"With this tour we really wanted to bring some excitement to the show with our first full lighting rig," began Bryan. "As an artist, Eric is pretty open to the design elements we present to him, so we wanted the fans to truly experience the essence of every song. With the lighting package provided by Elite Multimedia we were able to do just that while giving the audience the very best concert experience possible."
"Coming from a musician background, when I'm creating a lighting design, it all starts with the music," added Marcario. "I like to spend time listening to every song before I start thinking about what lights to use so that I can really identify the right fixtures to capture the right emotions. When Elite Multimedia was confirmed as the tour provider, I was sent the list of the lighting gear and I knew it would be a wonderfully, versatile rig with the ability to give us some really big looks."
Bryan continued, "This is our first full tour with Elite Multimedia and they really identified us early on as an artist they would like to work with to create a lasting relationship. They took the initiative to really show us what they could do so when we were gearing up for this inaugural tour, we had a great sense of trust in Elite Multimedia that if we ever needed them they would be there."
"I had worked with Elite Multimedia on a previous gig and it was a great experience," agreed Marcario. "They have great gear, wonderful people in the shop, and they always take care of me. Out on the road, their techs are phenomenal and knowledgeable so I was really excited to hear that Elite Multimedia would be the Eric Paslay tour lighting provider."
In the lighting rig, Elite Multimedia provided two custom articulating set carts with variable heights, Martin Atomic 3000 DMX Strobes, Clay Paky Sharpys, Martin MAC Wash luminaires, Chauvet Epix Strips, an Arkos media master video server, and an Elation Hedgehog lighting control console.
Marcario explained further, "With this rig, we have the two set carts along with two pipes connected to a drum riser so that we can move the lighting instruments around to get the most looks out of them dependent on the venue we are playing. I have three Sharpys per cart to give us the big aerial looks in the air on and on the ground. I'm then using the Atomic Strobes because I love how they can punch through almost any light out there to add great accents onstage. Next, when you aren't guaranteed a lot of lighting instruments in the air you have to rely on your floor rig and the MAC 101's give me fast movement and great color saturation. Lastly, this is the first time I've used the Chauvet Epix Strips but I was really impressed with how bright they could be and how they really tied the whole rig together."
(Jim Evans)
