Mexican band Matute is playing dates in Mexico and the US with their Disco Stereo Tour, which takes fans on a journey through the most iconic LPs of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. Claypaky Tamboras, Sharpy X Frames and Midi-B FX fixtures light up the stage as Matute blends the analog charm of vinyl with immersive visuals and a setlist packed with dance floor classics.

The group has established a loyal fanbase over nearly two decades, especially among Latin American and US audiences who crave their live shows that mix Spanish- and English-language hits from some of the most influential artists of the disco era.  The new tour will highlight the influence of past decades on modern music, creating a concert that feels fresh yet has elements of nostalgia.

Matute’s Jorge D'Alessio helms the creative production of the tour.  At Mexico City-based lighting design collective PRO3, partner Charly Zamudio is Head of Design and Lighting Direction with Andrés Mendoza and Luciano Marcos the Programmers.

“The goal of the design was to create a kind of light box on the stage, framing everything in a single plane,” says Charly Zamudio, who served as Lighting Designer.  “Screens, pyrotechnics, CCTV – everything lives within a frame of light that makes it all come alive as a unit, not as separate elements when viewing the show.”

To that end, Zamudio chose 48 Claypaky Tambora linear 100’s for their intensity and pixel definition plus 72 Sharpy X Frames and 48 Midi-B FX, which added versatility and visual effects to the mix.

“We created a pixel frame with the Tamboras across the stage and a series of groupings of the Midi-B FX fixtures for the stage box,” he explains. “The Sharpy X Frames were used at the front and on three bridges above the stage.”

The “color mixing of the LEDs, their temperatures, the definition of the LEDs or the body with pixel rings are some of the features that stand out” in the fixtures, Zamudio notes.

“Everything looks incredible.  The lighting fixtures respond precisely to the entire program, and we are achieving the desired result. Claypaky was always attentive and willing to support us at all times as was the Hermes Music Team.  When the entire lighting, audio and video crew, stage managers, camera operators, pyrotechnics and everyone involved in the show come together and work as a whole, the result is incredible!”

Matute belongs to the bands and artists of Bobo Producciones, a renowned Mexican entertainment and management company.

Mauricio Brando is Claypaky’s Regional Sales Manager for Latin America and Hermes Music, exclusive Claypaky distributor in Mexico.