Los Angeles based Felix Lighting invested in 60 of Robe’s BMFL moving lights – 48
BMFL Spots and 12 BMFL Blades – for their busy rental stock.

The fixtures were immediately deployed on the kineticFIELD main stage at the 2015
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas, and at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara
for the West Coast leg of the Grateful Dead’s landmark “Fare Thee Well’ shows.

Felix, established in 1991 when President, Dave McKinnon was still studying at San
Diego State University, supplies full service lighting and video production to a
diverse mix of high profile festivals, concerts, as well as corporates and special
events.

The BMFL purchase follows investments in Robe Pointes and CycFX 8 fixtures in the
last 18 months. “We needed a bright fixture to meet the top specs out there,’
commented Dave adding that BMFLs are “very bright, very fast and perfect for
lighting EDM events and massive stadium and arena shows where they have to be
high up and shooting at long distances’.

They are already a hit with the Felix crew because of their robust build and
reliability in the harshest working conditions.

Designed by Gert-Jan Schreuder, the BMFLs were the crucial high power lighting
units of the event, positioned on the stage wing towers, on the high towers at the
back of the stage and on the FOH delay towers, which featured BMFL Blades utilized
to accurately cut into and highlight specific areas of the stage scenery and DJ booth
positions.

The BMFLs worked consistently throughout the event, despite the grueling Las Vegas
daytime temperatures that peaked at a steady 118 degrees, dipping to around 105
-111 degrees at night.

“Lights failing when rigged 85 ft high in the desert are really tough to swap out. If
you want a rig that stays working, Robe is trying hard to own that stage,’ McKinnon
stated. “When evaluating the BMFL – which was at the top of our list, and we did
evaluate every manufacturer’s brightest movers – we honestly had concerns about
extreme ambient temperature operating environments, as we provide equipment
packages for many leading festivals throughout summer in North America. Fixtures
can’t fail in these conditions – it’s that simple! And … the high output 1700w BMFL is
flawless!’

Immediately following their remarkable performance at the EDC 2015 festival, Felix
dispatched 50 BMFL units to Santa Clara for use by Candace Brightman and Paul
Hoffman on these two Grateful dead shows in California, where they again received
rave reviews.