Craig Rutherford looks at how the bouba / kiki effect, the idea of how people “map” between sounds and the visual shapes of objects, has relevance in the lighting discipline. He suggests it should be considered by programmers and designers to avoid a visual mismatch to the content being presented, especially for corporate shows.
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Here is an encore of our 1,000 Words with column featuring André Petrus. Did you know he started lighting shows at 15, went to Full Sail, moved to Nashville and started his professional career at 19? Since then, he’s worked in television and live concerts working with artists such as: Shania Twain, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kelsea Ballerini, Drake, Little Big Town, Lana Del Rey, G-Eazy, Halsey, Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band, Panic at the Disco, Burna Boy, Charlie Puth, J Balvin, Rihanna, Queen, Greta Van Fleet, and Lil Nas X.
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Eric “Shakes” Grzybowski originally wanted to be a hockey player. Growing up in Detroit, Shakes started out as a rapper. While performing regionally, he got a lot of experience that led him to work as a stagehand. He then moved up the ranks from tech to stage managing and on to tour and production managing. He’s worked with a wide array of artists, but for 18 years, he was full time with Kid Rock. Other artists he’s worked for include Korn, KISS, the Reverend Horton Heat, Poison, and more. When we spoke, Shakes was just wrapping up PM duties for the Pantera tour and was moving on working on the Queens of the Stone Age tour.
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The Carter Green Palladium in Carmel, IN unveiled a nightly projection mapping system for the building that will allow for projection installations year-round. Dubbed ‘Palladiscope’, the one-of-a-kind, permanent viewing system was designed by Blockhouse Studios, a bespoke multimedia production company based in Bloomington, IN. Blockhouse also created the inaugural architectural cinema installation.
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Debi Moen has all the news of who’s working on what, including touching base with Robert Peterson about his work on the Academy of Country Music Honors, plus Alex Picard, Brett Lorins, Emily Bornt, Graham Rolak, Rachel Mullen, and Steven Douglas, among others.
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This month, our LD @ Large, Chris Lose, shares advice on an important subject that affects many people in our industry—managing expectations. He offers some insight into keeping clients, bosses, producers, artists, etc. happy while also keeping things rooted to reality.
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Lighting & Video Company
Music Matters Productions
Venue
William A. Floyd Amphitheater
Anderson, SC
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Lighting & Video Company
Music Matters Productions
Venue
Lakewood Amphitheatre
Atlanta, GA
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