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Justin Preston Balances Roland NAMM Exhibit With Chauvet Professional

Christian Wissmuller by Christian Wissmuller
February 6, 2017
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Officially, NAMM 2017 ended on Sunday January 22, but Roland is keeping its NAMM launches and celebrity stage appearances alive with an extensive social media campaign, featuring 360 VR streaming. The lighting design was created by Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions, using a collection of Rogue, STRIKE and COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional. 
Roland divided its large NAMM space into a number of sections, including a main stage where artists like Gregg Bissonette, Omar Hakim, and Scott Tibbs performed, as well as separate areas for its Boss line, electronic drums, digital keyboards, and aerophone – plus a high tech “Cloud Room.” Preston used his collection of fixtures to navigate the demands of lighting these areas for live visitors and an online video audience.
Balancing color and output throughout the exhibit area was critical to helping Preston achieve looks that worked well live and on video. He created movement and a concert ambiance for performances on Roland’s exhibition stage to engage the NAMM show audience, but at the same time kept his design within parameters that would later translate well on video. For colors, he selected hues that made it easy for visitors to appreciate the products on display, but at the same time would be rendered true on camera. 
Preston singled out several of the fixtures in his rig for contributing to both the live and video look he was after. “The COLORado 1 Solo’s features really allowed me to control flare for the camera; plus it had really great color. A number of people came up to me and commented on how nice the amber was,” he said. “The R2 washes made great colors, to the point where I felt totally comfortable using them as front light for camera.” 
A total of 54 Chauvet Professional fixtures were used in Preston’s Roland rig. These included seven Rogue R2 Washes and two STRIKE 4 multi-formatted warm white fixtures, as well as 16 COLORado 1 Solo and 29 COLORado Batten 72 Tour units. (PVP S5 LED video panels supplied by TST were also used in the Roland exhibit.) 
The Rogue, COLORado 1 Solo and STRIKE 4 fixtures were used on Roland’s main stage to create a concert atmosphere. Preston flew five of his Rogue R2 Washes on upstage truss and two on FOH truss.  He also flew 12 COLORado 1 Solos, six apiece on upstage and downstage truss, and positioned the remaining four on 6’ stage booms. The two STRIKE 4 fixtures were hung on downstage truss. 
“We used the FOH Rogues for picking out soloists and people making announcements on stage,” said Preston. “Our upstage Rogues created backlight, movement and effects. The COLORado 1 Solos worked great as eye candy. The STRIKE 4s were used for audience blinders; people loved their warm white light.”
In addition to acknowledging the performance of his fixtures, Preston credits his team with helping him create a balanced lighting design. “Will Chandler and Ginevra Lombardo split the job of ALD and did amazing work, and Garrett Kelly did a great job managing the equipment,” he said. “We’re honored and grateful to Roland for taking us on. They raise the bar in technology, and they expect a level of excellence in their lighting. Every time I look at the NAMM 360 VR on YouTube, I take satisfaction in knowing that’s what we delivered.”
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