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ROAD SKILLS FOH sound guy David Rudder It has to be said, that for an awkwardly shaped room the sound reproduction was excellent. “We’ve worked really hard to get the most out of what we have,” remarked David. “Even before we got the new system and console when we had an EAW 750 system with fifteen different brands of amplifiers driving it and a Yamaha DM2000 console, people were still enjoying the show but we have certainly benefited”. Madonna - MDNA Tour The MGM Arena Madonna happened to be in town playing her MDNA Tour at The MGM Arena and production manager Jake Berry kindly arranged a couple of tickets. Didn’t want to enjoy the show as like many Australians, we were a bit miffed at her snubbing an Australian tour but it was an amazing production. Madonna arrived onstage like a menopausal harpie with all guns blazing. Literally. For the first four numbers she worked her way through a small arsenal of handguns and semiautomatic weapons as she shot up a virtual church, took aim at audience members and bloodied a stream of masked men while perched on a motel room crucifix. There was the typical mix of sex, violence, religion, kitsch and politics to bizarre but entertaining effect. One minute she’s an aging leather-clad dominatrix, the next it’s all monks, Buddhists 64 | www.juliusmedia.com CX77 HUMAN NATURE Human Nature’s Andrew Tierney MADONNA and gospel choirs singing in harmony. Highlight of the show for me was the marching drummer boys (OK hunky spunks) flown in above the stage where they stayed in awkward suspension. Much has been made about the dark side, so to speak, of Madonna’s MDNA Tour but the light side was brilliant! With lighting by Al Gurdon and sets by Mark Fisher, the show was LED screen content heavy with the main stage surface created from 36 cubes, motorized and covered with LED modules. Throughout the show these are raised and lowered to create a constantly evolving visual environment. Added to them were eight columns of video LED display to feature content via a setup of three d3 Technologies HD media servers and six Barco FLM-HD20 projectors. Each of these columns can rotate independently and reposition, creating louvered effects and a variety of different openings.
Her Madgesty PRG supplied a lighting rig of Clay Paky Sharpys, PRG Best Boy 4000 Spot Luminaires, Bad Boy Spot CMys, Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash and Spot units, Robe Robin 1200 and 600 LEDWash lights, and GLP Impression 120 RZ LEDs. Control was via three PRG V676 consoles, and a V476 console. Madonna had two monitor engineers, Matt Napier and Sean Speuhler, who shared a DiGiCo SD7. Sean exclusively mixes Madonna’s vocals and her vocal effects, all of which she insists be done live so Matt used the SD7’s control surface and Sean used an EX-007 expander unit to mix on. Tim Colvard also used a SD7 to mix the house sound. PA of choice was all d&b audiotechnik. yes the show was bafflingly and intriguingly all over the place, the visual metaphors were tossed about in abandon but it was one hell of a spectacle. Technically it was a masterpiece of achievement; stunning visuals, spot on lighting and amazing sound. What can I say? With her confidence, charisma and attitude, her Madgesty rules. Introducing Three New GOBO Rotators Building dynamic, exciting, creative lighting effects just became three times easier...and quieter! Each of these new GOBO rotators by Rosco is belt driven and silent. Whether for a small theatre, growing church, Broadway designer or a broadcast lighting director, one of these three rotators is the right choice. 42 Sawyer Lane Artarmon, NSW 2064 Phone 029906-6262 www.rosco.com CX-TV is the Australian industry’s most watched ipTV network! CX-TV online 24/7! www.cx-tv.com 3Channels for you! CXtra is our conversation channel View experts and Ask Sophie! CX-TV NEWS episodes are under 10 minutes GEARBOX product reviews match all CX Magazine reviews Watch anytime, anywhere and on any device!
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