Jacob Sartorius on the road with Bandit
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Bandit Lites supplied lighting designer Lenny Sasso with Martin MAC III Profiles, MAC Viper Profiles, Martin Sceptrons, Solaris Flares and a grand MA 2 lite console for control along with 60 Clay Paky Mirage Panels.
Sasso designed the lighting to be a modern twist on the classic cabaret and big band styles, putting the band up on a raised platform with eight feet wide steps at the centre, giving Jacob the option to utilise both the downstage edge to connect with the audience or walk up and join the band at the top of riser for bigger rock star looks.
Martin MAC Vipers and Solaris Flares are placed diagonally leading up the steps to the centre of the platform with Martin Sceptrons filling in the spaces between the fixtures. Clay Paky Mirage Panels, which Sasso refers to as ‘the bread and butter of the show’, occupy nearly the entire upstage wall while the Sceptrons along the front of the riser and downstage edge give the appearance that the video flows off the screen and all the way downstage.
“I did my best to make the entire show have more of a pastel leaning colour scheme,” Sasso said. “I was thinking of like 80's or 90's throwback colours, though for certain tracks, like Jordans, I'll switch and go with as heavy saturated reds or blues as I can.”
(Jim Evans)
