Six questions with Dorthe Wiig Andersen, lighting designer and first-year student at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. 1. How did you get into this field? I started quite early; when I was in the ninth grade we were assigned a project, which required practice in a field of our choice. […]
Six questions with Matias Cardillo, lighting designer of Panama who created the design for the Special Olympics in Panama, Daddy Yankee concert in Panama City, “Dancing with the Stars” show and more. 1. How did you get into this field? I started in Argentina 21 years ago, while I was working as a courier for […]
Six questions with Sergiu Ardelean, Lighting Designer for the Romanian National Television Society. 1. How did you get into this field? When I was little I was thinking of becoming a movie director. Born and raised with music around me, I often talked with my father, who is a composer, about how I’ll be directing movies […]
Six questions with Jordan Chance, lighting designer and owner of Luxe Productions design company. 1. How did you get into this field? Lighting is something that has been growing within our company and I’m privileged to learn from people within the industry who I really respect. Lighting caught my interest when I saw how it can dramatically […]
Six questions with Rodney Daniel, executive producer for Runway Images, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga. 1. How did you get into this field? After years of providing models for events and fashion shows, one time I was asked to actually produce a fashion show. After my first show I was hooked. 2. What do you think […]
Six questions with Rachel Miller, lighting designer at Kinetic Lighting company from Southern California. 1. How did you get into this field? I started in musical theatre my sophomore year of high school, and I didn’t get into the show “The Fantasticks.” I begrudgingly accepted the role of light board operator, which immediately translated into […]
Six questions with Chris Allen of Red Eye Audio and Lighting, 1. How did you get into this field? I started in theater in high school, as an actor, and picked up some of the tech side just by being there. When a friend of mine and I started a local music event, we needed […]
Six questions with Oscar Dominguez, venerable lighting designer with more than 20 years of experience and visionary behind Darkfire Lighting Design. Dominguez’ projects include many of TV’s top rated shows such as “The Voice,” “Lopez Tonight,” “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Wipeout,” “Shark Tank,” “America’s Next Top Model,” “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader,” “Fear […]
Six questions with Venezuelan Lighting Designer Roberto Penso, the artist behind the Miss Venezuela pageants from 2007 until now. Penso has worked with various artists from Venezuela and other countries, including Franco De Vita, Carlos Vives, Ricardo Montaner and many others. 1. How did you get into this field? I started my career in lighting […]
Six questions with Andrew Strain, lighting designer and owner of Blue Haze Entertainment, a full-service lighting design and production company in Huntington Beach, Calif. 1. How did you get into this field? I have always wanted to work in the industry. I went to a performing arts high school and I attended the classes at […]
Six questions with Alex Ares, lighting designer for the TV show “Duets” on ABC channel, for the Country Music Awards, and programmer of our own CHAUVET Professional booth at InfoComm 2012 in Las Vegas. 1. How did you get into this field? I got into the lighting industry about 14 years ago. I used to […]
Lighting Designer for Foster the People Zach Matusow talks one-on-one with our own John Dunn, business development manager for the west coast of the U.S. We previously shared some behind-the-scenes photos of the in-progress interview and facility tour. While Matusow was at Chauvet HQ, our CHAUVET Professional product development team demonstrated select fixtures like Nexus […]