Lighting designer Jeff Maker (Pierce The Veil, The Dresden Dolls) used Elation
Professional’s ACL 360 Bar™ moving head batten on American pop punk band All
Time Low’s successful 2016 UK tour and this year added Elation’s Protron 3K Color™
LED strobe to the rig for the band’s “Last Young Renegade’ tour. All Time Low
enjoys a growing fan base in the UK, where they played dates through March with
additional shows on mainland Europe in April. Zig Zag Lighting, based in Leeds, UK,
supplied the Elation fixtures for the tour.
The ACL 360 Bar, a full-colour LED batten with 360-degree continuous rotation, was
one of the two fixtures Maker used for multiple looks and special effects on the
show. “It also helped create a balance throughout the whole design,’ he says. “It
was a pretty dominant fixture; front and literally centre and was definitely the main
feature LED strip.’
Used to create separation between other fixtures in a pentagon-shaped truss rigged
upstage centre, a total of 32 ACL 360s were used in the design. Other ACL 360s
were rigged vertically on each side of the drum riser at varying heights, as well as
on two finger trusses with some on the backline floor. Maker points to the fixture’s
pan and tilt speed, smooth fading capabilities, individual LED cell control and
beautiful colour mixing as outstanding features. “The ACL 360 Bar’s ability to help
create unique looks, as well being able to standout on its own amongst other
fixtures, was outstanding.’
New to this year’s rig were Protron 3K Color strobes, a high-powered LED strobe
with 240 3W RGBW LEDs and 40,000 lumens of power. “We used them for both
strobing effect as well as a colour wash to help engulf the stage in bright, beautiful
colours,’ Maker states, adding that he has speced the Protron Color strobe for All
Time Low’s next tour in the U.S. “The Protron was the heartbeat of the design. Truth
be told, I’m in love with its colour mixing, punching power, and the fact that they
never flicker out (thermal) like old-school strobes did. LED strobes have come a
long way and the Protron is a testament to the awesome evolution of the strobe
fixture.’ Protron Color LED strobes fronted and worked from each side of the drum
riser with others located on finger trusses and on the downstage edge.
Touring in support of a new album, “Last Young Renegade,” which comes out on
June 2nd, upcoming tour dates include New Zealand, Australia, Japan, USA, and the
Philippines with more dates to be announced soon. Maker, who was nominated for a
Parnelli “Lighting Designer of the Year” award in 2012 and TPI Magazine “Lighting
Designer of the Year” award in 2015 and 2016, has been an LD for the past 13 years
and has toured with bands such as The Gaslight Anthem, Brand New, The Dresden
Dolls, Yellowcard, Pierce The Veil, and Good Charlotte to name a few.
Production Manager: Rob Highcroft
Tour Manager: Brian Southall
Lighting Rental Company: Zig Zag Lighting
Lighting Techs: Tom-Clifford Lyons and James Britton
