Italy - "I needed something that could properly compete with its bigger neighbours in the rig in terms of brightness and presence and the MAC Aura didn't disappoint." So says lighting and show designer Jò Campana who teamed Martin Professional's MAC Aura LED wash with 1500-watt MAC III Profiles and MAC 2000 Wash XBs on Italian rock band Litfiba's latest tour.

In accordance with the band's wishes for the 2012 tour, more contemporary visual elements like LED video screens were avoided in favor of classic rock looks. "In the end, it's an old style rock 'n' roll show with big sound and strong lights," Campana says.

"I went for the MAC Aura because of their powerful and defined beam, besides its notorious distinctive aura feature. It is also very lightweight and with its speed I sometimes launched a very high-speed pan/tilt effect. The result was definitely amazing; a real moving mirror look-alike."

Following release of a new album, the band began an indoor tour in March that culminated at the glorious Verona Arena on 1 May. Over the course of the two-hour show, four theatrical movements took place including a MAC Aura + Atomic strobe-equipped ladder truss reveal.

Campana had some of Martin's powerful 1500-watt MACs at his disposal as well and used them for those classic big beam looks. "With the MAC III, I wanted a heavy artillery profile that could assure a solid and fat beam for the standard scenes but moreover a powerful gobo effect when requested," he comments. "I think the MAC III is the best to fulfill that. In order to get a punchier look, I decided to mount the PC lens on the MAC 2000 XB and I'm extremely enthusiastic by their performance. I think I'll always use them in this way in the future."

(Jim Evans)

Caption: The band began an indoor tour in March that culminated at the glorious Verona Arena on 1 May (photo: A. Becci)


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