The custom stage is the creation of design and technology integration company Stereobot, a building components firm that does many of the displays for Coachella and other events. Live event production company Pacific Coast Entertainment collaborated with Stereobot on the lighting design for the stage and art piece.
The one-of-a-kind structure with sweeping cantilevered spans envelops the stage and reaches to a height of 36ft. The open structure creates a three-dimensional experience that allows for visibility from all sides and is something that can be admired even when not in action. Its truss frame is wrapped in a stretch scrim fabric and illuminated internally by SixPar 300IP colour changers, one in a series of indoor and outdoor PAR colour-changing lights from Elation Professional.
Pacific Coast Entertainment's Tim Hemrich serves as project manager for Stereobot collaborations and was tasked with selecting and installing the structure's internal lighting system. Installed and exposed to the elements for 12 weeks, the system needed an IP65 rating to ensure safe and reliable operation. For this project, PCE turned to the bright SixPar 300IP, which houses a 6-colour RGBWA+UV LED multi-chip for a nearly infinite range of colour choices with the possibility to express any mood or emotion.
"We use 12 SixPar 300IP fixtures mounted inside the custom truss," Tim comments. "It is an impressively bright and reliable instrument."
(Jim Evans)
