Transformation Church upgrades services with Ayrton

USA - Transformation Church (TC), a multiethnic, multi-generational, missionshaped community outside Charlotte in Indian Land, South Carolina, has added Ayrton Levante fixtures to its inventory of equipment. The HOW acquired the fixtures from SES Integration, a division of Special Event Services located in North Carolina.

Zach McCrorey, lighting designer and production director at TC, admits that he arrived “slightly sceptical” at the Levante demo set up by SES Integration since he’d never used an Ayrton product before. “But after being introduced to the product line, my scepticism was a thing of the past. I was blown away by the features housed within the Levante and left the demo deciding that the Levante was a top contender among the fixtures we had researched.”

TC removed all incandescent fixtures to make room for seven Levante units. “What a world of difference these fixtures have made,” he declared. “The Levantes have been an absolute game changer, and the quality of our online experience has been raised tenfold. In conjunction with our most recent broadcast camera upgrades, our key lighting infrastructure had to be enhanced as well. Now, our team onstage is lit so incredibly well in person, and that translates beautifully through the camera lens to those watching from home. Also, there are multiple broadcast locations within our auditorium – from the main stage to the broadcast host location to our baptistry area – and utilising the very smooth framing shutters has made highlighting any area a breeze.

“As our community is multi-ethnic, being able to light diverse skin tones quickly and correctly is important,” he added. “Levante’s colour palette mixes very well, and the colours displayed are crisp. The fixture is quiet and quick in response. But what is truly mind-blowing is how compact it is. We utilise a single-man lift for all strike and installation of lighting fixtures, so weight was an important factor in deciding which fixture to purchase. We were thrilled to learn that this fixture came in under 23kg.”

McCrorey reports that TC is “incredibly pleased with the purchase we made and the powerful performance delivered by the Levante fixtures. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on a few more Ayrton products very soon.”

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