MIAMI – Robe moving lights were central to the stage lighting design for the “Chosen Generation Conference – Supernatural Revolution” event staged at the King Jesus International Ministry (KJM) in Miami. The Supernatural Revolution event was shot in HD and broadcast globally by KJM, so it needed to look great on camera as well as live.
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MIAMI – Robe moving lights were central to the stage lighting design created jointly by Edward Puerta, Silvio Sanchez and Elvin Quinones for the “Chosen Generation Conference – Supernatural Revolution” event staged at the King Jesus International Ministry (KJM) in Miami.
Hosted by Apostle Guillermo and Prophet Ana Maldonado, the youth outreach event attracted more than 4,500 enthusiastic participants.
The project to light the event was instigated by Eddy Puerta from KJM. The Robe fixtures chosen were a combination of those from the in-house system plus 24 additional units hired in from James Watson at Arts of South Florida.
The house rig – installed in 2006 by Paradigm Lighting from Tamarac when the building was completed – features six Robe ColorSpot 575E ATs, 24 Robe ColorWash 575E ATs and 12 Robe ColorMix 575s. These have been in constant use ever since and are still going strong seven years later.
The Supernatural Revolution event was shot in HD and broadcast globally by KJM so it needed to look great on camera as well as live. As it also required dramatic theatrical style lighting, additional Robe units were specified, including 12 LEDBeam 100s, eight LEDWash 300s and four LEDWash 600s, plus a Robe Haze 800 FT fog machine. Arts of South Florida also brought in Florida-based freelance LD Peter Moore to light and program the event.
The 12 ColorMix units and 16 of the ColorWash 575s which were located over the stage were focused on architectural features such as the altar, various columns, walls, plants and so on.
Six ColorSpot 575E ATs were located on the stage at floor level and used for general eye candy, for creating movements by beaming into the crowd and for audience interaction.
Six ColorWash 575E ATs were positioned around the FOH area and used to bathe the whole auditorium in color, immersing the young congregation in the ‘worship experience.’
The additional lighting enhanced the general performance lightshow, strengthening the color and movement around the room and boosting the visual effects onstage, all adding up to a special ambience to fit the occasion.
Many elements of the event relied heavily on lighting effects to produce themes and specific moods, including the start. During the praise and worship sessions, lighting was used to create a lively festive atmosphere. This style of visual enhancement on a physical level is regularly used at the ministry.
For the standard ministry services, lighting is operated by a team of four volunteers using a grandMA light console.
Jerry Seay from Robe Lighting Inc. recommended that Puerta and his colleagues used the occasion to take a look at some of Robe’s latest LED moving lights and they were impressed with the results.
“We greatly appreciated their low power consumption,” says Peurta, explaining that typically they would need to supplement the onstage power to accommodate a rental system of this size.
However, using these additional Robe LED fixtures, all 54 moving lights were powered with the existing available resources.
