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Los Angeles, January 17,
2007
As the alternative rock band Tool continues its multi-continent tour it
has added two grandMAs, one for lighting control and one for video
control, to its US and European venues and to gigs in Australia this
month. The equipment complement is expected to remain the same when
Tool returns to US arenas in March. The exclusive North American
distributor of the grandMA is A.C.T Lighting.
“Video is a very dominant thing with Tool,” notes
designer/director Mark Jacobson who has been working with the band
since 1996. “All the video is pretaped; there’s no
live
camera. Lighting can’t step on the video -- it has to play a
supporting role -- so we don’t use spots, just the fixtures
we
have on the rig for a more mysterious look.
“I’ve used the grandMA almost exclusively since
2002,” he continues. “I don’t like to use
anything
else anymore. The grandMA gives me the flexibility to move things
around the way I like it to work. I’m not forced to run the
show
the way whoever designed the board wants me to; instead, the grandMA is
very open to the user. I also love its wireless remote which nobody
else seems to have.”
The lighting complement controlled by the grandMA includes 24 Martin
Mac 2000 profiles, 10 Mac 2000 washes, 16 HES StudioBeams, eight HES
x.Spots, four HES StudioCommand 1200s, six PixelLine 110ec LED battens,
22 PixelPARs, 13 Martin Atomic 3K Strobes and five Eight Lights with
Wybron Scrollers. Lighting gear in the US is provided by Delicate
Productions; European lighting was supplied by Neg Earth Lights and
Australian gear by Bytecraft,
Video equipment worldwide is provided by Delicate Productions and
Diagonal Research, which furnished a grandMA and an NSP. Video playback
is controlled by multiple Diagonal Research NEV 8 systems with
projection routing done by multiple Pandora’s Box systems.
"We are delighted to work with Mark. He has used the grandMA for quite
a long time. His style of control depends on the Multi-User
capabilities of the grandMA," commented A.C.T Lighting's President and
CEO, Bob Gordon.
MA Lighting is
exclusively distributed by A.C.T Lighting.
A leading importer and distributor of lighting products, A.C.T
Lighting, Inc. strives to identify future trends and cutting-edge
products, and stock, sell and support their inventory. The company
provides superior customer service and value for money to all of its
clients.
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