Supporting Jonathan Roy’s performance on stage is a lighting designed by OneDot that featured CHAUVET Professional Maverick Force S Spot and Color STRIKE M fixtures supplied by SoftBox of Montreal.
Lighting designer Jean-Sebastien Guillemet balanced light and shadows to create a aura on stage that beguiles audiences and draws them into the personal journey that underlies Roy’s music.
“The main goal with the lighting design is to captivate the audience with the lights to bring them into the artist’s universe,” said Nowosielski-Lamoureux, who served as lighting director on the tour.
“Marcella Grimeau created an excellent video design,” said Nowosielski-Lamoureux. “We have a 40 tiles video wall located centre upstage behind where Jonathan would be for most of the show. This was used to create environments and big backlight on him. The artist is mostly lit from the top with the Force 1 and Color STRIKE M fixtures. We strive to have a dark mood, but with lots of punch when needed for bigger moments of the show.”
“Having video in the show was a nice challenge for the lighting because we didn’t want to overdo colours an distract the audience eyes from the performer,” he continued. “We mostly choose colours that fit well with the video and keep them throughout the song. Having multiple colours would make the mood feel brighter, and we really want to keep the vibe moody and dark, so we’re careful.”
The seven Maverick Force S Spot fixtures in the tour rig are positioned on overhead truss to match the band members. “There are seven musicians in six zones that have to be lit,” said Nowosielski-Lamoureux. “My goal is to highlight them for solos and create textures on them. In other songs we are just using them as a wash light or to add texture on stage. I really love the Force 1 fixtures because they have lots of cool features and are not super heavy.”
“As for the Color STRIKE Ms, we have four of them in a big black cloth box to create a desired look on stage. There are also four other units back stage behind the risers to create backlights, and for big wide punchy looks and strobes. I really like how this fixture adds extra punch with colors and strobes. It also gives your tour rig a trademark look,” Nowosielski-Lamoureux concluded.
