This year’s Las Vegas edition of Electric Daisy Carnival once again featured lighting designs from the mind of legendary LD Steve Lieberman and his team at SJ Lighting, who have brought their trademark creative impact to music festivals around the US for over fifteen years.

“Scenery has its place in stage design. When it is a part of what we are doing, it is treated like art and we make sure it is lit. There are fixtures that are designed with one purpose: to light the scenery.”

––Steve Lieberman

“I’ve been working in festivals for a lifetime. I close my eyes and I can see it. Creativity is something that stirs inside of you. I can’t speak for every creative person in the world, but for me, I am always on the lookout for ideas, concepts, and inspiration. It can be from reading a magazine, going on a walk, just a thought, sketching on a pad: there is no right or wrong answer.”

––Steve Lieberman

““If I were to describe my look it would be: edgy, unique, atypical, appropriate, and emotional. At the end of the day, I design what feels good to me. That has been a formula that has worked well and translated into an experience that the audience has enjoyed.”

––Steve Lieberman

“Every stage has a unique set of requirements, be it different artists performing, indoor or outdoor venues, different genres of music, budgets, timeframes; the list goes on. And while all of the previously mentioned items are critical to the design and execution of the environment, there is a creative element that still needs to grow from something inspirational. Where that comes from is different for everything we do. The best advice I can give for coming up with a design would be to maintain an open mind and a clear perspective of your environment, and be observant. Anything from the shape and geometry of architecture, to a piece of artwork in a museum or even a cloud in the sky.”

––Steve Lieberman

Over 130 Color STRIKE M IP65 motorized strobe/wash fixtures played a key role in Steve’s design for EDC 2024’s Wasteland stage, saturating the industrial scenic elements in bright whites and deep colors.

The Wasteland stage also played home to the newly-launched STRIKE Array 2C full-color audience blinder, wrapping festival headliners in warm color.

See past EDC stage designs and read more from Steve Lieberman:

Steve Lieberman Creates Club Vibe In neonGARDEN At EDC Las Vegas

Steve Lieberman Uses ÉPIX Fixtures To Define Stage At EDC Mexico

Steve Lieberman: Inspired Light