Dancehall reggae ensemble on tour with GLP
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"One year of preparation sounds like a long time ago," states Nik Evers, but this is put into perspective very quickly when considering the complexity of the design process, which included an intense rethink at different stages along the way. Timo Martens also explains the idea behind it. “A Seeed concert is very special in its own way,” he says. “The show's central elements in the stage design were two oversized box towers, with the band risers positioned between them.
“With a neon installation on the towers the band risers becoming a connective system, and this very clearly defined neon installation underlined the design of the set. To create the clear lines of the set, a lighting system had to be created that was very diffuse so as not to compete with the neon installation. The resulting neon and a matrix of powerful backlights formed the basis for a brilliant and impressive show with a great deal of impact.”
In the centre of this matrix, there is a further narrow, supplementary neon installation. "One of our first ideas was to use the impression X4 Bars from GLP," says Nik Evers. "I've enjoyed working with these Bars for a long time - I like their features, the clean lines they produce and the seamless juxtaposition. But I also realised that these Bars probably would not have enough high intensity to be used as a stand-alone effect - especially in the big arenas.”
The answer lay in GLP’s new impression FR10 Bar. "We knew that we would be the first to field test these new lamps," Timo Martens admits, "but we also knew that we could rely on GLP. If you take a lamp at this stage on such a tour, then the support must be right. And that was absolutely the case with GLP," he continues. "In Karlsbad, everyone knows what this lamp can do and what it cannot. In this respect we have been in constant contact with product manager Michael Feldmann and the development team.”
In order to be able to bathe the entire stage in a special glowing light, the HELL team dipped further into the portfolio of GLP. "The JDC1 [hybrid strobe] was the perfect choice for us, because the output is impressive, and particularly because they tilt like no other lamp on the market,” they say. “A total of 30 JDC1 are concealed at the bottom of the set, creating a special mood and immersing everything in a single colour.”
(Jim Evans)
