ADJ's Vintage X Chosen for French Crooner Willy Mansion's New Touring Production The ADJ Vintage X scenic lighting fixture has been chosen to feature prominently in the lighting design of a new stage production by French singer Willy Mansion. The show -- titled My Way -- is a celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra with a very unique twist. Following a Paris debut in November, it will tour across France throughout 2026. Vintage X fixtures feature prominently in the stage design, providing lighting designer Boris Jacob a versatile canvas that fits with the production's retro aesthetic. Experienced French lighting designer Boris Jacob was responsible for helping to bring Willy's vision to reality when it comes to the illumination of this unusual story-led concert production. ADJ's new Vintage X luminaires are at the heart of the show's stage design, providing both the nostalgic aesthetic and modern versatility required for the production. "I discovered the ADJ Vintage X last year at LDI in Las Vegas and was eagerly waiting for it to arrive in France," states Jacob. "As soon as the first units landed, I contacted Jerome Baudouin at ADJ France, who quickly helped me get ten units for this new production." Featuring a distinctive octagonal housing, the Vintage X combines four immensely bright 60W amber (2,000K) LED strips with RGB color-mixing background glow LEDs to deliver huge creative potential. The unit's retro-style textured background reflector accentuates the output from both LED types, generating eye-catching scenic visual effects, while its heavy-duty bracket and flexible design mean that it can be easily integrated into stage or venue lighting designs in a variety of different ways. Its robust metal construction makes the Vintage X ready for a life on the road and its relatively low weight of 18lb makes it easy to carry and rig. It features a sturdy hanging bracket that can be used to prop the fixture up on the floor or to rig it -- either standing upright on a tripod or vertical pipe, or hanging down from a truss or lighting bar. The rear of the fixture is fitted with Omega clamp receivers (clamp sold separately) and the unit also features a coffin-locking system built into the side edges of its casing. These can be used to securely link together up to eight Vintage X units to create impressive fixture arrays. "I needed a fixture that could combine three things: a retro vintage look fitting the artist's atmosphere, a blinder function, and a decorative light source," explains Jacob. "The Vintage X perfectly combines all of this -- with its stylish retro housing, four independently controllable warm white LEDs with an excellent dimming curve, and an RGB backlight for creative decorative effects. Congratulations to ADJ for such a great fixture, and many thanks to Jérôme Baudouin for his support and professionalism." Featuring a full band of musicians and backing singers, a selection of swing favorites from Frank Sinatra's extensive catalog, Willy Mansion's unique original story, and Jacob's lighting design utilizing the Vintage X, My Way is set to debut on November 26 and then tour across France throughout 2025-26. 
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