With his company Go Live Productions in Nashville, Moore has depended on High End Systems automated lighting products for a string of his Christian-oriented shows. Jaci Velasquez and others have sought his skills at fitting productions into odd-sized church sanctuaries or standard major arenas. TLS' John Messina was happy to outfit the rig. The original set called for blue drapes, PAR cans, white light and a video screen. I also wanted to bring to it a sense of style.
Style is evident.
All the production is hung 50 feet up in the air over a circular stage in the center of the arena. What would have been an industrial-looking truss of lights and cables is concealed with white drapes, transforming it into a fresh, soft but vibrant structure that glows from changing colors and patterns projected onto its billowy surface. A video screen on each of its four sides magnifies the action onstage. Moore selected Color Pro for various reasons. I needed to sidelight the truss borders sewn into that drape shape, and to downlight drapes behind the screen.