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JTE’s PixelLines Spotlight Mogwai’s ‘Mr Beast’ Touring Extravaganza
Glasgow noise guitar band Mogwai are back on tour promoting their new album ‘Mr Beast’. Over the course of the next five months they will have completed tours of the UK, mainland Europe, the US and back for the European festival season.
Nick Jevons, an established lighting designer of many years - has designed a rig that although compact in design, has maximum visual impact to complement the soft to loud dynamics of the band. The rig features 12 James Thomas Engineering’s PixelLine 1044s, six moving lights and six strobes.
Across the back of the stage, stood vertically, there are four Y-shaped minibeam constructions each with three PixelLines hung at angles to the truss. The battens are being used as an effect to give the audience an extra dimension to the show. The majority of this tour is in clubs or small theatres, so the rig has to be able to provide a big punch or subtlety when required within its limited size.
The 1044s are programmed using PixelDrive which is then driven by a Maxxyz PC. Nick is pleased with the results especially as there was no rehearsal time and load-in day was also first show day. The whole show is run from two laptops.
He explains: “As I only had one day to program, everything had to be hands on and reliable. Both the 1044s and the PixelDrive performed without any problems – and although I have used the 1044s many time before, they still surprise me with their brightness!”
The lighting show mimics the music as it manages to move between down-tempo and explosive quite effortlessly. Nick is joined on this tour by his son Jake who looks after the rig. Bandit Lites supplied the trussing, moving lights and PixelDrive, while the 1044s were supplied by HSL.
Nick, along with his business partner Philip Winward have their own design company called ‘ElectricFly Productions’ and have designed shows for a number of diverse events.
27th April 2006
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