Edward “James” Poole, 34, lighting designer/director, died July 19, 2022, a day before his 35th birthday. Poole was most recently out on tour as lighting designer/director with The Pretty Reckless. Before that, he spent about five years on the road as Tracy Lawrence’s LD.
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Industry veteran Raymond Byrnes was tapped to serve as western regional sales manager for Staging Concepts, based in Minneapolis. With more than 12 years of… Read More »Raymond Byrnes Joins Staging Concepts as Western Regional Sales Manager
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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
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
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
Bandit Lites has long invested in multiple Robe Lighting products. As 2022 roared to life, Bandit has purchased even more Robe products to meet the growing clamor.
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