The magazine Projection Lights & Staging News collect in its 'Top Tours' the most relevant tours of 2019 in which the commitment to the brands represented by Stonex for spectacular lighting and control stands out.
When it comes to an international tour for the main artists of the music scene, attention to detail and the selection of the best material for lighting, video and audio is decisive and what will make the difference between a spectacular show or an absolute disaster.
The international magazine Projection Lights & Staging News has listed the main Tours from last 2019 they have toured the most outstanding artists of the music scene. From KISS to Ed Sheeran through Paul McCartney, among them as a common factor we find the trust placed in lighting control consoles MA Lighting and the luminaries of Claypaky y Ayrton.
MA Lighting, the big bet in lighting control
La GrandMA2 It is already a safe bet for the illuminators of great shows and now, with the arrival of the improved GrandMA3 the professionals of the sector have more power, greater manageability and versatility for the control of the show.
After the official launch of its software, this new version of the popular table goes strong in the controls of great shows around the world. Its new features include the expected compatibility onPC with MAC systems and full integration with the new version Vectorworks 2020.
Premium lighting with Claypaky and Ayrton
As for luminaries, Claypaky It continues to stand out in 2019 as one of the favorite options for international tours. Your new families of LED products -AXCOR, Sharpy PLUS- complement their already iconic and still hugely popular models like the Unique Scenius, Sharpy or Myth. With its recent release, the Sharpy Plus Aqua, enters the market of luminaries cataloged with IP65. A powerful proposal based on its most successful models, the original Sharpy and the renovated Sharpy PLUS With LED source.
For its part, the French brand of moving heads Ayrton It lands hard after a few years, making itself known in the market and betting on innovation in all its products. This is demonstrated by the recent award to his small profile Diablo, prize for the best projector in the ESTA Members Choice Award 2020.Your commitment to expand portfolio constantly and always imaginatively has been reflected in its strategy Multi 21 whereby they commit to launch 21 new moving heads before December 2021.
The montages of the biggest shows in the world decide to trust MA Lighting, Claypaky y Ayrton, represented in Spain by Stonex, as premium brands that offer superior quality and specifications to other competitors in the market. The commitment to continuously develop new technologies that set the trend in the sector place them at the forefront of the spectacular lighting industry.
LIST OF MA LIGHTING / CLAYPAKY / AYRTON MATERIAL AND ENTERPRISE GIVING THE MATERIAL
Ed Sheeran (LCR / SES) -
Lighting Design - Mark Cunniffe,
Lighting Director - Matt Jones
Programmer - Alex Passmore
Material
2 x grandMA2 Full consoles
1 x grandMA2 Light console
140 x Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures
32 x Claypaky Scenius Unicos
Pink (Solotech) -
Lighting Design - Baz Halpin
Lighting Director - Steve “Six” Schwind
Material
3 x grandMA consoles
118 x Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures
93 x Claypaky Scenius Unicos
Elton John (PRG) -
Lighting Design - Patrick Woodroffe / Woodroffe Bassett Design
Lighting Director - Kevin “Stick” Bye
Programmer - Eric Marchwinski
Material
2 x grandMA consoles
78 x Claypaky Scenius Unicos
15 x Claypaky Mythos
The Rolling Stones (Upstaging, Neg Earth) -
Lighting Director and Programmer - Ethan Weber
Material
2 x grandMA2 Full Lighting Consoles
1 x grandMA2 Light Console
24 x Claypaky Mythos
Metallica (Premier Global Production) -
Director and Lighting Designer - Rob Koenig
Programmers - Troy Eckerman, Joe Cabrera
Material
2 x grandMA2 consoles
Paul McCartney (Upstaging) -
Lighting and Set Designer - LeRoy Bennett
Lighting Director and Programmer - Wally Lees
Material
2 x grandMA3 Full Size Consoles
1 x grandMA2 Full Size Console
14 x Claypaky Scenius Profiles
Backstreet Boys (PRG) -
Lighting Designer - Graham Anderson
Developer - Joey Troup
Material
2 x grandMA2 Full consoles
63 x Ayrton MagicBlade-R's
Kiss (Christie Lites) -
Programmer - Michael Cooper
Material
2 x grandMA consoles
Cher (Solotech) -
Lighting Designer - Baz Halpin
Material
2 x grandMA2 Full-Size Console
1 x grandMA2 Lite Console
4 x grandMA2 NPU
65 x Clay Paky Scenius Unico
19 x Clay Paky Scenius Spots
54 x Clay Paky Sharpy
Shawn Mendes (Christie Lites) -
Lighting Designer - Louis Oliver
Lighting Director and Programmer - Ryan Nixon
Material
2 x grandMA3 Full lighting consoles
1 x grandMA Light tech console
75 x Ayrton Khamsin-S LED fixtures
16 x Ayrton Bora-S LED Wash Beams
8 x Ayrton Mistral-S LED Luminaires
Michael Buble (Christie Lites) -
Illuminator / Operator / Show Director - Kurt Wagner
Programmer and Operator - Jamie Davis
Material
3 x grandMA2 Full consoles w / 5 NPU's
41 x Ayrton Magic Dots
