World leading DJ and record producer Aviciis current tour features a phenomenal live performance action-packed with energy, high-impact visuals and a beautiful real-time fluidity to delight his enthusiastic fan base complete with video production LED, projection and control - supplied by XL Video.
The show is touring Europe and the UK under the Tour Direction of Curly Jobson, Production Manager is Robin Scott and the stunning visuals have been produced by Harry Bird from This Is Comix who is also the Live Show Director. XL Videos Project Manager is Paul Macca McCauley, and XLs Crew Chief on the road is Icarus Wilson-Wright.
There are two screen areas onstage. The upstage one is made up from XLs Pixled F-12 LED product, approximately 60ft wide and 18ft tall, hung in steps on the sides to replicate the diagonal wall of the design.
The front of the DJ booth is clad with Barco OLite 510.
The O-lite is used in creative mode which enables versatile shapes to be constructed and then accurately mapped. In this case, it is built into bespoke frames from XL following the diagonal lines of the set.
Both types of screen are robust and ideal for touring, and the F-12 is built into XLs lightweight touring frames which make it quick and easy to rig.
The shows playback video content is run completely live theres not a sniff of timecode on this show - by Harry Bird using a Resolume Arena system, with another Resolume set up used for footage, images and graphics for the support DJs.
Two 20 x 11 ft portrait side projection screens are fed by rear-projecting Barco 26K FLM machines. Most of the time these screens mimic the playback content showing on the main screens with some occasional snapshots of IMAG for which XL is supplying a 3-camera package.
This comprises a Sony HXC-100 operated camera at FOH with a long lens and a Bradley Ball Cam 2 located behind Avicii taking care of the reverse crowd shots on the riser, and the camera mix - by XLs Ray Gwilliams using a Panasonic MX100 switcher - is a highly effective way of involving the audience in the pumping energy of the show.
The video is right at the core of the show visuals which also embrace lighting, lasers and special effects - all elements are called live as-it-happens as theres no set list and Avicii plays a fully unique set each night , although certain anthemic tracks are usually included in the performance.
Its an exciting way to work and one that suits Birds style of show direction and VJing. He also used to DJ himself which brings an additional level of understanding, rhythm and dance musicality to the technical production mix.
When it came to creating the video he worked closely with Tim Bergling (Avicii) and produced footage to match the different sounds. Translated roughly, his newer work features more organic live sounds and is accompanied with a fuller and more filmic look to the video material; while for the more traditional dance tracks, the video is more super-tron orientated with trippy neony colours and shapes.
The set is a dynamic mash of the two distinctive styles, so the contrast in the visuals simultaneously compliments and harmonizes with the music and thats whats brings the distinctive visual elegance.
The current Avicii show is designed by Simon Barrington and Ian Tomlinson, special effects and pyro for the UK and Europe are being supplied by BPM and directed live by Charlie Alves; lighting is from HSL operated by Chris van Bokhorst and an awesome sound is mixed FOH by Rabbit with a system supplied by SSE.
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World leading DJ and record producer Aviciis current tour features a phenomenal live performance action-packed with energy, high-impact visuals and a beautiful real-time fluidity to delight his enthusiastic fan base complete with video production LED, projection and control - supplied by XL Video.
