For most outside the UK, the James Blunt phenomenon has probably passed them by.  In the UK, however, the singer/songwriter and musician has attracted considerable attention largely because of his unusual background – educated at private schools, followed by a six year period in the British Army. He left the army in 2002, having risen to the rank of Captain and seen service in Kosovo. Since then, he has released three albums, the last of which debuted in the UK charts at number 4 with sales of 100,000 in the first week.

For Blunt’s “Some Kind of Trouble” (the title of his most recent album) 2011/12 world tour - which has just kicked off in Europe - a grandMA2 light was chosen by lighting designer Paul Normandale (whose credits include shows by The Chemical Brothers, Kings of Leon and The Scissor Sisters) and lighting director Glen Johnson  (Will Young, Tracy Chapman, Crowded House). 2 x grandMA2 lights are on the tour, running in full tracking back up, with networking provided via 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit).