Chauvet STRIKE 1 ups intensity at Crave Festival
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Central to this design were 14 Chauvet Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures, which provided hard-hitting visuals in support of the industrial theme of the electronic music festival held in The Hague. Positioned within the metallic shipping containers placed around the central stage area, the STRIKE 1 fixtures provided RF Shows with multiple blinding, strobe and wash looks - perfect for the aggressive and sparse techno beats of headliners such as Octave One and Deniro.
“Given that everything about the festival design revolved around an industrial theme, we wanted to create the same feeling with the lighting design,” commented Jeroen Kwakernaak, project manager from RF Shows. “The single source of the STRIKEs was instrumental in achieving this and gave us a particularly unique look to play with.”
Thanks to the fixture’s intense 230W LED output, Kwakernaak and his team were able to cover the vast festival site with a mixture of blinder and wash effects. In addition, the STRIKE’s tungsten emulating dimming curve presented a number of interesting visual possibilities for the stage setup.
In addition to aesthetic considerations, the specification of the STRIKE fixtures gave a number of practical advantages, such as the IP-rated construction which presented an all-weather solution.
“As the festival was fully outdoors, the outdoor rating made the STRIKE fixtures ideal for the job,” continued Kwakernaak. “Although it didn't rain, it was extremely hot during the festival, and everything was soaking wet because of the heat. The STRIKEs performed flawlessly within those tough conditions.”
(Jim Evans)
