Sinclair has been working with Murphy since January, and this high profile London showcase was a continuation of her ongoing Overpowered tour which visits Australia later on this month. Sinclair brought a new design to the Roundhouse which was based around the house rig plus additional visual elements.
HSL supplied four i-Pix BB 16s - which were used on the floor as massive LED washlight sources. These were joined on the deck by four Martin Professional Atomic strobes along the back.
Front and back of stage were some Lowell Omni Floods on stands, and at the sides, also on Manfrotto stands, Source Four profiles were positioned to provide tightly shuttered beams of light focussed precisely onto Murphy's head.
HSL supplied a white cyc from their drapes department, which was used as a projection back-cloth, and deployed Ian Stevens to tech all the kit. This show followed on from HSL's supply of Robe DigitalSpots for the European leg of the tour in January, plus numerous other projects on which they have worked with Sinclair.
The Roundhouse's lighting rig contributed 12 Martin MAC 2000 profiles, six Vari*Lite VL5 moving lights, PARs and ETC Source Fours to the equation. Sinclair controlled all the lighting - house rig and specials - from his Jands S1 console, which also drove a Catalyst digital media server used to store and replay all the video content.
XL Video's Des Fallon took care of Sinclair's projection requirements, supplying a pair of Barco R12 projectors, which were front projected and overlaid. The show's video content was produced by artist Simon Henwood. Sinclair's lighting and overall show visuals coupled with Murphy's performance saw the stage transformed from rehearsal room to disco and back again.
(Jim Evans)
