Alan Jackson is one of the most successful country artists of his generation having sold over 80m records worldwide with 35 songs hitting number one on country music charts. As an encore to his successful 25th Anniversary Keepin' it Country tour of 2015, Still Keepin' it Country started in April and will play festival and arena dates until November. Nashville-based Elite Multimedia Productions is handling all the lighting, video and LED for the tour.
Rutherford, who has been with Jackson for over two years says, "I wanted to use something with gobos and colour mixing that complemented the other fixtures in the rig. We have 1200W spot movers and I needed a fixture that could keep up with that, which the FLX does. They are so punchy for their size. I've been super happy with them."
He uses the hybrid FLX fixtures as beams and spots for big gobo pattern looks and narrow beam effects and will use a frosted beam effect on certain songs. Besides keeping up with the larger wattage fixtures, Rutherford says the FLX fixtures can also cut through the upstage video wall. "The brightness was important," he states, "and I like the narrow beam you get out of them. They can really scrape the paint off the back wall. I use them mostly in spot mode for mid-air aerial effects and get tons of mileage out of the beam and spot modes."
(Jim Evans)
