Andrey Nasonovsky, producer of the “Kremlin Zorya” International Military Tattoo, told Russia Today about the preparations to the biggest ever event of its kind to be held in Moscow.

Russia Today: What sort of problems have you had organizing this, because it's the first of its kind in Moscow, isn't it?

Andrey Nasonovsky: The first problem is one of logistics around a very complicated venue like Red Square. We knew about this event more than a year ago, but we realised we had to create something outstanding and different, because such a venue as Red Square has its requirements. We started to prepare this event when we got authorization from the presidential side in July 2006.

RT: What sort of backing have you had from the city authorities and are the general public in Moscow behind you all the way here?

A.N.: As for the general public, above all it's an event for the people. We have more than 1,500 participants and more than 7,500 other people in Red Square.

RT: What other particular challenges have you had to deal with? What particular problems have you had to face?

A.N.: We want to implement certain innovations in this event involving sound, light, projection and LED systems. That's why, for instance, we invited the very famous sound designer John De Nero from London, who is very experienced. He has designed and created sound systems for Pink Floyd and Andrew Lloyd Webber shows. He came with his team and created a special sound design system especially for this venue. It's very good. Now we have more than 800 light systems around the square, bright and powerful, more than 100 sound design systems and other special effects. Nobody has done anything like this before.