The recent US leg of the current Waterfall tour campaign saw him using 26 x Robe BMFL Spots and 10 x Pointes as the primary moving lights on a rig supplied by VER together with other moving lights.
The BMFLs were deployed on three overhead trusses - five upstage, seven on the mid-truss and six on the front truss, with another eight on the floor behind & wrapping around the band - all adding to a dramatic and intense show that has delighted audiences across the US.
The Pointes were also positioned on the floor, sitting on flight cases in a straight line upstage.
Marc has worked for MMJ since 2006 and has a great rapport with the band when it comes to conveying the look, feel and concepts for their live stage work, His creative starting point for the production design on this tour was the visual notion of 'fluidity' in reference to the album's title, The Waterfall.
Lighting, scenic and video were discussed at the start of the tour though the band opted for a lighting only-option to help convey the visual energy and emotion of the live show.
With so much emphasis on lighting, Marc wanted a profile fixture with some serious power to slice through the other illuminated design elements with clarity and definition, and the BMFL Spots provided a perfect solution.
It was his first time using BMFLs, and he's "very impressed". He found the fixtures so versatile that they were used for almost everything! The texturing options with the gobos and animation wheels feature extensively in the show. "It's so bright you can put in a load of texturing and a saturated colour and still have more than enough light coming out the end," he declared.
MMJ didn't carry lighting production for the UK and European sections of the tour which followed these U.S. dates, but Marc was pleasantly surprised by the number of venues which offered Robe as part of the house lighting set ups.
(Jim Evans)
