Tour Manager Chris Littleton
Michael S. Eddy speaks with Tour Manager Chris Littleton about his career, his recent retirement and having the time of his life with Green Day.
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Production Manager Josh Gelfond
Michael S. Eddy speaks with Production Manager Josh Gelfond, currently helming Kane Brown’s “The High Road Tour.” They chat about career paths, mentors and advice.
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Amplifying the ECCHO
PLSN Editor Michael S. Eddy lauds the ripple effect of Touring Career Workshop, now known as ECCHO Live, for offering mentorship resources to live event professionals at no charge. ECCHO Live’s Kara Kemp and Sharon Lee write about the importance of the group’s ongoing mental health support.
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2,000 Words with… Cosmo Wilson
Named the Lighting Director of the Year for his work on AC/DC at the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards, Wilson is a well-respected and much beloved Lighting Designer and Lighting Director whose credits include a wide range of iconic bands.
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2,000 Words with… John Featherstone
The 2024 Nook Schoenfeld Lighting Designer of the Year for his work on “Hans Zimmer Live,” Featherstone’s dynamic career covers concert touring, live events, corporate, commercial, museum, and even arboretum projects. He is also Founder and Principal of the design firm Lightswitch.
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2,000 Words with… Laura Strayer
Tour Manager Laura Strayer, who is currently heading up Alanis Morissette’s ‘Triple Moon Tour’, was just named this year’s winner of the Parnelli Award for Patrick Stansfield Tour Manager of the Year. Strayer spoke with PLSN about her career, advice she’s gotten, and given along the way, and her philosophy of tour management.
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2,000 Words with… Zito
Zito is this year’s winner of the Parnelli Award for Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year. He’s currently out with Green Day and recently joined 340 Productions. The well-respected one name monikered Production Manager spoke with PLSN about building his career and mentoring the next generation.
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Kyle Lovan, Lighting Director
We learn a bit more about Lighting Director Kyle Lovan, whose most recent gig is Zach Bryan’s ‘The Quittin’ Time Tour ’24.’
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Roger Gant
Roger Gant, Principal of RogerThat, LLC is a Lighting Designer who recently designed the Billy Strings tour.
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Melody Tseng
Melody Tseng is a Creative Producer with Live ReDesigned and was recently the Art Director/Set Designer for Alanis Morissette’s Triple Moon Tour.
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Lighting Director / Designer Eddie ‘Bones’ Connell
Eddie “Bones” Connell, a Parnelli winning Lighting Director, talks about his time as the longtime Lighting Director for the late country star Toby Keith and his career today, and he has some advice to share.
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How to Create a GDTF Lighting Fixture: A Six Part Video Series
In case you missed it, the General Device Type Format (GDTF) group recently reminded us that they have posted training materials on the GDTF & MVR channel on YouTube, including a six part video series that walks you through using the GDTF Builder to create a GDTF file yourself for fixtures that don’t have the GDTF data provided by the manufacturer. Ready to start building your own GDTF lighting fixtures? GDTF’s 6-part video series will walk you through the process step-by-step.
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