Rock band Tesla's North American tour uses Elation technology for its performances

Platinum FLX hybrid moving heads are being used for the lighting design of this production., Led matrices with continuous 360° rotation in Pan and Tilt ACL 360 Matrix and Led Protron 3K Color strobes.

Legendary rock band Tesla has used Platinum FLX moving heads, ACL effects 360 Matrix and the Protron 3K Color Led strobes Elation Professional on the tour he is doing this year in North America.

With lighting design by Ignacio Iggy Rosenbeg , the California group, who is still on the road after more than 30 years of career began his tour in January and continues with numerous concerts throughout the year.

For this production, Platinum FLX hybrid moving heads are being used in its lighting design., Led matrices with continuous 360° rotation in Pan and Tilt ACL 360 Matrix and also Protron 3K Color Led strobes. Some solutions that have been provided by the company Sure Sound & Lighting.

The Platinum FLX moving heads used on this tour are placed behind the band at mid-height and also on the truss structures above the stage. This solution has a design of two differentiated optical systems and incorporates the 470-watt Philips Platinum 20R lamp and 23.000 Lumen. Its zoom range is 1,8 a 18° en Beam, 2,9 at 25° in Spot and 6 at 42° in Wash, with CMY color mix, Linear CTO, 10 dichroic colors, 8+6 gobos and prism 8 sides and rotary linear.

Along with the Platinum FLX, behind the band and accompanying them, Protron 3K Color units are located, that provide various resources during concerts.

“I use these LED color strobes at specific times, when I want to give visual impact to the songs. I don't want to overuse its maximum brightness level too often to maintain the wow effect with the audience and, that's why, During much of the concert they offer me constant general lighting thanks to their LED technology and I use them at a level of 25% of luminosity”, Iggy adds..

Con 240 RGBW LED 3 watts, for a total of 720 watts, and a constant and uninterrupted level of luminosity of 40.000 lumens, The Protron 3K Color strobe opens up the range of creative resources offered by traditional strobe lighting devices., thanks to its RGBW color mix and its possibility of uninterrupted and constant flashing with control over its duration and frequency.

Behind the battery are the ACL Led matrix units 360 Matrix of Elation, brand that distributes Visualsvisuals, which the lighting designer on this tour uses mostly for general color washes.

“Initially I am using them to project solid colors, but as the tour progresses I am integrating pixel-mapping programming into the lighting design”.

El ACL 360 Matrix has 25 RGBW LED 15 watts, for a total of 375 watts of power, 4° opening, providing a combined beam of 14° aperture and wide visual possibilities thanks to its continuous 360° rotation in Pan and Tilt. Individual control over each pixel and its compatibility with ArtNey and Klingnet (and RJ45/Ethercon in and out connectors in addition to DMX 3 and 5-pin) make it ideal for pixel-mapping programming.