Kendrick Lamar
The Big Steppers Tour
TOUR DESIGN, SHOW DIRECTION & CONTENT DIRECTION ©2022
Spanning over 65+ shows worldwide, The Big Steppers Tour was Kendrick Lamar’s return to touring after four years to support his Grammy award-winning album, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Mike was commissioned by pgLang to design and direct the show alongside Kendrick & Dave Free, leading the creative vision of a cast & crew in the hundreds. The tour entailed a unique minimalist design featuring three stages, cinematic live capture and screen content, theatrical choreography, puppetry, and energetic SFX to help bring the story of “Mr. Morale” to life.
Credits
Stage Design & Show Direction: Mike Carson, Dave Free, & Kendrick Lamar
Management: pgLang
Tour Director: Christian Coffey
Production Manager: Bryan Sheckel
Creative Producer & Lighting Designer: Cory Fitzgerald
Choreographer: Charm La'Donna
Asst. Choreographer: Cassidy Ratliff
Musical Director: Tony Russell
Dancers: Corey Turner, Alekz Samone, James Dhaïti, Jackie Pipkins, FaceOff, Joya Jackson, Christian Davis, Jaida Brooks, D-Ran Neal, Camryn Bridges, Rob Bynes
Lighting Director: Marcus Jessup Jr.
Media Server Progammer/Op: Danny Purdue
Lighting Programmer: Sam Paine
Additional Programmer: Davey Martinez
IMAG Director: Damien Gravois | Steadicam: Reed Choinski
Content: Frameworx & The 92 Group
Content Team: Amish Dani, Eddie Perez, Chaz Smedley, Brandon Delgadillo, Christopher Latouche
KL Stylist: Taylor McNeil
Dancer Stylist: Shannon Stokes
Backstage/Wardrobe: Belle Abuyo, Alexis Mahrie
Road & Tour Managers: Becca Weyhrauch, Hugo Rodriguez & Allison Fitts
SFX: Strictly FX
Stage: TAIT
Special thank you entire pgLang team, the entire touring crew, and our great partners at TAIT, Screenworks, Upstaging, and all who contributed to the success of this show.
Photo Credit: Greg Noire
Mike Carson ©2020
Multidisciplinary Creative