Tutchener is using the new Clay Paky Sharpy Wash and the Alpha Spot QWO 800. "I knew the Sharpy Wash was coming, and had read about the QWO 800s, so I suggested to Noreen O'Riordan at Entec that we should take a look. She agreed and we duly set of for a demo at Ambersphere. There are many features that attracted me, even on first examination you see they're not huge hulking great lumps of metal work.
O'Riordan comments, "As a company Entec chooses very carefully where we spend our cap' ex' budget, but this was a straight forward decision. The Sharpy has proved a world beater since its launch; we expect nothing less from the Sharpy Wash. We get outstanding service and back up from Ambersphere, I know they're like that with everyone, but that just makes the purchase decision easier."
Tutchener has over 50 of the two Clay Paky models, plus some S4 profiles for pick-ups and Moles for audience light. "I've only been using them a short time and they are lovely, I am particularly impressed with the colour range in both Wash and QWO; the magentas are delightful and the deep purples are practically real UV.
Tutchener is using a full size GrandMA 2 console for control, "I had already decided to go with the GrandMA 2; we had a full size last year when Mark toured with Bob Dylan. What attracted me was the greater amount of available control surface; I already have a large scene library for many of the songs within Mark's repertoire, but I like to operate manually on top of what I've pre-programmed."
(Jim Evans)
