Also on the weekend bill were some of the leading names in techno, trance, electro and drum 'n' bass including Pete Tong, John Digweed, Simian Mobile Disco, while Friday night's Bass Culture was equally headlined by Chase & Status. Three other Halls at Ali Pali were in action for the two completely sold out all-nighters produced by the Lock 'n Load Events team.
Colour Sound is a regular supplier to their events, and Haydn Cruickshank comments, "It was great to be involved in this fresh new event which united a lot of familiar faces on the production team. The main challenge was the complete turnaround in the Great Hall across the two days," although with an intensive summer of festivals behind them, the Colour Sound crew took this completely in their stride.
The lighting rig for the Great Hall was specified and designed to accommodate the requirements of both headline acts. The very serious changeover started at 6 a.m. on the Saturday morning after the event closed, resulting in two very diverse productions facilitating the two nights of dance music.
Colour Sound also supplied all the trussing, motors and rigging to fly the EPIC set, which amounted to 50 points.
A total of 130 moving lights were utilised, a mix of GLP Impressions, Martin Professional MAC 250 Beams and Clay Paky Stage Zoom 1200s, which were distributed around the trussing and band sets.
The lighting for EPIC was run by Dave Parry using an Avolites Pearl, and the house lighting rig operated by Chris Steel using one of Colour Sound's Chamsys MQ300s. Colour Sound also supplied a Pearl Expert with a Touch Wing for some of the other band's LDs. Chase & Status's LD Neil Carson brought in his own Chamsys desk.
The lasers were four 6 Watt Vlitz Tippo greens, which were controlled by a Pangolin system.
In Room Two, the lighting rig included GLP Spot Ones and Robe ColorWash 700E AT moving lights, Sunstrips, Moles, PARs, ACLs and 8 x 4m of Colour Sound's own BT37 LED screen with a Hippotizer media server, plus an Avo Pearl Expert console run by Dave Kyle.
The other two smaller rooms were provided with basic stage lighting rigs and LED uplighters around the walls to boost the atmosphere.
(Jim Evans)
