Nina Nesbitt gets visual edge with Mavericks
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After a successful string of US concerts, Nesbitt recently returned for a UK tour. Lighting designer Ollie Wilkinson, managed to craft equally catchy visuals with the help of Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures supplied by Arranpaul.
After searching for a fixture to complement his existing rig, Wilkinson decided to utilize the Maverick fixture’s dual beam and wash features to provide something special to round off his lighting concept. "I wanted a fixture that could be used to fulfil a number of practical functions in addition to providing eye candy," commented Wilkinson. "After considering a number of options, I decided to give the Pyxis a try."
Thanks to its ring of nine 15W RGBW LEDs and a single 60W RGBW LED serving as a centre pixel, the multifaceted tool box that is the Maverick MK Pyxis proved itself more than a match for Wilkinson's versatile lighting style. "One of the key looks which I wanted to achieve was to illuminate Nina from the side, and to then go into a full stage wash," he said. "Thanks to its incredible zoom range (7° to 45°), the Pyxis was able to effortlessly make this switch between these phrasings."
Positioned on either side of Nesbitt, who stood for most of the show on an illuminated Perspex plinth in the centre of the stage, the Maverick MK Pyxis covered the artist with a wide spectrum of coloured wash and beam effects.
(Jim Evans)
