Masters of pop, The Pet Shop
Boys, have even made squares cool with the help of the team
at Specialz.
Rockdrops Gary
Cooper-Burrows said, “After discussions with Joe Sanchez
and Es Devlin as to the requirements and uses of the cube,
there was no choice in my mind as to whom I should use for
the engineering and manufacture of the cube, after working
with Dave Smith and Keith Owen on the Franz Ferdinand tour
last year, I knew it had to be Specialz”.
Specialz were therefore
commissioned to provide a multifunctional cube for use on
the latest Pet Shop Boys “Live” 2006 tour. The cube, which
is internally illuminated, functions as a giant projection
screen, a band prop, and dancer platform. Subdividing into
four separate parts which are moved around the stage during
the show
Whilst these truly unique
items look absolutely stunning on stage this is not the end
of the story. Design features incorporated into the cube
provide the additional ability to transform into dollies
upon being disassembled and hence also cutting down on
trucking costs.
Joe Sanchez Production
Manger of the Pet Shop Boys commented;
“ This
was a complex design and a build in a very short time, the
guys at Specialz and Rockdrops did what they said they
would, when they said they would and on budget I can’t ask
for more ! ”
Set Designer Es Devlin
added;
“
Specialz really are peopled with men of exquisite skill and
indefatigable stamina !”
Dave
Smith, Managing Director of Specialz commented; “ It’s a
simple, well conceived idea, which has been excellently lit
by Carl Burnett and is in keeping with The Pet Shop Boys
highly artistic previous shows. They liked the first cube so
much we are building another one for America !”.