Maxedia On Green Day "American Idiot" Tour 3/2/2005 Martin media server delivers Artfag content to Soft LED curtain. MAC rig core of design Photos by Lewis Lee PRODUCTS INVOLVED Atomic 3000 DMXTM , PROJECT DESCRIPTION Design company Artfag is busy these days. Partners Justin Collie and Doug "Spike" Brandt are currently working on two of the biggest tours of the year - Green Day and the Beastie Boys, both with Martin rigs. Green Day, which Justin handles (Spike took on the Beastie Boys), also incorporates visual content from a Martin Maxedia Digital Media Composer. Justin handled both the lighting and set design for Green Day?s high energy "American Idiot" tour, which toured the US before the end of the year and is now in Europe. With an adversity to video, and a one word brief from the band - Fascism - Justin and lighting director Marcelo Cacciagioni put together a visual treat for fans. The core of the design encompasses three mini trusses each with three rows of three MAC 2000 Profiles. The setup includes a total of 47 MAC 2000 Profile, 27 MAC 2000 Wash, 41 Atomic 3000 Strobes and 10 FiberSource QFX used for a star drop. Ed and Ted?s Excellent Lighting of California supplied the Martin gear CASE STORY Maxedia On Green Day "American Idiot" Tour Olof Palmes Allé 18, 8200 ?rhus N, Denmark Tel. +45 87 40 00 00 | Fax +45 87 40 00 10 Artfag-produced content is delivered to a SOFTLED backdrop curtain via a Maxedia media server. Admittedly, the LED drape, which is raised and lowered throughout the show, is used sparingly, but still the effect is striking. Marcelo Cacciagioni commented, "We used Maxedia primarily because it had not been used by everyone. It was still new and therefore we had the ability to make looks that don?t look like every other video show! It also did not eat up any DMX channels being that we are using it via artnet. "We enjoyed the on-board effects, it was simple to learn and manipulate. In a matter of minutes my techs figured out how to make a simple tech chase - not bad for their first time! As stated earlier, we are using Maxedia via artnet, allowing us to use those valuable DMX universes for other more important things like strobes. I am using the beta version so I am not sure how much changed with the final release, but I would recommend Maxedia to anyone looking for a simple user-friendly media server. "I am using an almost entirely Martin rig. I cannot say enough about the 2K washes/profiles. The color saturation is awesome. Justin Collie dreamt a concept of using 2K profiles as followspots and it adds just that little umph! It allows us to add effects on the followspots much like any other fixture on the rig." Equipment: 43 x MAC 2000 Profiles 27 x MAC 2000 Wash 4 x MAC 2000 Profile followspots 41 x Atomic 3000 Strobes 10 x FiberSource QFX 150 7 x Fagpod w/CXI scrollers (6-DWE 1-3k strobe) 1 x Maxedia Digital Media Composer 1 x Mainlight SOFTLED curtain 40' wide GALLERY CASE STORY Maxedia On Green Day "American Idiot" Tour Olof Palmes Allé 18, 8200 ?rhus N, Denmark Tel. +45 87 40 00 00 | Fax +45 87 40 00 10