G-LEC Phantom at AutoSymphonics, Mannheim, Germany

The German city of Mannheim recently bore witness to a multimedia event entitled autoSYMPHONICS, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the motor car. (In 1886, Karl Benz, of Mannheim, was awarded a patent for his first motor car.) The visuals, which featured video, lighting, and a laser show, were put together by multimedia designer Horst Hamanns and lighting designer Thomas Gerdon, using G-LEC Phantom screens amongst their equipment.

In preparation for the event, the entire Friedrichsplatzanlage, in the city's heart, was turned in a huge concert arena. On the main stage area, Germany's top pop act Söhne Mannheims opened the event, which took place before a 17,000 strong audience. Next came a unique musical arrangement by Joannou Elia which featured accompaniment from 80 cars on stage. Elia brought together more than 800 sounds from the vehicles as part of his musical composition for the event.

Hammans and Gerdon used every building and surface around the central plaza to create a stunning environment. In doing so, more than 600 sq. m. of G-LEC Phantom 30 panels were used, split across the main stage and the plaza area. Supervising the installation was the head of video for the event, Jens Diefenbach, of m:con in Mannheim.

The G-LEC Phantom panels were supplied to the event by Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH and Videotechnik Bär, with rigging for the panels looked after by Rent Event Tec GmbH of Mannheim. Lighting equipment was supplied by EBS lights GmbH based in Limburg.