"I really liked the Platinum FLX and Elation should be commended for this fixture," lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld stated just hours after Sheryl Crow's performance. "Being the first time anyone had used these fixtures I had to get a rushed fixture library to use in my console. So I was actually unsure of what I would see on stage for that evening's performance as I wrote the entire light show in the light of the California sun. But here's where the beauty of this beam came through.
"Despite the sun blazing away I could see where the beams were focusing on the marley floor with ease. Come show time, the focuses were almost perfect. Another great attribute of this was the ability to pick out gobos and sharpen them up with the focus encoder - during daylight! How rad is that?"
The Kaaboo Festival ran from 18-20 September at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds just north of San Diego. Promoted as a new kind of arts and entertainment experience - "everything a typical music festival is not" - it is designed around comfort and quality with a sublime setting on the warm shores of the Pacific. Kaaboo featured three-days of dancing, contemporary art and fine cuisine from celebrity chefs, a dedicated comedy stage and of course world-class music with top acts like No Doubt, The Killers, and the Zac Brown Band.
Lighting design across the festival's five outdoor and two indoor stages, all named after well-known California surfing spots, was by Chris Lisle and included ambient lighting from the roof of the grounds to the palm trees surrounding the track. "We thoroughly enjoyed having Elation as a partner on the Trestles stage at Kaaboo," Chris commented. "Their products were fantastic to work with and helped give a great look."
(Jim Evans)
