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These rock-solid machines continue to cement MDG’s long-standing reputation for the finest and most reliable atmosphere generators on the market.

The ATMe™ haze generator, the ME2™ fog generator and the ICE FOG COMPACK™ low fog generator will be shown on Stand D50, alongside theONE™ award-winning dual fog and haze generator, and complemented by theFAN™, the indispensible variable speed digital fan.

MDG’s ATMe™ haze generator is a development of the industry standard MDG Atmosphere™ haze generator. It shares the same compact dimensions, but with increased output and power efficiency, and the added advantage of DMX-RDM controllability. An optional portable carry kit sets a new standard in portability by allowing ATMe’s gas canister to be stored securely beneath the generator. From this position it can be operated horizontally without the gas line freezing to generate haze exactly where you want it.

The dual output Me2™ fog generator will be representing the Me™ Series, the latest in MDG technology, which brings a higher degree of controllability and a more powerful output to the MDG family. With each model sporting DMX-controlled variable fog output, the Me Series is available in four sizes: Me1, Me2, Me4 and Me8. 

MDG’s ever-popular ICE FOG COMPACK HP is a self-contained low fog generator housed in its own flight case. It creates a thick, low-lying fog with zero residue without the use of dry ice. ICE FOG COMPACK has an extremely low fluid consumption, 100% duty cycle and a variety of accessories including DMX interface, remote control timer, and the new Round Floor Pocket and D-Verter multiple input/output fog switcher.

theONE™ is MDG’s award-winning, dual fog and haze generator which was awarded LDI’s Best Debuting Product Award on its launch. This reliable workhorse is equally at home in arenas, stadiums, theatres and themed attractions where its output and density can be finely tuned to suit the size and atmospheric conditions of any size of venue, and satisfy all designers’ aesthetic requirements. This summer it has been seen on tour with the likes of Robbie Williams, Adele and Phil Collins, as well as on theatre productions including 42^nd Street at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the UK touring production of Miss Saigon and at RADA theatre school.

Last but not least, theFAN™, MDG’s ultra-compact, variable speed, digital fan will be playing it cool and demonstrating how smoothly it operates with any of MDG’s professional generators, or as a stand alone unit.

Visitors to the PLASA stand (D50) will have an opportunity to win MDG merchandise in a daily competition. Just blow in and drop your business card off for a chance to win – nice work!

To join MDG at PLASA 2017 at Olympia, London on Stand D50 click here to register.

The Wind in the Willows the musical, has had a riotous run at the London Palladium this Summer. Spectacularly produced by Jamie Hendry Productions and written by Julian Fellowes, Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey, and the Olivier award-winning composer and lyricist, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the show has been a sheer delight.

The production’s lighting designer, Howard Harrison, insisted on using two MDG ATMe™ haze generators for this show. Harrison commented, “MDG is one of the super companies I have always believed in. They produce very good high-quality products and I have used their machines for a very long time. In fact, I don’t think I have ever done a musical in the West End without using them for as long as they have existed. I am a big fan”.

He said, “The Wind in the Willows is a fun show, with beautiful sets and costumes, lots of scenery and a beautiful theatre to work in. We use plenty of haze in the show, but this was the first time I have used ATMe machines and I was incredibly impressed by them. It was like having all the good things of the older MDG machines but with the benefit of new controls, where you can have precise control over the output, as opposed to just switching it on and off.”

The ATMe machines were situated on perches downstage left and upstage right, from where they were perfectly positioned to fill the stage with haze. The nature of The Wind in the Willows which takes place on a river bank in the mornings and evenings allowed Harrison to make perfect use of the haze to create the misty, watery, atmospheric effects required. “One of the things I like about the machines is that they produce a very fine haze, it never clouds up and only shows when you shine a light through it, which is exactly what haze should be,” says Harrison. “Actors and singers are not panicked by volumes of haze because it is so fine, so we can use a lot of it and they are not affected either physically or psychologically, which is a big help.

“Over the years people have suggested other haze machines to me which they believe to be as good as MDG. I’ve tried them, but the reality is they are not as good. I am keen to use the best haze, and always want the kind of haze that MDG produces. They don’t compromise on quality.”

