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fixtures in advance of Coper Productions bringing in the stage. Speaking to LIVE , Betancourt explained the prominent role Elation Lighting has come to play in the production of Montreux Jazz Festival Miami. “The festival director, Sig Greenebaum, and one of the festival owners had reached out to ACT Productions in Miami for production management support. ACT partnered with IPS, which is a full Elation Lighting house. IPS became the preferred vendor for lights and video production using Elation’s lighting.” He added, “This year we incorporated the Elation SŌl I Blinders and Pulse Panel FX as they were able to truly add an audience coverage of bright light for artists like Jon Batiste, who often likes to walk among the crowd.” More generally – of the festival’s lighting needs – it “calls for bright, vibrant and seductive colours. Elation’s lighting equipment allows us to reach that broad spectrum range quickly and easily through additive RGB-based and subtractive CMY colour mixing systems without flaws.” LIVE was also keen to find out whether the current economic uncertainty surrounding the live industry was impacting the access that designers have to new and innovative equipment. Betancourt’s response struck an upbeat note: “By putting newer gear in front of lighting designers who may or may not have seen or used these fixtures before, it helps broaden their scope as a
when it took place at the end of February this year. ACT Productions returned as the local production company, with technical support from Illuminate Production Services (IPS) and impressive lighting design structured around equipment from Elation Lighting. Michael Betancourt, general manager for IPS East, created a flexible and dynamic lighting rig that included well over 100 fixtures from Elation. Proteus Rayzor 760 moving heads positioned on the downstage delivered a rich stage wash, while also specified were Proteus Lucius profile moving heads, for key lighting, and full-colour SŌl I Blinder effects for audience illumination. Along with Pulse Panel FX dynamic strobe lights mounted on the mid-stage and upstage trusses, these provided dynamic stage washes and visual effects. On stage, Rayzor 760s were also used for side lighting, while other choices included Rayzor Blade L linear lights on the downstage edge, KL Panel softlights on C stands and Proteus Hybrid Max moving heads on truss totems. Around the venue, Six+ Par L fixtures served as uplights to enhance the atmosphere. Also featured were VS2 2.9mm LED panels from sister company ADJ. Following on from its role at last year’s inaugural event, IPS provided lighting, LED video and broadcast cameras for IMAG and recording. The IPS team also oversaw the multiple-day set-up, starting with rigging, secure goal posts over doorways (Global Truss) and hanging
Pulse Panel FX were able to truly add an audience coverage of bright light for artists like Jon Batiste, who often likes to walk among the crowd
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