Robe Lights the Maccabees at Alexandra Palace

Robe ROBIN MMX Spots and LEDWash 600s were the main moving lights used by lighting designer Phil Shaw for a recent show at London's Alexandra Palace by indie rockers, the Maccabees.

The band is currently promoting their third studio album Given To The Wild, released in January and hitting the UK album Top 10 Charts.

Shaw has been working for The Maccabees since the start of the year. He worked in close collaboration with video designer Josh Bagnall to set the aesthetic tones.

Lighting equipment was supplied by Buckinghamshire based Siyan.

The LEDWash 600s were all hung on five 40' trussing spines above the stage -- five LEDWash 600s per spine -- which fanned outwards and upwards from an upstage centre point. They were the main fixtures of the rig and covered all the general stage, band, and high level set washing.

It was his first time using MMXs. The 26 fixtures were positioned three per spine, and on two higher upstage trusses, with eight on the floor. The MMXs were used for numerous effects.

After the show Shaw commented about the MMXs: "The optics are extremely crisp and the units are really punchy. I like features like the new and improved inbuilt macros, plus the overall speed of the fixture, not just for pan and tilting but also on the internal mechanics."

On the LEDWash 600s he says, "They are very bright, fast, smooth and super creative. The color range is excellent including the CTO and CTB whites."

Shaw programmed and ran all the lighting from a Chamsys MagicQ 100 console.

The show was project managed for Siyan by Jez Johnson, Will Yapp was the lighting crew chief and production manager for the Maccabees was Jon Barker.