ATMe is an evolution of the industry standard MDG ATMOSPHERE™ haze generator. It has the added advantage of increased efficiency, with an identical power consumption and footprint, but almost double the output. Built-in DMX/RDM control allows precise remote control over the flow of the output from a fine haze, to a rolling fog all from the comfort and convenience of the control desk. These haze generators are renowned for producing the finest haze with the longest hang time and are extremely quiet. They also have the lowest fluid consumption on the market - just ask Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad. You can still catch them on the riverbank until Saturday 2^nd September.

The show opened at the Curve, Leicester in July before moving to Birmingham Hippodrome, from where it travels to Ireland, Wales, Scotland and back to England, culminating at Norwich Theatre Royal in September 2018. Travelling with the show, with its lighting design by the equally legendary Bruno Poet, are two MDG ATMe haze generators, purchased specifically for the tour by White Light.

“My Associate LD on this show, Warren Letton discovered the ATMe hazer and recommended that I take a look at them,” says Poet.  “I have used MDG’s Atmosphere machine many times before and love the fabulous haze they deliver. And we used two Atmospheres on both the West End and Broadway productions of Miss Saigon where they stood the test of time. But it was the extra control of the new ATMe hazer that really appealed to me. It produces the finest haze, just like the Atmosphere, but instead of simply turning them on and off, the ATMe’s DMX/RDM control and 0-100% variable output allows us to carry out that vital fine tuning directly from the lighting console.”

As one would expect from the Cameron Mackintosh stable, production values are never less than superlative and the show’s setting of dingy nightclubs and war-zones in the dying days of the Vietnam war requires endless supplies of atmosphere-evoking smoke and haze, which are provided by a variety of different generators. Poet states: “Haze machines are often overlooked but are a totally essential piece of equipment to bring out the best in the lighting. We chose the ATMe for the ambient cover because it produces the best fine haze which allows the beams of light to be seen without obscuring the action or set on stage, which is so important on a show such as this.  The MDG machines are good for delivering a floor to ceiling haze that means you see the full beams very cleanly, where the others smoke and haze machines give denser looks where I want to see the smoke swirling around in the beams.”

The two ATMe units are rigged either side of the fly floor, each with a fan to help direct the haze onto stage. “Now we have left the comfort of the West End and Broadway and are touring the show, the controllability of the ATMe has really made its value felt,” continues Poet. “We will be dealing with very different venues and slightly different locations for the machines in each and, of course, different atmospheric conditions on every stage. But the ATMe has the advantage of fine control over the output which gives us more flexibility to get the balance just right.” 

With Miss Saigon’s UK tour now in progress, Poet remains confident that the ATMe is the right haze generator for the job: “The fluid consumption is excellent – the best on the market I believe - and the touring teams are very used to dealing with CO2 these days so they have it down to a fine art.   Plus we have the security of MDG’s build-quality which means you know you can rely on them whatever the conditions.”

Jedd Hamilton, Hire Manager at White Light, agrees: “As a supplier, we always work closely with lighting designers to ensure that we supply exactly what they require for their productions, sourcing particular fixtures where we need to. When Bruno specified the ATMe haze generators, we knew this would be a fixture that would be able to achieve the exact feel he required. They have proven extremely beneficial on the Miss Saigon tour and we intend to use them on other productions in future.”

“The brief from the director, Hannah Eidinow, was to create the atmosphere of Manchester in the 1890s: hot, industrial, sweaty, dirty, polluted and foggy, so clearly we needed to use a hazer that was up to the job,” says guest lighting designer, Declan Randall. “And MDG’s ATMe haze generator was more than up to the task.”

Scuttlers was first performed at Manchester’s iconic Royal Exchange Theatre in 2015. It follows the exploits of the city’s first street gangs, set against the background of Manchester’s cotton mills and industrial expansion of the nineteenth century, when the rapidly expanding population, migrating from the surrounding rural communities in search of work, discovered that urban life was not all that they expected.  Ruthless exploitation by mill and factory owners, social deprivation and political unrest were to follow.

