The Audiotistic festival in San Bernadino (photo: Graham John Bell for Insomniac Events)
USA - In a spectacular New Year’s kick-off, Insomniac Events produced two blockbuster EDM festivals at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino, with stage designs by SJ Lighting. More than 70,000 fans attended Audiotistic and Countdown NYE, shows that featured dance music acts performing from a large DJ booth highlighted with 12 Solaris Flare Rayzr LED fixtures.
“The Flare Rayzr blades were so bright, they were overpowering even at the back of the venue,” says stage designer Stephen Lieberman, president of SJ Lighting. “We used the 1m models to detail the DJ booth, making it the focal point of each show. With a 25 mm semi-transparent LED screen in front, the Flares were so strong, we had to throttle them back a bit because the blow-through on the screen was so intense.”
Lieberman adds: “The Rayzr’s flexibility allowed us to tailor the look for each artist – and there were a lot of them. Many asked specifically about the fixtures and how to get their hands on them. In terms of output, colour rendering, and overall performance, these fixtures crushed it.”
SJ Lighting specialises in lighting and production design for festivals, nightclubs, and concerts. Insomniac Events was founded by Pasquale Rotella, who was inspired by the Los Angeles underground dance music scene of the early 1990s.
Rayzrs are available in 50 and 100 cm lengths, with 18 or 36 RGBW Cree LEDs in 3-pixel groups. TMB is exclusive distributor for Solaris Lighting products.
(Jim Evans)

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