Located in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles, Vibiana is a much sought after venue for weddings and receptions, performing arts, and events of all types. Its historical atmosphere, refined architecture and elegant Main Hall form ideal surroundings for any special occasion.
Because lighting in Vibiana's Main Hall consisted of simple non-dynamic white light, the venue had to rent in lighting equipment every time there was an event that required something extra. And when you do that costs can be quite high, says Adrian de Pamphilis, owner of audio, visual and lighting systems company Fyxx Entertainment who was contracted to custom-design a dynamic lighting system for the space.
"They made the decision to buy a lighting package instead of always renting it in," he says. "It's not only a less expensive solution; it gives their clients more possibilities to create the right atmosphere for their event. It also makes event setup easier as they already have the lighting in-house." Adrian and his in-house staff at Fyxx worked closely with Elation sales manager John Lopez on the project to choose the right lighting equipment for the new lighting scheme.
Vibiana's Main Hall is a spacious room with lofty, beautifully designed arched ceilings, Corinthian columns and raised altar. Brimming with century old details, the room's white interior is a virtual blank slate that allows clients to dress their occasion in custom colour and ambiance.
Mounted on overhead soffits on either side of the room are Elation Event Bars, 4-head white LED pinspots perfect for downlighting table centerpieces and pinspotting special features or special moments. Each 3W head is individually controllable and dimmable for custom control. Also mounted in the soffits are Platinum Spot LED II color and gobo changing moving heads used for general washes and pinspotting the altar. Any custom image projections are handled by Elation Image Pro 300 II gobo projectors.
Colour washing the room's arched ceiling and uplighting the many columns are Elation EPAR Tri and Opti Quad (RGBW) Par colour changing LED lights, small enough to be placed discreetly about the room yet powerful enough to wash the room in uniform shades of colour.
(Jim Evans)
