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OPPORTUNITY “ESCAPE FROM ” TOUR, U.S. AND CANADA

Beast Coast, a hip-hop supergroup from Beast Coast is a hip-hop supergroup from , New York formed in 2012 by Brooklyn, needed state-of-the-art lighting members of , and . After the release of fixtures to visually enhance performances their debut album, Escape From New York, in 2019, Beast Coast began a nationwide on their 2019 Escape From New York Tour. US tour including two dates in Canada. In order to compliment an elaborate stage design featuring a massive dome structure and a 30-foot Statue of Liberty head, Beast Coast SOLUTION hired lighting designer Tom Edwards of Mandylights, a premier lighting and visual design

Lighting Designer Tom Edwards deployed firm, to design a cutting-edge lighting rig. Edwards selected Martin by HARMAN Sceptron Martin by HARMAN Sceptron and Axiom and Axiom lighting fixtures for their class-leading brightness, flexibility and reliability. lighting fixtures to illuminate the stage “I really needed something that was going to help outline the sprawling structure design and scenery with scintillating we created,” said Tom Edwards, Director, Mandylights UK. “The base of the structure lighting effects. is made out GT truss and each piece is fitted with Sceptrons, which line the whole structure. I chose Sceptron fixtures because I needed a fixture that had bright output and looked as if it was part of the structure. The inbuilt macros combined with the pixel control from the console gave us an array of effects to use throughout the show.”

“We chose the Axiom fixtures Mandylights used 150 Martin VDO Sceptron 10 outdoor-rated LED video fixtures to outline the entire dome structure and illuminate its supportive truss with bright, colorful because we needed a small, pixel effects. Spectrum fixtures feature integrated power and data cabling, which versatile, powerful fixture with allowed Mandylights to daisy-chain the fixtures together to create a wide variety of scintillating looks. a good zoom range. The Axiom “The Sceptron fixtures added an extra element that we needed for the show,” said fixtures have been really solid— Edwards. “We already had enough moving fixtures in the rig, we just needed that they’ve done 25 shows now finishing touch; and we thought the best way to achieve that was by using the Sceptrons. We wanted a more rugged, bright, raw pixel look. The Sceptrons really helped define the without a single issue.” shape of the rig and gave us extra effects to use.” “With all of our designs, we always take transportation into consideration, so I also wanted to keep this rig friendly for touring,” said Edwards. “Because the angles of the “The Sceptron fixtures added dome change daily, we had to adjust the Sceptrons every day in order to get the viewing angle right for the crowd. But because of the way the Sceptrons couple together, they all an extra element that we tilt out in sections, so the crew just did a visual focus every day and it was looking great.” needed for the show. We Sceptron fixtures are driven by the Martin P3 System Controller, which enables easy already had enough moving configuration, mapping and setup. P3 systems provide full control over LED fixtures and video panels, removing the need for manual addressing and external computers, making fixtures in the rig, we just set up quick and easy. On the Escape From New York Tour, the P3 controllers lived on top needed that finishing touch; of the GT truss below a 10-foot custom aluminum frame, which left enough spacing to allow for the controllers to remain discreet. and we thought the best way Four flexible Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures were used to light the stage scenery and to achieve that was by using provide mid-air and projection effects. Axiom Hybrid fixtures combine beam, spot and wash functionality with high-precision optics and superior CMY color mixing to deliver the Sceptrons. We wanted an array of lighting effects. a more rugged, bright, raw “We chose the Axiom fixtures because we needed a small, versatile, powerful fixture pixel look. The Sceptrons with a good zoom range,” continued Edwards. “We used them to create a really soft gobo focus on the Statue of Liberty head to pull out some of the facial features. We also used a really helped define the couple of fixtures to do some mid-air gobo effects and spot treatment behind the artists shape of the rig and gave us as they float into the air. The Axiom fixtures have been really solid—they’ve done 25 shows now without a single issue.” extra effects to use.” Mandylights used the rig to create a diverse set of looks for over 70 songs, each programmed meticulously to time code. Beast Coast wrapped up the Escape From New York Tour at the Mecu Pavilion in Baltimore on August 25th.

“With modern society, we have to design shows that are visually pleasing both in person and on phones, because its safe to assume the show is going to live on forever on people’s phones,” continued Edwards. “They’re posting to Facebook or Instagram and being hashtagged to the venue. We knew that by choosing a product like Sceptron, the lighting display wouldn’t overexpose on cameras—they’re very well defined. They look great and they definitely gave the design the finishing touch.” PRODUCTS USED

MARTIN MAC AXIOM HYBRID LIGHTING FIXTURES “We knew by choosing a MARTIN P3 SYSTEM CONTROLLERS product like Sceptron, the MARTIN VDO SCEPTRON 10 LED VIDEO FIXTURES lighting display wouldn’t overexpose on cameras— they’re very well defined. They look great and they definitely gave the design the finishing touch.”

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