USA - Award-winning Indian playback superstar Javid Ali sings songs in many languages, from Tamil and Urdu, to Bengali, in addition to Hindi.
On his recent shows in the New York area, Ali’s two-hour and thirty-minute concert featured a light show created by Roosevelt Dsouza with a rig anchored by 20 Colorado PXL Curve12 and 16 Color Strike M fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Arranged on a straight line across the downstage deck, the Colorado motorised battens played a variety of roles in the design. At times, they were used to direct intense colourful beams upward in a diagonal line that effectively blocked the upstage area from view. The effect was to create a sense that Ali was closer to the audience, engendering a sense of intimacy between the singer and his fans.
At other times, the Colorado PXL Curve12 projected distinct columns of colour across the upstage deck to create a blow-through effect on stage. Moving the output from his battens in sync with the other lights on stage, Dsouza created a rhythmic pattern that flowed seamlessly with the music. Other Colorado PXL Curve 12 fixtures were positioned behind the drum riser to add a sense of depth to the stage.
“The PXL Curve was outstanding for eye candy,” said Dsouza. “It played so many different roles in the lightshow and gave it the flexibility needed to keep up with Javid Ali’s music.”
At some points in the show, the Colorado PXL Curve 12 units were turned off to make way for intense, fast-moving lighting and video eruptions upstage. Contributing to these looks were the rig’s Color Strike M motorised strobe washes.
“The Color Strike Ms were dynamic and intense,” said Dsouza. “I used them for colour and strobing throughout, as well as for big bursts of light during some of the more pumped-up songs.”
