PHOENIX – Skateboarding “opens your eyes to see the world differently,“ said renowned photographer and skateborader Jon Humphries. Authority Zero offers convincing proof of that. Growing out of the fertile punk skate scene of the mid-90s, the Arizona-based band has followed their own iconoclastic path over the past 25 years, mashing myriad musical influences from […]
Delbrück, Germany – Bei uns ist immer was los… the words are written across the top of the homepage of the Stadthalle Delbrück website. Roughly translated into English, they mean “we always have something going on.” Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put this claim to the test, forcing the popular East Westphalian cultural center to […]
HOLLYWOOD, CA – History resonates throughout the Roxy Theatre, the legendary Sunset Strip club opened in 1973 by recording industry icon Lou Adler and a group of celebrity partners. It was here that the Rocky Horror Picture Show made its US debut, and the Ramones gave their first California concert. Bob Marley recorded a live […]
VENTURA, CA – Most people call the beautiful 65-acre site just off the Ojai Freeway the “Ventura County Fairgrounds.” Officially, though, its name is “Seaside Park,” a reference to its location on the Pacific Ocean. It’s a setting that makes for magnificent views, but the winds blowing in off the beautiful sea can play havoc […]
MT. PLEASANT, PA – Familiar, comforting sights have often been obscured in the haze of the pandemic, a time of broken plans and lost connections. But like every crisis, the current one is also a great revealer. Forcing people into unfamiliar paths, it can lead to new, unexpected discoveries, which, even when seemingly insignificant, can […]
LAS VEGAS – Crossfade Design was looking for a good audience wash last year when the firm redesigned the lighting for Top Rank Boxing’s highly rated ESPN series. Shots of the crowd in the background, dressed in their finery, their faces animated with excitement, was important to setting the stage for the action in the […]
JOPPA, MD – “Music is the space between the notes,” Claude Debussy famously observed. Fans of the legendary Carl Filipiak would readily agree with the 19th Century French composer on that. Since arriving on the scene in the late 1980s, the award-winning jazz fusion guitarist from Baltimore has moved audiences around the world, not through […]
PHOENIX – (For Immediate Release) — Accustomed to lighting and supplying production to large festivals and live music venues, John Garberson was concerned that the smaller livestream production area he put together in his company’s warehouse after the COVID-19 outbreak would limit his creative possibilities. He has since learned otherwise. True, the 18’ by 20’ […]
Bièvres, France (For Immediate Release) — There is an elegant simplicity to the name “Studio le 25,” since the tidy, bustling livestream production space, which has been in operation since April, is located at 25 Route de Jouy. A harmonious and balanced economy also characterizes the venue’s versatile rig, put together by well-known lighting designer […]
PITTSBURGH – Time and place bend in unexpected, often unfathomable ways during the uncertain days of a pandemic. Cut off from the “normal” flow of events, people look to the future, exploring new forms of expression. Yet, as the pace of life slows, the past folds back on the present, revealing itself in novel ways. […]
HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Cement is solid, reliable and essential to building the infrastructure that most people take for granted. But as far as glitz and glamour go, even the biggest fans of this dependable substance have to admit that it isn’t a very exciting product. PPC Zimbabwe, the African nation’s largest cement maker, changed all […]
SAINT-OURS – Driving over an hour on the highway, headed northeast from Montreal, motorists find themselves at Parc Bellerive, a secluded, peaceful expanse of green on the banks of the River Richelieu. Time seems to stand still here. Being far enough away from the big city, the clear and fragrant night sky is free of […]