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Elation rig for Beartooth livestream

Cameron Birchill has been designing lighting for metalcore rockers Beartooth since 2018 and recently turned to an Elation rig of Dartz 360, Artiste Picasso and Protron 3K Color luminaires for the band’s “The Journey Below” livestream which took place July 14th at the Clyde Theatre in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Their first livestream event, the band gave Birchill a blank canvas to design the type of show he thought would look best for an on-camera audience. The LD subsequently contacted New York-based rental company Squeek Lights and owner Victor Zeiser, who has worked with the band for years, including as lighting designer for a headlining 2018 tour.

“I wanted to center the design around one brand and Victor helped with fixture choice”, states Birchill, who credits Zeiser for helping him transition from on-the-road lighting work into design. “Because this was for video, it differed from a typical live show rig so I bounced design ideas off of him and his team at Squeek. They helped me make the adjustment from live show to livestream with things like LED refresh rates, color temperature, etc.”

Birchill, who also serves as lighting director and touring manager for the band, says he first envisions what each song will look like to get an idea of what type of fixture would work best. After going through Squeek’s inventory to see what effects fit best, he landed on the Dartz beam light, Picasso profile moving head and Protron strobe fixtures, incorporating 20, 24 and 12 respectively across an upstage, midstage and FOH truss as well as on sidelight towers. The designer placed Protron 3K Color strobes under 4-ft risers to color the band from beneath with more Dartz and Picassos working from behind the risers.

Following rehearsals at the Clyde Theatre, the band kicked off a 6-week US tour on August 14th at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. The outing plays mid-sized venues and features a similar design to the “Journey Below” livestream, including lighting effects from Dartz 360, Artiste Picasso and Protron 3K Color fixtures.

(Photos: Elation Professional)

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