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Maarten De Man reflects meaning of Tourist LeMC tour with Chauvet

Flemish hip-hop-folk artist Tourist LeMC eschewed his usual venues and built his recent 23-show tour around more intimate theatres. Building on the theme of his song “The Other”, he wanted to emphasize the importance of people overcoming the boundaries that separate them. Setting a supportive tone was a lighting design by Maarten De Man of MDM Productions that featured Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Splendit.

“This was the very first time that Tourist LeMC played in theatres”, says De Man. “Normally we are playing at larger festivals and larger concert halls.” The LD designed the set to fit the Bourla, a 900-seat theatre in Antwerp. Using balanced down lighting, subtle color combinations, tightly focused spots, and occasional monochromatic washes, he conveyed the wide range of moods, musings, and emotions that gave this tour’s concerts their engaging power.

Contributing to the show’s ethereal effect were the rig’s twelve Rogue Outcast 1 BeamWashes used as top lights. “During one song, I used the ring of the Outcast fixtures to achieve the effect of twinkling stars”, says De Man. “This was why I specifically chose this wash.” Adding to this transcendental effect was a Maverick MK3 Profile, positioned overhead and used at times to create a “sunlight effect”. Adding depth and texture to the stage were the rig’s floor fixtures: five Maverick Storm 2 BeamWashes and six Colorado PXL Bar battens.

De Man, who ran his show on a ChamSys Stadium MQ500, underscored the mood of the show with his backlighting: “There was a mirror foil on the floor behind a tire”, he says. “As an audience you actually ‘do not like this’, but at certain times, I focused a number of spots on this. Then, sometimes I hit it from the ground or from the air. For example, I focused that one MK3 spot on this mirror foil, cut out with the knives, and this is how we created a reflection beam on the backdrop.”

(Photos: Picturesk/Frank Lambrechts)

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