Claypaky fixtures light Nanpa Básico stream
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A team from Arbol Naranja, led by Jorge Jiménez, Camilo Mejía and William Gallo, were challenged to craft a virtual concert that the public would enjoy from their homes and that recreated the mood of a live show on any digital device. “Reinventing the way in which Nanpa's music is consumed live opened a door for us to a format that we will continue to perform in, without any doubt,” says Arbol Naranja manager Jorge Jiménez.
Nanpa Básico fuses rhythms, such as bolero and reggae, for a hip hop style very much his own. According to the Arbol Naranja team, he is an unconventional artist who integrates orchestral musicians and treats the rhythm and style of each song with great presence and personality. For that reason it was imperative to keep the focus on every detail.
Lighting designer William Gallo was also tasked to illuminate the show in a broadcast style highlighting Nanpa, his musicians and the orchestra.
Gallo and show designer Camilo Mejía selected Claypaky luminaires with knowledge of the brand and an awareness that “it was necessary to have powerful and very defined luminaires to be able to exchange the smoke and lights of a live show for the planes and lighting for broadcast cameras,” says Mejía
Working on the design of the show, it was necessary to illuminate certain strategic points and achieve the overall look of the show at the same time. So a call was made to Mauricio Brando, sales manager for Latin America and to Audio Concept de Colombia, Claypaky distributor.
With their experience at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and awards events for TV, Audio Concept de Colombia was prepared to meet the expectations of a streaming show. Organizing the needs of pre-production, scripting, set design, lighting and video were the beginning of everything, points out Mejía.
“The video and lighting must always go hand in hand working like a clock, all meshed, audio, video and lighting together,” he says. “In this case, the audio had to be perfect so it could be appreciated on any device used by the public to watch the show, while the lighting had to respect the artist and make everything look perfect on camera without losing the spectacular nature of a live show.”
To accomplish this, he and Gallo chose Claypaky K-EYE K20, Sharpy Plus, Sharbar, Mini-B, Xtylos, HY B-EYE K15 and Stormy fixtures.
“Having K-EYE K20s available meant having strong elements in our favor, due to their versatility and power to create different scenes. We made this luminaire the centerpiece of the show,” reports Gallo.
The K-EYE K20 became the follow spot for the general atmosphere of the show, with perfect registration on camera achieving the depth they wanted for in the broadcast show.
Sharpy Plus fixtures were used to give concert and wash environments to some sets, including those of other artists. Gallo calls Sharpy Plus “the best light of the moment - its optics offer perfect results when using gobos, either being closed as a beam or open as a wash. They gave perfect results.”
The Sharbars offered “mobility independence, colour mixing and the ability to control each instance at will,” he notes. “They delivered an impressive performance - you can do a show with just Sharbars; it's like having six mini heads in one.”
The B-EYE K15s served as “a very powerful wash with an incredible colour register - it was perfect for coupling and highlighting to achieve different environments,” Gallo reports.
The Mini-Bs provided “incredible zoom and incredible power for its size,” he adds. “They completely blow away other luminaires at triple their size.”
Gallo calls Xtylos “the best toy invented by Claypaky,” and says “they allowed us to play with a hidden light that fired a powerful laser with perfect colour.”
