- client
- Tauren Wells
- venue
- ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin
- year
- 2026
- role
- Production Design, Lighting Director, Renders
- services
- ProductionLighting Direction
(overview)
A drape with LED behind it, so the lyrics read through the fabric, under a grid of light: production design for Tauren Wells’ live album recording at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin.
- (01) challenge
- A live album recording in a theater: the room had to work for the people in it and for the recording.
- (02) approach
- Keep the architecture simple and let light carry it: a drape with LED behind it, so lyrics read through the fabric, under a grid of light. Previs rounds in Depence took the look from early versions to the final design, then drawings took it to the venue.
- (03) result
- Here Comes the Church (Live), recorded at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on February 18, 2026 and released October 2, 2026. The Render vs. Reality slider shows the Depence previs against the room.
(process) render vs. reality
Render vs. Reality
Drag across the frame: the previs on the left, the room on the night on the right.
(01) renders14 items
Renders
Previs rounds in Depence for the live album recording at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, from early looks to the final design.
(02) design09 items
Design
Drawings for the Moody Theater: front view, plan and stage decks.
(03) live12 items
Live Photos
Here Comes the Church, live in Austin. Photos via Capitol CMG.
live photos
Here Comes the Church, live in Austin. Photos via Capitol CMG.
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(credits)
- client
- Tauren Wells
- production design
- Camaron Benjamin
- lighting director
- Camaron Benjamin
- renders
- Camaron Benjamin
- venue
- ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin
- recorded
- February 18, 2026
- released
- October 2, 2026
- photos
- Capitol CMG