PARIS – On November 21, 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d’Arlandes made history when they became the first humans ever to leave the earth and take flight in a hot air balloon. As the two men soared, as if by magic, over the hills of Butte-aux-Cailles, they ushered in a new chapter […]

Working with a stunning production design by Travis Shirley, lighting designer Ignacio “Iggy” Rosenberg of Lightswitch, artfully mapped every pixel across more than 300 pieces of Color STRIKE M motorized strobe/wash fixtures in the massive set for Karol G’s show at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for the superstar’s Madrid stop on her 62-date Mañana Será Bonito […]

SIBIU, ROMANIA – Some years ago, the prestigious publication, American Theatre hailed the Sibiu International Theatre Festival as “Romania’s Miracle.” Having just celebrated its 31st year, the festival, which is put on by The National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu, is indeed a miraculous achievement. How can it be described as anything else, given the color […]

NASHVILLE – On the eve of his 15-city arena/amphitheater Quit!! tour this summer, HARDY promised a newspaper interviewer that he would “leave it all on the stage.” An ideal claim? Hardly! Like the artist himself, who prefers to have his name stylized in all capital letters, his bold, high-energy performance holds nothing back. Displaying his distinctive mix of raw […]

BROOKLYN – Friday, June 21 marked a momentous day for fans of extreme metal music.  On that evening Dimitri Minakakis returned to join The Dillinger Escape Plan for the first of three shows at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the band’s seminal “Calculating Infinity” album, a work hailed by critics as […]

LONDON – Sometimes, the best new ideas are those that make us most uncomfortable. Such was the case with Brutalism, a school of graphic and architectural design that emerged in the 1950s. Emphasizing stark, bold form and function over ornamentation, Brutalism represented a radical departure from traditional thinking.  Although many criticized this new concept as “unromantic,” […]

MADRID – The Devil Is In The Details… or so the old saying goes. But in the final four shows of superstar Karol G’s 62-date Mañana Será Bonito Tour, it was the “details,” even the most painstaking ones, that gave rise to some awe-inspiring (you might say heavenly!) looks that enthralled the sold-out crowds at […]

VENICE – Napoleon called it “the drawing room of Europe,” but Piazza San Marco is much more than that. For centuries, this 12,128 m2 trapezoidal space bordering the Bay of San Marco has been an enchanted spot of beauty and inspiration that has worked its magic on poets, artists, dreamers, and, of course, millions of […]

“We are the holders of our client’s vision.” This simple, basic ethos has been at the core of this England-born designer’s career from the very beginning, when he first plied his skills as a teenager, lighting a local rock group called The Smiths. Much has happen since then, both to the band, and to John […]

The road to realizing dreams, seldom, if ever, travels along a straight and easy path. Kevin Northrup knows that well. This very talented North Carolina-based LD was coming to the end of a tour with Darius Rucker in 2015, when he was offered a position as a lighting department manager with Special Event Services. Though […]

The CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M got to make over 100,000 pairs of eyeballs dance at Glastonbury this year. Playing a role in what Rolling Stone called “a stunning lightshow” for Saturday night headliners Coldplay, the widely-acclaimed motorized strobe-wash was used to create a seemingly endless flow of brilliant looks that captivated what was one […]

Kaskade, Deorro, b2b, Seven Lions NGHTMRE…. The EDM Stars were out in force earlier this year for the Phoenix Lights Festival. This celestial quality was reflected in the Super Nova theme on the 120’ wide by 48’ tall stage on the Phoenix Raceway. Lighting and production designer, Luis Torres brought it all to life with […]