For the hard-edge fixtures, Jackson has opted for a combination of VL2500s and Martin Mac2k Performances. For the 2ks, he added in the Patrick Woodroffe Gobo package to give some new variety to the light, which he says made a world of difference. Jackson also uses Syncrolite B-52s along with Mac 300s and Mac2ks.
The show is packed with video- including an upstage LED wall that is 30 feet wide, and then another 40 feet of Low-Res panels (built by Screenworks). It became essential to match the video with a lot of lighting, in order to cut through a backdrop that produces a fair amount of light on its own.
Jackson uses Morris Leasing's ESP Vision Studio in Nashville to pre-programme the show. "The ESP system is fantastic," Jackson commented, "It really gives you a natural feel for what the lights are going to do in reality and allowed me to programme in the daytime without distractions."
(Jim Evans)
