Production and lighting designer on the show is Chris Lisle, who created the tour's signature diamond-shaped look together with Scott Scovill, owner of video content and equipment services provider Moo TV (www.mootv.com), who also serves as tour vendor for the EVLED panels.
"Scott and I had both used the EVLED 20 panels on several other tours and worked together with the band to come up with the overall look for this show," Chris states. "With the uniqueness of the design, we needed a product that could mount easily into custom frames and need little maintenance. The EVLED panels are very dependable and look great."
The EVLED panels, a medium resolution 20mm semi-transparent screen that carries an IP65 rating, are located upstage behind the band and remain static during the show. Chris explains, "The overall look of the show is comprised of diamonds and the center focus is three diamond-shaped video panels made up of Elation EVLED 20s that slightly overlap each other. There are a few tiles of each screen strategically removed to create a unique look. To the sides of these three diamonds are two carts with a few more panels angled inwards."
OneRepublic's Native tour kicked off in early 2013 and, not surprisingly, has played in a number of different venues from large to small along the way. Consequently the number of EVLED screens used on each show has also varied.
When all five screens are in use, nearly 120 EVLED 20 panels are in use. To complement the band's diverse music, Chris runs a variety of custom video elements across them, much of which was made by Moo Creative with heavy input from the band. He also intermixes a bit of IMAG at different parts of the show.
The tour, which runs through the end of 2014, has had several legs both in the US and Europe with other spot dates around the world. The latest US leg wrapped up on 1 September and Native continues with a European fall leg kicking off 19 October in Ireland.
(Jim Evans)
