Mary Droppinz

It was a genuine privilege to work directly with Mary Droppinz and her team to curate a fully custom lighting timecode for her Night 2 closing set on the Bass Pod stage at EDC Las Vegas 2026. Closing Bass Pod is its own kind of assignment — 4:30 AM, the desert turning cold, and the only people left on the floor are the ones who came to stay until the end. Mary delivered a set that was nothing short of a rollercoaster of energy and vibes, and the whole production was built to ride that arc with her.

Beyond the lighting design, Visually Impressive Productions helped Mary's camp lay the foundation of a full visual production team for this show. We brought in John Piaz to handle visuals and animation, and Everglow's Drake Doren on laser design and operation — a three-man visual team that proved to be a real powerhouse from load-in through the final cue. Lighting, video, and lasers all sat in the same creative conversation from day one, which is exactly how a Bass Pod closing slot deserves to be built.

On the technical side, the starter showfile was built from the festival-supplied MVR — 444 fixtures across 10 types, including Clay Paky Ultimo Sharpys, ACME Tornadoes, Chauvet Color Strike Ms, Elation Proteus Maximus, Chauvet COLORado 1QS, Chauvet Strike Array 4s, and Astera Titan Tubes — all GDTF-loaded and patched into the festival's universe layout. From there, the show ran on a backbone of custom timecoded cues built around Mary's mix, with a deep punt-page library underneath for the moments that wanted to breathe live. The Ultimos and Maximus units carried the wide architectural beam work, the Tornadoes drove the high-velocity strobe and tilt-chase moments, and the Color Strike M / Strike Array layer kept the crowd inside the show every time the bass dropped.

Huge thanks to Mary Droppinz and her team for trusting their EDC set to Visually Impressive Productions. The kind of collaboration that built this show is exactly why VIP exists — and we couldn't be more excited about what's next.