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Rick Louth replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

" thanks for not going on and on and on.....gee my favs are WHO CARES "

Apr 10

Rick Louth replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"ahh..... complete the 6th grade!"

Apr 10

Leilani Macomber replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"I've personally busked entire shows with nothing but 120 cans & 6 lekos and I can truly say that you can still get pretty darned creative with what you do but it's all in what colors are in your rig for your back & front line and…"

Feb 28

Michael Demma replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"I do like experimenting at my club, and change gels quite a bit. It's just it gets a little expensive buying gel after gel. And annoying when the I buy one and it looks like nothing I pictured. I just went through 4 gels…"

Feb 25

Brent Frison replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"I usually find inspiration from other designer's websites, show's I've seen/worked, TV, the world around me (I live in a frequently foggy part of the world). I'm not advocating ripping them off but I think putting your own spin…"

Feb 25

Michael Demma replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Re: Brent Frison's comment, are there any good websites or apps that have show a large range of complementary colors? One that specifically referenced gels would be great. I have only a few pars in the club where I do lights and…"

Feb 20

Nook Schoenfeld replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"I would take a good look at how the various House of Blues venues set up their pars. They generally have some cool ways to spice up a 3 truss rig of 150 pars. Things like a standard 30' x 20' box grid with smaller trusses or pipes pipes…"

Feb 19

Brent Frison replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Most colors will blend well together ( red/yellow, magenta/green, congo/pink, etc), but try to keep it to only two colors at a time. You could also think in terms of 'cool' and 'hot' mixes. Be sure to adjust the intensity of each…"

Feb 14

David Zachery replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Huey Lewis or other 90's/80's bands...great idea! Thanks all for helping. The config is 3 rows of 30 each for front light & 2 bars of 30 each for back/curtain light. No haze or fog has been made available to me…"

Feb 13

Rafael Mojica replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"look up a huey lewis show, the ld rocks and he mostly only uses par cans, u can do alot with just pars....."

Feb 13

Lori ALL BULBS replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Don't just hang'em. Clue us in on what you are lighting. Death metal, zigzag down light, up light (front/back), cluster spots, audience blinders (back & sides). Musical, Video presentation different plot…"

Feb 13

Auggie Hill replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"I would think in terms of groups of lights. Depending on the physical configuration of the cans, you might consider 5 groups of 3 or 3 groups of 5 across the stage. I suggest these numbers because you have 150 total. This…"

Feb 13

Steven selbmann replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"If your not gonna help the guy......why respond to his messgae? "

Feb 13

Steven selbmann replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Try focusing your pars symmetrically in various spreads and crosses. Tape spots on your stage that you want light and use those for your focus points. Group you fixtures in single, double and tri color combos. Save a handful with no…"

Feb 13

Michael Sorensen replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"how many electrics? circuits? cable and 2-fers available? floor pockets? FOH positions? Cyc? Trim heights for electrics? you have more lights than a lot of venues I've worked at... time to play! assuming"

Feb 13

Brent Frison replied to David Zachery's discussion Advice for room with nuthin but cans

"Be creative! You have A LOT of firepower at your disposal. This was a standard and very effective kit for close to 30 years. I can provide a plot for you - for a fee ;-)"

Feb 12

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