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Corona: Gwar drive-in show lit with Chauvet

To accentuate the band’s music and costumes with a dramatic flair, Ryan Pervola chose Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures for Gwar’s gig at the Diamond Drive-In in Richmond, Virginia. The LD used twenty R2 Wash fixtures and six R1 Spot units in his rig.

To keep up with the continuous flow of the band, Pervola maintained a consistent intensity level on stage. “There’s so much movement and action between the killings and fight scenes that you don’t want to have too much darkness or shadows”, he explains. “So, creating sharp, contrasting colors allowed me to give the stage a supernatural and haunted appearance. Since so much of the attention is on the action, I didn’t have to go over the top with look designs. I did however add some lasers to the set behind the drum riser to give the stage an extra bit of dimension.”

The Rogue R2 Washes were flown evenly spaced on downstage and upstage truss. “The band tends to leave a wet bloody mess onstage with all the foam they use”, Pervola continues. “I had twelve of the R2s upstage and eight downstage. Together they were able to handle the insanity without sacrificing good solid beam punch. After the show they were still in working order and fully ready for the next show even though a bloody massacre happened right in front of them.”

Also contributing were the rig’s R1 Spot units, four of which were positioned directly in front of the amp racks, while two were placed on raise cases behind the drummer. Positioned waist-high, the 140-watt LED spot fixtures had to punch through the clear body of the drumkit and create back and side light angles on the band’s members.

(Photos: Andy Jones)

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