As an electronic pop dance group, St. Lucia is known for their live shows (photo: Maddi McMaster)
USA - Based in Brooklyn, NY, St. Lucia recently released their second studio album entitled Matter, which Rolling Stone says "bursts with light". Now needing to embark on a nationwide tour to support the album release, the band turned to production design house Cour Design who enlisted the assistance of Nashville-based tour provider Elite Multimedia to help them create a hard-hitting visual experience.

"Before we even started Cour Design, we were working with St. Lucia and it was actually their openness to implement our system for automatic playback of visuals that got our business going," began Gordon Droitcour, Cour Design. "The band has an evolving and different stage design aesthetic than most other artists, so we wanted to push the creative envelope on a design that also works well logistically. Using the Matter album cover as inspiration we knew wanted to include elements of black, white and gold, and with the gear and support provided by Elite Multimedia this was one of the most fun designs we have created to date."

Getting to work, Cour Design knew that the band is well known for a unique live experience their dedicated fans have come to expect. Committed to bringing them the show they craved, the design team developed a powerhouse production that would give fans a night out they would not soon forget.

"so it has to be a night that fans will never forget," continued Droitcour. "For this tour design, we have two large, gold chrome frames with LED neon tape running through them that are set center stage, and then we have a black, marble backdrop that is side lit. We also have risers that are peppered with four split cacti, all of which are surrounded by tight bAs an electronic pop dance group, St. Lucia is known for their live shows eams of light. In a lot of the cities, the fans will go to the same club throughout the week to see various artists, so we wanted this to be a hard-hitting rig that would not be forgotten, and the show looks great."

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