CLEARWATER, FL – You can learn from mistakes, or you can learn from testing, according to the time-honored business adage. John Conrath and the other members of Floyd Nation wisely chose the latter. A leading Pink Floyd experience band, they wanted a bigger and bolder rig to support their performances now that they’re playing at […]
NASHVILLE – Gabby Barrett had two simple words of advice for Erik McCandless when he set out to design the show for her 45-city 2023 North American tour: think big! The rising, young multi-platinum country star wasn’t thinking about the size of her rig, or its punching power. She was more interested in how expansive […]
MELBOURNE – It’s been said that history moves to music. This was beautifully evident at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday November 26 as an array of stars gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of the late the late Michael Gudinski at Mushroom 50 Live! Gudinski founded Mushroom Records in 1972. Over the years, […]
LAKELAND, FL – The stately brick building with the vaulted roof at 730 South Florida Avenue stood as a reassuring landmark for residents of the Lake Morton Historic District since it opening in 1925. A particular feature that was a favorite was the large rectangular, arch-topped stained-glass windows that lined the building’s sides, and the […]
LOS ANGELES – There are strong evocative feelings tied to time and place in Jane Chambers 1980 landmark play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. That’s often the case with cultural milestones, a category this play certainly fits into, being the first major lesbian drama. Lighting designer R.S. Buck and the rest of the production team […]
COLUMBIA, SC – A very accomplished painter when she isn’t busy as a LD, Denise Simpson says that she often likes to play with colors to do things a little differently when designing shows. This was beautifully evident this December when she lit “The Christmas Experience,” a well-orchestrated one-hour musical program at the Lexington Baptist […]
BROOKLYN – Four hours and twenty-two minutes is quite a long time; about an hour longer than it takes to fly from New York to Miami, almost twice as long as the average NBA game, and even longer than Bruce Springsteen’s longest show, a four-hour-and-six-minute performance that took place in Helsinki in 2012. Yet this […]
NEW IPSWICH, NH – The ability to think outside the box is often the lifeblood of a successful production design, even when that “box” is the actual stage itself. Such was the case recently for the team at Events United when they had to come up with a way to light the artists performing at […]
SOUTHAMPTON, UK – Hayden Borgars says that he’s always tended to view the lighting fixtures in his rig as musical instruments, not merely illuminating with them, but also “playing” them in ways that flow with the sound of his clients. On the just-completed Sacred Blasphemy UK tour by Creeper, Borgars demonstrated his virtuosity on the […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Even those who might be a little leery about attending an EDM or rave show would probably walk away from a Gryffin concert impressed by what they just heard and saw. Praised by one critic for creating “EDM For Everyone,” the uber-talented California artist captivates fans of many stripes with the sheer […]
CHANDLER, AZ – At times it seemed that everything that could go wrong would go wrong at the one-day Desert Sky Music Festival. Not only did rain delay the 2pm start of the first act by over 30-minutes, but once the music started playing, bumps in the road kept threatening to derail the best-laid plans. […]
PARIS – The value of any award stems not merely from the recognition itself, but from how it was earned. By this measure, the team at CHAUVET Professional France is extremely pleased and proud that the COLORado PXL Curve 12 earned the Public Choice Innovation Award for Best Lighting Product at this year’s JTSE. As […]