Affordable decorative lighting effects have come a long way recently thanks to Martin Professional’s new Mania Series. Once the domain of expensive top-of-the-line lighting fixtures, now realistic decorative effects—like fire and water projection—are available in an affordable DJ effects light. With both the looks and the moves to turn heads (not to mention the right price), Martin’s latest Mania Series effects are cool customers certain to generate a lot of heat – and sweat - on the dance floor.

The first in the series, the Mania EF-1 dynamic flower effect, was launched in September at the PLASA exhibition. Now, Martin is launching the two new Mania fixtures – Mania DC-1 and DC-2 – dynamic Mania Liquid and Mania Fire animation effects. The effects can be either sound triggered, moving to the beat of the music, or automatic, performing its own program independent of sound.

The Mania DC-1 is the first deco effect in the Mania Series. Ideal for shows, clubs or simply your own personal party, it projects brilliant decorative fluid effects to wash liquid light through the crowd, the lounge, across walls and over bars. With three selectable colors plus white, the DC-1 gives you split color options for a truly awesome mix. A variable focus also allows you to frost and blur the projected image while a variable speed of effect gives you the option of ranging moods—from a silent trickle to a surging waterfall.

The Mania DC-2 is the third dazzling light fixture and the second deco effect in the Mania Series. It is a decoration tool which projects sensational images of flickering flames - turning up the heat at any show, club or party - even before you lay the tunes. The DC-2 has a variable focus that allows you to blur the edges of your projected image, and a variable speed of the flame effect to range your decorative projections from a cozy flicker to a blazing inferno.

While most similarly priced DJ effects need constant cool-off periods (which are a major nuisance to mobile DJs), Mania’s greatest virtue is its “up-all-night” stamina, remaining operative hour after hour with no cool down breaks needed. Simply put, a Mania fixture has no duty cycle so you don’t need to shut it down and wait for it to cool off before it’s ready to go again.

The Mania Series lights may be inexpensive, but they certainly don’t look it. With an attractive and innovative product design, eye-catching packaging, in-house display units, cool literature and more, Mania is poised to win over the hearts and minds of new and more established DJs alike. Mania comes in a durable yet stylish symmetrical housing, complete with hanging bracket that also serves as a carrying handle. Attractive to the eye, trendy graphics complete the cool look of the fixture.

Martin’s considerable experience and first-rate reputation in the high tech professional lighting market allows it to inject groundbreaking technology derived from the arena stage into a DJ package. Although the Mania lights are relatively simple back-to-basics DJ fixtures, they benefit from the R&D of higher end professional gear. In other words, high tech has trickled down to DJ products. What's more, Martin has the ability to manufacture more cheaply while remaining loyal to the Martin ethos of providing innovation and quality, all at a very affordable price. In the spring of 2003 Martin launched a major manufacturing initiative in China, opening a plant dedicated to its DJ segment. The new factory is 100% Martin owned and operated, and enables the company to continue its pursuit of competitive pricing while maintaining the quality and precision of Martin engineering.

This competitive pricing and simple design means the Mania Series will appeal to a wide variety of people - DJs, musicians, party-goers, concert-goers, clubbers and more. These are true “go anywhere” effect lights designed for wherever people want to have fun – dance floors, concerts, bars, weddings or just a home party. Available through Martin’s extensive distribution and dealer network, including your local music shop. The Mania Series will ultimately include effect lights, color changers, strobe lights, deco effects, scanners, promotional lights, smoke machines and more.