"At Cour Design, my partner Erik Anderson and I have previously worked with CAM tour manager Nick Hardy, so when they were getting ready to go out, he gave us a call to help," began Droitcour. "Since this would be their first headlining club run, and since they would be travelling without a dedicated lighting team, they needed something that would look good aesthetically in the various venues, but that would also be possible for the 3-person road crew to load-in and out each night."
Droitcour continued, "To immerse the band and audience in light without having to hang any fixtures, we created a series of blocks on stage at varying heights that would allow us to get the MAC 700 profile fixtures in the air. These are great for a band like CAM because they have a lot of capabilities with a bright output.
Additionally, we created a deeper layer of lighting by cutting holes in the boxes and placing Mac Aura's on the inside. These give us a powerful starburst effect that works beautifully with the LED star drop hanging behind the band. Lastly, we have PAR Hex 7 fixtures and Wildfire 401 floodlights that we use for black light effects with the windows on set. The whole system is pretty self-contained, running on only four circuits, and Elite Multimedia was great at working with us to find the best gear for the design."
The CAM tour is currently travelling across the United States playing to packed houses night-after-night. Supported by tour manager Nick Hardy, production manager Aaron Mohler and monitor engineer Rachel Aull, the tour design creates an atmosphere all its own which is ideal for fans who may be seeing the artist live for the first time.
(Jim Evans)
