The ESSENCE Festival

The ESSENCE Festival of Culture is the nation's premier showcase for contemporary African American music and culture. This year’s festival featured headliners Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion, and more as the festival commemorated 50 years of hip-hop. 4Wall provided (4) grandMA3 Full Consoles and a large lighting package from the newly minted 4Wall Atlanta. 

Solomon Group – Producers & Production

|Crew & Gear|
Dallas Spatz – Lighting Designer
Marcus Stanley – Master Electrician
Thomas Caffery – Master Electrician
Justin “Jiggy” Dunlap – Master Electrician
David Sketch – Master Electrician
Amanda Lynn Joyce – Master Electrician
Tim Carlson – Lead Rigger
Christian Rouelle – Lead Rigger
Patrick “LB” Connely - Motor Tech
Alan Kubacki – 4Wall Project Manager
Rob Kodadek – Technical Director
Ryan McArdle-Jaimes – Technical Director
Matt Foucheaux – Production Design & Lighting Design
Photos by Amanda Lynn Joyce 

|Lighting| 
36 - CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M 
28 - CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Bar 16
24 - CHAUVET Professional COLORado 2 Solo
72 - ROBE MegaPointe
7 - ROBE BMFL Followspot
38 - Martin MAC Quantum LED Wash
32 - Martin MAC Ultra Performance LED
4 - MA Lighting grandMA3 Full Size Console 

|Rigging| 
450' of Tyler GT+ Truss