NEW YORK – From its unique fixed color wheel with 14 slots plus white to its variable speed scrolling, the Rogue R1 Beam has a variety of special features. Lighting designer Dougie Lazer needed every last one of these capabilities recently when he worked the boards for “Out of the Ashes: Phoenix Rising,” a party […]
BROOKLYN – The “Secret Warehouse” on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn is really not that secret. In fact it’s one of the epicenters of the borough’s bustling nightlife. Surrounded by chic sushi restaurants and tapas bars, it hosts concerts by some of the hottest names in EDM. It’s not surprising that sick beat masters Dada Life […]
Things are looking up (quite literally) for the lighting rig at the legendary Firestone Live!, the largest nightclub in Orlando. As part of a remodeling project, the club’s stage was lowered three feet to make room to hang additional lighting fixtures. At the same time, a new trussing rig was installed over the dance floor, […]
Soon as you walk into a club, you can always spot a Michael Meacham lighting design. It’s not that the popular LD’s work always has a similar look. On the contrary, what makes Meacham’s designs so special is how each fits its venue like an exquisitely tailored custom suit. That’s no accident. Long before he […]
Sooner or later every successful club in Manhattan has to reinvent itself; it’s in the very nature of the ever-changing world of New York nightlife. In most cases, these clubs give themselves a whole new look, and perhaps even a new name – but the owners of Slate wanted to update their club without changing […]