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Sharon Van Etten on tour with Chauvet fixtures

In February 2019, singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten embarked on a 16-city US tour in support of her new album. Setting the visual tone for her music was a Sam Parker lighting design anchored by Chauvet Professional Rogue and Colorado fixtures, supplied by Squeek Lights.

Parker reflected the edgy power and complexity of his client’s music with a show that featured evocative backlighting and an interplay of shadows and light, along with some monochromatic color schemes.

“There was some discussion on whether the tour should be video or lighting based,” says Parker. “The original plan was for the show to have a projection-heavy design. However, given the rooms we were playing and our budget, I pushed to do this show with all light. I was confident we could get all the animation and imagery we wanted by weaving together light and dark spaces and using colors in a bold fashion.”

Helping Parker achieve this look were the four Rogue R2 Wash fixtures he positioned on the upstage deck. Arranging the washes in an arch behind Van Etten and the band, he used them for dramatic backlighting.

Also animating the stage with colors were the twelve Colorado 2 Solo fixtures in Parker’s rig. A pair of the Colorado units was positioned stage left and stage right to light Van Etten from the side. The remaining ten units were arranged along the downstage deck and were used for uplighting. At some points of the show, Parker saturated the stage in monochromatic colors.

(Photos: Sarah Hess)

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