Mason Felps Creates Looks for Alan Jackson's Last Call Tour with CHAUVET Professional

	With his key light truss trimmed at nearly 60' and the upstage trim close to 30', Felps strikes an artful balance between video and light.

Country star Alan Jackson is currently on the Last Call Tour, which concludes May 17 at Milwaukee's 17,000-seat Fiserv Forum.

Mason Felps, the tour's production manager and lighting designer, has created a new panoramic show that reflects Jackson's inimitable sound. "We reprogrammed the entire show this year, positioning the fixtures wider to create expansive, atmospheric looks that enhance the mood," Felps says. "Dynamic color changes shift with the energy and progression of each song, adding depth and impact to the visuals. This show is built on big looks, really utilizing the Color STRIKE Ms to set the mood and provide the audience lighting that Alan loves."

Felps uses 56 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M fixtures, which, like the rest of the rig were supplied by Backstage Productions, of Cullman, Alabama. The motorized strobe blinders are arranged on every piece of flown truss, notably three horizontal structures that run across the stage over the video wall and along the upstage stage deck.

"With Alan, you want to have a lot of audience lighting," Felps says. "He loves connecting with his fans and seeing the energy of the crowd. While we've used traditional blinders in the past, the last few tours have featured Color STRIKEs to elevate the atmosphere with vibrant color while still achieving impactful crowd lighting."

Adding to the colorful scene are 12 COLORado PXL Bar 16 motorized battens, positioned downstage left and right, which are used to create a border and provide some pixel effects.

Also enhancing the atmosphere onstage is the large video wall that at some points displays content that mimics a blow-through wall even though it is solid. The video content often depicts iconic moments in Jackson's career, while at other times it displays general festive images. With his key light truss trimmed at nearly 60' and the upstage trim close to 30', Felps strikes an artful balance between video and light.

Felps wears many hats on the tour, including running the boards at times, but he is also quick to acknowledge the help he received. "I want to thank our crew chief Matt Stigile, L2 Claude Thomas, and front-of-house tech Miles Shelton who has kept the rig running 100% for us each and every show."