Tips & Tricks

If you are earning money in the United States, then you are most likely liable for taxes. Generally you have two choices as to how… Read More »Taxing Matters: Consider Seeking Professional Help

In the last 20 years we have seen more lighting consoles come on the market than I can remember. They all strive to achieve the… Read More »Learn How to Use Multiple Consoles

There are two types of 3D glasses; passive and active. Passive glasses are designed with polarized lenses and the left lens is polarized differently than… Read More »Passive vs. Active 3D Glasses

Several popular brands of moving lights have a mode that allows the fixture to move faster than normal. You might ask why they don't just… Read More »Synchronize Automated Lighting Fixture Modes

An internet protocol (IP) address is a way of telling every other device on a network exactly where a particular device can be reached over… Read More »IP Basics

Practice makes perfection, people. If I screw up and hit a light cue early, it may throw off everyone else’s timing. And it creates a… Read More »The Domino Effect

Up until now, control systems have been one-way (unidirectional) commands sent to a machine to control the on/off, duration, and sometimes the intensity of the… Read More »Two-Way Control Systems for Fog Machines

The economics of luminous art is a reflection of that of the art world in general: it’s a tightrope between searching for grant funding and… Read More »The Economics of Luminous Art

Ladies and gentlemen, step right up and learn about the latest and greatest protocol to take the lighting industry by storm.  It’s not DMX, it’s… Read More »Get Acquainted with the E1.31 Protocol

Although the specs for welding cable closely resemble those of entertainment feeder cable, it’s not the same thing. Entertainment cable is jacketed with thermoset, which… Read More »Don’t Use Welding Cable as Entertainment Feeder Cable

I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t use a fly loop when they wire and fly their truss. In a nutshell, a fly loop consists of… Read More »Cable Management: Use a Fly Loop

The Kenny Chesney tour is unique due to its relaxed organization and atmosphere. Techs rode around the stadium stage on roller blades, the “bar &… Read More »Managing the Crew with a Carrot, Not a Stick