The recent production at RADA moved the setting from the 200+ seat theatre-in-the-round of Manchester’s Royal Exchange to the very intimate, brick-lined environment of RADA’s 70-seater GBS Theatre.  “With such a small space we needed to have total control of the haze produced by the machine,” continues Randall.  “The production called for a continual level of atmospheric haze but also included moments when a little more or a little less was required to for dramatic effect.  In such a tight space, where the audience is so close to the stage and the action, it can be only too easy to get it wrong.  Using the ATMe’s DMX control, we were able to drive the haze levels precisely throughout the show using a fader to pump it up and, conversely, drop it back down as and when required.”

The ATMe ran all the way through the show to give a constant base level of haze, interspersed by moments when it was boosted it for some of the bigger, industrial choreography. “I was impressed with how quickly it filled the space,” continues Randall. “With some hazers, you need to have them running for some time to produce a decent amount of haze, but for Scuttlers we turned on the ATMe around the five minute call, and by curtain up we had a good level of haze with an excellent hang time.”

Randall was a guest lighting designer for Scuttlers at RADA’s invitation and his choice of fixtures allowed students to have access and experience of some of the premier products on the market today. “It is very important that students are given access to the best possible technology right from the start, mirroring the experiences they will have out in the industry after graduating” says RADA’s Head of Lighting, Matt Leventhall. “The sponsorship of MDG allows students to become familiar with top quality haze machines and the fantastic results they can help to achieve. We’ve used the ATMe on a several shows now and are exceedingly happy with it. It is economical in its use of fluid and practically silent. I anticipate it will be used on many productions going forward.”

“We are very proud to sponsor RADA in our capacity at MDG,” says MDG CEO Martin Michaud. “RADA is one of the oldest and most influential drama schools in the UK with an international reputation for excellence. We are very happy to contribute to the great work that they do by supplying them with one of our latest models of haze generator.”

Randall’s endorsement of MDG’s ATMe haze generator is unequivocal: “This is a rock solid machine: you turn it on and it does its thing. Job done.”

With a theatre on the site for over 350 years, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane has a heritage and longevity unrivalled even amongst its neighbours in London’s West End. Its present incarnation, a mere couple of centuries old, boasts a depth of stage that few can offer, making it perfect for lavish musical productions such as the current run of 42^nd Street. 

This latest production, with ‘80’s legend Sheena Easton in the starring role, makes the most of the stage area which is packed with props, sets and a huge cast. It was obvious from the start that a haze generator was required that could easily deal with the enormous stage space, for the entire show, without compromising the performances or the extensive lighting rig supplied by White Light Ltd.

MDG’s ATMe haze generator proved ideal for the job: “I first came across MDG about ten years ago on a show in South Africa,” says Declan Randall, associate LD to 42^nd Street’s lighting designer, Peter Mumford. “I was so impressed with the haze that I went backstage to investigate what they were using.  I’ve been a fan ever since.”  Mumford and Randall opted to use two of the ATMe units - next-step developments from the ever-popular MDG Atmosphere - because of its more efficient power consumption and increased output, which it combines with a high level of controllability. 

“On a show like this with high production values we could have chosen pretty much whatever we wanted,” continues Randall, “but as far as I’m concerned, MDG is the go-to manufacturer and the one to use whenever possible. 

“Aside from the energy and output benefits, the ATMe has the added improvement of total 0-100% variable output which you can control via DMX/RDM, and a 100% duty cycle.  On 42^nd Street the generators are required to run for the entire show, so having machines that can maintain their output consistently is vital. 

“Seen from front-of-house, there’s no apparent source to the haze, whereas as with most hazers you are aware of it chugging away in a corner somewhere.  That might be acceptable if it were being used in a single specific song to enhance a look or create an atmosphere, but in this show it has to be constant, consistent yet subtle.  With the ATMes we can achieve a really good quality haze, with no clouds and good distribution from top to bottom. And what really impressed me is, it’s noticeable you get really good beams all the way from fixture to floor.”

Mumford agrees. “I'm delighted with the performance of the ATMes which I find create a haze that just lights the beams without looking like the ‘bacon’s burning’, if you know what I mean,” he says. “I also appreciate the fact that they cause much fewer issues when it comes to performers complaining about ‘stuff in the air’. That can be quite an issue, especially in the opera world.”

