Lighting designer Nick Jevons, of Electric Fly, has been using a Maxxyz PC with a wing to control the lighting for the whole tour. His son, Jake Jevons who now works for Bandit Lites was working with him in the UK.
The lights being used for the UK leg of the tour were Mac 300s, Mac 500s, Atomic 3000 Strobes, which were hung from four upstage ground based 12" truss in a Y formation. The lighting was supplied by Bandit Lites.
It is the first time Jevons has toured without using a lighting desk and as far as he's aware it was the first time that this setup has toured. He says: "I found the system portable, creative and flexible without losing any of the capabilities of a lighting desk, and my job was made more convenient by the ability to pre-programme most of the show on the Maxxyz console in the office, update the preset focuses at the venues, and operate the show via the playback wing."
Jevons is currently heading out to Australia and the Far East for the rest of the tour. With the Maxxyz PC as hand luggage, he is thoroughly enjoying the convenience of offline programming in his hotel room.
(Chris Henry)
