Lighting designer William Anglin said the design was fairly simple, with three straight trusses and a small floor package. "I recently did a tour with A.J. Penn and he really opened my eyes to the fact that a utilitarian design can be more than you need when you try. I have always thought that way. It makes no sense to spell your name out in truss. And I've been on some big productions where trucks 15, 16 and 17 don't really add as much to the show as they cost."
Anglin primarily chose to use Vari*Lite 3000 Spots, Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes and High End Systems Studio Beams, which he said provide a lot of punch for such a small fixture. On the floor, he added Cyberlight Turbos and rounded out the equipment list with 10 bar of ACLs and lekos as 'spotlights.' Lighting was controlled by a Grand MA and Grand MA NSP.
The main challenge in this design was time. The band was in need of a quick design to get them through a small fall tour. Anglin said he looked at their CD design and thought that the artwork might be a good starting point. After a few renderings of a concept, he presented it to the band and they were happy to give it a shot.
"The artwork is a sort of Victor Vasarely concentric squares on 15'x15' panels. We hung four of the squares in different heights and stage depths. I was unsure the depth would be perceivable but it really works with the lights," Anglin added.
(Jim Evans)
