Lighting Santana
…one of Morpheus’ lighting crew chiefs. In 1991, Ledesma began his 13-year association with Paul Simon when he became lighting director for an Allen Branton design of Simon’s “Rhythm of…
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A Chat with Jonathan Smeeton
…had seen the new Vari-Lites yet. So off he went to a David Bowie show and saw Vari-Lites in use for the first time. Allen Branton was the LD. He…
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The Festive Season of Light
…Mandrell. LD Allen Branton lit the NBC-televised Hairspray Live, based on the Broadway musical. The show had an encore broadcast over Christmas weekend. Steve Garner once again programmed Dick Clark’s…
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Lighting Rig for PBS’ ‘Bluegrass Underground’ Includes Six SolaSpot 1500 Fixtures Supplied by 4Wall
AUSTIN – For the sixth season of PBS’ Bluegrass Underground, LD Allen Branton and programmer Han Henze of Keylight LLC used six SolaSpot 1500s provided by 4Wall Lighting to augment…
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Capturing Imagine Dragons on Film; More TV, Movie and Video News
…era; 14 years of my life, and it has been a great show to work on,” Healy said. Han Henze literally went underground as lighting director/programmer for LD Allen Branton…
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Jason Derulo Performs at the People’s Choice Awards with Clay Paky Scenius Fixtures
…held January 6, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS. Emmy-winner Allen Branton was the show’s lighting designer; Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson and Darren…
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Nashville Cats: LDs in Music City
…drawing the larger systems in the company’s proprietary CAD program, Bandit Blocks. Moo TV is Butzler’s go-to vendor for video. The day he was introduced to Allen Branton as “Garth…
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NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’ Includes Clay Paky Fixtures, grandMA2 Consoles
LOS ANGELES – NBC’s production of The Wiz Live!, which drew 11.5 million viewers and critical acclaim, featured a lighting design by Allen Branton, that included Clay Paky Alpha 800…
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Touring Legends of the Fall, Vegas Residencies and Quick Cues
…Super Bowl 50 (No Roman numeral “L” for the Feb. 7, 2016 game, by the way; instead it’s “50.”) LD Allen Branton is preparing for two big things: The Wiz…
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Pete’s Big TVs Rocks R&R Hall of Fame
…as they provided the high resolution needed for broadcast quality, plus they emit no radio frequency interference. These panels allow lighting designer Allen Branton to achieve some lighting effects from…
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People’s Choice Awards Live Telecast Relies on d3 Technologies Media Servers
…Allen Branton, with whom she has worked on numerous television projects. For the “People’s Choice Awards,” a dedicated d3 master managed four slaves; a fifth d3 media server was on…
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Lighting Rig for “Stand Up to Cancer” TV Special Includes Clay Paky Sharpy Fixtures
…collaborative research efforts. Some 60 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, provided by Atomic Lighting of Lititz, PA, were deployed for the event to meet the specifications of LD Allen Branton. More…
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