ChamSys mixes Australian Pink Floyd US tour
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Mumby, owner of Vivid Lighting Design, is using over 150 fixtures in the show. A 5m ircle that holds 26 moving washes and frames a video wall serves as the centrepiece of his design. His main rig is also made up of six vertical ladders, hung at staggered heights from a 50’ truss. Complementing the lights on the ladder trussing is a collection of 26 washes, strobes and blinders that runs along the downstage edge. An additional eight washes are used as sidelights.
Rounding out the design is a 40’ front truss with spot fixtures that are used for key lighting and washes that are used to light signature Pink Floyd inflatables.
“The show aims to be a true likeness to Pink Floyd, not just in terms of the music, but also in production value,” said Mumby. “A lot of time and thought is put into how best to portray the show in a unique way, while trying to stay true to what it was in days gone by.”
Mumby credits his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium with helping him realise this creative goal. Aside from saving him time when setting up his show and making changes to it, the new console has opened more creative options for him, thanks to its flexibility.
“Taking the MQ500 out on this tour has been great for a number of reasons,” he said. “The higher resolution screens mean I can keep all of my group, position, beam and colour palettes on one screen instead of having to change view for every attribute. Having fewer buttons to push is always a plus. Combine this with the 4x3 execute buttons and the extra five playback faders, and you have a really quick and efficient console to use. I find myself recording macros such as SHIFT-Record or SHIFT-Include to the execute buttons, along with the usual strobe and mole bumps.”
(Jim Evans)
