival Season for Martin Professional

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Summer means outdoor music season across Europe with Martin Professional lighting rigs going up on a huge variety of music festivals from rock to pop to dance to classical. Here is a small sampling of the many music festivals that featured Martin lighting rigs this past summer. Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, iTunes, Isle of Wight (UK) No summer music festival recap would be complete … [Read more...]

ADLIB Supplies Lighting to Clumber Festival

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ADLIB's lighting division supplied a full lighting rig and crew for the first time to the Clumber Park Music Festival in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, as their busy Summer festival period continued apace. Clumber's three diverse nights of entertainment for all ages and musical tastes -  included 'Pop Party In the Park' on Friday, headlined by N-Dubz also with sets by The Wanted, Chipmunk, Aggro … [Read more...]