Now traveling across the United States, the Drake Summer Sixteen tour represents a massive undertaking in audiovisual theatrics, with the design and programming expertly directed by Pavelo and GP-SK. The artist came to the table with some highly imaginative show elements in mind, requiring a mammoth production effort: an expansive stage and set design, an 86' curved video wall, and a Kinetic system comprising hundreds of custom LED spheres.
Pavelo specified a significant amount of Barco and High End Systems gear to augment the extensive automated lighting package supplied by PRG: six MMS-100 moving mirror systems mounted on Barco HDF-W30 projectors, 66 SolaSpot Pro 2000's, 77 SolaWash 37's and 62 SolaWash 19's.
"The SolaRange fixtures are proving to be incredibly bright and efficient effects lighting workhorses on the show," comments Guy Pavelo. "I really like the LED engine in the SolaSpots, and am truly amazed by how white the light is. They have enough horsepower to compete with lights that I've used previously, but are a much better option when comparing the cost, weight and power consumption of alternatives - ditto for the SolaWash 19s and 37s."
Pavelo says he is also highly impressed with the Barco MMS moving mirror system and Barco HDF-W30 projectors. "When Steve and I first saw the MMS on top of the 30K projector, we thought it looked fantastic. It's providing a plethora of stunning, previously unachievable laser effects on Drake."
The Drake Summer Sixteen Tour kicked off in in Austin, Texas in July and is making its way across the United States throughout the summer, culminating in Canada with shows into early October.
(Jim Evans)
