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03/04/2025
grandMA3 Provides Lighting Control For Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

A complement of MA Lighting grandMA3 consoles were chosen to provide lighting control for the recent Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show produced by Roc Nation, DPS and Jesse Collins Productions.
Provided by PRG, three grandMA3 full-size systems and one light, which served as the tech desk, were deployed at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
This year, rapper Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl halftime show with guest appearances from R&B artist SZA, actor Samuel L. Jackson, tennis great Serena Williams and DJ/Record Producer Mustard. It was seen by a combined 133.5 million viewers domestically across broadcast television and streaming platforms, becoming the most viewed halftime show in the U.S.
Eric Marchwinski of Burbank-based Earlybird Visual LLC partnered with Mark Humphrey to program the lighting for the show. It marked Marchwinski’s fifth time as lighting programmer for the event. He and Humphrey teamed with Lighting Designer Al Gurdon and Lighting Directors Ben Green and Harry Forster; Cory FitzGerald was the Lighting Designer on the artist’s side.
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Provided by PRG, three grandMA3 full-size systems and one light, which served as the tech desk, were deployed at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
This year, rapper Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl halftime show with guest appearances from R&B artist SZA, actor Samuel L. Jackson, tennis great Serena Williams and DJ/Record Producer Mustard. It was seen by a combined 133.5 million viewers domestically across broadcast television and streaming platforms, becoming the most viewed halftime show in the U.S.
Eric Marchwinski of Burbank-based Earlybird Visual LLC partnered with Mark Humphrey to program the lighting for the show. It marked Marchwinski’s fifth time as lighting programmer for the event. He and Humphrey teamed with Lighting Designer Al Gurdon and Lighting Directors Ben Green and Harry Forster; Cory FitzGerald was the Lighting Designer on the artist’s side.
actentertainment.com
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