SYDNEY – Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian recently completed his first tour in over 12 months performing songs from his forthcoming album, Like It Like That. The tour played theatres around the country including Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, with Melbourne-based Powa Productions the official lighting, audio, staging and logistics supplier.
Powa's LD, Simon "Junior" Johnson, used a selection of warm and subtle tones on stage contrasted by sharp beams of cross light, complete with a star effect backdrop. All of this was geared toward creating the appropriate moods to complement Sebastian's music.
Johnson used eight Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs and eight Robe ColorWash 1200 ATs as the main spot and wash lighting fixtures. Powa also supplied iLED Star Drapes for the back of the stage, LED PARs cans and Robe Hazers for atmospheric effects.
Johnson, who has been using Robe products for about five years, credited the Robe 700s for their "quick zooming, which is great for live gigs" and the ColorWash 1200 ATs for their "brightness and wide color spectrum, which is so dynamic that it actually reduced the amount of fixtures needed."
The setup included four of the ColorWash 1200s positioned on the deck and used for low level cross lighting, which produced an even field of light when combined with the overhead units. The other four were used on the front bar for "specials" and key lights, highlighting Sebastian and the band.
Johnson operated the lighting using an Avolites Pearl desk. He said he "couldn't be happier" with the performance of all the Robe fixtures.
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