The Theatre Royal stage is set-heavy for this production; the amount of traffic on and off stage with the constant movement of scenery during the show means the decision was made to locate the ATMe generators up on the fly-floor. They are positioned stage left and right, with two DMX fans directing the haze downwards and moving it about. One concern about this trim height location was a possible issue with clogging of fans and filters of the lighting fixtures in the rig, but this has proved to be a needless worry. “This might not being the ideal location, but the hazers are still doing their job and doing well,” says Randall. “To date we have had no complaints from the maintenance technicians!

 “The use of CO₂ in hazers is not an issue these days,” concludes Randall. “Stage and production managers are more familiar and comfortable with the rules and regulations involved.  Good haze delivery can make the difference between a good light show and a great light show, so the relevant proper planning of hazers should be as important as every other ingredient in the design.  A great haze result is when no-one notices it’s there!”

The Me Series has been designed as the next stage in MDG’s evolution of fog and represents a new family of generators with a higher degree of controllability and a powerful output from a compact chassis.

Me1 is the smallest of the Me family with a single nozzle output that can produce up to 100m³ (3,521 ft³) of fog per minute. It is unique in offering a MAX 3000 configuration setting.

Me2 is the powerful twin of the Me1, housed in the same size chassis but with twice the power and a dual output of 200m³ (7,063 ft³) per minute.

Me4’s powerful quadruple output produces up to 400m³ (14,126 ft³) of fog per minute and is the ideal generator for applications requiring seriously high quantities of fog.

All members of the Me Series benefit from a 1% - 100% variable fog output, a 100% duty cycle and MDG’s famous Automatic Purging System™ (APS™). Numerous control options are on-board as standard and include 3 standard USITT DMX512 channels, XLR-5 connectors, a 4-button LCD user interface and RDM compliancy.

Having served the entertainment, industrial, fire-fighting and military markets since 1980, MDG has, throughout its history, developed the world-famous MAX Series of fog generators, the ATMOSPHERE haze generator, winner of LDI's Best Lighting Product in 1997, and the award-winning theONE digital atmospheric generator, LDI's Best Debuting Product in 2010. These were followed in 2013 by the e-series range which brought increased efficiency and total electronic control to the product range. The newly released Me Series now takes its place in the prestigious line up, and continues to keep MDG at the forefront of atmospheric effects technology.

To mark its anniversary, MDG produced a limited number of celebratory “35^th Anniversary Black Edition” branded Me fog generators which have already become collectors’ items. “As soon as we announced the limited edition we were flooded with orders from our worldwide family of distributors who all wanted some of these special generators,” says MDG CEO, Martin Michaud. “It was fantastic to have such an overwhelming and instantaneous response and to be able to share the fun and celebrate the occasion with our hard-working and loyal MDG Family.”

MDG’s anniversary was also marked by the launch of its brand new website which went live during the show and across all MDG’s social networks. The new trilingual website can be found at www.mdgfog.com and, in addition to the full range of MDG products, also gives an insight into MDG’s history with a comprehensive Museum of past MDG products, many of which are still in operation around the world.

MDG exhibited alongside its German distributors cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH who, like the visiting distributors and customers, were happy to celebrate 35 years with the world-renowned atmospheric effects specialists.

“I – and cast – are really happy and proud to have been able to participate in MDG’s 35th anniversary during this year’s Prolight & Sound,” says cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH MD, Heinz Siller. “We have represented MDG in Germany for 23 of their 35 years now, after starting together with just one single product and developing the market together. With MDG’s focus on reliability and continuous improvement we now have a wide range of high-end professional products with which to serve the market. 

“It was great to use Prolight+Sound as an international platform to release the new series of Fog generators and we are looking forward to celebrating more MDG anniversaries in the future. We would like to say thanks for their everlasting friendship and fruitful business relations.”

More information on MDG and all its fog, haze and low fog generators can be found on the new website at www.mdgfog.com

Serving entertainment, industrial, fire-fighting and military customers since 1980, MDG will mark the occasion with the release of limited edition models of a brand new product line which are certain to become collectors items.

