Robe illuminates Martin Jensen's unique outdoor concerts

The well-known Danish DJ and music producer Martin Jensen has used audio systems in his concerts. Robe to create a unique experience, under the design made by Mathias Skall, of Frontsound.

The pandemic period will surely be remembered for many things, including the invention and creativity of the entertainment industry and technical production, which in this period has shown its ability and determination to keep music and performance accessible and alive during a global health crisis, with the consequent isolation.

Danish DJ and music producer Martin Jensen has offered a series of live concerts in unexpected places, innovative and unique of this country, as in the Estadio Parken from Copenhagen; aboard the Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Niels Juhl and in the historic rowboat The hammer; at the top of the forest tower of the nature reserve Camp Adventure a Rønnede, and in the famous department stores Today from Copenhagen.

In all of them he has mixed dance rhythms with the concept of “intervention” artistic, delighting his thousands of fans and many others who tuned in Twitch to follow the concert.

Lighting designer Mathias Skall Hansen, of Frontsound, has been responsible for making all the concerts on this tour unique experiences, both from a visual and sound point of view.

For five of the seven shows, Mathias Skall specified and used quantities of different moving lights from the Czech manufacturer Robe -specifically systems MegaPointe, Spider, BMFL-, supplied by the Danish rental company Nordic Rentals.

Frontsound, specialized in visual design and SFX, has worked with Martin Jensen since he began his international career in 2014. The artist is very involved in the production of all his shows and greatly values ​​the power of lighting and visuals in concerts..

Como Robe is one of Mathias Skall's favorite moving light brands, especially the MegaPointe model, specified this apparatus for all shows, in which their starting point were the camera angles, including aerial shots with drones.

Getting that 360º center shot was the key to achieving surprising optical factors and to capturing the symmetry and shape of the lighting schemes in each case.. “These systems are very powerful, with good color mix and gobo selection, very fast, easy to program and, above all, reliable and well designed”, asegura Should

For the show at Estadio Parken from Copenhagen, the artist stood right in the center of the field, with its DJ booth installed on a 10" video floor×10 metros. Around it were three concentric circles of moving lights., the first and second were used 42 Robe BMFL Spots, and the third outer ring used 56 MegaPointe.

These devices were chosen for their intensity and impact, Skall created a series of fantastic kaleidoscopic effects and geometric shapes, which were combined with video content and SFX for aerial shots, along with multiple high-impact pyrotechnic signals.

The frigate Niels Juhl, of 139 meters in length, was anchored at the Korsør naval base at the time of the concert. Martin Jensen's DJ decks installed on the helipad, along with twenty-four MegaPointe arranged in the shape of V behind him, used to create various camera patterns and effects, while the FOH area was installed in the helicopter hangar, located immediately behind.

Special effects included flames and gas jets, while Martin Jensen's signature fireworks were mounted on barges around the ship for a great view..

The challenge of this action was to transport all the equipment to the ship by crane., for which the Navy accepted the celebration of the show and made its resources available.

For your part, The hammer It is one of the oldest paddle steamers in the world, built in 1861 and now used to transport tourists between Silkeborg, where is it moored, y Himmelberget, one of the highest points in Denmark. Picturesque Silkeborg is also Martin's hometown, so this show was a big event for him.

The boat is considerably smaller than the Niels Juhl, so there was only space for the DJ booth and minimal battery-powered wireless LED lights on the deck.. A smoke machine was hidden in the boiler room and the atmosphere was fed from behind, with all the main lighting elements and effects: twenty-four MegaPointe deployed on pontoons mounted around the ship in port, with FOH control in another.

The Camp Adventure Tower is located in the middle of a forest climbing park in the stunning forests of Gisselfeld Klosters, in Southeast Zeeland. The show took place at the top of this spectacular glass-shaped observation tower, of 45 m.s tall.

The technical team uploaded all the DJ equipment and the MegaPointe, which were placed right on the top level of the tower. The devices were distributed equidistantly across the upper loop and their patterns were programmed in sequences that fit the shape of the tower.. They were the main visual effects, since pyrotechnics could not be used due to the wooded environment and the large amount of fauna and flora.

Luxury department stores Today Copenhagen were the location chosen for the last show of this series. Known as one of the most exclusive commercial destinations and with the greatest architectural interest in the city, Its enormous main atrium has a white marble finish.

Martin Jensen's dishes were installed on a platform located right in the center of the space, a 16 meters from the ground and approximately at the height of the third floor. To accentuate the opulent interior, Mathias Khall used 86 Led Robe Spiider light beams, deployed around the ground floor and on the first three floors, which allowed the entire interior of the building and commercial areas to be illuminated.

The sixteen MegaPointe used for this show were placed in a circle on the ground, directly below the blown DJ lift. Two Robe BMFL Spots were also used at one end to shoot gobos throughout the atrium, including the escalator structure located in front.

“Each show was completely unique, remembers Khall., and although there was an initial idea about how everything was going to work, the design had to be flexible enough to change and adapt to find the best solution once on site”.

This designer programmed and operated the lighting for all the concerts, in which the sets usually lasted between four and five hours, with the grandMA3 light console MA Lighting.

Frontsound also coordinated the audio and supplied the pyrotechnics and special effects where they were used.. Trust Rental was the video provider for the Illum and Parken performances, while the drone footage was provided by Book1drone and the cameras Mike Sønderby AT Rafnpv.