Electric Fly's Nick Jevons wanted to use specific fixtures for certain special effects. "I approached i-Pix because I could think of several areas that were ideal for their very high quality homogenised light output - which doesn't even resemble an LED fixture - and they came to the party with great enthusiasm," he says.
i-Pix Chris Ewington adds: " Nick is one of the most innovative lighting designers and his work is always interesting. Our products have all been developed after careful and considered end-user feedback, so events like this present great opportunities to continue that communication."
The largest tented arena was Global/Carl Cox, and this featured 14 BB7s hung on the main over-stage lighting truss, some on drop bars, for additional dynamics and to fill the gaps in between columns of LC 2140 screen. They were used for washing the stage and audience, their distinct flower like appearance also adding to the scenic ambience of the stage.
The Tool Room Knight/Random Concept tent saw a classic rave lighting design based around Cyberlights. BB7s were positioned all across the two level stage pointing directly at the audience for crowd illumination and burn out.
"The sheer brightness of the BBs alone is amazing," says Jevons, "It can cut right through anything, so we can break things down in layers and have pure LED looks which contrast beautifully with strobes, incandescent sources and moving lights. Even just a few units are great for making dark, smoke filled spaces a really intense experience and adding another dimension."
An additional 12 BB7s made an appearance on the Saturday night main stage for headliners Orbital, as part of their 'floor specials' package. The band's lighting designer Jonny Gaskell has been touring these throughout the summer, supplied by Neg Earth. Friday night main stage headliner's Prodigy (LD Andy Hurst) contributed to the BB count with 24 BB4s integrated into their 'festival specials'.
Yet more BB7s - another 12 - were utilised by the site's main lighting contractors HSL, for a spectacular set concept they designed and built for Steve Angello's main stage set. This happened at sunset after a glorious Saturday, and BB7s were specifically picked as a fixture comfortably able to compete with the sun in terms of output and daylight impact.
(Jim Evans)
