It is DBN's fourth year working for production company Ear To The Ground with this pop-up nightclub, which features an impressive DJ line up and live performances from some of the finest dance bands. This year, the lighting design has been created by Simon Barrington, who has worked closely with DBN's project manager, Pete Robinson.
The lighting fixtures were all chosen for their small sizes and high impact. There are a total of 16 Martin Professional MAC 250 Entours, eight Clay Paky Alpha Wash 300s and six CP Alpha Wash 575 moving lights - distributed across all the trusses - together with eight Atomic strobes and 16 Studio Due Archiled wash lights which are flat and unobtrusive. In addition to the DBN kit, some i-Pix BB4 and BB7 LED fixtures also grace the rig.
Control is via a Chamsys lighting console supplied by Simon Barrington, who also runs the main room lighting most weekends and is helping to create some dynamic and colourful environments for dance enthusiasts.
(Jim Evans)
