OSA grows inventory with Claypaky Mini-B
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“The Mini-B seemed to be the right size, the right brightness and had great zoom capabilities,” vice president of lighting Mark Fetto recalls. “As a wash light Mini-B may be small in stature but it’s large in output.”
Although the coronavirus pandemic slowed production for many businesses, OSA’s development of the Concertata digital engagement platform has enabled a roster of virtual events to take place, a number of them utilising the new Mini-Bs.
A national telecommunications company tapped the fixtures for a trio of corporate events staged live in the company’s corporate office building to light an in-house studio and to broadcast virtually. “The Mini-Bs were used in combination with grip lighting on the set,” Fetto explains. “The lighting designer liked how the Mini-Bs looked for these shows. They were very versatile, and their large zoom came in very handy for the studio’s low trim: We could light large areas from a short distance away.”
The Mini-Bs supported Crossfade Design’s lighting designer Michael Nevitt for the Loma vs. Lopez Winner Takes All lightweight boxing bout last November, which was televised live on ESPN from the MGM Grand Conference Centre in Las Vegas. OSA provided its Mini-Bs to light the walkways for the fighters’ dramatic entrances. “They lined the floor and uplit the curtains,” says Fetto. “Their small size took up little room, but they packed a lot of punch.”
Most recently, the Mini-Bs were utilsed at Hope Church in Las Vegas for Easter Sunday services in their newly built sanctuary. OSA lighting designer Duke Carlisle used the fixtures to supplement the church’s general stage lighting package. “The Mini-Bs were incredibly bright, and their colour mixing is spectacular,” says Carlisle. “Hope Church was extremely impressed with the Mini-Bs and they have plans to add them to their permanent lighting rig.”
Fetto believes that the Mini-B’s versatility and power for its size will make it in demand for an array of customer applications. “It’s going to be quite a popular light for everything from corporate events and houses of worship to concert touring and broadcast,” he predicts.
The Mini-Bs are the first Claypaky fixtures in the lighting inventory that Fetto is building for OSA, and he sees more Claypaky purchases on the horizon. Since acquiring the Mini-Bs OSA has also become a Claypaky dealer for the US.
“The U.S. Claypaky team has worked with Mark for years and thrilled to partner with him again and support him from Dallas. OSA is a great addition to our U.S. dealer network,” concludes George Masek strategic marketing manager at Claypaky.
