Kirby, who runs Coemar UK and Lighting Effects Distribution from a base in Kent, reports that having used Coemar fixtures on projects in the past, Ultimate Leisure invited him to design the rig for Leeds. Over the main dancefloor he has used four Coemar ProWash 250s as the essential beam effects, complementing the moving yokes with eight Geni Shiva scanners, four Geni Bursts (rotating barrel effects) and two high-powered Hungaroflash EUDMX strobes. The entire system is controlled from a Geni PC Brain computer.
Off floor, five Coemar ProSpot 250s provide atmosphere in the peripheral areas - with Kirby specifying four Solar M100 LED colour-changers to highlight the architecture of the church by uplighting the arches. Two Antari low fog effect machines were supplied to create a dry ice effect on the stage, while outside, two Coemar Panoramas were used to light the front of the church.
Meanwhile, the LED fit-out continues in the former Sunday School building at the rear of the church. Again designed by Ian Kirby, it is dominated by 50m of Pixeon LED tubes, along with LED colour changers in the drinks risers and projection on the ceiling - once again supplied by Lighting Effects Distribution. The venue will be ready for the start of the new academic term. The project architect was Fluid Design Solutions, entrusted with developing an interior with a contemporary, comfortable theme: the main contractor was Optik Leisure.
(Lee Baldock)
