Music is the movement of sound, the great Plato wrote. For Moshe Baskin, lighting pro of the @Eagleproducionco team. Music is also something that can shape the movement of light. This was obvious for the audience at the historic Ritz Theatre to see (and feel!) recently when the talented designer set the light from his […]
PHILADELPHIA – The music of metalcore powerhouse Falling in Reverse can be described as dark, brooding, and intense, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t also provoke thoughts of bright colors on the part of a lighting designer. Dan Michie, who lit the Las Vegas-based quartet on their recently concluded Live From The Unknown tour, […]
NOVI SAD, SERBIA – “Migration” comes from the Latin word Migrare, which means to move to a new place. Many are hoping that, despite all the obstacles put in its way, the world today is indeed moving to a new and better place through the migration of different cultures, ideas, and forms of artistic expression. […]
BOSTON – It’s a fundamental truth: for a lighting design to work, it has to be in step with the music on stage. When lighting Grammy-nominated metal masters Killswitch Engage, this means slamming your foot down on the accelerator and never really letting up. Just ask Cody James! The longtime designer for KSE, James describes […]
LONG BEACH, CA – Iration topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with their very first recording, “No Time for Rest.” More than a decade later, the title of that debut LP would serve as an apt metaphor for the band’s appearance at the mammoth Cali Vibes Festival. Given the large number of reggae artists who […]
GENK, BELGIUM – Sitting atop a hill, its 65-meter tower piercing the sky, Sint Martinus church is a familiar landmark that charms locals with its elegant architecture and the reassuring sounds of its 52-bell clarion. Recently, the Neo-Gothic church attracted admiring attention for another feature: the dynamic and richly textured lighting design that moved across […]
MONTREAL – Adversity never lasts nearly as long as the innovations it inspires. Proof of this truism is plain to see (and hear!) at Live Dans Ton Salon, a livestream entertainment venue that occupies a converted warehouse in the suburb of Chambly. As its name suggests, Live Dans Ton Salon (Live In Your Living Room) […]
ST. LOUIS – Are there “right” and “wrong” ways to use a lighting fixture? There certainly are when safety and product integrity issues are concerned, but when it comes to how a fixture is worked into a design and where it is positioned on a rig, Chip Self prefers to follow his own rules. Creativity, […]
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – Everyone has the ambition to become a jester at some point in life. Famed Belgian TV star Ingeborg Sergeant, called forth this quote from Ben Johnson when announcing online that she would be hosting Winterrevue Made in Belgium at the Theater Elckerlyc. The good doctor’s British ancestry notwithstanding, his words capture the […]
TUCSON, AZ – Reviewing a Shpongle performance, one critic proclaimed that their “music opens up your mind to a point where you are free to develop your own ideas, images, and meanings.” The portrayal aptly describes not only the transcendental chill sound of this pioneering Psybient British trio, but it also sums up the vibe […]
MIAMI – I enjoy the music of the language,” 17-time Grammy winner Sting said of Spanish. “It’s an emotional quality that it gives me.” That emotional quality was there for all to enjoy on the evening of Thursday, February 24, when the English-born legend performed his single “For Her Love” in Spanish as part of Univision’s […]
NOTTINGHAM, UK — On Saturday, March 5, The Scottish Opera concludes its run of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at Edinburgh’s Festival Studio. Two days later, an event less dramatic, but equally magical (at least as far as lighting designers and programmers are concerned), will take place in the theatre when CHAUVET Professional kicks off its’ […]