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RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

Joshua Thatcher

Boosting its internal ranks of experts, RatPac Controls has hired renowned Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher, who comes from a lengthy career on set, as well as IATSE Local 728’s in-house Instructor who focused on lighting control and lighting technology. With credits ranging from TV series Star Trek: Picard and Loki, to features like one of the summer’s biggest hits, Top Gun: Maverick, Thatcher is an industry professional who brings over 20 years of experience to RatPac Controls.   Read More »RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Tears for Fears has wrapped the North American leg of their Tipping Point World Tour 2022 in support of the duo’s comeback album of the same name. Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal treated fans to favorites from their new album as well as classics from throughout the years in an amphitheater tour with lighting design by Joe Cabrera ][ who chose 48 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures for effects lighting. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Dustin L. Derry Expresses Flamenco Passion with Chauvet Professional

There are many reasons why Dustin L. Derry always embraces the opportunity to light dance performances. High on this list is the opportunity it affords him to depart from the conventional use of colors and patterns. “What’s nice about dance, is you don’t have to think so literally about ‘natural’ lighting,” said the Chicago-based designer. “In dance, you can push deep into the surreal and express yourself in new ways to support the choreographer’s vision. You can focus on individual elements, like live musicians, and help blend them into the background, and then pull specific dancers or ideas into the foreground and vice versa depending on the needs of the moment. I don’t think this presents any challenges, so much as it opens new doors for me creatively.”Read More »Dustin L. Derry Expresses Flamenco Passion with Chauvet Professional

New Sports League Digs Into Atlanta’s Pullman Yards

Fan Controlled Football (FCF), born in a pandemic, moved into a unique arena for Season Two in 2022. Instead of a shiny new space, the vibe created by Production Designer/Production Manager Tom E. Marzullo within Atlanta’s historic but decrepit Pullman Yards industrial complex is industrial and edgy. “With Pullman as a backdrop, Tom achieved that dystopian futuristic Blade Runner meets cyborg-like industrial feel we were looking for,” says FCF COO Cyrus Farudi.

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