Ronnie is a regular LD for Dutch hardstyle dance producer / promoter Art of Dance, with whom I-Motion co-promoted the most recent Syndicate event at the same venue.
On the strength of his work for that event, he was invited to produce the production lighting design for this leading house / trance phenomena.
The Robe count was impressive - 202 x Pointes, 121 x LEDWash 800s and 28 x CycFX 8s - all supplied by leading Netherlands based rental company, The Purple Group.
Ronnie created the visual design - lighting and video - working with Chris Das who coordinated the technical preparations for lighting supplier, Purple Group from Schijndel, Netherlands.
The two frequently work together, so there's lots of creative synergy, teamwork and a fluid workflow when it comes to designing environments like this. The brief from I-Motion outlined the large scale 'arena feel' that they wanted for the show, which was relatively straightforward in terms of structure.
"We wanted to involve the whole venue in the lighting and visuals show" explained Ronnie, "The stage needed to look massive, so we based the design on a series of circles and lights ... blasting energy out into the crowds and drawing everyone in to the stage set up while simultaneously making the whole room look more interesting."
The stage was framed by three large horizontal curved trusses - the largest measuring 20m and the smallest 10m. There were four circular trusses - measuring 30, 15, 10 and 8m - positioned above the 20,000 audience.
Most of the LEDWash 800s were installed behind the over-stage trussing circles and used to shine through and highlight the shapes.
The Pointes were scattered all over the trussing circles, and used for effects lighting shooting all around the venue.
(Jim Evans)
