Bloom Nightclub | Nelson,BC
Got to work many years at Bloom in its infancy and had the fun and privilege to create the Light Designs of the Room, making whole room moods using the hundreds of lights together, programing movements and actions I can trigger Live to follow the music and move the crowd in subtle and sometimes striking ways to complement the show!
What started as a woodworking gig, as I took Copper Chris’ CNC’d wood trims for the club and sanded, stained and installed all of them throughout the venue. From the back bar, front bar to doors and odd windows too, to the counters and later on a full stage.
As the woodwork install was ending so did the install of the lighting, then all over the place… so I stepped in on the computer, create a few moods with limited palette… the Boss walked in, loved it… got hired as Light Technician by North America’s best Music Festival, for their first permanent venue! I was amazed and the fun only began then…
Over time we received the 9 video projectors and managed to create the videomapping of every single rocks and grout of the club, getting once again hired as VJ or Projectionist. Which I could do in sync with my lighting work.
I never pushed for Audio, but having had recording studio experience before my 20’s I knew I could do a decent job… turns out my work ethic does transfer well, ended up improving the Bar audio, with the help certainly of Jeremy from SonicLab, by refining the system, delays, area volumes… I want “my” bartender to -not- have to yell all night, I want “my” Patrons to feel the music and be able to talk. Needless to say, I also got hired as Audio Technician and trained 3 rookies for them. Yet another great accomplishment for a self-taught freelancer ! Those reasons alone as often made my work shine to my actual end customer: the Artists, who sometimes have toured the World over, and getting praises from them was absolute Gold to my career in all Audio, Light & Visuals !
