RSS Means Really Simple…
I am currently subscribed to a little more than 100 RSS feeds in my news aggregator. No matter how many new articles there are, I… Read More »RSS Means Really Simple…
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EastonAshe in Californ-I-A and beyond
Well we just got done with the California tour and it’s our last night in town to hang loose. OK now before I walk out the door to do just that I’ll recap the California tour and a few loose ends from the other legs of the tour along the way. As soon as we got home for a few days to kick it after our Midwest tour it was to time to leave again for California. Fortunately for this leg it wasn’t too much of a hellacious drive as much as the others have been. It was roughly a 12-14 hour drive and we pulled into Livermore where we’d be staying for the week. Livermore is a great jump off point to hit big cities like San Francisco and Oakland. We’ll def. have to hit some more clubs in the cities next time we stop through for sure.
Read More »Direct Access
I also find that it’s much easier if you have access to all of the channels to control a fixture through a channel handle rather… Read More »Direct Access
Read More »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.