Brett has worked with the artist for five years and coordinates both lighting and video aspects of his live performances. He's been a big advocate of Robe for the past six or seven years and includes Robe products on his riders as often as possible.
For this one, the rig included 10 MMX Spots, 12 LEDWash 300s and two LEDWash 600s with the MMX Spots being the main workhorses. This core touring package was complemented by some house lights at each venue.
Six MMX Spots were rigged on six 8ft upright sections of truss onstage, three positioned stage left and three stage right behind a 26ft wide brick wall set piece. Four more were mid and downstage, with 10 of the LEDWash 300s primarily placed to illuminate the set and double as aerial washes and effects.
The other two LEDWash 300s were downstage on the deck and used to side light Cudi - who's not a fan of follow spots or front light - and the two LEDWash 600s were also on the floor to cross light him from a low mid-stage position.
The MMX Spots were picked for their versatility said Brett. "They do anything I ask - I can open up the iris, throw in a gobo and envelope the whole audience in a big sweep, or zoom down, remove the colour and have a razor-sharp ACL style beam" - all with one fixture!
The LEDWash 600s and 300s used for the side washes with their zoom were also able to wash the whole mid-stage area and produce some mid-air colour effects in the haze. "The saturated colours of the LEDWash are exceptional, and it's great that all the fixtures' colour temperatures match, so you can produce a uniform spread of beautiful, even colour right across the stage," explained Brett.
Upstage a video wall sitting flush with a 6ft mirrored tunnel gave an interesting infinity effect, and six scenic 'televisions' onstage were fitted with LED video panels.
The lighting package was supplied by TERI Productions, coordinated by Jay Coatney and Jason Murphy.
(Jim Evans)
