Bandit lights Caylee Hammack at the Steel Mill
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To celebrate the release, Hammack recorded performances for future, virtual television appearances. The rising singer-songwriter utilised the full production studio at the Steel Mill in Nashville with its 60’ x 40’ stage area and an impressive Bandit Lites-supplied lighting rig comprised of over 100 moving fixtures, including the new Chauvet R2X LED washes and a grandMA2 Full console.
“Caylee was scheduled to support both Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts this past summer and we were looking extremely forward to working with her and her staff on those tours,” said Bandit Lites vice president Mike Golden. “Since those tours didn’t materialize, we thought we would not have any opportunity to work with Ms. Hammack until her team expressed interest in the system in place at Steel Mill.”
Tour manager Braden Griffith praised the space as incredible, noting, “All the companies did an amazing job with setup. Everyone was so accommodating and made the project a success”.
“Ever since I first saw the setup, I fell in love with it,” said Griffith. “The pods above really caught my attention, plus with more than a hundred fixtures, it’s going to look cool! As soon as I heard of the idea of this live stream event, I recommended the Steel Mill as a location, and luckily for us, it all worked it out.” Lighting designer Craig Richter programmed a show that evoked the looks seen on a tour, working with MooTV to get the video content and color schemes to match for each song.
“I used most of the wash fixtures to try and back light the band and artist as much as possible and keep them off any black spots that the camera was picking up,” said Richter. “The Sharpys And X4s fixtures I used to cut through the ambient light and create some separation from different band members as well as off the back black out curtain. From there I just tried to complement the music and help create the mood and vibe of each song.”
“It was a sincere honour and pleasure to work with the Caylee Hammack team at the Steel Mill,” finished Golden. “The folks at UMG were fantastic and our many thanks go to tour manager Braden Griffith for his input and help. We are looking forward to working with Caylee Hammack next year when she hits the road for what will be an exciting tour.”
