George Tellos - Lighting Art utilized the ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium & Capture for the Monika concert

ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium and Capture were used by the George Tellos-Lighting Art team for the design, render and preprogramming of Monika's concert at Fuzz.

George Tellos mentioned:

"ChamSys has piqued my interest since 2010 when I saw an impressive Nine Inch Nails concert. Thirteen years on, the trajectory of this product continues to live up to the initial expectations.

What one looks for from a management system in a large show is stability, speed and flexibility. It is also very important to have on-site support. The ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium proves that it can perform at big shows, so it's only a matter of time before it takes its place in the market.

Its affordable price is also a reason why tomorrow's developers might prefer it. However, any new effort needs tremendous work to avoid mistakes, because at the end of the day if a show doesn't go well because of a technical problem due to a console, all the blame falls on the designer and programmer and their choices, not the console.

I believe that the human factor for me is still the biggest criteria, and that technology should follow our needs, not us following to serve technology. When human craftsmanship is combined with sophisticated technology then we reach the ideal.

As far as Capture is concerned, it is an excellent software tool with a very good price, which every designer or developer should have. It improves with every version update and covers all three basic needs : drawing, render , preprogramming.

80% of the programming for Monika's show was done in Capture, saving considerable time. In the field we just saw some changes that we adapted on the spot."

Makis Anastasakis - Professional Lighting Consultant of PA SOLUTIONS said:

"With 256 universes without the need for external processors, LTC linear time code output, signal input from media servers for pixel mapping, built-in 3D visualizer and talk back communication with visualizers, the ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium offers the maximum level of control of an event. In addition, the innovative capture capabilities allow for a significant reduction in the preparation and planning time of an event, ensuring maximum creative results."

For more information about the products, PA SOLUTIONS can be contacted via our website, by phone at 2106427500 and by email at sales@pasolutions.gr.

Project Credits

Lighting Design: George Tellos

Programming: Panos Tsevrenis

Capture: Nikos Kollias

Photos: Dionysis Koutsis