Twelve Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs – among other fixtures –
were specified by LDs Leonardo “Maçã” Oliveira and Rogério “Carioca” Fernández
from lighting rental and services company ShowDesign for Brazilian artist Fábio
Jr.’s \”O que importa é a gente ser feliz\” tour which started at the
Citibank Hall in Sao Paulo.
The
ColorSpot 700E ATs are rigged on two overhead trusses – six on each – used to
produce an appropriate ambience for this very theatrical show as well as to
create very specific colours and texturing using the CMY mixing, gobo effects
and frost.
ShowDesign
has been working with Fábio Jr. for the last 10 years, so the company’s
designers know what the singer likes – usually has a more intimate show with a
traditional look.
For
this new tour, the artist asked Leonardo and Rogério to keep the stage simple
and classical. He wanted a retro look with an elegant design.
They
masked the stage with curtains with asymmetric seams to give the impression of
wrinkled cloth and creating a great 3D surface to be lit.
To
create the illusion of a wider stage, seven drops of white voile gathered in
the middle were used around the stage to create more depth and give an extra
element that would work with light. The third scenic trick was eight columns of
3D Board wall coating which could also be lit.
“When
we presented this proposal, Fabio immediately knew we had listened to his
requests,” said Leonardo Oliveira.
The
ColorSpot 700E ATs were used for several special moments in the show, and
particularly in the song “Dias Melhores” where Leonardo created a unique effect
using frost, gobo, zoom and iris.
Leonardo
says that for all his projects – whether a DVD shoot, a theatre play or a
music tour – he chooses to use Robe fixtures, “Because I know that every time I
ask a fixture to give that bit more, Robe will deliver every time”.
The 12
x Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs will be used on all shows for Fabio Jr.‘s Brazilian
tour, provided by ShowDesign also based in Sao Paulo.
Leonardo
ran the first four shows – two in Sao Paulo and two in Rio de Janeiro – using
grandMA2 consoles, with Everaldo Zator in charge of operating the rest of the
shows on the tour.
With
almost 35 years of career, Fábio Jr. is a famous Brazilian romantic music
singer and composer and actor.
He’s
joined by his band who include MD Amador Longhini on keyboards, Álvaro
Gonçalves on electric and acoustic guitars, Jotinha on bass, Gustavo Barros on
electric guitar and Pepa D’Elia on drums plus Aldo Gouveia and Ellis Negress as
backing vocalists.
In
addition to Sao Paulo and Rio, the tour has already visited Belo Horizonte,
Garanhuns, Santos, Fortaleza and others, and will continue all over Brazil.
Photo credit: André Hirae
