It can now be revealed that AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA servers were deployed for the “Seductive” tour of Luciano, one of German’s most streamed artists with 7m monthly Spotify listeners. The rapper delivered 11 concerts across Germany, Austria and Switzerland in February this year.
The entire show was run via timecode and lasted just under two hours. In the pre-programming, the lighting design was integrated with the video content to create a unified visual experience. Throughout the show, the live video was enhanced with Notch effects: countless keyframes were set for strobe effects, opacity and colour changes to make the music come alive on the LED walls.
To execute the large-scale show, two PIXERA four servers were used as output systems at the stage and two PIXERA control servers were employed as GUI systems at the front of house, all connected via a 10Gb network.
Technology integrator REC Tec was responsible for the connectivity, providing all network switches, fibre-optic connections and DMX nodes for MA-Net, sACN, and ArtNet.
Michael Memmersheim, managing partner at REC Tec, said: “We didn’t use an automated back-up, but all machines were running in a complete PIXERA multi-user session. There were two director systems, each connected to a client: a full main/back-up system. We also had a third PIXERA instance running on a laptop, used as control with workspace disabled. It’s the safest system you can imagine.”
He added: “PIXERA 2.0 not only allowed us to create incredible effects for this show, but it also saved a tremendous amount of production time. Thanks to preview editing, we could continue working on the show even while rehearsals were underway.”
Timo Martens, who was responsible for the stage, lighting, and content design, commented: “It’s just fun to tinker with the system. In the end, PIXERA is a giant playground where we can let loose.”
