"This is my first tour with Gary Allan and we wanted a big show with a big feel," says Quisberg. "We needed a rock show that was very in-your-face and we wanted to do a lot of strobing. The audience needs to feel the music and that's where the Showline SL NITRO 510 luminaires really help us out. With the SL NITRO 510 you are not handcuffed to what most other strobes in the market are limited to and you have a wide array of tricks that one fixture can provide."
"I have been with Gary Allan for about two and a half years now and this year we really wanted to have a big impact for our live shows," says production manager Sean Gary. "Our physical set up at each show really changes and our rig has to be adaptable to a wide array of locations. We have to get the most out of each light no matter where we are loading into and in my opinion this is the biggest draw of the SL NITRO 510 luminaire. It's extremely versatile doing so much more than just pop and flash."
At the beginning of the design process for the tour, Quisberg and Gary put the equipment package out to bid and it was Elite Multimedia that both won the bid for the tour and convinced the tour to try the SL NITRO 510 luminaire.
"In the past, we have had multiple vendors for the tour, but this year we wanted to go to one provider to really get the biggest bang," explains Gary. "In the end, Elite Multimedia really meet our needs the best in terms of gear and support. They are a rapidly growing company with a great sales team and working with them really felt like home."
Quisberg adds, "When we started looking at strobe fixtures, Elite Multimedia suggested the Showline SL NITRO 510 luminaires, and I immediately feel in love with their zone mapping. We were looking to configure our strobe fixtures in a vertical hang and the SL NITRO 510 fixtures zone mapping abilities allow us to complement the various effects going on in the full design. Also, due of the wide range of venues that we play, the SL NITRO 510 fixtures are ideal because they help on power consumption and we can put them on the same circuit."
(Jim Evans)
