Fremont, CA, USA - Each summer, the Cantera de Nagüeles quarry in Marbella, Spain becomes home to Starlite Occident, a boutique festival that blends live music, fine dining and social culture. More than 60 concerts are staged under the stars, featuring world renowned artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, and Ricky Martin.

Starlite Films, led by Technical Director Marcelo Savio and supported by reseller Mas Que Video, is the production team behind the festival’s event coverage and broadcast output. Savio and his team have built a robust, modular solution around Blackmagic Design gear to support the show’s demanding live AV technical requirements and broadcast output.

“We needed a modular and integrated ecosystem that delivered creative flexibility and high performance,” said Savio. “The system had to be robust, scalable, and low latency to adapt to the format of each show.”

The choice of Blackmagic Design was also championed by Ignacio Maluquer, Starlite Group cofounder. “We wanted technology that offered operational reliability while supporting modern data flows. Blackmagic let us build an integrated, open architecture that does exactly that,” Maluquer said.

To cover the performances, the team uses seven Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras paired with long zoom lenses, deployed across front of house (FOH) pedestals, tracking positions, and the stage. Two Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 units are positioned among the instruments for detailed close ups, while a third is mounted on a cablecam for sweeping aerial shots of the venue’s dramatic quarry setting.

All fixed cameras connect via SMPTE fiber to the control room, where eight Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converters handle 12G-SDI signal transmission, remote camera control, tally, intercom and power over a single cable.

An ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher, paired with an ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel 30, anchors the main control room, managing live switching of camera feeds, LED wall content and graphics. A secondary control room provides full redundancy. Six HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro broadcast decks handle ISO and program recording in ProRes to SSDs, backing up to local servers, while a seventh deck handles real time playback from a Blackmagic Cloud Store 20TB network storage device.

Routing is managed by a Blackmagic Videohub 40x40 12G router, distributing signals to various areas across the venue, supported by local scalers and converters. A backup Blackmagic Videohub 20x20 12G router provides additional failover protection. More than 380 square meters of LED screens are driven by the system, including a massive main stage display and LED ribbons throughout VIP areas.

Post production is handled in DaVinci Resolve Studio, using Blackmagic Cloud for project syncing and collaboration. “DaVinci Resolve’s cloud workflows are ideal for our fast turnaround requirements,” Savio noted. Editorial and color teams in Madrid can begin work immediately, accessing synchronized timelines, LUTs, and media stored on the central Blackmagic Cloud Store.

This fast, integrated workflow supports “Universo Starlite,” a weekly 25 minute show that airs on Antena 3 Internacional and is distributed to more than 100 countries.