Las Vegas, Nevada – An
array of HARMAN’s Martin Professional light fixtures recently shared the stage
with five-time Grammy-winning country stars The Judds at the Venetian hotel in
Las Vegas. Multi-platinum mother-daughter duo Naomi and Wynona Judd recently
performed a nine-show residency in October entitled “Girls Night Out,” their
first performances in almost five years. To bolster The Judds’ auspicious
comeback, John Featherstone from Lightswitch recommended Craig Rutherford of
Blue Shift Design, a lighting industry veteran whose stage credits include Alan
Jackson, Jake Owen and Ronnie Dunn.
Rutherford said that hotel venues don’t always make the critical upfront
investment in a superior lighting rig. In this case, the Venetian had invested
in a high-quality HARMAN system, which included 34 Martin MAC Viper Profiles,
18 Martin MAC III AirFXs, 30 Martin MAC Auras and 4 Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
fixtures.
Rutherford built four truss towers with Martin MAC Auras attached,
situating Martin MAC III AirFXs and Martin MAC Viper Profiles on the floor
between the trusses. The extensive palette on the MAC Vipers, including real
reds and rich ambers, worked to accentuate the Judds resonant, soulful voices.
“The color mix on the Martin MAC Vipers is fantastic,” Rutherford said.
“It’s smooth with really nice pastels. The originality of the designs of the
gobo wheels spurs my creativity when it comes to programming the show.”
Rutherford also found big benefits in the Martin MAC AirFX features.
“The gobo designs in the Martin MAC AirFX are one of the most successful
combinations of wash and aerial effects in a professional fixture,” Rutherford
said. “The zoom is nice and snappy as well, with minimal lag time, which is a
big plus in a live setting.”
Rutherford wasn’t sure the Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes would fit the
musical sensibility of The Judds, but found the fixtures to be highly
versatile. “You might not think strobes would make sense for a country show
like The Judds,” he said. “But with the Atomic 3000 fixtures, you can apply
blinder and dimmer effects as well as chase effects. The Martin Atomic 3000
Strobes provide a diversity of features that you just don’t see in other
strobes.”
Rutherford takes pride in maintaining a deep knowledge of each fixture
he works with, but values consistency above all else. “I loved exploring the
feature sets of each Martin fixture I used in the show,” Rutherford said. “But
the most important aspect of a fixture is its reliability. I never had to worry
about a Martin fixture when The Judds took the stage. The Venetian’s investment
in a Martin rig demonstrates their commitment to quality live stage
productions.”
As a world leader
in the creation of dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment,
architectural, and commercial sectors, Martin lighting and video systems are
renowned the world over. Martin also offers a range of advanced lighting
controllers and media servers, as well as a complete line of smoke machines as
a complement to intelligent lighting. Martin operates the industry’s most
complete and capable distributor network with local partners in nearly 100
countries. Founded in 1987 and based in Aarhus, Denmark, Martin is the lighting
division of global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International
Industries. For more information please visit: www.martin.com.
HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. The Company's software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 28,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $6.4 billion during the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. The Company's software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 28,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $6.4 billion during the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
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