As exceptional and rare as the original Sayers Club is, however, its owners Micah Otano and Jason Scoppa have been able to recreate their Hollywood magic in Las Vegas with the opening of a new location at the SLS Casino (the former Sahara at the north end of The Strip). The pair even managed to add a dash of extra Vegas visual sizzle to the new Sayers Club with the help of some pixel mapped Chauvet Professional fixtures provided by PRG's Las Vegas branch.
True to the spirit of its famous Hollywood cousin, the new Las Vegas Sayers Club kicked off its grand opening with an inspired appearance by a rock legend, Lenny Kravitz, who performed in front of an eye-popping pixel mapped stage wall display created with an array of Chauvet Professional's ÉPIX Strip 2.0 and EPIX Bar 2.0 units. Arranged with the bars in the middle of the array and the strips flanking on either side, the ÉPIX fixtures bathed the stage in vibrant colours on opening night as they displayed dynamic images that accented Kravitz's performance.
"Micah and Jason realized their vision for this club, just as they did for Hollywood," said Tim Brennan, vice president of PRG. "They create a relaxed sophisticated ambience in the club and a vibrant look on stage that supports the music. I would certainly say that the ÉPIX products contributed to making their vision a reality.
"The products, which were selected by Micah, are all subtle but clear. It's amazing what you can get out of the ÉPIX units; they are a really impactful cost effective solution to adding a video element in your design. Sean Guarino of SexyLites in Las Vegas did the programming and video effects with Micah. They had over 150 video looks on the first night!"
The Sayers Club Las Vegas lighting rig includes 12 ÉPIX Strip 2.0 fixtures and seven ÉPIX Bar 2.0 units, all of which have their power supply and processing hosted by three ÉPIX Drive 642 units. Also included in the rig are two Rogue R1 Beam and two Rogue R1 Spot moving yoke fixtures, as well as three COLORdash Par-Hex 12 RGBAW plus UV LED par-style fixtures.
(Jim Evans)
