BOSTON – Time was on Cosmo Wilson’s mind on Thursday, September 8th, when he lit Aerosmith’s pandemic-postponed 50th Anniversary Concert at iconic Fenway Park. The band’s longtime LD not only transcended time by creating powerful looks that harkened back to the early days of his client’s storied career, he also had called on his considerable […]
MARSEILLE – There are certain words that come up often in reviews of Soprano’s live shows. “Energetic” is certainly one, an obvious choice for anyone who has seen this dynamic performer on stage. “Flawless” is another, a tribute to his impeccably tight flow as a rapper. Beyond these flattering terms that speak to the star’s […]
LAS VEGAS – A “spirit of joy,” as one critic described it, runs through the music of Marca MP. Anyone who’s ever listened to this California-based band would find it next to impossible not to agree with that assessment. The quartet’s lively blend of banda, mariachi, and ranchera has an uplifting effect on fans, getting […]
NEW YORK – Lighting a coheadline tour can, at times, be a tricky proposition, especially when one of the acts wants to build its show around a car wash theme, complete with a sawed-off Corvette on stage, while the other opts for a more romantic setting. Richard Fong faced this situation when he was called […]
LOS ANGELES – “We are deeply grateful and savoring every nanosecond of this,” Flea proclaimed to fans at the start of one Friday night show on the Red Hot Chili Peppers Global Stadium Tour. It’s a safe bet that everyone in the sold-out arena knew exactly how the legendary bass guitarist felt. None of them […]
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Ideally, change should put new ideas in motion. When it does, good results invariably happen. The production team that created dynamic looks for the Church of the Highland’s aptly named Motion Student Conference convincingly demonstrated this recently. For the first time in three years, the annual youth event returned to a familiar […]
Willemstad, Curaçao – The music, dancing, and partying never stop during Hak’e, a Curaçao Summer Festival that’s a highlight of one of the Caribbean’s largest carnivals. By the time summer rolls around, the carnival season is long past, but even so, the partying never stops on the island. This year, the producers of Hak’e Jump-In […]
MORRISON, CO – “Great things in business are never done by one person,” wrote legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs. Replace the word “business” with “production,” and Julien Reux would readily agree with that. The young, talented Los Angeles-based LD experienced the power of collaboration firsthand recently when he lit a Red Rocks show for pop […]
SENTA, SERBIA – When they entered the pastoral grounds of the ÁRKÁD Green Future Festival with its wide open meadows and forested trails on the banks of the Tisa River, visitors experienced an immediate sense of freedom. It was a welcomed, liberating mood that would later be heightened by the music performed on the event’s […]
NASHVILLE – Every once in a while, Craig Richter runs into someone who isn’t familiar with the music of Halestorm, despite his Grammy-winning client’s cult-like following. When that happens, then he has a ready answer: “I always tell them, ‘this is modern rock with deeply classic roots,” said the Nashville-based LD. For the band’s current […]
CHESHIRE, UK — Reality has a way of interfering with even the most carefully laid out plans. Elliot Banes was reminded of this late last month when he arrived at the stately Cholmondeley Castle to light the main stage at the Outlook festival. Tasked with lighting dozens of different acts across the jungle, drum & […]
HILDESHEIM, DE – Flexibility is a valuable attribute, not only in a lighting rig, but also in the designer who creates it. Cevin Richter offered convincing proof of that this August at the M’era Luna alternative music festival. Tasked with lighting “The Disco Hangar” a large space within the two-day festival (it takes place in […]