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Heart on tour with Elation ACL 360 Matrix fixtures

Heart on tour with Elation ACL 360 Matrix fixtures

Forty years after their first hits climbed the charts, American rock band Heart teamed up with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for a ‘Queens of Sheba’ 2016 tour through Canada that saw the Wilson sisters performing their hits beneath an automated rig that included effects from Elation Professional’s ACL 360 Matrix LED moving panels.

 

Dale Doucette has served as lighting designer/director for the Wilson sisters for eleven years prior to becoming production manager just over a year ago. On the Canada leg of the ‘Queens of Sheba’ tour he worked with designer Gabrielle ‘Gabi’ Scheff.

 

Doucette and Scheff incorporated ACL 360 Matrix moving panels into the design, a fixture Doucette was introduced to by Elation sales personnel Blaine Engle and John Dunn. “We used fixtures in the rig,” says Doucette. The rig was also used for Joan Jett’s set with the exception of the ACL 360 Matrix fixtures. “I chose to hold them back for use on the Heart set only because I wanted some separation between the looks of the bands,” Doucette states.

 

The Canadian run started in Abbotsford, British Columbia on March 7th and ended in Montreal on March 21st. Solotech served as vendor for all the sound, video and lighting gear, a package that also included Elation ELAR 180 PAR lights as well as other automated lighting gear plus LED video screen. Lighting crew chief was Matt Lavallee along with Eric Simard doing all of the video. “I have continued my relationship with Mark Devlin Visual Design for all our video content for this year’s tours,” says Doucette who also worked with Dean Roney of Solotech Vegas and Tour Manager Rusty Hooker on this tour.

 

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Heart on tour with Elation ACL 360 Matrix fixturesHeart on tour with Elation ACL 360 Matrix fixtures

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