It was Nathan's first work with Tyler and the focus was on emphasizing the intimate environment and the delicate subject matter inspiring Janie's Fund and the launch concert. So all the production was centred around the star as he related the narrative of who he is and his personal journey to where he is now.
"Everything I did lighting-wise was designed to be unobtrusive - hiding the technology and highlighting Steven," explained Nathan.
He worked with creative director Jeri Slaughter and art director/set designer Zeya Maurer and was involved in most of the show's video elements in addition to lighting. He's always believed that lighting and video should "play in the same sandbox" and be complimentary to the overall visuality of a performance.
The BMFL Spots, supplied by VER, were positioned on the house fly bars and used as down and backlights on the set structure.
Nathan first used BMFLs on a leg of the Barry Manilow One Last Time tour in 2015, when he was working as lighting director/operator for LD Seth Jackson.
"BMFLs really proved themselves to me on that, so I have been using them on designs ever since," he explained.
Production manager for the Out On a Limb special show was Chris Adamson, and there is talk of a tour to follow.
(Jim Evans)
