Six questions with David Ayala, lighting designer, director and programmer for grand-scale TV shows and concerts in various countries, with almost two decades of experience in the lighting industry. 1. How did you get into this field? I have started working in the lighting industry about 18 years ago, in my native country of […]
Six questions with Walter Aleman, lighting designer for Off the Hookah chain of Mediterranean-style restaurant/lounges in South Florida. 1. How did you get into this field? I was introduced to lighting by visiting one of my best friends Mike Littlefield (DJ SWERVE r.i.p.) that was DJing the grand opening of the new Seminole Hard Rock […]
Six questions with Paul Efron. Owner and lighting designer of Seeing Eye Lighting Design. 1. How did you get into this field? My dancer girlfriend asked me to run a spot for a show she was in. No seriously, I started acting in community theatre back in high school while living overseas, and then took […]
Six questions with Bob L. Lighting designer, playwright and director. He started experimenting with lighting when he wrote Visions, a theatrical drama, in 1991. 1. How did you get into this field? While traveling on the road of life, I encountered some bumps in the road. I decided to join a small community theater and […]
Six questions with Cody Stoltz. The New Orleans-based lighting designer’s goal is to step in the shoes of famous LDs like Nook Schoenfeld, Bryan Hartley or Howard Ungerleider. 1. How did you get into this field? I’ve always been fascinated by lights, even since I was a baby. One time I was with my family […]
The lighting world is so poetic and inspiring we wanted to give you a quick reinforcement of that. Read the answers half dozen LDs gave when asked how they see a show without lights. Their comments were extracted from our LD profile series posted throughout the year. A show without lights is like… 1. … […]
Six questions with Austin Grundberg At just 14 years of age, Grundberg has already started his own lighting company, AGLite Inc.His future goal is “to do concerts and touring.” 1. How did you get into this field? I have always been fascinated with fire trucks and their lights. When I finally saw my first concert, I still […]
Part three of three of our interview of Richard Cadena, who sat down for talk with our own Ford Sellers, senior product development manager for CHAUVET. (If you missed it, see part one here and part two here.)
Part two of three of our interview of Richard Cadena, who sat down for talk with our own Ford Sellers, senior product development manager for CHAUVET. (If you missed it, see part one here.)
Six questions with Xavier Pierce Lighting designer and owner of Xavier Pierce Design in New York. 1. How did you get into this field? I was a dancer for about eight years, since I was 7 years old with Florene Litthcut Nichols Inner City Children’s Touring Dance Company in Miami. She had a son who […]
We were pleased to have Richard Cadena at CHAUVET HQ for a three-day seminar from his APT class series. While here, Cadena sat down for talk with our own Ford Sellers, senior product development manager for CHAUVET. Here is part one of three:
Five Questions with Eduardo “Wady” Rodriguez Wady is a lighting designer with more than 20 years experience in the industry and is well-known throughout Latin America, particularly in his home country of Argentina. Throughout his career, he has worked with Ricky Martin, Shakira, Calle 13, Juan Luis Guerra and more. 1. How did you get […]