Neon Desert Music Festival Shines with Elation LED Effects and Platinum Beams

Neon Desert Music Festival Shines with Elation LED Effects and Platinum Beams posted: 23/06/2016

Ti sto performed using Elation ACL 360 Matrix LED moving panels, Cuepix Batten LED strip lights, Cuepix Panel LED matrix blinders and Platinum Beam 5R Extreme moving head beam lights.

Memorial Day marks the traditional kick-off to summer in the U.S. and music fans in southern Texas celebrated the long weekend at the Neon Desert Music Festival in El Paso, dancing to the rhythms of Dutch DJ phenom Ti sto and a variety of other acts, many of whom performed beneath Elation lighting.

The festival ran May 28-29 with acts from the worlds of indie rock, Latin and electronic dance music performing across five stages in downtown El Paso. Production house Toucan Productions of Oklahoma City worked with the festival for the third year and this year provided Elation gear for the Rio Bravo, Franklin Mountains and Paso Del Norte stages. LD/Techs for the festival were Toucan's Brad Meyers along with Keaton Hamilton, Parker Shore and Jorge Munoz.

We use Elation gear on all of our shows and Neon Desert was no different, said Toucan's Chauncy Harris. We actually ended up using more Elation gear than we had originally planned as we made some changes for Ti sto, who closed down the Rio Bravo Stage on the festival's last day.

The ACL 360 Matrix and Cuepix Battens were located between LED screens on four upstage towers, three of each fixture per tower, and used for upstage visual support. The ACL 360 Matrix panels' 360 continuous rotation and tight 4-degree beam from each lens made a variety of effects possible from eye-candy looks to chases to washes while the 1.1 meter-long Cuepix Batten strip lights provided direct view looks and flooded the space in shadow-free colored light. Overhead, the Platinum Beam 5R Extremes punched out mid-air beams when those bigger, high-impact looks were needed.

The total Elation lighting package for Neon Desert consisted of 12 ACL 360 Matrix's , 12 Cuepix Battens , 12 Cuepix Panels and 50 Platinum Beam 5R Extremes . Besides the Rio Bravo Stage, the Platinum Beam 5R Extremes were also used for big beam looks on the Paso Del Norte and Franklin Mountains stages.

About Elation Professional

Elation Professional is one of the world's leading lighting and visual solutions providers and is the global brand of Elation Lighting. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Los Angeles, with European sales, distribution and support based in The Netherlands, Elation designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of innovative yet affordable lighting and video products that are distributed through a global network of dealers and distributors. Made up of a spirited team of dedicated personnel, Elation is setting new efficiency and performance standards in Platinum lamp and LED technology and is acknowledged for a comprehensive commitment to Total Support. As a company in expansion with a presence in a growing variety of market segments, chances are you've experienced Elation lighting at a concert, special event, TV, theater, late night venue, House of Worship, theme park, cruise ship, exhibition, architectural space or elsewhere.

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