A total redesign from previous tours, planning for the show began last February between Matt Mills, Robert Long, and Sooner Routhier. "We searched for a while for something to put under the drum riser," explains tour lighting designer, Matt Mills. "We had several ideas, but when I saw the Mozarts at InfoComm in Orlando it was a simple decision. We bolted them to the underside of Tommy's drum riser and use them for video pixel-mapping, controlled via wireless DMX sent to a receiver located with the drum kit."
Mills adds, "The Mozarts are exactly what we needed to add a bit more excitement to the already over-the-top Crüecifly. After mounting them under the riser last summer, we haven't touched them since! They've performed perfectly. Not a single problem."
Christie Lites provided the lighting for the tour, including the Mozarts which have been seen on the Usher UR Experience tour; the Beyoncé Jay Z On the Run HBO Concert Special; the 2015 Grammy Awards; The X-Factor UK finals, and hit TV shows such as The Voice and America's Got Talent.
(Jim Evans)