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Jeff Maker lights I Prevail with Chauvet

To set the tone for American metal/post-hardcore band I Prevail’s “Summer of Loud” tour, Las Vegas-based lighting designer Jeff Maker used twelve pyro effects positioned upstage, mid-stage, and downstage. Throughout the shows, the fiery effects underscored the core character of the band’s performance.

Nevertheless, Maker was careful to arrange the pyro units so they did not block the lighting. Altering the light angles throughout the show, he gave each song its own emotional flavor, while his strobing, audience lighting, and pyro effects kept the adrenaline pumping. “Light angles played a big role in setting moods and moments throughout this design”, says Maker. “By shifting between uplighting, side lighting, and crowd lighting, I could sculpt the band differently from song to song. I felt that it gave the show a dynamic flow and kept the visual storytelling evolving.”

Color also helped shade the mood on stage. “As a designer it’s my job to magnify the meaning of songs and capture the emotion of what the artist is trying to convey”, notes Maker. “I try to approach every song with an open mind and interpret each one in my own way as well, blending it all together in harmonious colors that work in holy matrimony with the video content.”

Helping Maker pull this tapestry of moods and feelings together were thirteen Chauvet Professional Color Strike M motorized strobe-washes, which, like the rest of his rig, were supplied by BBM Clair. The fixtures were positioned inside three rows of metal wire risers, which themselves gave the stage an edgy industrial look.

“We had grated risers located on the downstage edge, mid-stage, and upstage, and had our Color Strike M units inside them”, says Maker. “This allowed us to punch up through the stage and reach out toward the crowd with some vivid white strobe effects. At other times, we directed them back toward the set with some cool washes.” Changing the direction and nature of the light from the Color Strike M fixtures created constant visual evolution on stage, he adds.

(Photos: Jessika Wollstein)

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