Unlimited Robe for Breda Live
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Bert Kelchtermans led the lighting element of the Unlimited Productions team consisting of Bart Roelen as main technical producer and Gijs Mulder as the B-stage producer.
They looked at the diverse line-up and the fact that most of the acts over the two-day event would be playing in daylight and took these facts as two main parameters for the design, for which they specified over 100 Robe moving lights - 40 X MegaPointes, 56 x LEDBeam 150s and eight BMFL WashBeams.
Unlimited Productions has actually been involved in the festival since the first year, and the organisers trust them implicitly to produce great lighting and visual designs each year which will work for all the performers in daylight and darkness.
Another criteria is having a ready-to-operate rig for the many guest LD’s and operators who rock-up with their artists.
The main stage roof – supplied by Gigant – is relatively low so there are less opportunities for creative rigging, and instead, Bert tries to incorporate new and different fixtures each year.
He’s particularly interested in smaller fixtures which fit the space well, and this year he was delighted to be able to use two of Robe’s newest luminaires - MegaPointes and LEDBeam 150s.
“I also try to use the newest fixtures to keep visiting LD’s and artists happy” admitted Bert, “they all like the chance to use new tech, and in the past we have had Robe Spiiders, BMFLs, LEDBeam 1000s and others to ensure everything stays fresh and current.”
The roof contained three LX trusses, and each one was rigged with 10 x MegaPointes.
Alternating between each of these fixtures was a group of four LEDBeam150s. Arranged like this, they could create dynamic ACL-style effects as well as to fill the entire stage with nice colour spreads.
The remaining 10 x MegaPointes were located on the floor and used for powerful back lighting and aerial effects.
The eight BMFL WashBeams were rigged on the delay towers out in the arena, where they could illuminate and colour the elaborate décor panels around the stage and also swoop around the audience and envelop them in the action.
Lighting was run from a grandMA2 control platform operated and programmed by Benny La Maitre, and produced by Unlimited Productions BV. All lighting equipment was supplied by Rent-All and installed by Apexx.
(Jim Evans)
