Martin Professional MAC Aura on Tour with Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquin Sabina Spanish lighting designer Oscar Gallardo has turned to a Martin Professional MAC Aura lighting rig supplied by MFO S.L. Productions for Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquin Sabina's current tour, which is playing Spain and South America this fall. Gallardo along with Juan Gomez Cornejo, Tano Astiaso, and Nicolás Fischtel, is one of the forerunners of the Asociación Española de Autores de Iluminación (Spanish Association of Lighting Authors), of which Martin Professional is a member. The association was created with the objective of gaining more recognition for the lighting design profession. On the Serrat and Sabina show, Galladro uses 34 MAC Aura LED wash lights, a fixture he says he chose for its power and brightness, as well as cost and energy savings. "The decision was difficult as the stage is quite big, but after the first test with the Aura there was no doubt, it was the product for this tour," Gallardo remarked. "The color projection and the effective control of the fixture; the amazing power, the speed with high precision, after the first performance, everyone loved the Aura." The Aura's work in the rig in combination with 1,200W spot moving heads. By choosing the lightweight Aura rather than an HID based fixture, Gallardo says he lightened the lighting rig by 1,000kg. "It is also important to consider the green facts in using the Aura," Oscar adds. "Less power consumption means less CO2 in the atmosphere." 
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