Throughout its history, MDG has developed the MAX Series of fog generators, the world-famous ATMOSPHERE haze generator, winner of LDI's Best Lighting Product in 1997, and the award-winning theONE digital atmospheric generator, LDI's Best Debuting Product in 2010. These were followed in 2013 by the e-series which brought increased efficiency and total electronic control to the product range. Now, Prolight+Sound 2015 will see the launch of 3 new products, the latest in MDG’s evolution of fog which will expand the range still further.

MDG’s anniversary will also be marked by the launch of a brand new website which will go live during the show and be reflected across MDG’s social networks. The new trilingual website will be found at www.mdgfog.com. Keep checking the address to see it go live!

MDG can be found in Hall 9 Stand E66 alongside its German distributors cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH (Hall 9 Stand E71). Come along to discover more about the new products and celebrate 35 years of atmospheric passion with the world-renowned specialist!

From 1 October 2014, MDGfog UK, a trading division of Robe UK Ltd, will take responsibility for the exclusive distribution of the full MDG product range in the UK & Eire. This new division will be headed by Matt Wiseman, a well-known face in the UK entertainment industry who brings 20 years of experience to the role.
 
“I am looking forward to the new avenues and responsibilities this arrangement brings,” says Wiseman. “It will allow MDGfog UK to focus wholeheartedly on promoting and servicing the MDG brand across the UK and Eire, with the added confidence of solid backing from Robe UK’s established administrative, service and warehouse facilities in Northampton.”
 
Mick Hannaford, Managing Director of Robe UK, adds, "We believe the quality and performance of the MDGproducts are an ideal offering for both established and new Robe customers. MDG, like Robe, manufactures products which are equally at home in any touring, television, theatre or installation environment and thus form a perfect complement to both our product range and our customer base." MDGfog UK can be contacted at:

MDGfog UK
Matt Wiseman,
3 Spinney View
Stone Circle Road
Round Spinney Industrial Estate
NN3 8RF, Northampton
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1604 741000
Fax: +44 1604 741041
Email: info@mdgfog.uk

The new arrangement follows on from a successful collaboration between MDG and Robe Middle East. Since April 2013 Robe Middle East has assumed responsibility for the exclusive distribution of MDG products across the Middle East with a large market influence in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Bahrain in particular.
 
"One year on from the start of our collaboration I can report that the arrangement is a great success with an ever-increasing demand for MDG products across these territories," says Robe Middle East General Manager, Elie Battah. "We carry a full stock of the MDG range in our Dubai offices along with all the consumables to support it. This enables us to offer our customers immediate delivery and a complete support service.
 
"MDG is a high quality brand that fits very well with our Robe line of products. Our customers are very demanding so having MDG on board adds another premiere brand to the line of products we distribute – which all helps to keep them satisfied!"
 
Robe Middle East can be contacted at:
Elie Battah,
General Manager
Office Number 507 5th floor
Al Asmawi Building
Dubai Investment Park 1
P.O. Box: 391 898
Dubai
UAE
Tel: +971 4 885 3223
Email: info@robe-me.com

For almost thirty-five years MDG has held a position worldwide as the leading brand of atmosphere generators. MDG atmosphere generators are employed across all areas of the entertainment industry and play a major role in training exercises with the military, firefighters and industrial workers.
 
MDG products can be seen from Broadway to the West End and in almost every continent, appearing in theatre and opera, film and television, themed entertainment and large-scale events, live music and festivals.
 
"MDG is proud to partner up with Robe UK Ltd for the United Kingdom market and Robe Middle East Trading LLC for the Middle East and welcomes both to the MDG family," states MDG President & CEO,Martin Michaud. "Mick Hannaford and Elie Battah's perpetual quest for excellence, their personalized service and the quality of their team and organization reflects values shared by both our companies."
 
MDG will be exhibiting at PLASA London (5-8 October) on the Robe stand where it will show its award-winning dual-mode fog and haze generator, theONE, models from its ATMOSPHERE and MAX series and the ICE FOG Q model.
 
