DALLAS, Texas – Among the many forms of technology Harvest’s
Pastor Greg Laurie uses to bring his Harvest America events to millions of
people across the U.S. is high-quality lighting provided by HARMAN’s Martin
Professional. In fact, during last year’s event, the ability to quickly
synchronize across hundreds of Martin lighting fixtures was key to the staff’s
ability to work within an unusually aggressive load-in schedule.
Harvest America events bring the spirit of Laurie’s Harvest
Christian Fellowship in Southern California to venues in different locations.
The 2014 gathering was held Oct. 5 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas
and was attended by more than 21,000. The event featured a day of live music
performances, family activities and a sermon from pastor Laurie, which was then
broadcasted and live-streamed to churches, theaters and living rooms across the
country, reaching an estimated 68 million via television and the Internet.
To provide a visual experience that could be tailored to both
in-person and remote audiences, Chris Eguizabal, Lighting Designer for Harvest
Ministries, relied on the Martin MAC Aura for lighting.
“With the MAC Aura’s exceptional colors, we were able to achieve
the kind of lighting that not only washed the audience in an array of beautiful
colors but also looked great on camera,” said Eguizabal.
His biggest challenge, however, was the venue load-in. Since
Harvest America isn’t a traditional live tour every show has its own look,
which occasionally requires the production team to cut its load-in schedule
from two days to 12 hours. This was one of those occasions.
“Thanks to the modular Martin lighting rig we prepared, we stayed
true to the show’s aesthetics even though we only had 12 hours to load the
entire event,” Eguizabal said. “We ended up cutting a few sticks of truss on
stage from the air to accommodate the very limited load time but due to the
strength and versatility of the Martin products, the show’s visuals didn’t
suffer.”
Eguizabal is no stranger to Martin lighting fixtures, citing his
introduction to Martin Product Manager Matthias Hinrichs and Martin Senior
Sales Manager Greg Jones several years ago as a “stepping stone” into the
lighting industry.
“Since then I’ve received nothing but incredible support from
Martin no matter the product or event,” Eguizabal said. “Not only are Martin
products exceptional but the customer support is top-notch and above any other
manufacturer I have ever dealt with. I was on the phone with Matthias and [West
Coast Regional Sales Manager] Scott Anderson before the event, working out the
details in my M6 console and fixtures. They were by my side until the very end.
That’s above and beyond the fact that the products I used performed
flawlessly.”
Already familiar with the M6 lighting controller from two
installed at Harvest Riverside and Harvest Orange County campuses, Eguizabal
used the console to program the show in advance of the load-in. He spoke highly
of the M6’s benefits: quick connectivity with visualizers, abundance of
playback faders and buttons and, especially, customizable controls.
“The M6’s modules can easily be swapped for left handed
programmers or whatever configuration you wish,” said Eguizabal. “Almost every
button on the desk can be customized as you wish— I can program faster on this
desk than any other desk for that reason. I can define the encoder knobs to any
parameter control, giving me instant control insanely fast. The M-series
software is very user-friendly and Martin is constantly refining and improving
based on user feedback.”
Felix Lighting, based in La Mirada, California, was instrumental
in the load-in, which included a plentitude of Martin video, effect and
lighting fixtures including the Martin MAC Viper Profile.
“I love the MAC Viper Profile,” Eguizabal said. “The bright colors
are amazing, the optics phenomenal and the beam quality excellent. I use them
all the time at our church campus and the 32 I used as my primary profile
fixtures for this show really gave me some punch from the stage.”
Martin Equipment List
- MAC Viper Profile, 32 pcs.
- MAC Aura, 20 pcs.
- MAC 2000 XB Wash, 10 pcs.
- P3 Processors, 2 pcs.
- M6, 1 pcs.
- EC Panel, 200 pcs.
Read more about Felix Lighting
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