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MAC TW1 Wins "Best Product" Award

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Monday, 04 December 2006 21:23

Martin's MAC TW1 Tungsten washlight was recently awarded the "Best Product" accolade in the illumination category at the 2006 Professional Production and Audio Production Awards hosted by Spanish magazine Producción Audio.

The TW1 fixture won the esteemed award 'due to its surprising combination of classic Tungsten source with advanced moving head technology.' Nearly five hundred professionals from the entertainment technology sector attended the 4th annual awards ceremony held at the Juan Carlos I Trade Fairground (Madrid Trade Fairs Institute - IFEMA) on November 7th. On hand in Madrid to accept the award on behalf of Martin Professional's Spanish representative, Ecler, was Luis Barrado.

The MAC TW1 is a powerful 1200W Tungsten wash fixture featuring avant-garde features such as a twin lens zoom system, full CMY color mixing, motorized zoom and choice of internal or external electronic dimming. It is rapidly being specified for theatre and television use the world over.

The Awards jury was made up of a host of prestigious lighting and audio professionals and included José Luis Canales, head of lighting technology at Spain's Royal Theatre; Mariano García, engineer and designer whose work includes renowned works for the National Drama Centre; Nick Litwin, master engineer; César Linares, freelance lighting technician; Javier Moreno, engineer and commercial director of AEQ; Ángel Quintanilla, currently in charge of technical management at SGAE (General Society of Authors and Editors); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, director of the prestigious CES school; José María Rosillo, sound engineer and producer; Juan Vinader, considered the experts' expert and currently head of sound at Kulteperalia and Miramón Mendi; and Gabriel Albornoz and Joao Martins, director and international editor, respectively, of Producción Audio.