"The show at Radio City Music Hall was part of a one-off performance series dedicated to promoting the release of the band's latest album," began Hogan. "For these types of shows I have a standard plot, but since it's a new album, I wanted to use a new fixture. I had an opportunity to see the VL4000 Spot at a factory demo in Dallas earlier this year and immediately I wanted to use it over any other fixture on the market. Because this was such an important event for the band, LMG was able to purchase the fixtures specifically for this show, and they worked great."
In the lighting design, Hogan had six VL4000 Spots placed on the upstage deck behind the back line to capitalize on their aerial beam capabilities. He then placed the four remaining VL4000 Spot fixtures in the upstage truss to paint the stage with their animation wheels and gobo effects.
He continued, "Before I got the lights there were definitely certain elements that I was excited about using, such as the dual animation wheels, the prism and gobo combinations, and the shutters. These types of shows can be challenging because you really have to avoid generic looks in the design, but having 10 VL4000 Spots was perfect because there is nothing generic about their capabilities. They bring so much to the table and give a designer so many options. The VL4000 Spot literally does everything."
"We are very excited about the VL4000 Spot," agreed Craig Mitchell, LMG director of touring. "The team at Philips Vari-Lite has designed a great fixture that incorporates so many of the things that designers have been asking for and it's quickly going to become an industry standard. Working with Brock is a real pleasure as he designs out of the box and always has something unexpected up his sleeve. We are continually looking forward to what he comes up with next."
(Jim Evans)
