Martina and husband John McBride, along with tour manager Mark Hively, production manager Meesha Kosciolek and stage manager Pat O'Neil worked with Bandit VP Michael Golden to continue what has become a long stream of over the top visual treats. They again brought in designer Abbey Rosen Holmes - renown for her work with artists such as Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Cher, Janet Jackson, Disney, The Cure and many others.
Holmes and Abbey and Martina collaborated with Tom McPhillips and the staff at Atomic Design to deliver a set including ramps, risers, revolving platforms, elevators and Martina's 'moon' which flew her to front of house to sing a few tunes.
Trace Adkins worked with the same system as Martina nightly, yet it was reconfigured nightly by moving physical elements so that the two shows look entirely different. Trace LD Jeff Lavallee brought in additional equipment solely to treat Trace. Lavallee added MAC 2000 Spots and VL 3000 Washes to provide a distinctly different look for Trace each night.
(Jim Evans)
