The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicked off its 15th season in Indio, CA over two weekends in mid April. More than 180 acts along with surprise guests and artists performed on six stages each weekend. Headliners included OutKast, Zedd, Muse, Arcade Fire, Skrillex and Pharrell Williams, among others. graced the various stages throughout the entire festival run. Here’s a comprehensive listing of the crew and gear supporting the lighting, pyro and laser effects at the various stages, along with the staging itself, at Coachella 2014, working with Kevan Wilkins, festival production manager.
Festival Grounds Lighting
Crew
Lighting Co: Vision Lighting & Felix Lighting
Lighting Director: Todd Roberts
Project Manager: Brian Karol
Programmer: Collin Feeney
Master Electrician: Lawni Gue
Lead Lighting Tech: Canin Campbell
Lighting Crew: Daniel Baca, Steven Calley, Ryheen Kline, Edwin Garcia, Braedy Benjamins
Gear
Site Beacons (Vision Lighting)
1 High End Systems Full Boar 3
4 WDMX Wireless transmitters
15 WDMX Wireless receivers
120 Elation Platinum Beam 5R Extreme
78 Elation Level Q7 IP
60 Elation Opti Quad Par
60 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4
Palm Trees (Felix Lighting)
2 MA Lighting grandMA 1 Light
120 Chroma-Q Color Force 72
140 Color Kinetics Colorblaze 72
Coachella Stage
Crew
Production Manager: Neil Ryan
Lighting Designer: Jamie Jensen
PRG Account Executive: Robert Allen
Crew Chief: Dak Harris
FOH: Chad Smith, James Ayers
Lighting Crew: Chris Lose, Steve Roman, Matt Schneider, Bill Settle, Terry Smith, Randy Foote
Staging Lead: Donn McCusker
ESP Programming Suite: Erin Anderson
Lighting Co: PRG
Staging Company: Brown United
Special Effects: Quantum Special Effects
Gear
3 MA Lighting grandMA2 Full
1 MA Lighting grandMA2 light
1 ETC 48×2.4kW Sensor Rolling Rack
5 PRG Series 400 Power and Data System Rack
52 GLP impression X4 LED
40 Clay Paky Sharpy
16 Martin Professional Mac Viper AirFX
46 Martin Professional Mac Viper Profile
16 PRG Best Boy 4000 Spot
58 Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash
16 8-Lite PAR36 Blinder
20 14” Scoops
28 SGM XC-5 RGB LED Strobe
38 Martin Professional Atomic 3000 Strobes
38 Martin Professional Atomic Colors Scrollers
4 120V 1,500A UPS, Rackmount
48 CM 1-Ton hoist
9 CM 2-Ton hoist
18 Tyler GT Truss, Low Pro 14”x24”x10’ Black
20 Tyler GT Truss, Low Pro 14”x24”x8’ Black
48 Box Truss, 20”x20”x10”
4 Box Truss, 12”x12”x10”
6 Box Truss, 12”x12”x5”
15 Tomcat Truss, 26”x30”x8’
1 Spitfire Flame system
4 Large Confetti Blowers
10 Confetti Stadium Shots
40 lbs Custom Muse Dollar Confetti
ESP Previsualization Suite
1 MA Lighting grandMA2 Full
1 ESP Vision Suite
1 55” Samsung LCD Monitor, 1920×1080
1 32” Samsung LCD Monitor, 1920×1080
FOH Delay Towers
Truss Provider: PRG
PRG Account Executive: Robert Allen
Crew Chief: Peter Alexander
Head Rigger: Ken Flagg
Rigger: Flavio Kim
Alex Lundie
Outdoor Theatre
Crew
Lighting Co: Vision Lighting
Lighting Designer: Todd Roberts
Programmer: Brandon Dunning
Master Electrician: Colin Johnson
Assistant Master Electrician: Rafa Avila
Lighting Supervisor: Bobby Oberkramer
Gear
1 MA Lighting grandMA2 Full
