“Sun Goes Down” - A Lighting Time Code by Eddy Sound

Jun 23

“The whole idea behind the song is that it reflects an inner conflict of telling yourself to force your anger inside. And the drop reflects the moment you can’t hold it anymore with a last try to win over the anger by saying to yourself “don’t let the sun go down”. But right after that, your floated with all your raging feelings at once.”

— Roy Knox

When the COVID-19 pandemic breached the production industry in mid-March 2020, Eddy Sound suffered catastrophic losses. Little did we know that 3 months later, we would have more self-guided creative projects under our belt than in the last 3 years. With so much free time on our hands, we were able to expand our skill sets, networks, and connections. Within the first few weeks of the pandemic it became clear we had two choices: sit at home depressed over the current realities of the world, or get out and do something amazing. We decided to embrace our creative side and see what could come of it.

This is the project that kicked it all off. While it was not our first time coded light show, it was the first time we truly expanded our creativity and looked to create something more than cool lights: we wanted beautiful lights. We listened to the track intentionally, trying to put the artist’s music and lyrics into an integrated visual story. One that might show the listener what the song could mean. This is one reason we use the hashtag, #HearWithYourEyes. It’s our nod at audiences encountering a complete atmosphere at events supported by Eddy Sound. We believe all live events should be a full sensory experience. With a brand new lighting rig and nothing but time, we spent over 30 hours in the Eddy Sound Lighting Lab perfecting every look, until we came out on the other side with the final product.

“My favorite part of the song is the last drop. It is basically the essence of all the aggressive vibes of the song that come at once and i love to get lost inside that madness.”

— Roy Knox

For this first track, we used “Sun Goes Down” by Jim Yosef & Roy Knox. We initially heard Sun Goes Down the day it released on NoCopyrightSounds, and we could immediately feel the creative juices flowing. The song was the perfect mix of beauty, melody, and intensity, allowing us to show off our products and talents in their full light (pun intended).