String Cheese are known for their intricate compositions, spectacular live shows and great connections with their audience - all parameters giving Andrew plenty of opportunity to focus on lighting for a client that appreciates his vision and gives him the creative freedom to do what he thinks will look best.
On the new design for this latest fall tour, he decided to use 18 x Robe BMFL Spots, which were supplied by lighting vendor, Upstaging.
The tour ran for three weeks around the U.S., concluding at the Suwannee Hulaween experience at Live Oak Music Park in Florida, and will continue through the New Year. "I plan to use the BMFL as my main spot from here on," stated Andrew.
Six BMFL Spots on the front truss were used as downstage washes to cover 'all bases' and the others were deployed, six each, on the mid and upstage trusses. They were used extensively throughout the set for all sorts of things - washes, profiles, specials, projection effects, etc.
The BMFLs and other lights were all controlled via a grandMA2 console, and a number of Saber video strips were also integral to the design and fed with content from an MA VPU.
The crew from Upstaging were Jason Blaylock and Robin Sheridan and Andrew's design associate was Cassidy Miller-Halloran.
(Jim Evans)