1 MA Lighting grandMA2 Lite
1 Light Converse PreVis Suite
28 Martin MAC Viper
32 Martin MAC 2000 Wash
36 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4
12 Elation Platinum Beam 5R
3 Elation eNode 8 Pro
1 Total Structure Roof (65’ x 65’)
Gobi Tent
Crew
Lighting Co: RK Diversified Entertainment
Lighting Designer: Sean Coates
Lighting Crew: Joel Muir, Tim Faubus, Bill Staton, Steve Roman
System Tech: Joel Muir
Gear
2 High End Systems Road Hog Full Boar
15 Elation Platinum Beam 5r
37 GLP VolksLicht Zoom
24 Chauvet Q-Wash 560z
12 Chauvet Q-Spot 560
12 Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
17 ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal
4 8-Lite Mole
4 4-Lite Mole
1 ETC 72 way Sensor Dimming Rack
3 24 way 120v Distro
1 24 way 208v Distro
8 CM 1 Ton Motor
14 CM ½ Ton Motor
1 50’ x 58’ Total Structures Roof System
Mojave Tent
Crew
Lighting Designer/Programmer: Jason Dill LD/Programmer
Programmer: Bobby Grey Programmer
Master Electrician: Gus Pantoja, Steve Rose
Lighting & Rigging Tech: Victor Medina
Rigging Crew Chief: Kevin Brown
Lighting Co: Felix Lighting
Staging/Roof Company: All Access Staging & Productions
Gear
2 Martin M1
1 Martin Ether2dmx8
1 ETC 48 Channel Sensor Rack
3 Felix Lighting 48 Channel Pro Power Distro
13 Martin MAC Viper Profile
30 Vari-lite VLX Wash
28 Martin MAC Aura
17 Martin Stage Bar
14 Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
36 Eurolite 2×100 LED Blinder
4 Base Hazer Pro
24 ETC Source Four Par
12 CM 1/2 Ton Motor
8 CM 1/4 Ton Motor
3 10′ Tyler GT Truss
8 8′ Tyler GT Truss
1 50’ x 32’ Self Climbing Roof
Sahara Tent
Crew:
Lighting Co: AG Lighting
Production Designer: Andrew Gumper
Project Manager: Josh Spodick
Lighting Director/Programmer: Andrew Giffin
Cyberhoist Lead: PJ Visser
Riggers: Russ Jacobs, Ken Walk, Manny Padilla, Oscar Quintero, Andre Reyes, Patric
Roll
Video Crew: Sondra Pozan, Aaron Scharaga, Cassy Romero-Padilla, Alex Fuentes
Lighting Crew: Chris Harshfield, Junior Jones, Shaun Davilla
Gear:
3 MA Lighting grandMA 2 Full
2 MA Lighting grandMA2 Lite
128 Clay Paky Sharpy
48 Clay Paky Sharpy Wash
42 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500
32 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500
152 Martin Atomic 3000
72 COLORband Pix
144 Eurolite 4×4 COB LED
62 Eurolite STP-10
22 Elements Krypton 25s
7 Martin MAC 101 RGB
356 Elation Opti TriPar
80 Elation Platinum Spot 35
24 Elation Design LED 60 Tri-Strip
62 Cyberhoist 1/2 ton motors
1 10mm LED Video tile – 1200 sq ft
1 15mm LED Video tile – 1200 sq ft
1 37mm LED Video tile – 8500 sq ft
Yuma Tent
Crew
Lighting Co: Felix Lighting
Production Designer: Stephen Lieberman
Programmer: Aron Altmark
Riggers: Victor Medina, Tony Fiorille
Madrix Tech/Operator: David Dibb
Project Manager: Brian Karol
Lighting crew: Braedy Benjamins, Bobby Grey
Gear
2 MA Lighting grandMA2 Full
1 Madrix 3 LED Control Solution
24 Robe Robin Pointe
30 Ayrton Magicpanel 602
24 Philips Showline Nitro 510 LED Strobe
50 Chauvet COLORdash Hex-12 RGBAW+UV LED Par
10+ Mirror Ball (Various Sizes)
1 Jumbo Sized Custom Disco Shark
4 Antari Z- 1500
4 Antari HZ-500
12 Chauvet Professional Geyser
