Robe Shines on Alison Krauss Tour

	Alex Blagg uses Robe luminaires on the recent Allison Krauss tour

Robe moving lights were chosen by lighting designer Alex Blagg for the recent Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS) US tour, which saw the multiple Grammy award-winning bluegrass and country singer/songwriter play 3,000- to 7,000-seat venues and festivals across the US.

The tour's lighting equipment was supplied by Knoxville, Tennessee-based TERI Productions with Brad White coordinating.

Blagg has worked with AKUS for around ten years, and his creative starting point for this design was the fact that Krauss likes a very intimate atmosphere onstage which is conducive to her music and style of delivery. The call was for subtle texturing and coloring of the environment, with different layers of illumination which could be added to or stripped back, to fit the performance space as necessary.

The set consisted of black velvet drapes and white sharkstooth gauze which were combined to create a classic proscenium-arch look disappearing into an optical illusion of infinity at the back of the stage. Blagg used five Robe MMX Spots, 12 ROBIN 600 LEDWashes, and 11 ColorSpot 700E ATs for his rig -- a compact set-up for the profile of the tour -- but one that offered great flexibility. The LEDWash 600s were placed on the front truss. Blagg liked the ability to produce an authentic 3,200K white from the LEDWashes.

The MMXs were also selected for their low power consumption and brightness, as well as for the dual graphic wheel which enabled the creation of moving textures across the band and the backdrop.

The ColorSpot 700s were utilized for the dual purposes of strong back-light and color washes from the rear.

Two Robe Haze 500 FT Pro machines provided for atmospherics. These were located offstage and away from the performance space.

The overall low power requirements of this moving lights rig meant a reduction in cabling needed. Utilizing the LumenRadio wireless access on all fixtures made it an exceptionally quick, easy rig to set up.

Blagg programmed the show together with TERI Productions' Andre Huff and Brad White.

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