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happening <strong>on</strong> stage — not to menti<strong>on</strong> we<br />
have a good time.”<br />
A Hand for the Helpers<br />
pp<br />
Diers<strong>on</strong> gave ample kudos to his support<br />
team. “PRG did a fantastic job in handling<br />
the lighting rig and provided a top notch<br />
crew starting with Jas<strong>on</strong> ‘Attaboy’ Stalter as<br />
lighting crew chief. XL Video handled every<br />
aspect of the LED screen, Mi-Pix, projectors,<br />
and camera package al<strong>on</strong>g with some help<br />
from C<strong>on</strong>trol Freak Systems who provided<br />
their Encore-DMX Bridge touring package<br />
to interface the Encore video processors<br />
with the GrandMA c<strong>on</strong>trol desks. All Access<br />
provided us with a rather massive stage,<br />
catwalk, and several elevator lifts while<br />
Pyrotek handled all things that go boom<br />
with the typical safety standards that <strong>on</strong>e<br />
would expect from them. Kevin Hughes and<br />
Adam Biscow handled the ‘high-explosives’<br />
<strong>on</strong> a daily basis. Atomic Design created<br />
the curtains and chandeliers that were<br />
used for Mary J. Blige’s performance, and<br />
last but certainly not least was Five Points<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong> Services, which handled the<br />
rigging for the tour under the directi<strong>on</strong> of<br />
head rigger Gabe Wood.”<br />
Findley is no less appreciative. “Working<br />
with both Patrick and Justin <strong>on</strong> this project<br />
has been terrific. And the vendors played<br />
a large part in the flexibility of the system.<br />
Matt Corke and Mark Hunt at PRG provided<br />
M-Box Extreme support and updates<br />
that enabled us to push it to the limit. I<br />
would also like to thank Stuart White and<br />
Dirk Sanders at C<strong>on</strong>trol Freak Systems for<br />
helping me c<strong>on</strong>figure an extremely diverse<br />
video system. I h<strong>on</strong>estly d<strong>on</strong>’t know how I<br />
did shows without the Encore-DMX Bridge.<br />
And although it sounds like the whole video<br />
system is automated, I relied very much <strong>on</strong><br />
my incredible XL video crew, from camera<br />
work and camera directi<strong>on</strong> to high pressure<br />
troubleshooting. This show would not have<br />
been what it is without those guys.”<br />
Yeomen Showmen<br />
pp<br />
“It’s always fun and challenging,”<br />
Diers<strong>on</strong> said, of his experience working<br />
with Collie. “In this particular instance it was<br />
much more challenging than fun for the<br />
both of us.” That’s no diss, just a reflecti<strong>on</strong><br />
of that fact that both Collie and Diers<strong>on</strong><br />
c<strong>on</strong>tracted pneum<strong>on</strong>ia before the tour<br />
started. The two of them were oh-so-close<br />
to being hospitalized <strong>on</strong> opening night.<br />
But, as they say, the show must go <strong>on</strong>, and<br />
indeed it did.<br />
“Cory Fitzgerald dropped what he was<br />
doing to <strong>com</strong>e help me program the first<br />
week of the tour. I was in shambles with<br />
the pneum<strong>on</strong>ia. I couldn’t walk straight<br />
much less be creative, call follow spots, or<br />
execute cues <strong>on</strong> time. Cory came out and<br />
saved my bac<strong>on</strong>. It also proved <strong>on</strong>ce again<br />
that the Artfag machine works well. The<br />
team saw how the physical health of both<br />
Justin and myself was rapidly deteriorating<br />
in rehearsals and had already put plans in<br />
moti<strong>on</strong> to get us support.”<br />
Jay-Z Producti<strong>on</strong> Manager:<br />
Bry<strong>on</strong> “Hot Dog” Tate<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong> Manager (MJB): Harold<br />
Behrens<br />
Performance Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Designer:<br />
Justin Collie, Artfag, LLC<br />
Lighting Director: Patrick Diers<strong>on</strong>, Artfag,<br />
LLC<br />
Video Screen Director/MBOX Operator:<br />
Drew Findley<br />
Tour Manager (Jay-Z): Randy Buzzelli<br />
Tour Manager (MJB): Mike “Huggy” Carter<br />
Stage Manager: Art Freund<br />
Lighting Crew Chief: Jas<strong>on</strong> “Attaboy”<br />
Stalter<br />
Lighting Crew: Matt Schneider, Drew<br />
Johnst<strong>on</strong>, Robert Sim<strong>on</strong>eaux, Ryan Textor<br />
Video Director/Video Crew Chief: Mark<br />
Stutsman<br />
Video Crew: Dami<strong>on</strong> Gamlin, Johnny<br />
Jordan, Seth Sharpless, Mark Inscoe, Kyle<br />
Brinkman, Wayne Matlock, Jeff Gainer<br />
Video C<strong>on</strong>tent: William Hanes of Smash<br />
Studios; Mark Argenti and Ian McDaniel of<br />
Media Evoluti<strong>on</strong>s, Hype Williams<br />
Jib Operator: Vance Kaopuiki<br />
Pyro Shooter: Kevin Hughes<br />
Pyro Tech: Adam Biscow<br />
Head Rigger: Gabe Wood<br />
Rigger: Charles “Chuck” Anders<strong>on</strong><br />
Rigger/Fly Carpenter: Kenny Ackerman<br />
Show Rigging/Carpenter: John Purciful<br />
Lighting Company: PRG Lighting<br />
Video Company: XL Video<br />
MBox Extreme Media Servers: PRG<br />
Green Servers: Media Evoluti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Staging Company: All Access Staging &<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong><br />
Pyro Company: Pryotek<br />
Rigging: Five Points Producti<strong>on</strong> Services<br />
12 Syncrolite MX-3000s<br />
24 Elati<strong>on</strong> Impressi<strong>on</strong><br />
43 Vari*Lite VL-3000<br />
35 Vari*Lite VL-3500<br />
12 9-Lites with Morpheus color faders<br />
31 Martin Stagebar 54s<br />
15 Martin Atomic 3000 strobes with color<br />
scrollers<br />
3 Lycian M2 Short Throw truss spots<br />
6 MA Lighting grandMA c<strong>on</strong>soles<br />
1 MA Lighting NSPs<br />
4 PRG M-Box Extreme Media Servers<br />
2 Media Evoluti<strong>on</strong>s Green Servers<br />
1 C<strong>on</strong>trol Freak Systems Encore-DMX<br />
Bridge<br />
1 Barco Encore Video Processor<br />
480 Barco I-Lite 12 LED Tiles<br />
5000 Barco MiPix Units, 1/4 populated<br />
5 S<strong>on</strong>y DXC-D35WSL camera<br />
2 S<strong>on</strong>y Dome Cam BRC-300 3CCD<br />
1 Ross Synergy 2 c<strong>on</strong>sole<br />
2 Barco SLM R12 projector<br />
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