In addition to being the owner of Landru Design - which offers lighting design and consulting services for Houses of Worship, corporate events, conferences, and festivals - Andrew is the LD and part of the production team for the main 400-seat Worship Centre space at the Two Rivers Campus. Beyond programming and running services, he also maintains the lighting system and supports the team of production volunteers.
Andrew worked closely with Josh Holowicki of lighting sales and production company, E2i Design - who also passionately support a number of Houses of Worship and education centers in the region - to supply the Jands Vista system.
"The Church wanted a lighting control solution that could be easily picked up by non-lighting professionals, so that volunteers of all ages could experience real 'ownership' for services without months of training," says Andrew. "A typical volunteer will have hands-on experience running a service after less than an hour of Vista training.
"These Church members are commenting on how easy Vista is to use - the ability to navigate cue lists so easily - without having to learn 'lighting' syntax or to press a bunch of buttons. Simply hit the 'go' icon in the cue list next to the cue you want."
The Two Rivers Campus is using the affordable PC-based Jands Vista control solution, connected to two 22-inch touchscreen monitors. By utilizing existing computers onsite, the Vista PC system only requires installation of the v2 control software, a USB to DMX interface cable, and an upgradeable DMX dongle - in the Church's system, their dongle provides 2 universes of DMX channels.
The Church also required a control platform that offered a range of compatible
The Vista PC system is controlling a batten-based lighting rig at the Two Rivers Campus, utilizing both repurposed conventional fixtures from its previous facility and nearly 40 LED PAR fixtures. Data is distributed throughout the room using Pathway's Pathport nodes.
(Jim Evans)