To discover more about MDG's full product range, visit www.mdgfog.com

MDG, exclusive distributors of Robe and Chromlech in Canada and manufacturers of industry standard MDG atmospheric generators, provided lighting, fog and haze effects for Mumford & Sons' mammoth 145-date international 2013 tour.
 
MDG supplied fifteen Robe Robin 600 LEDWash and sixteen Robe Robin 1200 LEDWash moving heads, plus a quantity of Chromlech Elidy LED lighting panels composed of 64 Elidy-Wall LED panels arranged in a 16 wide by 4 high video backwall, and 12 Elidy-Big and 12 Elidy-S panels rigged above and behind the band on stage. The tour marks the largest installation of the French lighting manufacturer's new product to date and the first project for MDG to supply with Elidy since its appointment as exclusive Canadian distributor.
 
MDG also provided two of its own, unique dual fog and haze generators, MDG theONE. These were located on either side of the stage to provide a highly controllable output of haze that showed off Ed Warren's spectacular lighting design to perfection.
 
"Smoke and haze suits the band's style really well," says Warren of Next Level Lights who has toured with Mumford & Sons as lighting designer since they started five years ago. "I use a lot of back light and overhead haze, so it's a vital part of my design."
 
The haze was able to highlight the unusual mid-air effects Warren created including those from the Chromlech Elidy with which he was able to paint shapes including squares and circles. These radiated as thin pencil beams through the smoke and delivered unique perspectives to the audience sightlines at the side as well as head on.
 
"There was a significant challenge to the haze effects in that ninety-five percent of the shows on our tour took place in the open air," continues Warren. "Trying to get a good spread of haze in outdoor conditions can be very frustrating. However, theONE was awesome and was able to provide a really strong haze, even outdoors. Its powerful fans and strong fogging ability kicks out such volume that I didn't even need them to run full time - and they always had plenty left in reserve, even on windy days."
 
"Yet when we played the indoor venues, theONE's controllability meant I could tone down the output to a much finer level which I chose to do using local control via my team on stage. They are very controllable (theONE, not the team!)."
 
MDG supplied the Robe, Chromlech and MDG equipment to Canadian lighting, sound and video supplier, Solotech, who looked after Mumford & Sons for the US leg of the tour, while Neg Earth supplied the UK leg with the Elidy panels supplied by Solotech.
 
"The service from MDG and Solotech was great," says Warren. "Both companies couldn't do enough to help and did a great job in getting the show on the road within a very short timeframe."

For more information on MDG's products and services visit www.mdgfog.com

MDG will be returning to PLASA in London (stand 2-S25) this year with its latest product, theFAN. Released amid celebrations at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt in March, theFAN is a digital, fully DMX/RDM operated stand-alone unit.
 
theFAN has a very low power consumption of only 100W so benefits from very economical running costs. Nor is it channel hungry: the velocity of its three-bladed rotor is controlled via DMX (1 or 2 channels) or RDM, or locally using a discreet 4-button controller with LSC panel on the base of the unit.
 
A surge-protected, universal switching power supply covers the full range of 100V - 240V, 50/60Hz ensuring theFAN can be used anywhere in the world at the flick of a switch.
 
Stylish in design with a 270° tilting head, theFAN is ultra-compact and therefore extremely portable and versatile on tour. And as a final touch, theFAN can be free standing or truss mounted using a variety of fixings (Omega bracket, metric and imperial size clamp sockets) for both on-stage and in-truss use.
 
The result is a versatile, truly universal, free-standing unit that can be partnered with MDG generators or used independently. theFAN is, of course, guaranteed by MDG's standard two-year warranty.
 
Also on the PLASA stand will be the latest version of MDG's dual mode Digital Atmospheric Generator, theONE, complete with its highly adaptable touring cradle, the range of Atmosphere Haze generators, the MAX fog generators and the ICE FOG Q low-lying fog generator.

rolight & Sound 2012 will be the scene of a big celebration for MDG and cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH as the two companies celebrate a long-standing association. The show marks the twentieth anniversary of MDG's appointment of cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH as its distributor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH promotes the whole range of MDG products across the entertainment, security, fire-fighting and industrial application sectors in these countries. This is backed up by comprehensive support and training roles.

