ADJ Fixtures Elevate The Maine's 8123 Fest 2025 with Immersive Lighting DesignThe 2025 edition of The Maine's 8123 Fest, at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Arizona, featured ADJ Lighting's Jolt Panel FX, Jolt Bar FX, and 32 HEX Panel IP fixtures. Utilized to extend the show's video across the entire stage, these fixtures played a crucial role in production/lighting designer Carlos Katsurayama's rig, creating an immersive visual spectacle for fans of the alt-rock band. Founded in 2007, The Maine is associated with a variety of rock music genres, especially alternative, pop punk, and emo. The band has built a dedicated following through strong fan engagement, which reaches its zenith at their very own festival, 8123 Fest. First held in 2017, to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary, 8123 Fest has become a biannual gathering of The Maine's 8123 fan community. Taking place over a long weekend in January, the 2025 installment saw the band headline two nights at the Mesa Amphitheatre, close to their hometown. The stage was filled with a huge video wall which was split into two distinct parts: an outer section that framed the drum riser and a central section positioned behind it. Katsurayama, a long-time collaborator with The Maine, was tasked with ensuring the festival's lighting design worked harmoniously with the video content, while still delivering impactful standalone effects. "They're the first band I ever worked for, so it's like a family gig now," says Katsurayama. "I'll always make the time to come back for them if I can. This festival is particularly fun to be a part of. 8123 is a community the band has built with their fans, so everyone who comes really gets the inside baseball. It's just a really cool vibe, very special." To enhance and extend the video display, Katsurayama utilized a combination of ADJ's Jolt Bar FX and Jolt Panel FX multifunctional LED fixtures. Both models feature a central strip of 5W cool white SMD LEDs which are extremely bright and, when combined in multiples, generate truly intense strobe and blinder effects. The white LEDs are surrounded on both sides by arrays of 0.5W RGB color mixing LEDs. A wide variety of vibrant color options can be achieved using the RGB LEDs through individual dimming control of the independent red, green, and blue elements. Used as single-color sources, the fixtures can generate potent washes and strobe hits that cover a large area. Alternatively, through use of the zone control function, each independent block of LEDs can be controlled separately to allow for the creation of dynamic chases and other animated pattern effects. 
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