This is the first club/live music installation for these new fixtures and it's in the Beresford's 600 capacity Upstairs venue, which has just been refurbished by new owners, Merivale.
Mutton was asked to deliver a full lighting technical package - which also features eight Robe Robin 300E Spots - all supplied by Robe's Australian distributor ULA - three Giga strobe and a Road Hog console for control.
The lighting has to cover the stage, dancefloors and seating areas for a variety of shows and events, from rock bands to DJ sets to corporate events. It needed to be able to create atmosphere, mood and excitement whatever the occasion, and also the fixtures needed to be fast to keep pace with some of the DJ sets.
It was the first time that Mutton had actually used the Robin 300 LEDWash, although he had used the larger Robin 600 LEDWash several times on other shows and was hugely impressed.
When the smaller 300 version came on-stream earlier this year, he thought it was perfect for Upstairs.
"It's a great fixture, with heaps of output and a good zoom," he statess, adding that he likes the fact you can only see one colour coming out of the units due to their refined and homogenised light engine, a feature of the Cree multichip technology used across the entire current generation of Robe's range of LED fixtures. "This was important," he explains, "Because 'multicoloured' heads distract from the decor and furnishings of the venue."
(Jim Evans)
