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CASE STUDY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITY BREAKING BENJAMIN TOUR, NORTH AMERICA To provide fans with an unforgettable Breaking Benjamin is one of the most beloved hard rock bands of the last two decades. concert experience on their recent tour, Known for hits like “The Diary of Jane,” “I Will Not Bow,” “So Cold” and “Breath,” Breaking Benjamin hired Christie Lites to Breaking Benjamin has sold more than seven million albums in the United States alone. create an immersive lighting design that To support their sixth studio album, Ember, Breaking Benjamin recently embarked on complements the band’s aesthetic. a North American tour with fellow modern rock heavyweights Chevelle and Three Days Grace. The tour visited amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada, kicking off July 21 in SOLUTION St. Louis, Missouri and running through September 25 in Salt Lake City, Utah. To deliver a variety of bold, colorful looks, To provide fans with an unforgettable concert experience, Breaking Benjamin hired Christie Lites deployed a state-of-the-art Christie Lites to create an immersive lighting design that complements the band’s Martin lighting rig featuring MAC Viper aesthetic. Christie Lites is the largest lighting company in North America and the Profile, MAC Axiom Hybrid and MAC premier provider of world-class stage lighting services. To deliver a variety of bold, Quantum Wash fixtures. colorful looks, Christie Lites teamed up with Adam Cowan, Production Designer and Lighting Programmer for Breaking Benjamin to design and deploy a state-of-the-art Martin lighting rig featuring MAC Viper Profile, MAC Axiom Hybrid and MAC Quantum Wash fixtures. “We needed a big, heavy beam look because we don’t use any haze in our show,” said “The Quantum Wash is one of Cowan. “So we had to come up with a fixture that was punchy enough to cut through with my favorite wash lights to use no haze. One of the benefits I’ve seen when working with Martin lights, especially the Viper Profile, is that they’re very strong fixtures. They can cut through a big stage—I can pinpoint because it has three different my guys anywhere they’re at on the stage with the iris function or the zoom function.” beams so you can do an outer Martin MAC Viper Profile fixtures are designed to meet the growing demand for a brighter, faster, smaller and more energy efficient 1200-watt fixture. Viper Profile ring and an inner ring.” fixtures feature 26,000 Lumens and 6000K color temperature, providing excellent light quality with a very flat and uniform field. With a 1:4 zoom and auto-linked focus, Viper Profile fixtures are fast and responsive, making them ideal for exciting looks with lots of movement. Cowan relies on the Viper Profile fixture’s animation and gobos wheels to light up set designs and display the band’s logo throughout the venue. “We needed a big, heavy beam “The Viper Profile is one of the best lights I’ve ever used,” said Cowan. “You see it in the look because we don’t use U.S. and Europe on every major stage or festival—it’s always there. It’s got great gobos, prism functions and animations. It’s bright with great color mixing and fast strobes. It’s any haze in our show. So we just a powerhouse lighting fixture.” had to come up with a fixture To complement the MAC Viper Profile fixtures with an array of versatile effects, Cowan that was punchy enough to and Christie Lites deployed 50 Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures. Combining beam, spot and wash functionality into one compact unit, Axiom Hybrid fixtures are highly flexible. cut through with no haze. Cowan uses the fixtures to break up his asymmetrical rig into different pieces, with spot One of the benefits I’ve seen looks downstage and beam looks upstage. Equipped with the same CMY color palette as the MAC Viper fixtures, the MAC Axiom Hybrid fixture gives designers an array of color when working with Martin choices from subtle pastel shades to deep and saturated colors. The high-precision optical system offers exceptional contrast and a surprisingly flat field, enabling tight, lights, especially the Viper narrow beams or wide, soft washes. Profile, is that they’re very “The Axiom is one of my favorite fixtures to use because of the beam spread,” said strong fixtures. They can Cowan. “It goes from 2 degrees to 44 degrees so you can widen the whole stage out. With 30-foot trim you can get about a 30-foot circle on the ground with a 44-degree wide zoom. cut through a big stage— You can make it a beam fixture with really tight beams, or a spot or wash. We threw 50 of I can pinpoint my guys them in the air because we can do so many things with them and really break the rigs up to get the looks that we need. It’s a really versatile light.” anywhere they’re at on the The lighting team selected Martin MAC Quantum Wash fixtures to illuminate the stage stage with the iris function with brilliant, highly saturated colors. Featuring tight beams, beautiful wash fields and a class-leading color palette, MAC Quantum Wash fixtures provide a variety of exciting or the zoom function.” looks. With an impressive 750 watts of RGBW LED power and Martin’s market leading optical system, MAC Quantum Wash fixtures operate with maximum output and superior performance. “The Quantum Wash is one of my favorite wash lights to use because it has three different beams so you can do an outer ring and an inner ring,” said Cowan. “It has a good twist function, so you get some cool looks in the air. You can twist the beams around and get really good eye candy looks. For a show that doesn’t use haze, we really rely on that kind of stuff.” Not only did the MAC Viper Profile, MAC Axiom Hybrid and MAC Quantum Wash fixtures perform well during show time, the crew also loved them for their simple setup, rock- “The Viper Profile is one of solid reliability and roadworthy design. the best lights I’ve ever used. “My experience working with the Martin fixtures has been great,” said Nigel Allcorn, Lighting Technician for Breaking Benjamin. “I haven’t had to tech any lights, we’ve had to You see it in the U.S. and replace very few fixtures and Martin has always been a great lighting company to supply Europe on every major stage for a tour.” or festival—it’s always there. “I’ve worked with Martin fixtures many times and they seem to be really reliable and roadworthy,” said BJ Smith, Crew Chief for Breaking Benjamin, Christie Lites. “I’m very It’s got great gobos, prism familiar with the Quantum and the Viper fixtures, but the Axiom fixtures are new to me functions and animations. and so far they’ve been working out nicely.” It’s bright with great color “Working with the Axiom, Viper and Quantum fixtures has been great,” said Daniel Arnold, Dimmer Tech for Breaking Benjamin, Christie Lites. “They’re easy to trouble mixing and fast strobes. shoot and if we have any minor issues it’s usually fixed with a quick reset. My favorite to It’s just a powerhouse work with is the Viper fixture because it’s so modular.” lighting fixture.” PRODUCTS USED MARTIN MAC AXIOM HYBRID FIXTURES MARTIN MAC QUANTUM WASH FIXTURES MARTIN MAC VIPER PROFILE FIXTURES “The Quantum Wash is one of my favorite wash lights to use because it has three different beams so you can do an outer ring and an inner ring.” CONTACT For PR Inquiries: David Glaubke ABOUT HARMAN Director, Public Relations HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for HARMAN Professional Solutions automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, [email protected] audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the +1 (818) 895-3464 Office Internet of Things. 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