The first Electric Paradise brought disco, soul and funk to Milton Keynes Bowl, with Grace Jones, Kool & the Gang and UB40 among the line-up.

Auratecture, led by Creative Directors Nick Jevons and Ross Chapple, had a blank canvas to shape the new festival’s visual identity. The lighting design extended beyond the stage and into the bowl, using four delay towers to connect the artists with audiences across the venue. A total of 236 ROXX B4 Cluster FC fixtures helped create a look that worked throughout the day and into the night. “They were the hero fixture for us because they had a job to do during the day and the night,” says Nick.

PRG supplied the production equipment for Electric Paradise, handling both the lighting and video elements of Auratecture’s design.

“PRG were awesome,” says Nick. “Because the overall design was a lighting and video combined, it was quite an intricate design. So having PRG handle both was such a smooth operation for us.”

“They fully understood the assignment and nailed it.”

PRG Account Manager – Music Ben Holdsworth said: “Working with Nick and Ross at Auratecture has been a rewarding and limit-challenging experience! Marrying their creativity and exceptional production understanding with our experience and unparalleled delivery skill set has been a gratifying and fulfilling journey. We were proud to be the lighting, rigging and video provider for this show. Integration of all systems was seamless. This undoubtedly helped with the success of this large format project. From initial concept through to the final cue, we worked together with Auratecture to create a festival with its own unique identity, greater than the sum of its parts.”

Read the full feature on Ambersphere’s website.

Credits:

Lighting Design: Auratecture

Lighting and Video supplier: PRG

Photos: Ambersphere