54 PL & P
54 PL & P
STEVE JENNINGS
Project Update
Chance the Rapper ’ s recent U . S . tour featured an eyecatching show designed by LD and creative director Michael Apostolos . Like the artist , Apostolos is also based in Chicago and they first met four years ago when Apostolos was starting his career as an LD .
Apostolos put Robe moving lights right at the heart of the Be Encouraged tour , specifying 30 BMFL Spots , four BMFL WashBeams , and 56 LEDWash 1200s , as well as eight CycFX 8s for the tour , all supplied by rental specialist Solotech . The lights were positioned across five overhead finger trusses , fanning out from upstage centre and along the deck upstage of the band risers .
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When Justin Bieber ’ s Purpose world tour played the Hard Rock Hotel in the Dominican Republic earlier in the year , Dominicanbased rental company and Elation dealer BM Eventos was there to supply Elation ’ s Platinum Beam 5R lights for some classic beam looks .
LD Cory FitzGerald had 120 of the fixtures at his disposal to provide eye-catching barrages of thick beams from positions in the overhead rig , stage front , right , and left , and from the walkway . “ It ’ s been a very important lighting fixture in the industry for many years with excellent , proven performance ,” says GM Edwin Belliard of BM Eventos . “ On the Justin Bieber show here in the Dominican Republic , there were no setbacks with the fixtures and the lighting team was super happy with the whole system .”
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In the downtown area of Tajikistan ’ s capital , Dushanbe , Loft combines a bar , restaurant , café , and dancefloor over two stories . Russian installation specialist Muztorg . PRO provided Loft with a light system that ’ s as versatile as its entertainment options with a package that features 16 Rogue R2 Spots , 16 Rogue R2 Washes , and eight ÉPIX Bar Tour fixtures from Chauvet Professional .
“ To give the impression of separate areas within the large single venue space , it became quickly apparent that a creative visual solution was required ,” says Roman Kosinov , project manager at Muztorg . PRO . “ In addition to a modern sound distribution and partitioning system , the Chauvet fixtures enabled us to create the illusion of separate visually portioned areas within the bar , restaurant , and club .”
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Lighting designer Richard Lambert chose a Zero 88 Orb XF desk to control lighting for Cirque Enchantment ’ s 2017 U . K . tour . Lambert wanted a powerful , small , and quick-to-program console for the inaugural tour of a performance concept that blends circus acts and aerial performance , high-energy choreography , and a rock , pop , and classical music soundtrack .
Lambert had to contend with tight get-ins and an expedient sized lighting rig , which had to stretch a long way to cover the show ’ s varied dynamics and fit into a small van . “ When time is tight , you have to move very fast on site at each venue ,” Lambert says , “ and the Orb XF has many assets , including offline functionality , so I could program stacks or set up groups and palettes utilizing pockets of down time .”