|
Los Angeles, September
22,
2008
The grandMA is circling the globe with lighting
designer/director/programmer Susanne Sasic for R.E.M.’s world
tour in support of the Athens, Georgia-based alternative rock
band’s latest album, “Accelerate.” A.C.T
Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.
“We have carried a full-size grandMA for lighting control on
all of our shows this year; it is definitely my console of
choice,” says Sasic who is currently in Scandinavia with
R.E.M. “The entire summer leg of this tour has been either
European festivals or different local productions of our own
shows.” The grandMA controls the entire rig of moving lights,
fixtures and dimmers.
“One of the great advantages of the grandMA is the easy
cloning and copying of fixtures, as well as the ability to pre-program
on the grandMA on PC,” says Sasic who’s based in
Hoboken, New Jersey. “Having A.C.T's new East Coast warehouse
20 minutes from where I live made the start of this tour very easy. I
spent a few days there programming my show with no pressure or time
constraints; it was a great resource for me.”
On tour Sasic runs the grandMA on PC in Parallels on her laptop so she
is able to quickly patch and program different fixtures and make
changes to the show on a daily basis before arriving onsite.
“I enjoy the stability and reliability of the
grandMA’s operating system, the easy and dependable file
management, and the ability to carry around a year's worth of shows on
a pocket-sized USB drive,” she points out. “The
overall flexibility of the desk layout and the ability to change the
function of individual executor buttons and faders is great and makes
running shows a pleasure!”
“It’s great to work with such a wonderful designer
like Susanne. Projects like these reaffirm our decision to open an East
Coast office so that we may be close to our customers in the
area,” comments A.C.T Lighting’s VP of Sales Brian
Dowd.
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.
For more information call 818-707-0884.
Copyright © ACT Lighting 2009. All rights reserved.
|
