Tim Farquhar harmonises Rogues with Victor Wooten

USA - Bass-guitarist Victor Wooten’s Victor Wooten Trio performed recently at the Caribou Room, a new live music venue just outside Boulder, CO. Pushing his bass to its creative limits, as he moved from finger tapped melodies to thunderous slapping sections, Wooten took his audience on a musical journey that wove its way through blues, jazz, fusion, rock and other genres. Keeping pace with him note for note was a Tim Farquhar lighting design that featured Chauvet Professional Rogue and Chauvet DJ Intimidator fixtures.
“Victor Wooten is a great artist, so obviously my goal was to keep the centre of attention on him while still conveying emotions on stage with the lighting,” said Farquhar, who in addition to being a touring LD, is the house LD at the Caribou Room. “The Rogues and Intimidators were ideal in this regard, giving me the looks I wanted, without distractions.”
Farquhar used eight Rogue R2 Spot fixtures and an equal number of Intimidator Wash Zoom 350 units in his rig for the Wooten show. Half of his moving fixtures were hung on upstage truss and half were flown downstage.
“I relied on the upstage movers for specials that highlighted Victor and the other band members,” he said. “The Rogues were also used to create some nice mood-setting silhouettes on the wall behind the band. My downstage Rogues were used for washing the band and crowd, while the downstage Intimidators were for specials and audience lighting when the show called for it.”
(Jim Evans)

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