Mark Jacobson goes Rogue at Saloon on Calhoun
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In addition to reuniting with old friends on this warm fall night, Jacobson made some new ones when he worked with the Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures on LD Glenn Ottenbacher’s power-packed house rig. “This is what I would call a pretty high-energy venue,” said Ottenbacher. “We have a relatively small stage for the level of acts we get in here, so there’s a strong artist-audience connection. I built the lighting rig to bring out the immersive atmosphere of this room.”
Ottenbacher’s rig for the London USA show included six Rogue R1 Spot, four Rogue R1 Wash and two Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures, as well as 11 COLORado 1 Tour units. The spots were flown about 10’ on vertical poles positioned along the upstage deck. Jacobson used them to backlight the band in colours and white, and to create sweeps that accented high points of the group’s performance.
The Rogue R1 Wash and COLORado 1 Tour fixtures were flown above the spot units on downstage and mid-stage truss, while the Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures were positioned even higher above the mid-stage area. With their five independently controlled moving heads, the FX-B units gave Jacobson the opportunity to create an endless variety of eye-candy looks directly above the stage, while at the same time engaging the crowed with audience sweeps.
“Our house rig is vertically oriented, because our stage is not extremely wide,” said Ottenbacher. “Aside from this, though, the vertical orientation of our rig gives our stage an intense look that focuses attention on the performers.”
(Jim Evans)
