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lightingc“Apocalyptica” nowFinnish Cellists Tour As “Worlds Collide”What started with four cellistsplaying Metallicasongs has become one ofFinnland’s most successfulbands - Apocalyptica. Themusicians thrill their audienceseverywhere they performwith their exceptionallypowerful songs - mostly theirown material spiced withadditional guest artists. Rightnow, Apocalyptica are ontheir “Worlds Collide” WorldTour. Lighting designer MikkiKunttu created a show toremember, using an grandMAfull-size and one MA NSP forcontrolling the lighting.“The grandMA was really theonly choice”, said Kunttu, “Weactually tried another consolebut life got seriously difficult. Itis the intelligent and advancedprogramming that you find on agrandMA that makes this showrock as hard as it does. ThegrandMA offers possibilities thatno other console on the marketcan deliver. Another importantfactor is of course its reliability.Pekka Martti, programmer andoperator of the show, needs tofeel safe when he is on the road,both in terms of the hardwareand software.”“The set design, which was alsodone by Kunttu, consists of arather small rig. The visuals arebased on these basic elements:High End Showguns, MartinAtomic Strobes, a few movinglights and conventionals, andof course the set”, said Kunttu,“This is a rock show that makesa statement. Its beams, stronglooks, and timings are just outof this world. Pekka Martti is by14 Tour Guide Journal