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Andrew Dawson And Matt Chambers Accent Thrills At Big Air Show With CHAUVET Professional
Date: May 8, 2024
Written For: LIVEDESIGN ONLINE
COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA – It’s been said that until people sprout wings and fly, there will never be anything quite as thrilling as freestyle jumping. Anyone who attended the Big Air Show at the Blue Mountain Resort knows that feeling well.
Andrew Dawson Unfolds James Barker Band’s Stories with CHAUVET Professional
Date: August 25, 2022
Written For: CHAUVET PROFESSIONAL
TORONTO – Every country music song tells a story, and as Andrew Dawson sees it, those tales can be written in light as well as melodies and lyrics. As lighting designer for the Juno Award winning James Barker Band, Andrew Dawson gets ample opportunities to engage in “illuminated storytelling,” thanks to the rich narratives chronicled in the Canadian quartet’s tunes.
GLP JDC1 hybrids track skiing/snowboarding tricks on the slopes of Canada’s Big Air Show
Date: May 4, 2023
Written For: GERMAN LIGHT PRODUCTS GmbH
Crowds congregate annually at the base of ‘Smart Alex’ ski trail in Ontario to watch the state’s finest freestyle skiers and snowboarders perform choreographed flips and tricks off the 50ft Big Air Jump, accompanied by music, lights, fireworks and all manner of show sizzle.
To provide this for the ‘The Big Air Show’, as the event is known, required the building of a technical infrastructure, with towers rigged with 24 of GLP’s ultra-versatile JDC1 hybrid strobes so that spectators could track the action coming down the 200ft slope and onto the landing ramp. The FOH position itself was set 50ft back, behind the video screen.
Andrew Dawson Connects James Barker Band To Crowd With CHAUVET Professional
Date: February 1, 2022
Written For: CHAUVET PROFESSIONAL
LONDON, ONTARIO — Country Music “rings true wherever you go,” James Barker told an interviewer last year. The platinum-certified chart-topping star is living proof of that. Born in Canada, the singer/songwriter and his James Barker Band embody the heart and soul of the Nashville sound with their raw, unapologetically down-home style — a brand of music that’s earned them two No. 1 hits along with a Juno Award.