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Andrea Coppini explains his lighting design for Francesco De Gregori

Andrea Coppini explains his lighting design for Francesco De Gregori
Andrea Coppini explains his lighting design for Francesco De Gregori

Francesco De Gregori has appointed the lighting designer Andrea Coppini to design the lighting at his concerts for several years now. “I have been working with Agorà for more than ten years. I met De Gregori in the summer of 2008, when I stood in for his previous lighting operator, who was no longer available. From that moment on, I started working continuously with the artist and the production team. This means I present new designs whenever a new tour starts. I have been designing the lighting for De Gregori for six years,” Andrea Coppini explains.

 

“Setting up the technical systems is always the most challenging task,” Coppini continues. “’Vivavoce 2015’ (De Gregori’s latest tour) evolved several times as it was going along. We started with six dates in indoor arenas. Then, once we got to the first theatre, we had to adapt the technical specifications of the concert. During the summer, the show equipment was different again: lighter and more agile. You go around with half the production equipment since most of the systems and structures are already waiting for you on site. In the original design (the most complex version), the main stage lighting consisted almost entirely of Clay Paky equipment.”

 

“The lights were arranged on three battens: one at the front and two levels of back lighting,” Coppini elucidates. “Alpha Profile 1500s were alternated with Sharpy Wash 330s. Both of these lights are fitted with Osram lamps. I love to add softer side lights to this basic design (in this case LED wash units) to illuminate the scenery. This technique comes from the theatre, but it is not always used in concerts. I have used this arrangement for several years at Francesco De Gregori concerts, since it allows me to mix side lighting with front lighting and back lighting to create the main atmosphere at the concert. Lastly, I opted for Alpha Beam 700s for the backdrop. I intermixed some Chromlech Jarag units with them, which are 5 x 5 matrices with halogen lamps.”

 

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Andrea Coppini explains his lighting design for Francesco De GregoriAndrea Coppini explains his lighting design for Francesco De Gregori

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