We use them as our only hardedge fixture on the show,” Seth said. “The Smarty Hybrid packs a lot of features in a small format and earns its pay in a variety of roles, most notably as a remarkably bright light that can punch through where needed. Having used the Smartys in the past, most notably in designs for Barry Manilow, Nate and Seth knew the fixture well. Lighting fixtures included LED bars, moving heads and strobes, along with the Smarty Hybrids. Smarty Seth and Nate enhanced the rig to add impactful effects to play alongside the video content. In contrast to “Glad You’re Here,” “Duck Buck” includes much more production, including multiple screen surfaces and an upgraded lighting approach that brings the audience completely into the show. Nate Alves, Seth’s partner at Darkroom Creative, was tasked with creating a different 3D visual environment for each song, including moment-to-moment changes to I-Mag, “to keep things moving and present a much larger stage picture than was actually there.” Now, however, it was “time to do a show.” Following consultation with management, Seth says it was clear that they didn’t want to limit themselves to a single environment. Darkroom Creative is again handling lighting design, set design, video production and content for the 2023 outing with lighting supply by Bandit Lites.Įxpanded, evolving production Limited in both crew and truck space on last fall’s tour, the set and lighting rig for “Glad You’re Here” was understandably restricted. “It met all the needs and continues to carry far more of a workload than you think a fixture of that size could accomplish,” stated Seth Jackson, partner at Darkroom Creative, of the CMY color-mixing hybrid moving head. Currently out on his follow-up “Duck Buck Tour,” the leading design firm has again turned to the compact moving head as the only hard-edged fixture in the rig. Last fall, Darkroom Creative enlisted Elation Smarty Hybrid™ moving heads on Walker Hayes’ “Glad You’re Here Tour” as a multifunctional workhorse on the country star’s first headlining arena tour.
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