Hogan has worked for Train for the last three years, and was turned on to the features and functionality of Robe products - specifically the LEDWash 600 - by LMG Touring, a national provider of video, audio and lighting equipment.
LMG Touring added Robe products to their inventory last year, and supplied lighting, video and LED for the recent Train tour.
Hogan first used LMG's initial batch of LEDWash 600 on last year's Good Charlotte tour and followed up by integrating them into his latest design for Train.
Hogan's aesthetic starting point for lighting the tour was to create a 'big rock show' look for the band, with plenty of colour, movement and spectacle - bold and effective!
From the outset, he also had the LEDWash's individual ring control in mind to use for some specific effects in particular songs.
Twenty four of the LEDWash 600s were rigged on four vertical trusses upstage of an 18 mm pitch LED backdrop, which split into five separate columns at strategic moments, leaving 2ft gaps between and allowing the beams to blast through for some serious burn-out!
The other four fixtures were installed below two Plexiglas-topped risers onstage.
The LEDWashes were also utilized as back-light effects shining directly through the screen when in its solid format, and they had no problem penetrating the video wall due to their impressive intensity.
However, Hogan's real trick to maximizing their impact was simply using them sparingly. He programmed and ran all lighting via a grandMA2, which made it really quick and easy to get the most out of the LED ring control.
(Jim Evans)
