In the hands of this British designer, lighting isn’t merely a source of illumination, it’s often also a building block of sorts. Wielding fixtures of different configurations, many of them custom made, into a variety of shapes, Howard uses them to construct illuminated set pieces for clients like Woman’s Hour and Myrkur. Howard’s constructs are […]
Emotions are magnified in the darkness. Perhaps this is why negative space has always played such a significant role in this native New Yorker’s designs for Grammy Award winners like The Alan Parsons Project, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. Among the things he likes most about working a live performance is “calling the house […]
Patrick Dierson called it “the chandelier.” For the fans who packed Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Monday night October 21 for the TIDAL X Rock the Vote Show, it was a massive piece of eye candy that riveted their attention as it glittered over the stage in support of the upbeat music being performed below. Anchoring […]
To keep your audience engaged, says Corey Easterbrook, you have to create a “continuous flow of looks” that changes as the evening progresses, making sure to add subtle color shifts to your design, and texturizing the stage with deftly projected gobo patterns. The owner of Hothouse Music and Productions in Fort Myers, Florida Easterbrook isn’t […]
Like some mesmerizing pantomimist who captivates with fluid, silent gestures, lighting can, when artfully choreographed, immerse the sense by creating a dynamic tapestry of shapes and patterns on stage. Luke Edwards has channeled this transformative power of light in recent designs for clients like Jacob Collier and Gary Numan. Eschewing big, sweeping movements, he has […]
“Art is never finished,” wrote Leonardo da Vinci. The great Renaissance artist would no doubt have appreciated the approach that this London based designer has taken to lighting shows by a stellar collection of clients that includes Florence and the Machine, Kylie Minogue, Bastille, Queen + Adam Lambert, Tame Impala, David Byrne and Goldfrapp. Meticulous […]
Most of the time in this column, we write about house LDs. In the case of Jason Bradley, however, a more apt description would be “houses” LD. Working as Director of Entertainment and Production at the Kansas City Power & Light District, a bustling nightlife center in the heart of the USA, Bradley supervises a […]
Officially, Fitz and the Tantrums are a six-piece band. But to the talented artists who make up this SoCal indie soul ensemble, that’s not entirely accurate. In interview after interview, they go out of their way to point to the seventh member of their group: the audience. This band-crowd connection is evident to anyone who […]
Dominating the Kallang waterfront with its towering domed, retractable roof supported by a lattice work of chrome and steel beams, the National Stadium at the Singapore Sports Hub presents an imposing image. But for Nick Ho, the 55,000-seat stadium is just another “office.” In recent years, the Singapore-based LD has built a stellar reputation for […]
What’s the first thing you look at when you begin a design? We often pose this question during our interviews with LDs. Usually, their answers revolve around their clients’ music, a prominent set piece, or the visuals of an album cover. All important considerations to be sure, but for Usher’s long-time designer, the creative process […]
“Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.” This line from the seminal science fiction novel “The Girl in the Golden Atom,” which was published almost a century ago, kept running through our head during our conversation with this accomplished dance designer and former lighting director of the Moscow Ballet. Channeling time and its […]
On Saturday, April 27, Dopapod ended a year long hiatus with a show at the iconic Capitol Theatre outside New York City. Fans of the progressive jam band weren’t disappointed, as they unleashed a new song that they conjured up in their year away from touring. The Capitol Theatre show also represented a new creative […]