Maxedia, Maxxyz and Much More for Rodenburg Club

Popular Dutch nightclub De Rodenburg has been an enduring institution in the town of Beesd since 1985. But two fires in 2004 hit a nearly fatal blow to the club. With the help of Martin distributor Fairlight however, Rodenburg is back in business and in a big way.

For over two decades club owner H. van Roden has managed to put Rodenburg on the Dutch nightclub map, especially in the hardcore house scene. In July 2004 a fire damaged the venues largest space, the Trance & Dance Arena, as well as the somewhat smaller Party Café and second floor Koepelbar. Fairlight repaired some equipment and totally rebuilt the three rooms, delivering new equipment where needed.

Then on November 26, 2004, another far more devastating fire broke out. Yet the owner decided to rebuild immediately. In fact, within a week, Fairlight, in combination with one of its major customers, Rentall BV, managed to have the place back on its feet again. In the weeks to follow, Fairlight used the Martin ShowDesigner to outline a new lighting system for the club. By May 2005 the refurbishment was complete and the club reopened with new lighting, sound and AV systems.

Rodenburg has three major rooms, each with a unique style of décor and music: the main Trance & Dance Arena; the Party Café; and the Koepelbar, a circular space in the venue’s roof. Fairlight supplied and installed a wide range of fixtures and control solutions to all three zones.

Trance & Dance Arena
The club’s main dance area is in the Trance & Dance Arena where a custom made diamond shaped Eurotruss features an array of 10 MAC 250 Kryptons and 4 MAC 300 wash lights. On surrounding walls spray color and pattern effects from 12 CX-2 color changers. Other effects include 8 RoboScan Pro 918 scanners and a pair of Atomic strobes with Atomic Colors. A four headed Martin Magnum Club Smoke system provides the mid air projection canopy. LED-tubes add to the color ambiance.

Maxedia, Maxxyz
Added to the Martin lighting effects are digital media effects from Martin’s Maxedia Digital Media Composer. Located in the DJ booth, the Maxedia comes under control of a Maxxyz lighting console so that video content can be synchronized with the lighting. In fact, Rodenburg is one of the first clubs in Holland to have both the Martin Maxxyz and the Martin Maxedia.

Party Café and Koepelbar
In the smaller Party Café is another Eurotruss of 8 MX-4 scanners, 2 Wizard effect lights, 1 Ego 01 and 2 Ego X5 effects and an Atomic strobe with a two headed Martin Magnum Club Smoke system. Control is from a PC-based LightJockey (DJ-version, PCI-512) in combination with an LSC Minim controller. More LED pipe decorates the room as well. The Koepelbar features LED balls and mirror balls installed by Match Audio. Control is from an LSC Minim light desk.

Outside the Koepelbar, Fairlight installed 60 meters of LED lighting which is visible from hundreds of meters away. The installation is controlled by 4 LED controllers and a Martin 2510 playback controller. According to Walter Jaegermann of Fairlight, “It looks like the Aliens have landed in Beesd.”