"It meant of course that I needed to design lightweight and small but still assemble a lighting package capable of a dynamic show. Ultimately it led me to the MAC 401 Dual," Price says. "We wanted to carry a comprehensive lighting package so we could consistently evoke the same kind of energy and look to the show whether playing in a small or large venue.
"I knew that some element of this design was going to incorporate an LED product, however I wasn't really happy with most of the LED wash fixtures out in the market, mostly because of the pixel color mixing systems they all utilize," Price states. "I started researching to see if there were any homogenized lens color mixing LED units out there and I came across the 401 on the Martin website."
In the beginning what grabbed Price about the 401 was the fixture's ability to be used as a set piece by dimming the light down to a soft glow. But it was the individual LED segment control, zoom, intensity and colours that proved exceptional.
"The individual segment control was very useful in the sense that I could take a round light and use one piece of the pie to create different looks," he says. "The zoom is awesome, very quick and responsive for aerial beam effects, and the intensity of this light gives you the ability to do deeply saturated colours that will still punch through other high output elements of the design."
Tegan and Sara kicked off their world tour in January and will be on the road through the summer. The tour has them playing dates across North America, Australia and Europe.
(Jim Evans)
