LightShark deploys its DMX management technology at Dubai Expo

The pavilions of Spain and Angola in the Dubai Expo, that ends the 31 March, have trusted the range LightShark of Equipson for DMX control of different exhibition spaces and stages, as well as on the platforms of Boy.

“The FX engine of the software has allowed us to integrate the lighting with the rest of the AV systems in an agile and simple way”, has pointed out Marvin Ryan, responsible for lighting Angolan Pavilion.

An opinion shared by Juan Gonzalez, technical event manager Spanish Pavilion, who highlights the simplicity of the user interface of LightShark: “with hardly any previous experience in managing the system, It was very easy to start managing it almost from the first day”.

The Expo 2020 from dubai, which opened in October 2021 and will end at the end of this month of March, It has more than two hundred pavilions representing countries around the world and has become the largest to be held since the pandemic and the first of its kind to take place in an Arab country..

As a Spanish brand, LightShark actively collaborated with the Cultural Activities Department of the Spanish Pavilion to showcase its range of multi-protocol products under the motto Designing the future, that offers the entertainment industry powerful tools that are not limited by its features.

Lighting engineers who work in all types of venues, from small theaters to large stadiums, can control with LightShark up to eight DMX universes and more than 4.000 canales DMX, all integrated through mobile phones and tablets.

Besides, The LightShark range is fully compatible with equipment from other manufacturers, as the products work with industry standard DMX and Artnet lighting protocols, as well as with any operating system (Android Linux, Windows and macOS).

Iber of Vicente, responsible for production of cultural activities of the Spanish Pavilion, has pointed out that collaborating with LightShark and putting its products center stage shows that Spain is at the forefront of technology for live events.

In this sense, During these months of the exhibition, the Spanish Pavilion has presented an extensive cultural program in different settings and has used LightShark technology at all times to control the lighting and effects in the performances of numerous artists., as well as at classical music concerts, from the National Ballet of Spain and more.

The diversity of these actions has allowed professionals and technicians from all over the world to show the characteristics of the LightShark software and its different control surfaces.. To Muhammad Tariq, lighting designer and operator, “The system is very intuitive and easy to use.”; It is an ideal solution for self-employed technicians who work for different companies”.

Fantek's scenic platforms

Also present in the Angola and Spain pavilions, the Spanish lifting tower company, trusses and stage platforms Fantek Industrial, also belonging to the Equipson Group, has actively participated in Dubai Expo by supplying all the necessary rigging and structures to create large AV screens and stages for its shows.

The Spanish company Eikonos has been in charge of designing and installing the technical and AV infrastructure of the Angola Pavilion, in which, as your project manager A points outndrés Aguerri, “Having the direct support of the manufacturer from the first phases of the project has allowed us to develop personalized solutions that have facilitated the entire assembly”.

This is also pointed out Justin Abio, Eikonos rigger boss: “además de los ligeros y resistentes trusses de Fantek, The company's range of accessories and components has made it easy for us to place each element, “Every projector and every spotlight in the exact place.”.

Fantek products are also used in the Spanish Pavilion at the Dubai Expo. The multipurpose room, located in the Agora of this facility, It has been built with scenery from this brand and is used for a multitude of corporate and business events..