PHOTO : BEN DARTNELL , @ ITSDARTY says ; instead , they got creative to continue the show and brought Kissel into the audio trailer with his acoustic guitar , put a pair of basic switch mics on him and his instrument , brought in a camera , and kept the music coming .
While the rain continued up to the final 11 p . m . performance , the thunder and lightning had ceased , so Kissel sang for a full hour with his guitar on the thrust with the grated floor , soaked but smiling from ear-to-ear .
“ We had these LED strip lights lining that thrust , so Brett was well-lit and it looked really cool ,” Moore tacks on . “ It was definitely a standout moment .”
And there were many of those – not just for the audience , which everyone acknowledges is the primary concern , but also for the musicians , crew , and other professionals that made it happen .
“ All in all , everyone had a great attitude , and was obviously excited to be back to work again , even though we didn ’ t know if this would be the first of many or last for a while ,” Moore adds with a laugh . “ The level of collaboration throughout the tour was incredible , and I ’ m really proud of what we did .”
Of course , being at the forefront of this growing trend , at least in North America , meant there was a lot of industry attention
focused their way . “ When the first few Edmonton shows were done , we were getting all kinds of messages from our friends in the industry saying ‘ congratulations ’ and ‘ thanks .’ It really shows the true colours of the crew and touring world , that as much as we ’ re competing for gigs , everyone ’ s just so happy to see somebody else out there doing something .”
What ’ s more , thanks to the various livestreams and third-party broadcasts , Kissel was even getting calls from some big names down in Nashville asking how they pulled it off , and there ’ s no question the shows will serve as an archetype of sorts for future iterations – including a handful of later Kissel shows with much of the same rig in Alberta and Ontario in September .
“ At the end of the day , we found doing these shows – especially with the scale and everything we put into them – provided a lot of hope for the music industry , whether that ’ s the artists or the crew , the rental companies , the trucking companies , all the way to the fans ,” Moore shares . “ It was like , ‘ We ’ ll call this a pretty good appetizer for now until we can get to the main course .’”
Andrew King is the Editor-in-Chief of Professional Lighting & Production .
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3 x Haze Base base * touring Fog
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