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Skynyrd and Bandit Together at Last
For over 30 years Bandit Lites and Lynyrd Skynyrd have flirted with each other and now they have finally gone out together! Dating back to the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bandit had often attempted to become the legendary band’s lighting company, each time to come close but never actually seal the deal.
This year Bandit has finally completed the task. Ross Shilling at Vector Management, designer Steve Owens and tour manager Steve Voudouris chose Bandit Lites as the official lighting supplier for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Bandit C.E.O. Michael T. Strickland stated: “it is really a dream long overdue. I know all the guys in the band personally and have worked in and around them since 1972. Bandit was almost Skynrds lighting company on many occasions through the years, but it never quite worked out. It is great to finally have these two star crossed entities together.”
Long time Skynyrd designer Steve Owens has designed and programmed a show that is perfectly suited to a band that is globally revered. Steve’s’ console of choice is the grandMA and his pallet of fixtures include High End Turbo Cyberlights, High End Studio Beams, Martin MAC 2000’s, the new Coemar LED PARs, Thomas Pixelines and the AC Lighting Colorweb.
This is indeed the first US application of the new Colorweb system. Bandit report that the support from all the manufacturers has been brilliant during start up and the Skynyrd tour is out until Christmas. The show programmed and rehearsed in Bandit’s Venue One facility in Nashville. Steve spent five days and loaded every cue to every song from the 30 plus year career of Skynyrd. David “Fuji” Convertino was programmer for Steve while in rehearsal at Bandit.
“AC Lighting staff attended and spent a few days to make sure the deliver of the first US Colorweb system was flawless and this was a much appreciated gesture, said a Bandit spokesman. “Steve’s sense of timing and intimate knowledge of their music makes him a part of the band. The show Steve has produced is quite simply amazing and the visual impact as you listen to anthem after anthem comes in wave after wave. The power of a Lynyrd Skynyrd show is amplified by the magic of Steve’s work.”
21st July 2006
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