Perspective plays a critical role in the approach that this Orlando-based lighting designer and director takes to his work. This is evident not only in the way he’s able to weave myriads of fixtures into balanced coordinated looks, but also in how he defines the role of lighting design. The Parnelli and Tour Link award […]
There is a cinematic quality to Tobias Rylander’s lighting designs. The subtle shifts in shadows, the sharp contrast between light and dark, the bending of scenic elements, all evoke images of the convention defying New Wave films of the 1960s, such as those created by his fellow Swede, Ingmar Bergman. For Rylander, lighting is about […]
A metal band that’s recorded hits with names like “Cry For The Moon” doesn’t normally cover music written by the likes of Antonio Vivaldi, Antonín Dvořák and Giuseppe Verdi, but then again, nothing about Dutch sensation Epica can be described as “ordinary.” In addition to performing the works of these and other classical composers, the […]
Not long ago, broadcast concerts were the exclusive province of large television networks, but technology, as we all know, has a way of changing everything – and making it more democratic. To wit, the rise of the small concert broadcast studio. Virtually unheard of a few years ago, these pint-sized performance platforms have been popping […]
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do,” wrote Steve Jobs. The Apple cofounder didn’t have lighting design specifically in mind when he penned this quote, but he accurately described the creative wellspring that this Las Vegas-based LD has used to keep the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s holiday light show looking fresh, […]
Mickey Mantle, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter…many of baseball’s greatest legends have experienced butterflies in their stomachs the first time they entered the colossus that is Yankee Stadium. Apparently, so too do country music superstars. “I’m nervous as hell,” Garth Brooks, the best-selling solo album artist in the history of the US, said at a press […]
Listening, truly listening, as opposed to simply hearing, has been described as a “rare gift.” If that’s the case, then this universally acclaimed lighting designer is uniquely gifted. Over the past 35 years, Morse has combined his formidable design talents with an uncanny ability to accept and synthesize input from others to reach the pinnacle […]
From touring with Snoop Dog, to doing a one off on the rarified grounds of Harvard University, to working rural music festivals Tristan Rudat and his video panels have been welcomed at a lot of places – and with good reason. His walls, which are as likely to be broken into sections as they are […]
NEW YORK – Pink is the most “in” color. Straw baskets are one of the hottest accessories. Pants are getting higher. New York Fashion Week can always be counted on to make some clear trend declarations. Happily, the one thing that always seems to be in style during this week-long (actually nine-day) celebration of haute […]
LED fixtures eliminate the need for dimmer packs…This is an oft repeated mantra; and while it’s true, this does not mean that LED fixtures are plug and play products, at least not if you want to control them fully. As Stephen Ellison, Lighting Designer Stark Raving Solutions, explains in this interview, controlling LED fixtures requires […]
Photo Credit: Todd Kaplan Before working on the design for the Bad Boy Family Reunion in Brooklyn’s Barclay Center, Alex Reardon sat down with star Sean Puffy Combs to hear what he describes as the hip hop legend’s “tsunami of ideas” regarding the milestone concert. Out of this meeting the London-born lighting and set designer […]
SANTA FE, NM – He’s big (over 50’ tall), rather grotesque looking with a devilishly menacing expression, and completely lacking in substance. Yet he’s the source of civic pride and the object of affection for the people of New Mexico’s capital. His name is Zozobra (“Old Man Gloom”), and every year he serves as the […]