Star Dimensions Lights Historic Road to Ultra Show in Mumbai with Elation Lighting
The Ultra Music Festival cemented its place as the world’s premier electronic music festival
years ago. Held in Miami each March during Miami Music Week, Ultra is one of the biggest dance
music festivals on the planet and consistently features Elation Professional lighting on its .
stages. The iconic music festival hits the road as well, under the moniker Road to Ultra, and in
September played two highly anticipated shows in India, one of which included Elation Professional
lighting gear supplied by Elation partner Star Dimensions India Pvt Ltd.
Road to Ultra Mumbai, which took place at the Mahalakshmi Racecourse in Mumbai on Sept 7th, was an
historic event as it marked Ultra’s first show ever in India. While the main festival in Miami
sees multiple stages and hundreds of artists, the Road to Ultra events are organized on a smaller
scale with fewer artists and follow an arena format with one stage. Still, the entertainment
technology that backs the production makes for a powerful experience not to mention the music
lineup, which was quite impressive. Duo sensation “The Chainsmokers” headlined, along with a cast
of supporting artists, many of which brought an Indian flavor into their sets.
Star Dimensions handled lighting and trussing for the event and turned to 12 Elation Platinum SBX
hybrid moving heads and Platinum Beam 5R beam effect moving lights for what Ashish Mehta, Director
of Star Dimensions, described as an “out of the box” design. “We had the SBX fixtures on both a
front bar and back bar truss, creating mesmerizing effects on stage and towards the audience
while the Platinum Beam 5Rs were used for nice mid-air gobo effects,” Ashish Mehta explains.
“We rigged many 5R Beams across the stage and sound tower extension and their sharp narrow beam
created a larger than life look.”
Star Dimensions has regularly had their inventory of Elation lighting out on many of the top music
events in India, including Justin Bieber’s 2017 shows, David Guetta’s 2017 Mumbai show, Sensation
India, A State of Trance and many others. “We have used Elation products for years and find them
to be very reliable,” Mehta stated. “They stand up well to the tough conditions we often
experience here in India and they have a performance to value ratio that is hard to beat. Road to
Ultra was a great opportunity for us as well as the EDM scene in India and Indian EDM lovers were
naturally eager to immerse themselves in the experience.” Ashish Mehta and Star Dimensions also
provided technical support for the show, along with Syam Gopinath, who executed the trussing and
lighting plot.
The Road to Ultra event, brought to Mumbai by Percept Live, might not have included the entire
Ultra package you’re used to seeing at Ultra Miami, but there wasn’t a dull moment throughout the
show. Mehta sends a special thanks to everyone from Percept Live, especially Percept Live’s
technical head Yogesh Malhotra, who stated, “We’ve handled a lot of EDM events and DJ concerts in
which Elation has been a part of the rider - fixtures like the Platinum Beam 5R series, Platinum
SBX and Elation LED Par lights - and we have found them to be outstanding products.”