31 Oct ET Now: Myles Mangino Evokes Tungsten on Pixies Tour with Chauvet Professional Strike1
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“Myles Mangino Evokes Tungsten on Pixies Tour with Chauvet Professional Strike1
Worldwide – “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist,” Pablo Picasso advised those looking to unleash their creative spirit. Myles Mangino has subscribed to a similar philosophy when creating evocative looks for the Pixies, on the iconic alternative rockers’ current tour of Europe.
Looking at the three evenly spaced rows and columns of four different fixtures types on his touring rig, Mangino observed: “I’ve found the best way to achieve the extreme asymmetrical looks I use with Pixies is to start with a symmetrical design.”
Prominent in this neatly arranged matrix of lights are 24 Chauvet Professional Strike 1 fixtures, flown eight units apiece on the three rows of truss. True to Mangino’s vision, the 230W single source warm white pod fixtures create a beguiling variety of asymmetrical looks, continuously lighting up in different configurations and chasing patterns, strobing, glowing softly at different levels for scenic effects, and then bumping up to an intense output.
“The Pixies sound is the original ‘Loud Quiet Loud,’” said Mangino. “So, I often bring up the full bank of Strike 1s for the big, loud parts, but they are focused down at the stage, like upstage parcans, not as blinders.””
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