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LIT installs Ayrton, MA, MDG and RapcoHorizon gear in Footprint Center for the Phoenix Suns

LIT Lighting in Tempe, Arizona, recently specified, designed, sold and installed new lighting and production equipment in the Footprint Center, home arena of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The installation, which comprised a new entertainment lighting solution, included Ayrton, MA Lighting, MDG and RapcoHorizon brands, all exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Entertainment.

“Pro basketball is not just a game anymore, it showcases elements promoting crowd activation and interaction, which at the Footprint Center include a dance team, half-time performances, and a dunk team with trampolines and the team mascot”, says LIT Lighting Project Manager Casey Jones. “There are a ton of moving pieces that now require entertainment lighting solutions to guarantee that fans have a better experience at games in every possible way.”

LIT Lighting, which specializes in professional lighting, video and special effects production and staff for live events, selected 27 Ayrton Huracán LT fixtures at the heart of the system. Twenty-six of the Huracáns are active with twenty mounted in 40-foot truss in each corner of the court where they can cover “anything, anywhere with spots, gobos and colour”, notes Jones. Six Huracáns are under the east and west videoboards, three per side, to ensure facial lighting.

LIT Lighting also chose a GrandMA3 full size console to control house lighting, illuminate the players’ benches and control haze. Jones is programming the system in MA3 mode. Four MDG ATMe haze generators are now on hand, too. “People want to see beams of light and atmosphere but not fog”, says Jones. “After testing several systems ATMe seemed the best product for the job. Its particulates are thin enough that they disperse quickly so people don’t see clouds when the arena lights come back on after the entertainment.”

Additionally, RapcoHorizon custom fabricated Socapex power distribution boxes tailored to the large venue. “They enable us to have smaller custom drops around the catwalk to power each truss”, explains Jones. The new gear was quickly put to use on two pre-season games for the Phoenix Suns and was ready to go for the team’s first regular season game, October 28.

“Although I drove the design of the new system myself, ACT was incredibly helpful throughout the project”, concludes Jones. “They provided demos, answered all my questions and connected me to other users - and lighting for basketball is a pretty unique use case.”

(Photos: Jesse Colocado)

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