Bay Area Chinese Bible Church Installs New LED Rig with CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

Bay Area Chinese Bible Church replaced its old incandescent lights with a new LED rig made up of CHAUVET Professional fixtures, all supplied by Island Creative Management.

“The people from the church wanted to upgrade to LED and automated fixtures, partly because they were tired of changing light bulbs and wanted to save energy, but beyond that, they were really interested in having more flexibility when lighting the space,” said Cat Bever of Island Creative. “We were a bit surprised that they wanted moving fixtures like the Mavericks, given their lack of experience, but they really wanted to learn. They were committed to pushing the envelope and having fun with the movers.”

Island Creative installed four Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures and two Rogue R2 Wash units. These moving fixtures are used for wall washing and audience lighting, as well as specials and pattern breakups during services, concerts and theatrical productions.

The new rig, which is controlled by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ60 console, also features 16 Ovation 165WW Fresnels that are used for stage washing and four Ovation B-2805FC batten-style wash lights. Utilizing an RGBA-Lime color mixing system, the batten fixture allows the church to create a wide variety of backdrops, from deeply saturated hues to soft pastels.

Providing house lighting for the church are 11 Ovation H-605FC fixtures. Also featuring an RGBA-Lime color mixing system, these fixtures, which are located throughout the room,  are used for both conventional house lighting and for immersing the entire space in color to coordinate with the look on stage.

“The colors that the updated lighting system can produce are beautiful and are giving the church way more flexibility to create a more interesting atmosphere for sermons, school plays, assemblies and concerts,” said Bever. “With the help of an Island Creative board operator and the simplicity of the ChamSys MagicQ MQ60, we were able to create a variety of palettes that are easy for the end-user to operate.”

Photo Credit: Cat Bever