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Artist has a long history of use
within nightclubs. Nowadays, nightclubs can be very complex
environments incorporating moving lighting, colour mixing LED
matrixes, video, sound and
architectural lighting.
This example has the main discotheque upstairs and a
chill out bar downstairs. Artist is located in the Light Jock Booth
and outstation control is provided behind the upstairs and downstairs
bars. Dance floor
| 16 moving mirror projectors |
These fixtures provide fast response movement on the dance
floor - a crucial element in any high energy nightclub. |
| 8 moving yoke colour mixing washes |
To provide a colourful backdrop for the dance floor
lighting. |
| 8 moving yoke profiles |
These provide dramatic beam sweeps and multi gobo
rotations. |
| 4 high intensity strobes |
Punctuation. |
| 8 floor level blinders |
Floor level provides a uplifting sensation for the dancers
as these fixtures are pulsed. |
| 8 flat panel video screens |
These video screens are placed around the lighting rig,
angled down on towards the floor. |
| Large scale LED video wall panels |
one entire wall of the club is given over to LED panels
that provide a video screen. |
| 2 Hazers |
provide smoke effect for the lighting on the dancefloor. |
Architectural features
| Entrance signage |
This signage is comprised of individual white LEDS for the
club name and a background of colour mixing LEDS |
| LED edge lit staircase |
The glass steps of the stair case are edge lit with colour
mixing LED fixtures. |
| Bar LED mixing |
the back wall of the bar is made up of 16 opaque panels
with colour mixing LEDs |
| Seating area with LED colour mixing |
LED downlighters are position in each of the seating
booths. |
| 8 Flat panel video screens |
The seating areas also have video screens. |
| 32 halogen downlighters |
these are basic house lighting fixtures. |
Downstairs
There is a bar located downstairs from the nightclub.
| Bar Lighting |
LED colour mixing etched glass panels and downlighters |
| Seating lighting |
LED |
| Table lighting |
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| Staircase lighting |
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| House lighting |
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Control
| ShowCAD
Artist |
Artist is the central control system based on a quad core
computer. The Artist computer has one monitor for the main
user interface and a touch monitor displaying the operator
GUI. In addition a MIDI keyboard provide fast response
control. |
| Video
processor |
The video screens and video wall are sourced by a video
processor which is controlled by Artist via Artnet. |
| Video
switcher |
A video switcher is used to select various sources for the
video screens and video wall. This is controlled by Artist via
a serial link. |
| 2 Touch
panel outstations |
one of these is positioned behind the bar downstairs and
one upstairs to allow for lighting adjustments by the bar
managers. |
| 18
channel power pack |
Provides controlled power for house lights and blinders. |
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