Robe MMXs Beam Some Sun on Cat Power

	Cat Power's current world tour with Robe Robin MMX Spots

Lighting designer Cory FitzGerald added eleven Robe Robin MMX Spots to his design for the most recent US leg of Cat Power's current world tour, which is promoting her highly acclaimed album, "Sun."

The fixtures were supplied by Los Angeles based VER, who has recently become a supporter of the new Robin MMX series.

While on the road, the light show was looked after by lighting operator Chris Smith.

Prior to this tour, Los Angeles-based FitzGerald had not used any Robe products, however he decided to use the MMX Spots after attending a demo from VER.

"They were great! I love the effects and gobos and they are generally excellent lights," FitzGerald comments, adding that they were also completely reliable throughout the duration of their time on the tour.

Ten MMX Spots were rigged over the stage on front and back trusses. Another MMX Spot was set on the floor directly behind Cat Power's center microphone position, and used for dramatic silhouette effects and other specials.

FitzGerald took advantage of the MMX's unique dual rotating graphics wheels, running them at different speeds to produce unusual and unique looks -- in both soft and hard focuses.

He utilized multiple features of the MMXs in each song of the set which ensured that the rig looked as varied as possible. It also gave the impression that there were many more lights being used than actually were, realizing that a relatively few MMXs can go a long way with imagination.

FitzGerald's other current projects include Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and record producer, Bruno Mars, who has currently sold over six million albums worldwide.

See Robe at PLASA Focus: Orlando, May 15-16.