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Here Comes The Church at ACL Live: THIS IS REVIVAL reads through the custom drape above the choir, band and a crowd with hands raised

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Here Comes The Church

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The brief

Tauren Wells recorded his first live album in front of a sold-out crowd at Austin City Limits Moody Theater. Known more as a CCM artist, he wanted these songs to reach the church too. He had also just started Church of Whitestone.

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WE'RE COMING ALIVE reads through the drape in red as the crowd lifts their handsWide shot of the Here Comes The Church stage: a choir in white in front of the lit drape, with the crowd in the foregroundLyrics from LED behind the drape reading through the fabric during What A Miracle Feels Like

[ The journey ]

An atmosphere for the songs to breathe, and the lyrics to shine.

Approach

Tauren wanted a worship night, not a typical album taping. He wanted these songs to reach the church, not only the CCM world. That is why the record is called Here Comes The Church.

He brought other artists in to carry the night with him. Legendary collabs in one room, recorded live at ACL Moody Theater.

Vertical designed the production so the songs could breathe and the lyrics could shine. Custom drape with LED behind it, so text and lyrics read through the fabric.

What we delivered

We went through multiple design revisions and landed on a simple, clean look so the moment stayed in front.

On site we handled setup, production management, and show execution. The room had to work for the people in it and for the recording.

The result was an atmosphere built for the church to sing. Design, lighting, and the custom LED drape created a space that supported the music and let the lyrics shine.

[ The process ]

Render → Reality

Multiple looks. We landed on a simple, clean drape so the songs and lyrics could stay in front.

The same view on show night: THIS IS REVIVAL reads through the drape above the choir and crowd
Previz wireframe of the drape, LED wall and truss, registered to the show camera
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Here Comes The Church · previz against show night, same cameraDrag to compare

Design rounds · 10 looks

Design render, look 1: gold pleated curtain with hanging light panels
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Design render, look 2: red vertical LED box with L-shaped light frames
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Design render, look 3: red grid wall seen from the side, keyboard in the foreground
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Design render, look 4: hanging three-sided screen over the stage, elevated view
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Design render, look 5: hanging rectangular columns lit cyan and blue
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Design render, look 6: purple waterfall curtain with BREATHE ON IT lyrics
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Design render, look 7: overhead grid and white curtain with no hanging box
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Design render: a-la-carte option with less curtain
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Design render: lyric strip look reading BREATHE and HALLELUJAH LET THE CHURCH SING
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Final design render: simple drape with lyrics reading through from the LED behind it
10 · Final
THE CHURCH IS ON FIRE in red letters across the full width of the drape, choir in white belowOverhead lights cutting through haze above the custom drape during Breathe On ItCrowd with hands raised facing the lit stage at the Moody TheaterWarm amber stage look on the drape during Making Room, with the choir and bandTauren Wells singing under warm overhead light during Making RoomFull stage with choir, band and lyrics on the drape during What A Miracle Feels Like

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From the night

Tauren Wells - Breathe On It (Live) (Official Live Video)
Tauren Wells - What A Miracle Feels Like ft. Naomi Raine (Official Live Video)
Tauren Wells, Paul McClure, Hannah McClure - Making Room (Live)
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