Event: MDLBeast Soundstorm
Years: 2022, 2023, 2024
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 200,000+ per edition
Role (Alexander Kotov): Environmental Lighting Systems Lead
Project Overview
MDLBeast Soundstorm is the largest music festival in the GCC, spanning multiple stages across a large outdoor site in Riyadh. Kotov delivered the environmental lighting systems — the distributed architectural and site-wide lighting infrastructure that connects all stage zones and public areas — for three consecutive editions.
Technical Scope
- Distributed sACN and MA-Net architecture across the full festival site
- Redundant network backbone with VLAN segregation across multiple stage zones
- GrandMA3/GrandMA2 ecosystem for show control
- Coordination with individual stage lighting teams and international production partners
- Three successful consecutive annual deliveries