Prolight+Sound 2015: Martin Audio transforms its MLA line array with Lego bricks

Legotastic is the name of the initiative of the manufacturer Martin Audio to replicate its sound systems with the small building bricks of Lego, with a reproduction of the iconic Pyramid Stage of the Glastonbury festival, where the company presented its MLA line array, and that will now also lead to Prolight + Sound 2015, which is celebrated in a few weeks in the German city of Frankfurt, as an attraction of your stand.

Martin Audio has decided to carry out a communication action of the sound quality of its systems in an attractive way, giving a new use to Lego building bricks with a reproduction of the famous Pyramid Stage of the Glastonbury Festival, The largest outdoor music event, soundproofed with its MLA multicellular speaker line array and MLX subwofers, among other systems.

Although since the year 2007 Martin Audio has been the manufacturer chosen for the assembly of the PA system of this emblematic stage, The company wanted to take its reputation in sound quality further by replicating this success with a model composed of 12.500 small shiny Lego bricks, with a size of 1.2×1,2 metre, built by the company Bright Bricks, Specialized in this type of actions with these well-known blocks, for which it has employed more than 120 Working hours.

As James King has explained, Marketing Director of Martin Audio, "We wanted to celebrate our participation in Glastonbury., No doubt, The most prestigious festival in the world, as well as the success we had with our MLA last year in this scenario, where we beat all records with the most powerful sound level recorded in FOH and complying with the strict levels of noise pollution of this emblematic place".

For this reason and to show the possibilities to offer these high SPL levels and direct the sound evenly, The company will lead to Prolight + Sound 2015, of the 15 to the 18 April at Messe Frankfurt, a 38x ML MLA line array scheme, as well as the replica made with Lego bricks.

"We thought we'll teach this year at our Prolight booth. + Sound this reproduction with our MLA would have a lot of attention. It's fantastic., with all kinds of stage details, of the audience and even with people waiting to enter the toilet. Admittedly, this doesn't have any sound at all., But it will surely create a big stir.".

In fact, This responsible ensures that "many people have asked us if we are going to mass-produce this replica. What we do have are five hundred certified limited edition MLA mini models, of some 12 cm. high, with instructions on how to build it and stickers to decorate it that will surely be on many work tables of our partners in the coming weeks".

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