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Chauvet’s Color Strike M and Colorado PXL Bar 16 selected for Stick Figure tour

Geometry was reflected in the approach that Justin Casey and his team at Helm Projects took to lighting reggae band Stick Figure’s 15-date “Island Holiday” summer tour, which recently concluded with a performance at the Levitate Music Festival. Working closely with the band, Casey wanted to include a wide variety of design elements in his production.

“With this design, we really focused on clean lines and unique shapes”, he says. “There were a lot of moving parts to this show. It was all about getting a nice balance of lighting, video, and lasers. Having a good blend of shapes helped us pull it all together into one seamless flow.”

A key part of Casey’s geometry was the “Triforce” truss configuration that he flew over the stage. Spanning almost the entire width of the stage, this structure was made up of triangles within triangles. In addition to the outer structure, there were four other triangles inside the main triangle, two along its base, one inverted version in its middle, and one at its apex.

The interplay between the different triangles created a smooth sense of balance that tied all the light sources and rainbow of colors together in a unified whole. On the subject of colors: at times, Casey had four or five of them on the stage simultaneously without having them appear to be conflicting or confusing. “We kept all the colors clean thanks to the distinct lines and shapes we used”, he says. “The band loved the colorful looks that we picked, and it brought some great energy.”

Adding to the power of the Triforce structure to balance the design were the 54 Chauvet Professional Color Strike M motorized strobe-washes in the touring rig. “We lined the Triforce truss design with the Color Strike M”, says Casey. “This helped make the triangle outer shape pop with color - and then we had them on the intersections to help give us some punch of color facing the audience.”

Also pulling the rig together were its forty Chauvet Professional Colorado PXL Bar 16 motorized tilting battens, which lined the video walls. “They helped pull your eye into the video. We were able to make sheets of light around the video and make it feel like it was an extension of the content”, says Casey, adding: “Another way we extended the video impact was through our big riser setup. The band approached me wanting big risers. They wanted to elevate part of the band. I pitched the video steps to give them areas to walk around on as well as being about to extend the video all the way to the stage deck, so it felt more immersive. I ended up doing three layers of half-meter panels.”

Casey also acknowledges the contributions of collaborators like touring LD Joe Donnelly, programmer Nick Stabile, and crew chief Zach Schulz, as well as the teams at Helm Projects and Stick Figure.

(Photos: Chauvet Professional)

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