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LD Estaban Caracciolo and his D4 |
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Lighting designer Estaban Caracciolo specified
an Avolites Diamond 4 for his latest UK and European tour with the punky
energetic US rockers, Fall Out Boy.
Caracciolo has always used Avo consoles. During FOB’s latest US shed and arena
leg of the tour – just previous to them hitting Europe this time around – he was
using two D4 Elites – supplied by Upstaging.
FOB’s set can be as random as it is powerful, there is rarely a set list, and
much of the show has to be improvisational, ‘live’ and hands on – making
Avolites the ideal choice of console for the environment. “I have everything
right there on the faders, ready to grab whenever I need it” he says.
He adds that in the US, the doors are often open at 5.30 p.m., curtailing the
working day and reducing afternoon programming time, so here again, the D4’s
quick, simple patching and programming functionality is a real asset. |
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Lighting equipment for the UK tour was supplied
by Southampton based GLS who also looked after the last FOB tour here in
February.
The Diamond 4 was controlling a large variety of fixtures. GLS were using their
new Robe ColorSpot 1200 AT moving lights on the back truss – 9 of them – joined
by four Martin Professional MAC 600s, three bars of ACLs and four Martin Atomic
strobes with scrollers.
On the floor were two 8 ft vertical trussing towers, each rigged with a MAC 500
on top and an Atomic-and-scroller, plus another two 5ft truss towers, with MAC
500s atop. Also on the floor was another pair of MAC 500s perched on top of the
backline, and two MAC 600s at the front edge each side, firing across stage.
There were also two 4-lite moles hidden beneath two ‘ego risers’ on stage left
and right.
The front truss contained 8 MAC 600s, six Source Four profiles and 4 8-lites to
illuminate the audience – who participated in the whole performance with gusto!
The D4 was also controlling a DF50 smoker and fan, and the FOH follow spots were
Lycian Stark-lites.
Dimming was done with a 48-way Avolites ART 2000 rack and one of GLS’s own 54
way hot power distros. The tour was crewed by Dave Dickinson and Karen Wood,
helped by Caracciolo who was a ‘working LD’ for the tour. |
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For Caracciolo, based
in Lawrence Kansas, it’s his fifth tour with FOB. Their 2005 schedule included
305 live shows and also saw the release of their phenomenal “From Under The Cork
Tree” album.
He describes his stylistic approach to lighting Fall Out Boy as “Creating a good
old fashioned rock show” with spectacular beam patterns, bold colours and
dramatic movement, a winning combination that matches FOB’s manic energy, making
a blisteringly good all-action show. |
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Avolites Ltd
184 Park Avenue
Park Royal
London NW10 7XL
Tel: +44 (0)20 8965 8522
Fax: +44 (0)20 8965 0290 |
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Date of issue : 5th June 2006
For more press info and photos on Avolites, please call Louise Stickland on +44 (0)1865 202679 or +44 (0)7831 329888 or Email ‘louise@loosplat.com’. Contact Avo direct on +44 (0)20 8965 8522.
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