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Luke Thiel reflects Lorna Shore sound with Chauvet

American deathcore band Lorna Shore’s recent 31-city North American tour, which concluded October 30, 2025, at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York, was supported by a Luke Thiel lighting design featuring Chauvet Professional Color Strike M, Maverick Storm 4 Profile and Rogue R3X Wash fixtures, supplied by Squeek Lights.

With its ever-changing lighting angles and strobing patterns (along with custom video content), Thiel’s looks moved seamlessly with Lorna Shore’s music. “An approach I like to take with any design and programming is to replicate how I hear and interpret the music”, says Thiel. “One of the beautiful things about music is the mood it creates within us when we hear it. Syncopation of the lights to rhythms and melodies is something I feel are important in order to reinforce to help immerse the punter in the music further.

“The mood I feel often helps me dictate which colors to use throughout the show”, he continues. “For this show the choice of color was also made in collaboration with the band as they of course have a deeper connection to the music than anyone else.” Thiel relied often on strobing to reflect the intensity of his client’s music. He also changed the vibe on stage through silhouetting. “I used silhouetting as a means of directing focus to a particular band member”, he says. “This is especially true during solos from the lead guitarist as well as quieter moments for the singer.”

One thing missing from Thiel’s lighting repertoire on this tour was key lighting. “I wanted the music to be the primary focus of the show as opposed to a traditional ‘rock band on a stage’ performance”, he says. “I also felt that this approach helps the punter immerse further into the show. The band was lit from the sides to allow the punters to see the members enough to allow interaction, but rather than drawing focus to a particular member, I wanted the focus to be the entire stage.”

Much of Thiel’s side lighting came from the Rogue R3X Washes that he positioned on the floor. The Color Strike M, he says, was “used sometimes as a wash, of course as a strobe, but then sometimes just to create patterns to help reshape the stage and create a bit of eye candy”. The Maverick Storm 4 Profiles were Thiel’s main moving profile for the show.

Thiel, owner of Australian based Luke Thiel Lighting Design, had fifteen R3X Washes, sixteen Color Strike Ms, and twelve Storm 4 Profiles in his main touring rig. For the tour final show in New York, he added fourteen extra R3X washes and twenty extra Storm 4 Profiles. The main tour and New York shows were run by LD Collin Reagan.

(Photos: Nick Chance)

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