As Wendy van Dijk and Martijn Krabbé were looking for great vocal talents between 8 and 14 years old, the lighting technicians were looking for a powerful luminaire to use in the finals. The Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam was the one that drew their attention and FACE, together with Philips Entertainment Lighting, provided Light-H-Art with a handful of VL6000’s.

The Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam is a feature-rich, mid-air effects light with a large 19” front aperture. It uses a new exclusive Philips ellipsoid reflector array system, producing a retro style searchlight effect from a high output column of light with a tight, 6.4° beam angle.

The Philips VL6000 Beam offers a super bright output that exceeds 55,000 lumens. A range of effects can be created through its aerial beam and image projection system, with 7 gobos selected from much-loved Vari-Lite images, including a break-up effect from the VL4000 series and tri-cone from the original 500 series. The ability to adjust the sharpness of the beam edge and image appearance adds a new dimension to the traditional Vari-Lite gobos. 

The Philips VL6000 Beam’s dynamic static color system allows the fixture to maintain its highest output at all times. It offers lighting designers 18 direct colors from 3 color wheels as well as color mixing to achieve up to 55 vibrant combinations, including highly sought-after coppery gold and pastel colors, and endless split-color effects. The system is also ahead of the curve thanks to its exclusive Cloak Transition Generator (CTG) system, which can be used to create auto-timed fades between color combinations. This subtle but crucial characteristic allows programmers to painlessly and discretely change colors during slower moments.

Bas de Vries, Lighting Designer at Light-H-Art was very impressed by the super bright output and range of effects. “You need at least 12 of these powerful VL6000 fixtures in every design.”

See the VL6000 in action:

Thijs – Scared to be lonely

Iris - Sorry