Renegade Shines at Old Billingsgate

SUN VALLEY, CA – LD Jason Carroll is one of the early adopters of the impression Spot One LED. He tested them out on a show with Weezer and spec’d them soon after on St. Vincent’s tour. GLP launched the impression Spot One LED head earlier this year.

GREENEVILLE, TN – High school freshman Zach Holditch was in charge of designing the school’s biggest production of the year, and the light rig of conventionals was completely uninspiring. So Holditch contacted Elation’s Eric Loader for help and an equipment loan came to the rescue, as part of the company’s commitment to support future lighting designers.

LOS ANGELES – Def Leppard’s world tour featured a classic rock n’ roll look during its US leg with Martin Professional lighting from Upstaging. LD/Lighting Director Kenji Ohashi specified MAC 2000 Wash XB, MAC 2000 Beam XB and MAC III Profile moving heads along with MAC 101 LED fixtures for the “Mirrorball” tour, which runs through December.

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Figueroa, Jr., 30, a lighting tech/lighting director who started his career at age 16, died Nov. 27 after a car accident in Artesia, CA. Figueroa’s credits included Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, The Black Crowes, Rockstar Supernova, A Perfect Circle, The Crystal Method, and many other tours, events and corporate shows. He had also worked with Delicate Productions, Obie’s Lighting Production, RK Diversified Entertainment, U.S. Audio and Lighting, L.A. Stagecall and many other shops. Known as “Andy Fig Jr.,” he is the son of lighting programmer/director Andrew Figueroa, Sr.

WESTPORT, CT — Marvin Gelman, founder of Lighting Services Inc. (LSI), an architectural lighting products manufacturer, died Nov. 29 of complications from cancer. He was 84. Gelman, who retired from LSI in 2000, is credited for many advances in track, accent and display lighting.