Contracted to provide the production lighting design, Paul Hoffman of Pulse Lighting LLC deployed 18 of GLP's Volkslicht Zooms to help build the atmosphere.
Hoffman first became involved in the project around two years ago to consult on the lighting and other aspects of the technology for owners, Clyde's Restaurant Group.
Having worked with the operators on previous events (and impressed them with their production work for bands such as Widespread Panic and Furthur), the LD knew what was expected.
With a 500-seat upscale restaurant at street level and 400-seat live music venue below - with its own food and beverage menu - high attention to detail was required.
"We worked with the architects and owners from the very early phases to get the lighting design exactly right," he said. "We had the general contractor install pipes for us to hang from and had the building electricians run conduits and power.
Design factors that influenced our decision included high quality equipment, ease of maintenance, ease of operation, flexibility for many different types of application and also 'green' credentials. We also wanted to use LED technology wherever we thought it was appropriate."
These were all characteristics supported by GLP's Volkslicht range. The lighting specialist had become familiar with these industry-standard LED heads during his time on the road - and has been using around 24 GLP impressions on his touring rig with Widespread Panic.
"When it came to the installation we looked at several products and changed our specifications along the way," he continued. "When we decided to go 100% 'moving' for our wash lights, it came down to a choice of two fixtures; ultimately the zoom capability of the Volkslicht and the ease of the relationship with [GLP West Coast regional sales manager] Ed Cheeseman tipped the balance."
(Jim Evans)
