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Ayrton moving lights for Zenon Dubai

Zenon Dubai at Kempinski Central Avenue in the Dubai Mall is a new restaurant and lounge using immersive technology with AI-powered performances and interactive displays. It is the first nightclub in Dubai to be fitted with all-Ayrton moving lights.

The design, installation, programming and system integration were all the responsibility of Alex Douglas, Lighting Consultant with AV installation and maintenance provider Em-Tec. Douglas put Ayrton fixtures front and centre of his design, alongside two floor-to-ceiling video walls and two holograms.

He chose Ayrton Zonda 3 FX, Zonda 9 FX and Cobra fixtures to create an overhead “chandelier” comprising three concentric circular trusses suspended 18 m above the DJ and lounge area, augmented by a side dish of Ayrton Diablo in the private VIP area in the upper echelons of this dual level venue.

Douglas populated the concentric circular trusses with twelve Zonda 3 FX and 9 Zonda 9 FX. Inspired by Zonda’s 3D ringed look and multi-layered pixel effects, he saw the potential of these fixtures and pixel mapped them so the whole structure could act as a low resolution video wall across which he could programme sweeps, or effects that explode out from the middle.

“I pixel mapped every single pixel, unfolded every fixture and created palettes for everything on an Avolites Sapphire Touch console using them in 199 channel mode for maximum pixel control”, says Douglas. “Ayrton were amazing with their support and there’s a lot you can do with Zonda FX to create looks, combining all the pixel effects with the inbuilt chases.”

“For example, I programmed it with two different colours for the background and foreground during the chases, and the same for the liquid effects, which gives you four looks”, he continues. “Add another layer with the pixel effects, plus all the movements and then the zoom and you have seven layers of effects.”

To help change the mood from a restaurant to a lounge vibe after hours, Douglas incorporated six laser-sourced Cobra fixtures rigged on two truss arms off the central chandelier truss reaching out either side of the DJ. “With eighty gobos to choose from and all those effects, I could programme a lot of palettes for the venue techs to play with after I’d handed over the installation”, he says. “I also wanted a nice tight beam to bounce off reflection mirrors located on the mezzanine.”

Four Diablo S fixtures complete the scenario located on the front of the mezzanine beside the bounce mirrors and the upper level to light up the VIP guest tables and add texture to the room. “When I design I like to keep everything from the same brand because the colours match and there is a uniformity to the look and features”, he notes.

An Avolites desk triggers all lighting and video effects which are synchronised to emulate the video content - designed by Ouchhh Studio - on the video screens during restaurant hours. “I like to keep it simple with pure DMX desk control from the console, for more direct creative control which makes it easier for the venue techs to use after I have gone”, says Douglas. After hours, the synch is switched off and the inhouse technicians are left to free-style in time with the music.

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