On the road since May, the tour is a mix of her own headline performances as well as some opening shows for country duo Sugarland.
Fransen's neatly designed touring package gives Bareilles her own individual stage aesthetics utilising his distinctive 'boutique' style.
Taking advantage of whatever extra lighting is available in each venue to supplement his design, he uses the Vista's powerful Fixture Swap and Cloning to swiftly integrate units into his show.
"It's extremely powerful, the software is rock solid and it is definitely the best control platform on the market" he reports.
Bareilles' floor package consists of Vari*Lite VL2500s, about 40 Martin Professional MAC 101 LED washes and a selection of other products including JTE PixelLine 1044 battens, Micro W LED 'bricks', plus a splattering of generics. The slick, moody low level set contains a further 320 x MR16 'birdies'.
The Vista T2 and touring packages are being supplied by rental company TLS in conjunction with Deluxe Productions. Huntsville, Alabama headquartered TLS has several Jands Vista consoles in its hire inventory, and being based nearby Fransen works closely with their Nashville, Tennessee office.
(Jim Evans)
