Lighting design was by Tom Kenny, who has designed looks for some of the music industry's biggest names and events over the years. He commented, Nashville had just been through some terrible flooding and this show proved how strong a community the city is. The show celebrated the city's rich musical culture with great success and record-breaking ratings.
Compliments on the lighting design and the overall feel of the show (the stunning scenery was by Anne Brahic) have been many. The show was produced by Jesse Ignatovich and Chris Choun with direction by the legendary Hamish Hamilton.
Kenny had the Bridgestone's high trim height to deal with and turned to Martin's MAC 2000 Wash XB for long throw lighting effects. The lights were fabulous and gave me a great deal of support for this very popular awards show, he stated. I like their brightness and quick pan and tilt and used them alongside my usual workhorses. They faired well.
Lighting vendor for the event was VER of Nashville, who continued to operate from the front lines of the flood. I had been asked to keep it local to Nashville to help the economy after its recent disastrous floods and I was happy to do that, Kenny states.
Hosted by Kid Rock, performers at this year's CMT's were some of the best from modern-day country music performers including Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban and John Mayer.
(Jim Evans)
