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ChamSys helps Gregory Dutein keep pace with Ultra Vomit

Designer and programmer Gregory “Gru” Dutein from Chirac Design has been reflecting the French parodic metal band Ultra Vomit’s multi-faceted music and stage persona in light since 2017. He describes the essence of their performances this way: “An Ultra Vomit show should be seen as a true burlesque performance. Each song is essentially a tribute to a specific style or artist from the metal, hardcore, punk, or even mainstream scene.”

“Visually, every track has a very distinct identity, reflecting the codes of the style being parodied”, he continues. “At the same time, the show remains very ‘alive’, with constant improvisation and audience interaction. That’s why I always keep live faders ready.”

Although the band plays to a click with some pre-programmed sequences, Dutein runs the lighting manually without timecode to preserve an organic feel, which requires that he maintains tight synchronization between lighting, video, and music. He uses a ChamSys MagicQ MQ70 Compact Console. “We actually started with a ChamSys MQ80, but we were immediately drawn to the MQ70’s compactness and efficiency”, he notes.

Dutein organizes his show files carefully to account for his client’s fast-paced shows. In his first layer, all groups and patterns are, organized vertically with a clear hierarchy (for example: Spots, Spot Back, Spot Front), using color tags in the patch for clarity. Layer two is the programming layer, with extended group views ad color/beam patters.

The third layer is divided into four sections: the top left is devoted to song pages for instant access; the bottom left covers the main cues stack; the top right is the Execute Page; and the bottom right is the Full Group Master access. Dutein also maintains a dedicated programming page to test rigs and rebuild presets quickly, using Playback.

(Photos: Nicolas Leboeuf/Zénith Nantes Métropole)

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