Above: Mike St. Jean’s ChamSys MiniWing. Below right: Anna Mac & Will Wright.
they maintain over presentation. In addition to touring with their own LED-heavy floor lighting package, they possess a ‘secret weapon’ in the shape of Mike St. Jean who, as well as playing keyboards for the band since 2010, occupies the role of resident audio-visual guru. MAGIC TOUCH Responsible for the lighting design and video content production, St. Jean runs the lights from a small ChamSys MagicQ MiniWing in line with his MacBook, both of which are set up as part of his keyboard rig. Entec’s Will Wright explained: “The idea is that while all the lighting is tied into the Avolites Tiger Touch II console we’ve provided at front of house, he is actually controlling the entire light show remotely on stage, triggering all the moves via MIDI.” Highlighting the DTP’s self-contained mantra, the show is governed by the time code that links the partial backing track (containing vocal parts from the absent Anneke van Giersbergen), video and lighting, with St. Jean operating the universal playback automation and relying on a general show file. “I’ve seen him walking around in front of the stage this afternoon, focusing the lights with a mobile app,” observed iNPUT • ENTEC SOUND & LIGHT • SUMMER 2017
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