Jake has worked with the band for two years. He landed the gig after Foxes played a Student Union May Ball he was lighting. As they were headlining, he designed a bespoke rig and added some specials for their slot, as well as programming and operating, all of which impressed the artist and tour management enough to offer him the gig as lighting director / operator on the road, a task for which he...
The show-stopping performance with all the energy, excitement and superlative sounds you’d expect from a Major Lazer experience. The show featured a complete new set, lighting and visuals design by Kyle Kegan of Voyage Productions and utilized Robe BMFL Spots, BMFL WashBeams and ColorStrobes - amongst other lights. All the Robes were newly purchased by Rainbow Production Services (RPS). “Those...
Visiting a variety of different sized venues, Sooner’s starting point for the design was a series of corrugated, metal, graffiti art pieces in set carts which are positioned onstage. These were inspired by artwork that Canaan had created on his smartphone, bringing a real personal touch to the performance space. The 12 x Pointes and 8 x LEDWash 600s were also rigged on the set carts and in various...
Twenty-two of Robe’s new LED strobes were right at the heart of the design which is being looked after on the road by lighting director / associate designer Marc Brunk Hardt. The design’s architecture is formed from five raked pods flown above the stage and loaded with lights. The idea of this ‘roof’ can be altered and adapted to fit into different sized venues on the tour – with capacities of...
Since 2009, the show has been staged in the 1500 seater ‘Cathedral’ tent venue, an impressive structure that features 8 masts and is 83 metres long by 49 metres wide with 20 metres of headroom. With those dimensions, they needed a spot fixture with some serious brightness! They also wanted a unit that was flexible and properly multi-purpose. The 11 x BMFL Spots – replacing older 1500W series...
This followed another six shows – all 12 completely sold out – in October 2015 at the same venue, which was transformed into a giant theatre space to present the concept. Carlo has worked with Borsato since 1999 and since 2011 has been his regular LD and lighting operator. To develop the visual treatment for the 2015/16 Symphonica in Rosso, he worked closely with set designer Anne-Mari Ahola and...
This practical module offers second years on the BA (Hons) Lighting Design course at the leading UK theatre and performance college the opportunity to explore and engage in non-theatre lighting genres like live music. Covering a period of about four weeks, and mentored by leading industry designer Dave ‘Biccie’ Lee, the programme culminated with the design of a real lighting rig programmed and...
The production design for Carl Cox & Friends, and the Worldwide Stage was created by Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting. Contracted directly by Ultra, Steve was also the lighting designer for the main stage, where he collaborated closely with creative director Richard Milstein and production manager Ray Steinman to develop a unique Ultra concept that also took into account the requirements and specs...
Brett has worked with the artist for five years and coordinates both lighting and video aspects of his live performances. He's been a big advocate of Robe for the past 6 or 7 years and includes Robe products on his riders as often as possible. For this one, the rig included 10 x MMX Spots, 12 x LEDWash 300s and two LEDWash 600s with the MMX Spots being the main workhorses. This core touring...
The theme for Europe’s largest indoor hard style event this year was ‘Deception’ (nothing is what it seems) … and an ingenious show design ensured that the guest experience met the brief in all dimensions! A spectacular lighting, set and visuals design was imagineered by Kristof van Mensel, Patrick Bellens and others from Belgian visual design practice, TCF. Playing on the theme – which offered...