This Tennessee designer’s dance card was full going into 2020, when COVID hit, shutting everything down with a thud. Rather than waiting it out, however, Casey kept the doors open at his HELM Projects studio. There were some small livestream projects, but mostly, he and his crew spent their time learning new skills, particularly in […]
Art is always evolving, but at pivotal times in its history something more profound happens. It is at these moments, such as during the Renaissance, when science revolutionized painting and sculpture, that art transcends its traditional boundaries and reaches into new realms of knowledge to infuse itself with more powerful, game-changing ways to touch the […]
It started with an idea on a European tour bus. It wound up being one of the most innovative production designs in recent memory, one that broke the mold time and time again to result in novel, transformative looks. Grammy-winning singer-guitarist Billy Strings set off the initial spark for this impressive design when he was […]
Good things come to those who wait. A familiar old cliché? No doubt. But as is so often the case with such sayings, there’s more than a little bit of truth to it. Just as Cosmo Wilson. The well-known designer-programmer was a fan of metal giants Judas Priest since he was a teen. Later, when […]
The deepest emotions tend to live in that area between light and darkness, where nebulous boundaries give them endless space to expand and shrink, twist and turn in infinite directions. By devising such a space on stage for Tom Odell’s Black Friday Tour, Joe Beardsmore created the ideal visual setting for music that one critic […]
Fans might have been well advised to wear seatbelts when they packed venues for Motionless in White’s “Touring The End of the World Tour.” Aptly described by one admiring critic as a “torrent of explosive metalcore,” the band’s performance on this 33-city tour, took fans on a wild ride of searingly intense music, dancing, pyro […]
The desert planet Arrakis came to life at Leicester Square for the world premiere of Dune: Part Two, with nearly 30 tons of sand shipped to the site for the gala created by Limited Edition Event Design. But the rainy weather during the build-up days leading to the star-studded red carpet affair was anything but […]
Country… Red Dirt Country… Indie… Country Rock… Roots Rock… the music of Turnpike Troubadours may be hard to label, but it is really easy to like. That explains why the band from Oklahoma has been on the rise lately, after returning from a COVID era hiatus. This freewheeling quintet not only sounds good, they create […]
Looking at the impeccably balanced work of this Finnish visualist and designer one cannot help but be struck by its intricately crafted blend of light and darkness, and its seamless intermingling of shapes and space. Words like “flawless” and “perfection” come to mind, when attempting to describe his designs for clients like Cirque du Soleil, […]
By any measure, the rap show at 20,000-seat O2 Arena Prague was massive. There were over 400 automated lighting fixtures, 48 controlled hoists and a cross scenic piece that weight six tons. Featuring Slovakian rap starts KONTRAFAKT trio Rytmus, Ego and Anis, the show awed the sellout crowd. Stunning patterns of light crisscrossed the arena […]
Inspiration, vision, insight… all must be present for creativity to flourish, but at the end of the day, any creative concept requires courage above all else if it is to be turned into a reality. Henri Matisse recognized this when he wrote “another word for creativity is courage,” shortly before he went on to revolutionize […]
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle,” wrote Walt Whitman. All lightshows are proof of that. But on rare occasions, when the meaning of the moment aligns perfectly with the aesthetics that celebrate it, the “miracle” becomes frozen in time, ensuring that it will always burn brightly in the minds of all who […]