AUSTIN, TX — Laser Design Productions (LDP) added a more diversified full-color look with the addition of two air cooled 10 watt full-color diode lasers for the 2008/2009 Trans Siberian Orchestra Tour. LDP’s Doug Adams worked with Jason McEachern, laser crew chief and programmer for TSO’s East Coast tour. The stage set included a 10-watt full-color diode laser at the center upstage area, with a second located at front of house. The tour also used four 5-watt DPSS KTP NdYag lasers positioned stage left and stage right.
“There are more than a couple hundred laser cues alone throughout the shows,” said Adams. “Adding the 10-watt diode lasers at front of house shooting towards the stage provided looks that added much more fullness. The front of those diode laser system allowed us to create a 360 degree surrounding feel engulfing the spectators on the floor level.”
An additional 60 bounce mirrors were positioned on the stage floor and trussing to create a variety of beam matrixes and scan looks, and a combination of laser looks were emitted from custom-built projectors, scanners and macchida effects, resembling a spider web cascading over the audience. These looks added to TSO’s tradition of visual spectacle, which also includes lighting, pyro and moving truss.
Adams credited the new laser technology for expanding his range of artistic expression as a designer. “The upcoming advancements we now have at our disposal allows us to fundamentally work with new looks for each stage design we work on, whether classic, in the round, stadiums or amphitheaters. It’s the ability to provide a new opportunity to create an impact.”
GEAR LIST
2 10 watt Full Color DPSS/Diode Laser (Center Stage & FOH)
4 5 watt DPSS KTP NdYag laser
6 LDP 10 Projectors
60 bounce mirrors
Pangolin Control Software
CREW (East Coast tour):
Laser / Crew Chief Jason McEachern
Laser Tech#1 Jason Bridges
CREW (West Coast tour):
Laser / Crew Chief Gordie Hum
Laser Tech#1 Brian Van Trigt
For more information, please visit www.laserdesignproductions.com.
