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Claypaky Volero Cubes make Dutch debut at Son Mieux concerts in Amsterdam

Dutch indie pop group Son Mieux played two sold-out shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome recently where 32 Claypaky Volero Cubes, provided by AED Group Netherlands, made their country-wide debut. Lighting and Set Designer Jasper Nijholt of Jasper Nijholt Lighting Design was tasked with creating a lighting and stage design that would have an open and layered appearance with dynamic elements visible throughout the show.

His lighting design offered ways to evolve throughout the evening beginning with just floor lighting, a centerpiece above the band and light from the band riser. “In the first part of the show, the Volero Cubes were a real eye-catcher creating backlighting behind the band”, says Nijholt. “They were also used for narrow beam effects in the air and to add power to the musical accents with the strobe lines.”

It was his intention to use only white tones of light, ranging from CTB to CTO and everything in between. “The ability to connect the fixtures very closely together was exactly what I needed for this design”, he says. “The overall setup consisted of blocks of fixtures, and I was looking for an eye-catching element near the band, a row of lights that would connect the band riser to the surrounding design.”

By illuminating the venue from the band riser, the Volero Cubes had a prominent position in Nijholt’s lighting design. “They provided exactly what I hoped for: beautiful looks with high output. In relation to the entire lighting rig, I sometimes had to reduce the intensity on the lighting console to keep everything balanced, as the Cubes have plenty of power.”

Nijholt gives kudos to Hans van de Wiel and Jelmer Dijkshoorn at AED Group Netherlands for providing the fixtures and Ampco Flashlight Group for their installation on site. Special thanks go to Claypaky, he says, for being “incredibly helpful from the moment I reached out to them about using their fixtures for the shows and for allowing me to be the first lighting designer in the Netherlands to use the Volero Cubes”.

Members of Nijholt’s team at the Ziggo Dome included Lighting Programmers Bob Walraven and Mike Driessen, Associate Lighting Designer Glenn Neyndorff and Assistant Lighting Designer Stef Oude Nijhuis.

(Photos: Jessie Kamp)

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