Hiding the smoke
As we all know, a haze in the air certainly helps the light beams stand out. Unfortunately, many clients hate any kind of smoke, so we must sneak it onto the stage.
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Deconstructing Grey Gardens
Some works of theatre attempt to overturn conventionality by completely subverting it. Other shows turn convention on its head by playing into it before twisting it into something unexpected. The latter case is true with Grey Gardens, the real-life tale of two women who led nonconformist lives and who engaged in an emotional tug-of-war.
Read More »Are You ACN Ready?
Much of the new gear that will be introduced in the next few years will be ACN-ready. Are you? New technologies like wireless DMX, networking,… Read More »Are You ACN Ready?
Read More »You cannot win, if you do not play
Every once in a while I get a call from a band looking for a new stage concept and or lighting design. Quite often my ideas will be submitted along with other designers and the act will choose one of us as thier new designer.
Read More »My Rig, cuelist, and how it’s set.
Since my stories are always progressing as I go along on my journey I wanted to share a couple of things that I have been wanting to share but I haven’t got the chance yet.
Read More »The Show Must Go On: Technology in Tatters
Dirty lenses. Need I say more?
Read More »Green Stages
A few years ago, a high school theatre student e-mailed me as part of a class assignment. The subject of his e-mail concerned the tremendous… Read More »Green Stages
Read More »We Walked Uphill…BOTH WAYS!
If some of you youngsters could shut up long enough to listen to these seasoned guys that have been around, you may learn something valuable.… Read More »We Walked Uphill…BOTH WAYS!
Read More »Traveling guidelines
I’m glad to finally see the snow gone. Not because I hate winter, but because I hate being stuck in airports. Something that’s been happening to me all too much this year.
EastonAshe in IL baby
Soooooooooooo I was unaware that the headlining act was an act that pretty much has a residency playing at the Cubby Bear. They were awesome! It was just a two piece of acoustic and drums. Some parts were loops but when you have only two on stage you need samples. They were really cool guys who play what I like to call Latino Whites Stripes. I characterize it that way because they are a two piece like the White Stripes, but more Latino roots based. Which rocks their drummer is like a combo of drum and percussion melded into one.
Read More »Climb the Ladder
"When people tell you that you have to do grunt work, there’s no such thing as an easy out. You are not going to be… Read More »Climb the Ladder
Read More »Moore’s Law Meets the Video Industry
Back in the infancy of the computer industry, circa 1965, a young Mr. Gordon Moore (a co-founder of Intel) had a most prescient thought in an article he authored for Electronics Magazine — the number of transistors on a silicon chip will double approximately every two years, ad infinitum. Since that moment, his prediction has entered the vernacular as “Moore’s Law,” and it’s been pretty darn accurate to date. It’s also been a very good representation of the cycle of change in which we operate today in the video and entertainment industries. The keyword is “change.”
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