Equally relentless are his live shows, for which he has garnered a huge reputation in France. For his latest Paris show, Admiral T's lighting designer Gregory Lichtle deployed Chauvet Professional's Nexus Aq 5x5 RGBW LED panels and Legend 230SR Beam moving fixtures to support the 34-year-old's energetic and feverish live performance.
Lichtle included 19 of the Nexus panels in his dynamic design. The barrage of Nexus fixtures worked together to form a powerful rear wall, from which sharp beams of pixel mapped light could be punched out into the audience to create a blistering effect behind the performer and his band.
Serving as a complement to the stationary wall of light were the sharp multi-coloured beams that flew across the stage from 18 Legend 230SR Beam movers. Lichtle positioned most of the Legend fixtures across the stage on three rows of upstage truss. Others were arranged next to upstage risers. In addition to pouring copious amounts of colour on the stage itself, the Legends were used for aerial and audience lighting.
Speaking of his rig, Lichtle said, "I found the Nexus fixtures perfectly suited for this job because of their versatility. Their throw is incredible. The light itself is enough to create an incredible impact on stage, especially with the beautiful CMY colour mixing. Given that the fixtures are fully pixel mappable, I was able to really put my own creative stamp onto the whole real wall of the stage."
(Jim Evans)
