Lucksinger created three looks for the bash: the main stage, tower and Broadway. The main stage consisted of an "old school" look with 324 1k pars, 40 Clay Paky Sharpys, 18 VL 2500s, 10 ETC source 4 lekos and six 8-light moles.
"Pars are great for doing the show on the fly," said Lucksinger. "Just an old flash and trash show. The Sharpys were chosen to cut through the pars; I used them as big punchy looks. The combination of pars and Sharpys was great as I could just use the pars and go with a big power look, or take the pars out and just use the Sharpys to give it more of an industrial feel. Put both together and it was a nice mix of old and new. The VL 2500s were mostly used to fill space that was left over."
For the tower holding the 15ft tall music note that lowers as the quintessential New Year's Eve ball, Lucksinger used 32 MAC 101s, 32 GRN Battens, and 16 GRN Moving wash.
"On the tower I went with LED fixtures to keep power down plus they hold up better in the weather," explained Lucksinger. "The tower and the lights on it are the highlight of the production. After all, the only reason we are there is to celebrate the New Year and to drop the giant music note. As the note moves down the tower, the 101s and battens change colour, strobe, and whatever else I can think off to make the countdown fun and exciting."
Lastly, the street used four 8-light moles, and 16 ETC source 4 lekos. Lucksinger utilized gobos to aid in branding the city, where attendance for this year's celebration increased dramatically from the previous year's 85,000 to 130,000 even with below freezing temperatures.
(Jim Evans)
