After performing and winning at The Grammy's the night before, Pitbull was joined on the Tonight Show stage by Robin Thicke, Joe Perry and Travis Barker. "Pitbull songs need a big look to support the energy he brings to the stage and we needed a bright and quick fixture for the song Bad Man," said remotes lighting designer for the show Mick Smith.
"Adding in Travis Barker, Joe Perry, and Robin Thicke is a powerful combination that demands a major lighting presence. We knew these were going to be key fixtures for this musical act when [Elation's] Eric Loader and John Dunn showed them to us," Mick said of the 4-bar LED moving head luminaires that cast an energy-packed 360° array of multi-coloured effects. "The Rollers were surprisingly bright and a good match with an existing rig of powerful moving heads," he says. "The continuous full 360° pan and tilt rotation and individual pixel control were essential features for us."
(Jim Evans)
