Robe FOOTSIES and TetraXs for Gary Clark Jr Tour
Grammy Award- winning artist Gary Clark Jr is touring the world with his new album JPEG Raw, complete with a lighting scheme designed by John Adamo and Robert Fuller. For the first US leg of the tour, John utilised Robe FOOTSIE2s (RGBW) footlights and TetraX moving LED bars on his lighting rig, which were supplied by Bandit
Lites. Robe’s TetraX was chosen for its versatility as it can be used as a wash, beam or eye candy fixture as well as its ability to create anything from mind-bogglingly whizzy to very subtle effects. They positioned all 24 units on 8 side torms flanking the band, 3 x TetraX fixtures per torm. “The idea was to surround the band,” he explained. They were positioned to dovetail with angled risers and a tiered trussing system, helping to create the clean, modern look John and Robert envisioned for the show’s visual aesthetic. The TetraXs were rigged with the yoke straight outwards to offer a very specific axis of movement – when flat or angled – allowing multiple tailored shapes and kinetic effects to be produced … some of which he had first tried in a visualiser, and others that were discovered in situ! A row of 8 x IP65 rated FOOTSIE2s was positioned along the downstage edge of the stage, with 5 other units deployed on the keyboard and drum risers. Another first for John was working with Bandit Lites as the lighting vendor, which “has been a wonderful experience,” he concludes.
Photography © gaston Jounay
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