"You always like to get good feedback when you design," said Therrien of JDI Productions. "So all of us involved in this show were thrilled when the bands went out of their way to compliment us. Aaron Patrick for ATR and Bryan Campbell for WCAR both commented how happy they were with the package and how the lighting had added an impressive visual impact to their performances."
Like their legion of fans, the two bands appreciated how the super charged intensity of razor sharp beams from the Chauvet fixtures accented their booming onslaught of sound. "This is intense music, so we didn't want there to be anything shy about the lighting," said Therrien. "The brightness and intensity of the Nexus Aw 7x7s and the speed of the Legends really fit the moment."
Therrien used 12 Nexus Aw 7x7s, eight Legend 230SR Beams and eight Legend 412 Wash in his design. He constructed an 8ft truss tower on stage left and mirrored it with two 4ft by 8ft risers on stage right. He positioned a Legend 230SR Beam on top of the tower and mounted two Nexus Aw 7x7 panels, one atop the other, on the face of the truss.
Another Legend 230SR Beam was placed on the deck 4ft in front of the truss tower. Going across the back of the upper riser about 2ft off the deck were a third 230SR Beam and three Legend 412 Washes. Under the 30" tall drum riser were four Nexus Aw 7x7 panels connected horizontally. Flanking the drum riser under the other risers were two 7x7 panels connected horizontally, and flanking those risers on the floor was a single Legend 412.
"This configuration allowed us to shoot lights from different layers of the stage as well as different heights," said Therrien. "I ran the 7x7s at full intensity at all times except in between songs. I'd also bring them down to about 70 percent when they were directed at the audience. We did this when Phil Labonte, the lead singer for ATR, wanted a reaction while he was talking to crowd."
(Jim Evans)
