Lighting contractor PRG Birmingham, and account handler Robin Wain contracted Summit to supply the system which is being used to move 12 lighting 'Quads' customised frames each holding 4 MAC 2000 moving lights and lined with PixelLine LED battens on the top rail and DJ Flash rope. There are two motors per quad, and these glide seamlessly in and out and up and down to create different patterns and configurations - effectively making a constantly moving stage set.
There are four further moving trusses taking up thirteen points, each of varying lengths and containing a total of 12 Syncrolite SX 3KW moving lights. Upstage of these are another eight Elevation 1+ controlled hoists, lifting four 2.6 x 2.6 metre Barco D-lite 7 LED video screens, each weighing approx. 850 Kg.
The motors are all run off the Elevation system's proprietary Vector PC-based software; the automation operator is Andy Beller assisted by Toby Rouse.
(Jim Evans)
