X Ambassadors use Elation equipment for their US tour

For the lighting design, a MIDI-triggered system has been created in which 32 Elation SixPar units 200, some mounted on portable structures and others located on the truss structure on the stage. In addition, Elation Platinum Beam 5R moving heads have also been installed.

Alternative rock band X Ambassadors is touring to present their album 'VHS'. The tour has begun in Europe to continue during the month of March until June back in the United States. The lighting design for this tour has been carried out by the company Cour Design, who has created a MIDI triggered system, in which they have been used 32 SixPar 200 and moving heads type Beam Platinum Beam 5R of Elation Professional, brand that distributes Visualsvisuals.

For your part, Christie Lites, specialized in lighting productions for large tours, has been the company in charge of supplying the equipment.

In order to provide support and visual possibilities to the concerts of bands that tour venues with medium capacity capacity, Cour Design design video and lighting packs for the artists they work with in which part of the visual and lighting effects are automatically synchronized with the backing tracks of the music that the band is playing live at the concert..

“Many of our lighting designs incorporate some type of automation with MIDI protocols, SMPTE o MTC. This allows all types of bands to have a gimmicky lighting design without necessarily turning to their own lighting designer., giving your concerts a very professional look, in addition to simplifying logistics by making use of pre-assembled lighting packs that are installed on the stage behind the band”, comments Gordon Droitcour, co-founder and designer, with Erik Anderson of Cour Design.

On the X Ambassadors 'VHS' tour, most of the 32 Elation SixPar 200 that are used are mounted on portable structures that are located behind the band on the stage, and that are transported pre-assembled and accompany the group through the different cities that the tour visits..

Other units of the Elation SixPar 200 They are located in the truss structure on the stage, and others are positioned on the stage. Platinum Beam 5R moving heads occupy a central position behind the belt.

“The figure of the lighting designer and programmer who accompanies music groups on their tours is someone fundamental, but it is true that many of the bands that tour presenting their first album cannot afford to travel with a very large team of technical and production personnel.”. Hence, creating pre-assembled and MIDI-controlled lighting packs, These bands can have lighting effects and programming from their first concerts at a professional level and offer a better visual spectacle on their tours in an effective and economical way.”, Gordon comments..

Regarding the Elation SixPar 200, Gordon discusses how they decided on the optical design of the SixPar 200, “given its multi-chip LEDs and the possibility of projecting an ultra-violet beam”.

El Elation SixPar 200 has 12 Led multi-chip (RGB, blanco, amber, ultraviolet) of 12 watts of power each (for a total of 144 watts), a 15° beam aperture, 5 Different intensity dimming curves and strobe effect.