Jake has worked with the band for two years. He landed the gig after Foxes played a student union May Ball he was lighting. As they were headlining, he designed a bespoke rig and added some specials for their slot, as well as programming and operating, all of which impressed the artist and tour management enough to offer him the gig as lighting director / operator on the road, a task for which he collaborated with LD Cate Carter of Bryte Design. He's worked for Foxes ever since
Jake, Cate and Mike Smith from Bryte Design discussed adding some classic theatrical effects like a starcloth / voile backdrop plus more set elements and gold fronted stairs. They complimented the set with a thoughtfully crafted floor package, designed for scalability both up and down to suit all the venues on the itinerary.
The floor fixture layout optimised the scope for dramatic, high-impact looks by firing lights through the backline.
The Robe kit included five LEDWash 1200s, six Pointes and six LEDBeam 100s, boosted for the London showcase gig at the Roundhouse by 42 x LEDBeam 100s, six LEDWash 600s, 18 x DLF Washes and six DLX Spots which are part of the house rig.
The five Robin LEDWash 1200s were located on each of the five risers, providing strong backlight that perfectly created '''moments of suspense' when the audience could not tell if the band were onstage or not, forcing all the attention onto Foxes, a technique used at the top of the show and during the moodier acoustic numbers.
The LEDBeam 100s were positioned on the drum riser steps behind the centre vocal position.
(Jim Evans)
