Forty of the LEDBeams are attached to two custom pre-rigged trussing dollies wheeled onstage for lightning-quick deployment behind the band, forming a retina-burning 'wall-of-death' effect.
The other 20 LEDBeam 100 fixtures are rigged ten each on two 5m high towers positioned either side of the stage flanking the LEDBeam dollies in the middle
The high-impact effects that Carson has created with the LEDBeam 100 wall have impressed everyone, particularly in relation to the miniscule size of the units, which make them ideal for being toured in large quantities whilst taking up very little truck space.
The design also utilises eight Robe LEDWash 600s on the floor, used for low-level, subtle key lighting on the band and their various guest artists.
These plus all the rest of the lighting equipment are being supplied by leading Blackburn UK based lighting and visuals rental company HSL.
Carson specified the LEDBeams because they were perfect for the job - small, super-bright, very light and mega-fast.
He has regularly used Robe products in his work for some time, but first used LEDBeam 100s more recently on a project at the Central School of Speech & Drama, where he was invited to present a seminar on Lighting Live Music. HSL supplied a selection of kit for him to demonstrate 'in action' to the students.
Chase & Status's next single Count On Meis scheduled for release at the end of September, followed shortly after by third third studio album Brand New Machine.
(Jim Evans)
