NASHVILLE – Multi-platinum artist Dierks Bentley, spent a great deal of time thinking about his Gravel and Gold tour, which concluded with its September 21 show at the American Family Insurance Amphitheatre in Milwaukee. The tour celebrated the landmark 10th album in Bentley’s incredibly successful career, and he wanted to make it especially memorable. Talking […]

This Munich-based designer has earned global acclaim for his collaboration with Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD) for artists like Adele, Phil Collins, and The Rolling Stones. Recently, he has been responsible for the co-lighting design of the current Rammstein stadium tour and Genesis’s Last Domino tour with WBD. Beyond the world of concert and touring, his […]

Pierre E. Roy of Agence de spectacles Pierre Roy says that he has “great respect for science,” but when it comes to design and art, he believes that feelings carry far more weight than so-called hard scientific evidence. Take the color purple, science says it does not really exist, but is made up by the […]

“I see the statue in the marble and chip away until I set it free,” Michelangelo is supposed to have said. The Renaissance genius was echoing a deep desire that has powered creatives of all types through the ages: to peel back external layers of expectations and reveal new possibilities! This sentiment is beautifully reflected […]

PHOENIX – “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay, It Will Never Die.” This declaration was first expressed by the now largely forgotten doo-wop group Danny & The Juniors all the way back in 1958. It’s a feeling that has been repeated in rock songs ever since, and it rings just as true today as […]

Spanning time and more than a few changes in style, culture, and technology, as he’s navigated his way through concert, theatrical, broadcast, corporate, and just about every imaginable genre in his storied career, this English-born designer has worked relentlessly on the art (and science) of making lighting meet the moment. It’s a mission he is […]

Wishing is said to be a close cousin of hope. Hope, as philosophers remind us, “springs eternal,” crucial to our identity as humans. Perhaps this is why the ancient Etruscan custom of breaking a wishbone for the chance of having a dream come true continues to resonate today! This timeless energy runs through multi-platinum singer […]

Opportunity knocks in strange ways, sometimes even in the form of a crumpled piece of paper that lands on your desk. A little over 13 years ago, Justin Kitchenman was working at Premier Global Productions in their previz suite. Things were going well for the talented young LD from Philadelphia, and then one day, Creech […]

When lighting designer Kyle Bowman stepped into Journey Worship Night, he knew the goal wasn’t just to light a stage; it was to create an environment that felt both cinematic and worshipful. With over 2,000 people in the room and cameras rolling for a live music video recording, every fixture had to work double duty: […]

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage – If God made anything else as beautiful as a horse, he kept it to himself, the famed spiritual writer C.S. Lewis once remarked. Lewis’s close friend J.R.R Tolkien agreed, he placed magnificent steeds at the center of his landmark work, Lord of the Rings. Horses may indeed be one of nature’s most […]

MONTREAL – By any measure, the numbers are jaw-droppingly impressive: 750,000 visitors from all over the world… over 10,000 participants in 120 events… a 2.2-kilometer parade route… 428 CHAUVET Professional fixtures on the massive main stage and grounds. But the iconic Fierté Montréal (Montreal Pride Festival) has always been about far more than size, even […]

ISTANBUL – Every night, fans of Empire of the Sun, affectionately known as Empyreans wait in line to see the Australian duo’s Ask That God tour. Many follow the band from city to city. And why not? Attending this richly nuanced and incredibly diverse show time after time never gets boring. It’s like looking at […]