Pulse Lighting specializes in designing rigs that provide big looks with the most bang for a buck and a small trailer footprint. Lighting designer Preston Hoffman redesigned Potter's summer floor package with 12 GLP X4s for a compact wash that double as a beam when focused tightly, eight Robe Pointes for versatile graphic and textural looks, and 12 Cuepix Blinders.
Four towers of truss each features three X4s, two Pointes and two Cuepix Blinders, giving Hoffman the opportunity to build large looks both behind and through the band.
"Grace conveyed to me that she was looking for a highly versatile rig that can provide lots of different feels, as the band plays a wide variety of music, meaning it has to be equal parts pop, as it is rock and roll," said Hoffman. "These fixtures are so great for the small trailer tour because they pack tight and are both very powerful and very versatile. I am able to get huge looks out of my ground package, and when used in concert with the in house or locally provided system, it really looks big."
With the lighting needing to be both striking and efficient for travel, Hoffman chose lights that were both compact and multi-purposed. An example includes the two cell Cuepix blinder Bandit provided. Since Potter prefers to not use follow spots, Hoffman uses the blinders as side light when she works the edge of downstage.
(Jim Evans)
