Lighting Equipment:
16 Elation Opti RGB
4 Elation Vision Scan 575e
2 Robe Color Wash 250XT
8 Elation Opti 30
6 5' Global Truss 12" Box Truss w/ 2'x2' Base Plates and Caps
6 ETC Source Four Lekos
3 Altman 50 lb Base Plates + Pipe
3 Elation DR-512 DMX Recorder
6 Rosco Custom Steel Gobos
Martin Light Jockey

Sound Equipment:
AA Satellite Sound System
Rane Serato

Paul has been working with me as a light board operator since the beginning of 2006. Coming to work for me full time this year, he has taken on a production sales position during the day. One of the main deficiencies in the company has been sales. If I am not selling, then we go out of business. Paul is well connected, creative, knowledgeable, likeable, agreeable, and charismatic about lighting; all the ingredients for a great sales person.

Paul’s first significant solo gig was the Pink Party for the Beautiful Club at Herst Tower. One of the most exciting projects we will do this year, the party puts Eye Dialogue’s lighting talents in the center of downtown. After scoping out the space, we came up with the lighting design.

For the DJ, we surrounded him with 6 pieces of 5’ square box truss. Each truss was uplit with Opti 30’s gelled with a medium pink by Rosco. Creating a triangle surrounding the DJ, each truss had a moving fixture on top. Two moving head wash fixtures, Robe Color Wash 250XT’s, were used to light the DJ and entertainment. Without a definitive plan for the evening, we wanted to be able to follow any entertainer any time. Four 575w scanners, Elation Vision Scan 575, provided fun gobo effect lights scanning both the courtyard and nearly 10 stories up the Herst Tower. We were very impressed with the throw which made the party extend beyond to the courtyard into the air. Much like sky trackers, the colored gobos scanning the tower attracted party seekers from all over the 4th ward.

Expanding the visuals around the crowd, 16 LED color changing fixtures uplit key columns around the courtyard. With 360° of eye candy, the LED’s fluxed between purples and pinks as the movers scanned the buildings throughout the courtyard. We used DMX recorders for the LED’s to prevent cable from crossing high traffic areas. By changing the color of the space, we completely changed the feel. And, the feeling was pink.

The event was sponsored by the Beautiful Club, the Sunset Club, Elevate Magazine, and City Tavern. The amount of money or favors to rent the Herst Tower Courtyard had to be significant. To spend that amount of money, we wanted to make sure that the proper people received the credit. Suggesting custom gobos for branding the event was an easy sell. Well, I take that back as soon as they realized what a gobo and Leko were, it was an easy sell. Paul set up a Leko with one of our other client’s gobos to show them before the event. All the sponsors ordered at least one gobo. For the event, we lined four ETC Source 4 Lekos on one side of the wall. Each Leko was fit with 10° lens focused on four architectural elements above the shops on the other. Coincidentally there were 4 sponsors for 4 rectangles. What are the chances?

Paul and I can’t take all the credit. The courtyard is architecturally interesting without excessive color; and it is easy to light 3 dimensional monochromatic art whose form is interesting. Corners, extensions, dips, and textures give me the tools to fracture and mix colored light in interesting ways. We had some difficulty finding enough power the only show power we could find was a 50 amp twist lock. So we ended up losing two of the 6 Lekos but the event didn’t miss a beat from the 2 American Audio Tri Packs, an inexpensive powered speaker system that has held up well for our small DJ gigs. The event coordinators created multiple lounges with tents, couches, bars, and decor. Beautifully lit, the Pink Party became a paradise of pink perfecting the purpose of pink.