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 […]
BELMONT, OH – Adaptability is one of the most valuable virtues. Zakk Bosserman has no argument with that time-honored adage. As the lighting designer for the prolifically touring country star Chase Rice, he has become a master at molding a wide variety of house and festival rigs to fit his client’s versatile blend of music. […]
TORONTO – Every country music song tells a story, and as Andrew Dawson sees it, those tales can be written in light as well as melodies and lyrics. As lighting designer for the Juno Award winning James Barker Band, Andrew Dawson gets ample opportunities to engage in “illuminated storytelling,” thanks to the rich narratives chronicled […]
NEW YORK – Legendary frontman Ian Astbury and The Cult have “always been fans of warm blinder light from a low and back position,” says Matt Guminski, the band’s lighting designer, programmer, and operator. For his part, Guminski is a self-described “fan of contrasting warm tungsten (or a proper tungsten emulating LED), that works harmoniously […]
LOS ANGELES – “The perfection of art is to conceal art,” wrote the Roman philosopher Marcus Fabius Quintilianus. More than two thousand years later, the insight he expressed continues to motivate creatives everywhere, who strive to express their visions in ways that make it appear as if they have sprung forth on their own. Will […]
LONDON – Rock N’ Roll is an attitude, as much as a musical genre, according to many social historians. This attitude was on full display in all of its free-thinking, glory at the 02 Intercontinental Hotel recently as the famed site hosted the World Procurement Awards. Organizers of the event, which celebrates the achievements of […]
ANTWERP – The letter “T” comes to us from the ancient Greeks, who modified the Phoenician letter “taw” by putting together two perpendicular lines, the vertical meeting the horizontal precisely at its midpoint. In the centuries since, the familiar letter has gone on to become one of the most commonly used consonants in western languages. […]
VANCOUVER – The lighting rig that George Gorton designed for Dallas Smith’s “Somethings Never Change Tour” took on a life of its own over the course of the early summer, seeming to expand, contract and morph in new directions with every show. That’s understandable, given how this coast-to-coast Canadian odyssey evolved. After a 19-month pandemic-caused […]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – (For Immediate Release) — Although he’s kept up with the latest in lighting technology, John Garberson readily admits that at heart, he really likes old school looks with their big ACL specials, deep colors, and dimming curves. In other words, good downhome traditional rock and roll lighting. The GM of Creative […]
BRISTOL, UK – New art and cultural movements seem to blossom most rapidly (and colorfully!) outside the grip of commercial interests. Such was the case in 1988, when the so-called “Second Summer of Love,” sprang up virally in Bristol and other UK cities, as young people flocked to clandestine rave clubs that opened in abandoned […]
WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO – The New York Times hailed him as the “King of Dembow” after a sold-out October show at Madison Square Garden. For the passionate legion of El Alfa fans, this title is more than well-deserved. With his alto, sensual voice, and nonstop energy, the charismatic Dominican singer embodies the essence of the bouncy, […]
FRANKFURT – The size of the crowd might not have been as large as it was in previous years, but the enthusiasm at Prolight + Sound 2022 was as high as ever. For the CHAUVET Professional and ChamSys teams at the show, that was reason enough to celebrate and look confidently toward the future. “We […]