ULTRA Events deploys Martin Sceptrons at the Cape Town leg of Ultra Music Festival's Resistance Stage
Cape Town, South Africa, March 2024
ULTRA Events Technical supplier recently provided support for the Cape Town leg of the Ultra Music Festival held at the Kenilworth Racecourse. This event, part of the globally renowned Ultra Music Festival franchise, stands as Africa's largest electronic music festival.
The Ultra Music Festival Main floor saw an electrifying lineup featuring global superstars Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, and W&W, alongside hometown heroes Kyle Watson, Major League DJZ, Timo ODV, Dean Feul, and Mia. The technical wizardry behind the scenes was orchestrated by Gearhouse Group.
The RESISTANCE Stage at Ultra Music Festival was graced by a stellar lineup including Vintage Culture, Shimza, Mele, KittyAmor B2B Da Capo, Jamie, Dwson, FKA MASH, Leighton Moody B2B Cassiem Latief, and Roz. ULTRA Events Technical Solutions crafted a bespoke technical solution for the stage with an inventory that has seen substantial growth, including Martin Professional VDO Sceptrons and their latest addition of VDO Atomic Dots.
Ultra Events deployed the Sceptrons on a custom frame in front of the DJ box, with eight rows of six Sceptrons per row. The Sceptrons were then mapped to a separate visual output of the Resolume server, as well as given corresponding DMX addresses for each future. This allowed the Sceptrons to act as an extension of the LED screen for VJ content, as well as a lighting matrix that could be controlled by the lighting engineer.
The VDO Sceptron 10 is a linear outdoor-rated LED video fixture for the rental market with 10 mm pixel pitch and an extensive range of optical accessories for a wide variety of looks. The VDO Sceptron 10 is driven by the Martin P3 System Controller family for easy configuration, mapping and setup, and is also backwards compatible with DMX for smaller setups.
Well done to the Ultra crew for another amazing setup and successful event.
Photos courtesy: Ultra Events