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"In Our Gun" UK Tour 2002 |
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 LD Steve Sommerville has been using an Avolites Sapphire 2000 console for the latest Gomez In Our Gun tour which has just finished it’s
UK leg. It’s the first time he’s toured with an Avo desk, although he’s used Pearls on numerous other occasions. The Sapphire has proved a resounding success. For a start, he found it incredibly quick and easy to learn, specially after using the Pearl – the Sapphire features the same logical and intuitive operating system and programming structure. |
 He chose a Sapphire over a Pearl for this Gomez tour because of it’s additional power and capacity “Everything you need is right here to hand on the Sapphire” he says, “The page selection is great, and there’s plenty of faders so you don’t have to change pages to select individual lamps – it’s all at your fingertips. It’ also a great desk for improvisational moments!”Steve’s worked for Gomez since day one – initially when they were supporting Embrace who he also LDs - and has grown with the band. This tour around, he went for a totally different stage look, concentrating on a more purist lighting aesthetic without any video. The rig consisted of a box truss, flown lower at the upstage end, and instruments included 30 Vari*Lites, a mix of 5s and 6s, plus assorted PARS and Source Fours, all divided between truss and floor and controlled from his Sapphire. A gauze, hung off the back truss, revealed a UV backdrop at strategic points in the show. For a touch of leftfieldness, six vertically rotating half mirror balls plus some blinders were mounted on tank traps. The dynamic lighting picture was completed with a scattering of strobes around the stage. |
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Date of issue : 24th May 2002. For more information on Avolites, please contact Steve Warren on 020 8965 8522. For more press information, contact Louise Stickland on :- 01865 202 679/07831 329888 or louise@loosplat.com. |
