Country in the Burg creates excitement with Chauvet
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The two-day event was more than just country music show, Currington, Moore and their fellow artists were helping their Badger state fans raise money for a collection of local charities. Providing upbeat visuals for their performances was an intensely colourful lightshow based on a tour design by Currington’s LD Landon Bloss that featured Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Sound Design Productions.
Glenn Ottenbacher installed the rig and ran the lightshows for many of the performers. He notes that having a high output fixtures like the Maverick Storm 1 Wash, Strike 4 and Rogue R2X Wash on a small stage allowed him and the other designers to maintain a high intensity levels while also opening up greater creative opportunities.
“Alex Uhan, the producer of this event built it on the concept of bringing big name acts to a smaller community so there could be closer contact with fans, all while raising money for charity,” says Ottenbacher. “We deliberately kept the stage smaller than it could have been. This not only encouraged that feeling of intimacy, it also created some nice options for us in lighting the shows. We were able to put everything they asked for in their rider on the stage.”
Included in that rider were eight Maverick Storm 1 Wash fixtures. Ottenbacher positioned the RGBW movers down stage. From this position, they were used for front washing and aerial effects. Their bright 6,000-lumen output ensured that the aerials created big time looks over the small stage. Additionally, their wide 6.7ﹾ to 56.5ﹾ zoom helped him and the other designers change up looks during the event.
“The brightness and intensity of the Mavericks as well as their fast pan and tilt movements really stood out, especially against the smallish stage,” continues Ottenbacher. “It really created a sense of specialness for the fans who turned out for the fundraising show.”
Also adding to the excitement for fans was the intense audience washing from the Strike 4 fixtures positioned above the stage whilst the six Rogue R2X Wash units were positioned on upstage trusses and were used to create broad sweeps, intimate looks and bold colour saturations.
