NASHVILLE- The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ tour recently took the stage throughout the Midwest U.S. using lighting equipment from 4Wall Nashville. The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ event is a combination concert and worship experience. Lighting challenges included the variety of venues: churches, arenas and theatres.
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NASHVILLE- The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ tour recently took the stage throughout the Midwest U.S. using lighting equipment from 4Wall Nashville. The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ event is a combination concert and worship experience featuring not only preaching and ministering but also inspirational music performances from the Jesus Culture Band.
LD Robby Kurtz of Sightline Productions, Inc. was tasked with lighting multiple venues on the tour that presented a variety of challenges.
“Our venues included churches, arenas and theaters. At some points we only had access to a 200 amp disconnect, in other instances we had a 600 amp disconnect. Our trim height varied from 22 feet all the way to 50 feet,” Kurtz said.
With these restrictions in mind, Kurtz opted for fixtures with low weight and good power efficiency. He chose Martin MAC Auras and Clay Paky Sharpys as the backbone of his rig.
“I knew I could get a nice gobo look from the Sharpys using the prism and get more punch when I used them as a beam. They were the workhorse and the main fixture providing looks on the tour. The Auras acted as my back light for the bands and speakers during the event and provided plenty of punch at whatever trim we were working.”
Kurtz solved more venue issues by using Tyler GT truss sections, cutting outside trusses from his design when necessary to fit inside a few of the church stages on the tour.
Vari*Lite VL3500 Spots were used for front light as well as band specials. The multipurpose fixture was even used for a wash for stage speakers in venues that lacked spot lights.
Kurtz was pleased with the gear and his provider. “My experience with 4Wall for this tour was really great. We spent time in the office to prep the lighting and the team in the shop was extremely helpful. All of the gear was teched and prepped, and everything worked the first time we loaded it up. I was extremely impressed with the condition of the equipment. Everything looked brand new, and I bet some of it was. I plan to use 4Wall again in the future for Jesus Culture and the other events I design.”
