Elation enhances Cascade Hills Church
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Cascade Hills personnel called on local Columbus-based Absolute Audio Systems for a lighting solution that would enhance both the live and broadcast aspects of their worship services. “Cascade Hills is an active church that was in need of a lighting upgrade so they could improve the look of their weekly services and TV broadcasts, as well as special events like musical performances,” explains Todd Buckner, owner of Absolute Audio Systems.
The Absolute Audio team identified what production technology changes to undertake and delivered a dynamic lighting rig that complements the wide variety of events the church presents in its main sanctuary each week. “We did comparisons in the venue with various products and they chose an Elation lighting package because, simply put, they looked the best.”
The lighting upgrade in the 2500-seat main sanctuary, which came on the heels of a video, camera and house lighting upgrade late in 2017, consists of eight Platinum Beam 5R Extreme moving head beam lights, nine Chorus Line 16 LED battens, and 4 Fuze Wash Z350 single source PAR moving head luminaires. The Platinum Beams provide powerful solid beam looks or splayed prism effects that look great live or on camera while the Fuze fixtures lay down a coat of uniform colour wash across the stage. The linear Chorus Line pixel bars with zoom have use as a stage wash or foot light.
The new lighting system provides a stimulatingly fresh yet relevant visual experience that is key to connecting with a congregation that might not have looked on church as a favourite pastime, helping to engage parishioners by involving them in the experience.
(Jim Evans)
