USA - When NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon debuted in the changing landscape of late night television grandMA was close at hand. Lighting designer Christopher Landy, who heads Brooklyn's Vibrant Design LLC, specified the console to control a large complement of moving and conventional lights which give the show a hip vibe while paying homage to talk show legends Johnny Carson and Jack Parr who worked in the same iconic Studio 6B at Rockefeller Centre.

"The grandMA is my board of choice for any show," says Landy. "A nightly show like Fallon is very demanding. The schedule is extremely tight and every night is a different musical performance and a different comedic bit. That doesn't leave a lot of cuing time. We need a console that can handle a large library of effects and is programmer friendly. Versatility is key"

For Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Landy opted for a large complement of LEDs. "Those LEDs treat the set, providing unlimited spectrum of colour and effects to the background," reports Landy. The grandMA console has a set of tools created specifically for intuitive control of LED fixtures. The grandMA also controls a host of moving lights.

(Jim Evans)


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