Working with Reventón's lighting designer, Chris Reade, Visions Lighting erected an intricate overhead truss structure that dominated the look of the event. The lighting rig itself included 32 Martin Professional MAC 2000 fixtures, 19 Atomic 3000 strobes, 24 High End Studio Color fixtures, 24 Studio Beam fixtures and 20 Molefays.
Visions Lighting, worked around the clock for three days to make Reventón happen. Each of the nine Latin artists playing at this year's event, several of whom had their own lighting designer, played anywhere from a 20 to 50 minute set.
"It's difficult to describe just what Reventón is like for someone who's never experienced it," remarked Todd Roberts, owner of Visions Lighting. "The audience is dressed to the nines; everyone is dancing in the aisles between acts and it's just this big party - not to mention that some of the biggest names in Latin music are playing." This year's sold-out show featured performances by Juanes, Alejandro Fernandez and Julieta Venegas.
Reventón was also one of the first major events where Visions Lighting had used its new Flying Pig Systems Wholehog III console. "Chris (Reade) is very used to the Hog II," notes Roberts, "but it really did not take him long to settle into using the new board. He used it on a small show and then was comfortable enough to use it on Reventón." For Reventón, Visions Lighting supplied the Wholehog III console with a DMX Processor and a Playback Wing.
(Jim Evans)
