COSTA MESA, CA — The annual Orange County Fair took place this year from July 15-Aug. 14 in multiple venues. Production manager/show designer Ray Woodbury of RK Diversified Entertainment used GLP Volkslicht Zooms and impression Spot One LED moving heads for two of the performance venues, the Pacific Amphitheatre and The Hangar.
Woodbury, who has worked with the state-run OC Fair for eight years, first encountered GLP moving head while supporting a Shakira tour in Germany. “Then Butch Allen brought my attention to the new Volkslicht Zoom, which we used on the NKOTBSB tour. I thought they performed well, so I bought 36 for my company.”
Woodbury’s entire Volkslicht inventory was put to use in the Hangar, which presents tribute acts that can be seen by up to 3,400 spectators. He credited the Volkslichts for being “powerful, quick, light, 110V and easy for my team to use in a variety of situations — from corporate (including the most recent E3 computer games exhibition) to concerts.”
For the 8,500-capacity Pacific Amphitheatre, Woodbury used GLP’s new impression Spot Ones, mostly for upstage floor effects in support of a number of rock bands. The fixture combines LED light sources with the optical system of a spot fixture.
“The Spot Ones have performed really well,” Woodbury said. “We have had a different LD every day coming through with nationally known acts, and everyone seems to like them.
“We have about 200 other fixtures in this rig, and it’s a great compliment to the system that the Spot Ones really hold their own,” Woodbury continued. “They are powerful and quick color changing — and very beamy. I really like the fixture.”
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