Since being founded in 1983 by Michael Adenau, MA Lighting has had a two prong approach - MA Lighting Technology in Waldbuettelbrunn, the center for production, research and development and MA Lighting International located in the town of Paderborn – the marketing, distribution and technical support hub. MA Lighting has the philosophy that the whole is much bigger than the sum of its parts. Each of their individual products are fully developed to stand on their own, powerful and extremely competitive, but as a complete MA system, the combined MA components build a synergy that is absolutely unrivaled on the market. MA Lighting has become an international leader in computer-controlled lighting consoles as well as networking components. With a commitment to innovation, MA Lighting meets the growing demands of a constantly changing industry and develops product solutions with an eye toward the future.
In only its first few years as a company, MA Lighting made serious waves with the introduction of the Lightcommander 24 and Lightcommander 48 control desks, both featuring real level memory. When it was launched in 1992, the MA Scancommander caused quite a stir in the emerging world of moving light control. This product established MA Lighting as a leading innovator of lighting control within the global touring and event sectors.