SolaSpot on Heartbrerakers’ 40th anniversary tour
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Green prepared a total of six complete lighting and set designs for the 40th anniversary tour for Tom to choose from. He comments: “Our technical director Kevin Cassidy had lots of creative input, and was instrumental in bringing it all together. Also, Tom asked for some things which changed the original look somewhat.
“I'm using 30 SolaSpot 1500s sprinkled throughout the rig; in fact there are 1500s on every single truss. They are my work horse hard edge fixture for this tour. I use some as specials on the down stage trusses in lieu of follow spots - they are bright and crisp, brighter in fact than most follow spots we get from that distance.”
The SolaSpot 1500s also serve as the LD’s main back light fixture. Green comments: “The 1500’s brightness holds up against every other fixture in the rig. I wanted an all LED rig to help reduce the heat on Tom, yet I needed punch to use in front of the big bright LED wall upstage. The SolaSpots are kicking ass. I can use gobos without losing a ton of light. I even use one to back light Mike Campbell during a big solo, and follow him manually, as they’re bright enough to look like a truss spot.
In closing, Green points out the reliability of the 1500s has been spot on, commenting, “I have had every light working on every show and through two weeks of rehearsals prior to the tour.”
Lighting equipment for the tour is supplied through VER, with Kevin Forster managing the account rep duties. Joining Green on the lighting crew are technical director / co-visual director Kevin Cassidy, power technician Armando (Mondo) Figueroa, head automation tech Oscar Canales, Blake (Flash) Rogers, and Austin Tower.
(Jim Evans)
