Then I could put stage markers within the MA at those spots. I knew that I couldn’t put trackers on the musicians-like I’d love to-or to have a Follow-Me remote followspot system, so I worked with the musicians and Kane on hitting certain spots at certain times. “I also knew that I wanted to use the pods to highlight things like guitar solos, when Kane walks down a ramp, all those types of things. Photo by Alex AlvgaĪhlstrand further explains how he wanted to use the pods. Then, after the acoustic set, I created a perfect moment to come out of that look and blow it back up big again.”Īutomation reshapes the stage for a more intimate visual environment. By using the three triangles in their natural shape, we’re able to curve it and shape it around him and the two musicians bring it all the way down to the ground and create a little band shell right around them. “Instead of doing the acoustic set at the end of the thrust, way out in house, I chose to keep it on the stage and feel really tight. “I was just looking for a way to create something geometrically that would surround him and bring everything down from the big production to the acoustic set,” describes the designer. It very effectively lets Brown slow things down while still creating an engaging visual that focuses on the artist. While for the acoustic set, Ahlstrand, as he planned, flies the pods down to the stage surrounding Brown for a more intimate arrangement.
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His design of three triangular lighting/scenic pods lets him reshape the stage as well as provide kinetic effects at times through the choreographed use of automation, like during Brown’s hit “Hometown” the pods fly around at almost full speed for five minutes. I then built out from there to create the rest of the set and the design around them.”
With the automation of the lighting pods, I created an intimate band shell for this section of the show. When I started looking at the design overall, I knew that there was going to be an acoustic set, and I wanted it to have a very, very different look and feel. To accomplish that shift between big and intimate, Ahlstrand explains, “Automation was a big part of my design. LD Trevor Ahlstrand uses the lighting pods for dynamic looks. So, we tried to keep it as versatile as possible-both as big as we can, and as intimate as we can-within the parameters of the production.” He wanted to make sure that the entire production followed that ethos. His music-just like the show-is not genre specific. He wanted to be able to have those moments that feel extremely intimate and others that feel more country, and then he wanted some moments that feel more pop. He definitely wanted a show that was going to give him as much access to the audience and yet feel as big as possible. “Kane is incredibly creative as an artist and a musician. Ahlstrand took his design cues from Brown. This tour is a mix of performance styles and opportunities, much like the many musical genres that Brown easily inhabits including country, pop, rap, and more.
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We meet in the middle, and our collaboration pushes us both to help Kane create an amazing experience for the audience.”įor Ahlstrand, Blessed & Free is his third tour with Brown, having worked with him since his first headlining tour in 2018, the Live Forever tour. When initially putting our ideas together, Alex tends to lean more toward the music side, and I lean more toward the production side. We worked together to come up with the flow of the show and the different moments we wished to create. “Alex has been with Kane since the beginning directing his music videos and doing his videography, so he knows what Kane’s style and preference is for all of the video content, when it comes to putting something on a screen.
“Alex and I worked extremely close on this tour, he’s a great partner to collaborate with,” notes Ahlstrand.
The design of Kane Brown’s Blessed & Free tour is a collaboration of the artist with the co-creative directors, Production/Lighting Designer Trevor Ahlstrand and Content Creator/Videographer Alex Alvga. Photo by Alex Alvga Blessed & Free Tour Reflects Family Ethos
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