CHAUVET Professional closed out 2025 with a bang, playing a big role in two of the most iconic holiday events. The gifted production and lighting designer Bryan Hartley added a new twist to the beloved Trans-Siberian Orchestra winter extravaganza by using “rock ‘n roll audience blinders” in his rig for the first time in the […]
“When creativity comes first, everything else will follow.” This internationally renowned Finnish designer offered us this bit of advice during the course of our interview. To our mind, the statement beautifully encapsulates the driving force that has powered Mikki Kunttu’s career to the highest levels in the world of design. Passionately following his own voice, […]
You aren’t necessarily expecting to laugh when you interview a designer about lighting. After all, creating powerful looks on the biggest stages for stars like Nine Inch Nails, Van Halen, Lizzo, Kelly Clarkson, and the like, not to mention the Wicked Movie Premiere, is pretty serious stuff. Right? Well, yes… but Paul (Arlo) Guthrie’s quick, […]
Working with his friend and colleague, Ben Rogers, this Preston, England-based designer has lit many memorable shows for longtime client, the incomparable Diana Ross. Out of curiosity, we asked him during our interview if there were any other artists from the past who he wished were around today so he could light them too. Admittedly, […]
The new generation of pixel-mappable motorized battens are opening unprecedented opportunities for designers to transform the stage in ways that would have been almost impossible to imagine not long ago. Arranged along the deck, these modern linear units can create mysterious, almost mystical looks in which performers appear to be floating on a field of […]
A little over seven years ago, we interviewed this universally celebrated lighting designer for the Lighting Insights newsletter. We called our article “Connected Light.” Got to admit, it was a good choice, as Rob Koenig’s stellar career has been driven by a relentless desire to use lighting as a bridge between his clients and the […]
Accepting the 2025 Latin Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Tropical Music Album” for her hit “Raíces,” the legendary Gloria Estefan thanked her husband and collaborator Emilio Estefan by saying that their 50 years of making music together still felt “like the first day.” The joyful, rejuvenating sentiment that animated the Miami Sound Machine co-founder expressed […]
Think less like an ant and more like an elephant! This Paris-based lighting designer shares this advice with anyone taking on a massive project, something he has done with consummate skill throughout his award-winning 30-year career. Boldly embracing every challenge, be it at the Accor Arena in Paris, The King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia, […]
A show designer, director, and video-maker for concerts, theatre, and multimedia projects, this London-based designer is best known for his 40-year creative relationship with U2, whilst his work with George Michael, David Bowie and R.E.M. has also been celebrated for being both conceptually and technologically groundbreaking. His performing arts projects include collaborations with Complicite, Kronos […]
See you next year,” Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher called out to some 90,000 cheering Wembley Stadium fans at the close of the band’s 28th September show, on their global Live ’25 Tour. Gallagher’s parting words set off a wave of hope and anticipation that spread across the music world. Oasis hadn’t performed together in the […]
This talented young Swedish designer created some potent looks for legendary Hip Hop band Hov1 on their final global tour not long ago. There were many evocative moments in his show, but one that exerted a particularly tight grip on our attention was the look captured in this photo that shows live camera feeds of […]
This Munich-based designer has earned global acclaim for his collaboration with Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD) for artists like Adele, Phil Collins, and The Rolling Stones. Recently, he has been responsible for the co-lighting design of the current Rammstein stadium tour and Genesis’s Last Domino tour with WBD. Beyond the world of concert and touring, his […]