Robe gets closer to Kane Brown
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He turned to Robe moving lights - 18 x Pointes and five Spikies - supplied to the tour as a specials package by 4Wall Nashville.
James’ starting point for this design was that he and production manager Tyler Oplinger wanted something different for Kane’s set which needed to look fabulous and be set up onstage and de-rigged quickly and efficiently during the changeover.
He had already started to think along cart-based ideas for movability, and he also happened to have Atari’s Q*bert in his head! This inspired the basic shape of the set which he realized would also make a great base for lamp placement!
Q*bert is a 2D action arcade game with puzzle elements that uses stylised isometric graphics to create a pseudo-3D effect - dating back to 1982.
He also wanted a walkway allowing Kane to run around and the band to be higher off the deck. After a lot of revisions and refinement to the initial ideas, the current stage set design emerged, complete with white cubes, geometrically positioned lights and runways connecting the centre section with the two sides of the set. It was built by Nashville-based Accurate Staging.
Pointes have been one of Andrew’s favourite lights since the launch in 2013, so these were chosen as workhorse fixtures. “They’re super versatile with strong beams and also a great wash with the frost incorporated; the colours are bright, the gobos cut through,” he declared.
This is the first time he has used Spikies, picked as a punchy small LED source primarily to silhouette the band and Kane during the show. He commented that the zoom is really advantageous together with the continuous pan and tilt which, although used sparingly, unlocks some “really cool effects”
The Spikies are mainly for back lighting, and sometimes zoomed in for additional beams.
He programmed and is running the show – which also includes some other beam lights and LED PARs – on a grandMA2 light console. Joining Andrew and Tyler on the road is Kane brown’s FOH engineer David Loy.
(Jim Evans)