High profile installations over the past twenty years have included Legoland Germany (2002) which marked one of the biggest MDG theme-pack installations to use this automatic refilling system and an art installation by artist Olafur Eliason, Innen Stadt Aussen Berlin (2011), where MDG fog generators were used to fill a room with fog to capacity. The fog was illuminated with changing coloured light, obscuring the visitors who were able to immerse themselves in the coloured haze as part of the experience.

Outside of the entertainment industry, cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH has provided customised MDG solutions to the Fire Fighting Training Centre at Andelfingen and the Swiss Air training facilities and a fog simulation system to VW Autostadt, Wolfsburg.

Recent entertainment projects include the Eurovision Song Contest, Düsseldorf which, renowned for its large-scale, high tech productions, used over forty MDG generators including Atmosphere Hazers, ICE FOG and MAX Series. "Most major German television shows will have MDG units hidden on them somewhere!" says cast's Sabine Siller. "All rental companies hold MDG in their stock because they can rely on their quality, durability and performance, especially under live conditions."

cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH Technical Director, Heinz Siller says: "One of our first big projects was to fill the 13km-long Frejus Tunnel under the alps with fog. We did this using MDG Ultra Max and Nema Box generators with such success that frightened Italians were seen running out the opposite end of the tunnel! I have even climbed the Matterhorn with an MDG machine just to show the client they can work even at a height of 3842m. Over the years you come to realise that MDG is not just a good product, it is a versatile solution for many different tasks!"

"Partners since 1992, twenty years in Germany in association with the same people and the same company is a real cause for celebration," says MDG's Martin Michaud. "Prolight & Sound is an opportunity to celebrate the journey so far and to look forward to the next twenty years. Cast has been fantastic in support of MDG products and the team, led by Heinz Siller, have worked tirelessly to bring MDG to a wide range of customers. Heinz possesses the very first ATMOSPHERE, our flagship product which is the industry standard worldwide. Now, if I could only convince him to give it back…"

At Prolight & Sound, MDG will be displaying the latest version of its revolutionary dual mode Digital Atmospheric Generator, TheONE complete with its highly adaptable touring cradle, theFan, a new digital, fully DMX/RDM standalone fan, the range of Atmosphere Haze generators, the MAX fog generators and the ICE FOG Q low-lying fog generator.

Come and visit them on the MDG stand at Hall 9.0 Booth E66 in the cast C.Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH area… where else would they be!

At precisely 4pm on Thursday 22 March, in front of a comprehensive collection of the press, a celebratory photo of the MDG team was emailed from the MDG headquarters in Canada to Heinz and Sabine Siller of cast C. ADOLPH & RST DISTRIBUTION as they stood on the MDG stand at Prolight+Sound. The photo showed the staff holding an Inukshuk, a Canadian monument made of unworked stones which represents the energy of stone in a human image, traditionally used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The message read: "MDG is proud and honoured to offer this Inukshuk to cast C. ADOLPH & RST DISTRIBUTION for our 20 years of partnership and many more to come!"

That same Inukshuk, having been transported in hand-luggage from Montreal to Frankfurt, was then presented on the stand to Heinz Siller by MDG's Martin Michaud. Michaud explained that, "In modern times, the Inukshuk has become a symbol of brotherhood, mutual aid and solidarity which are precisely those qualities shared by our two companies. It is said the Inukshuk will help the one who receives it to always make the right decision and choose the right path in life. This has certainly proved true in our case as MDG obviously took the right decision to appoint cast C. ADOLPH & RST DISTRIBUTION as our distributor all those years ago. Since then the relationship has blossomed into a valued and extremely successful long term association that means a lot to both companies."

cast C. ADOLPH & RST DISTRIBUTION returned the compliment with the presentation of a MDG-branded cake, and champagne with which to toast the occasion.

Prolight+Sound proved extremely busy for MDG with theONE and the ICE FOG Q undergoing constant demonstration and a new product, theFAN, released specifically for the show. theFAN is a compact, digital, fully DMX/RDM stand-alone unit which offers a universal switching power supply, low power consumption and a choice of mounting options for on-stage and in-truss use. The result is a versatile, truly universal, free-standing unit that can be partnered with MDG generators or used independently.