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Disciple Now Weekends are 3-day youth retreats drawing high school and middle school students for worship, concerts and small group Bible studies. Held in cities across the country they bring youth together for a retreat environment in their home towns. In the Grand Prarie, Tex., area, First Baptist Church hosted this year and the youth pastors organizing the large event hired DiTech A.V. of El Campo for production enhancement. One of the company's recommendations was the rental of lighting gear from Mega Systems, Inc.
"That’s what makes the Enlighten One Console great, It is easy to use, but then it also has some complex and powerful features."
Paul Guthrie
DiTech A.V.
To create a special environment for the youth concerts, DiTech A.V. used 9 Mega-Lite Axis Beam 2R fixtures, 6 Mega-Lite XS Strobe LED RGB fixtures and 5 PR Lighting XLED 3007 fixtures. All the fixtures were then controlled by the Enlighten One Console. Paul Guthrie owns DiTech A.V. and loves the versatility of the Axis Beam 2R fixture. He says the brightness, pin spot and gobos are among his favorite features. “It's a great unit because we didn't have to use a lot of haze for it to be effective,” say Guthrie. DiTech A.V. uses the XS LED Strobe RGB fixtures as both a strobe and a wash. Guthrie says the brightness of the fixture allows him to wash the entire stage.
For control, DiTech turned to the Enlighten One Console. Guthrie wanted to interface with the production fixtures and the church's installed lighting, which includes 10 Mega-Lite EvriColor fixtures installed by Ford AV. The Enlighten One Console allowed him to do that. “That's what makes the Enlighten One Console great,” says Guthrie. “It is easy to use, but then it also has some complex and powerful features.”
He says the event looked spectacular and was well attended. As a result, the host church is considering adding some of the fixtures to their rig permanently, so they can have access to the looks anytime.
