UK-based Wynn-Edwards - who has worked with artists such as Grace Jones, Rod Stewart, and Paloma Faith - created a dynamic design that complements and contrasts with the full stage width video backdrop. He uses the VL3500 Washes not only to fill the stage with colour and bring a dynamic perspective to the stage but also as backline lighting, firing intense beams across the stage.
"The VL3500 Spots are on key light duty, rigged on the front truss, but also double stacked on the rear truss to provide the workhorse fixtures of the design," explains Wynn-Edwards."I decided to use VL3500s as I knew they had excellent, super-sharp optics and I wanted to create a lot of looks using gobos. I also know that the VL3500 range offer great reliability - a feature I was in serious need of as the lights are worked really hard on each show."
Due to their global availability via a far-reaching network of rental houses that stock the kit, supported by a global network of tech savvy dealers, Wynn-Edwards has been able to use his first choice VL3500s on 90% of shows where local production was required. In fact on the three-year tour, they have been used on shows including the Sydney New Year's Celebrations, and shows in Korea, South America, Japan, South Africa and Europe.
A total of 37 VL3500 Spots and 24 VL3500 Washes were used on each gig and equipment was supplied by a number of rental houses in each region including: Europe - Production Resource Group (PRG), Berar and Arpege and in South America - Illum, VLPS-D&B and Buenos Aires Live Show (BALS).
(Jim Evans)
