Martin Wireless Proves Popular in Scandinavian Rental Market

ProShop and Nordic Rentals of Denmark, and Spectra Stage and Event Technologies of Sweden have discovered the many benefits of using Martin’s flexible Wireless DMX-512 and Wireless DMX-512 Pro Diversity devices (WDMX). WDMX is the easiest way to connect remote fixtures to a DMX system within line of sight, and offers a trouble-free way of connecting and setting up a lighting system. It is especially useful for a lighting system with hard to get at fixtures, as no cables and expensive downtime is required.

ProShop
Last fall, Danish rental house ProShop used a Martin WDMX system for windmill manufacturer Vestas’ annual company party at the Herning Exhibition Center in Denmark. With a huge 13000 square meter area to light (using Martin MAC 250 and 300 moving heads along with Martin Pal’s), ProShop utilized six Wireless DMX Pro Diversity units to ease the job. Using the Martin WDMX system not only resulted in a time savings of approximately six hours but also resulted in a savings of 550 meters of DMX cable! The event reportedly went without a hitch and the WDMX system performed perfectly.

Also last fall, ProShop employed WDMX Pro Diversity for a Danish packaging exhibition at the Congres Center in the city of Odense. Three of the wireless devices were used on company SCA’s booth, a large leading international packaging manufacturer. With 32 MAC 250 and MAC 300 moving heads positioned to provide effect lighting of a packaging tunnel, use of the WDMX facilitated both set up of the lighting system and lighting programming. Likewise, on company Ubro’s booth at the same exhibition, ProShop used two WDMX ProDiversity to set up six MAC 250 profiles used as audience attraction effects.

In December, on Danish television Channel 1’s annual sports and awards show held at the Herning Exhibition Center, ProShop made use of six WDMX Pro Diversity units to save time when lighting a VIP area, dining and dance floor (8 MAC 250 and 4 MAC 300 washlights). Besides the time savings, the wireless devices gave the lighting designer flexibility in choosing his execution area and eased frequent set-up changes.

Nordic Rentals
Danish rental house Nordic Rentals has also utilized the Martin WDMX on several events. For the opening of a new cultural event house in Horsens, Denmark, broadcast on Danish Channel 1, a Martin Wireless DMX system of one sender and three receivers was used to distribute DMX to a Jem Glaciator heavy fogger, other fog machines, and several moving lights. The lighting rig was designed by Kasper Steen Lange and consisted of 150 moving lights, 12 Martin Atomic strobes and 5 followspots. Further equipment was specified by Kristian Dreier – 60 x 2kW Fresnels, 72 x Par 64´s, 180 dimmers and 10 moving lights. The wireless system reportedly worked perfectly during the live broadcast.

Nordic also supplied equipment for a touring version of the musical Grease, which has been playing to full houses across Denmark. Lighting designer Nick Ritchings whose lighting credits include Chess and Copacabana, designed the show and lighting set-up, which included the use of a Jem Glaciator and other fog machines run wirelessly and without problems via Martin WDMX.    

Late last year, Nordic supplied lighting, sound and special effects to the Siemens Denmark annual employee party. A Martin WDMX system was used to distribute DMX to approximately 40 moving heads on stage and dimmers in the foyer and bar areas.

Spectra, Malmö
The Malmö office of Swedish rental house Spectra Stage and Event Technologies used Martin wireless DMX for a special event, “Malmö By Light,” last November. The wireless units controlled lighting from four 8 meter high truss towers equipped with washlights used to illuminate the street. Even though the distance between each tower was 50 meters, the DMX distribution worked with no problems and no interference.

Spectra used 6 MAC 2000 Profiles, 6 MAC 600 washlights and 72 dimmers on the Hip Hip Paw Tewe theater show at the Olympen Concert Hall in Lund, Sweden. The fixtures were controlled wirelessly via the Martin WDMX and under difficult circumstances at that. The show was recorded for Swedish television STV and during the recording 12 wireless microphones and 25-30 wireless intercoms were in use by cameramen and the recording control unit. Even with such a high level of wireless traffic, the Martin WDMX had no interference and worked smoothly.

Spectra also designed and controlled the lighting system for packaging and liquid food processing manufacturer Tetra Pak’s booth at a packaging exhibition in Malmö. Four devices were used to distribute the wireless DMX to dimmers and on stage MAC 500 profile spots and MAC 600 washlights. The wireless system worked like a direct set-up via cable, fast and reliable, with easy set up and savings on downtime.