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Stray Production Services turns to Elation Paragon for “WJTL Fest”

Christian radio station WJTL returned to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 2025, for “WJTL Fest” - a day filled with music, fun activities, and uplifting moments. Stray Production Services brought its new Paragon LED profile luminaires from Elation for the event, with Stray’s Jon Boyer handling the lighting design.

“Because the event is outside on a mobile stage, during the day, and without haze, I needed a fixture punchy enough to make an impact but also diverse enough that I could create an artistic show”, says Boyer. “It proved an ideal event for our new Paragon fixtures.” As Stray’s outdoor event roster continues to grow, the company invested in the Paragon M earlier this spring, choosing it as the new workhorse fixture for indoor and outdoor productions.

“Something we ran into a lot the past couple of years is trying to fit all the lights designers want on a mobile stage”, says Mark Bartlett, VP of Events at Stray. “Our Paragons are brighter, lighter and more compact than our 1000 W discharge fixtures and that weight savings is critical when working with the truss limitations of portable stages.”

The Paragon’s IP54 weatherproof rating offers protection against water and dust ingress, and also allows for a more compact, lightweight design. On “WJTL Fest”, six Paragon M fixtures were used as the main profile fixture on two separate upstage trusses. The Paragon M emits over 37,000 lumens, which proved essential on the event since most of the performances took place during daylight hours.

“One of my favorite looks was having the fixtures sweep from the stage up over the audience, then on the hit, all the lights strobed, quickly dropped back to the deck, changed color, and went into a pointed intensity chase”, says Boyer. “It was a great effect, and I look forward to using them in the future to create even bigger and better shows.”

(Photos: Tom Roe)

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