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Monsters of Folk: Lighting from the Bottom Up

Monsters of Folk: Lighting from the Bottom Up

I recently got an e-mail from the editor of PLSN asking if I would mind covering The Monsters of Folk show for him while he was out of town. Would I mind?! The band has just released its first self-titled album in September and had seen it climb to number 15 on Billboard's Top 200 list. Its members include M. Ward, a personal favorite. Its LD, Marc Janowitz, was a part of the design team for the Blue Man Group, another one of my favorite acts.

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The Benefits of PNG

Media servers typically support many types of still image formats. What are the benefits of using one format over another? Recently, while I was using an Apple Mac-based media server on a show, I asked myself this very question when I ran up against an issue involving the use of the Alpha channel. Here are a few reasons why I'm now a big fan of PNG.

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Minding Your Business

I am very pleased to have been working as an automated lighting programmer for over two decades. I have learned many skills over the years related to lighting and I have also learned quite a lot about business. Most automated lighting programmers do not have a single salaried position, but they work for many productions each year.

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What’s in Your Console?

In the last 20 years we have seen more lighting consoles come on the market than I can remember. They all strive to achieve the same thing; talk to lighting fixtures, dimmers and media servers. They all get the job done eventually, but I've come to conclude that certain consoles execute some tasks well and others, not so much.

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XL Events Looks Back on Busy 2009

LONDON – XL Events stayed busy in 2009 with a variety of events, many of which presented unique AV challenges that had to be overcome. Highlights including the Wella ITV Awards (pictured here), Clothes Show Live, Speakeasy, REGIS, Samsung Corby Global Launch, Carphone Warehouse GP Event and the Mini United event at Silverstone Race Track.

 

 

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