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Corona: Elation Dartz selected for August Burns Red livestream

On November 14, 2020, metalcore band August Burns Red celebrated fifteen years since release of their debut studio album ‘Thrill Seeker’ with a special livestream performance of the full recording at Rock Lititz Studio near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lighting designer David Summers turned to Elation’s Dartz 360 narrow-beam mover to light the event. New York-based rental company Squeek Lights supplied the fixtures.

Following two days of rehearsals at the Squeek Lights shop, production moved to the Rock Lititz Studio. Summers had to design for a multi-camera shoot rather than the more familiar live audience. “There were five or six cameras plus a few GoPro’s so there were multiple shot angles to consider”, he states. “I practiced with new lighting positions and ended up with positions I wouldn’t normally use on a touring show.”

Summers placed twenty Dartz 360 fixtures outrigged on ten pipes on the ground, forming a semi-circle around the band. Fixtures worked from the top and bottom of each pipe, its 3-degree aperture forming an array of thin beams high and low for classic ACL looks.

Summers notes he incorporated ADJ Hex Panels as dedicated drum lights for drummer Matt Greiner, saying that anyone deep in the stage can get buried, like a drummer, especially on a livestream. Squeek Lights’ lighting tech Steve Kosiba did all the backend programming for the event.

(Photos: Elation)

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