There is a magical space between the artist on stage and the audience where the two meet. It is at this point where fans reach out and embrace the artist’s vision as they embark on a journey together. Setting the tone for this transformative experience with light and shadows runs through the heart of this […]
“We are the holders of our client’s vision.” This simple, basic ethos has been at the core of this England-born designer’s career from the very beginning, when he first plied his skills as a teenager, lighting a local rock group called The Smiths. Much has happen since then, both to the band, and to John […]
The road to realizing dreams, seldom, if ever, travels along a straight and easy path. Kevin Northrup knows that well. This very talented North Carolina-based LD was coming to the end of a tour with Darius Rucker in 2015, when he was offered a position as a lighting department manager with Special Event Services. Though […]
The CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M got to make over 100,000 pairs of eyeballs dance at Glastonbury this year. Playing a role in what Rolling Stone called “a stunning lightshow” for Saturday night headliners Coldplay, the widely-acclaimed motorized strobe-wash was used to create a seemingly endless flow of brilliant looks that captivated what was one […]
Kaskade, Deorro, b2b, Seven Lions NGHTMRE…. The EDM Stars were out in force earlier this year for the Phoenix Lights Festival. This celestial quality was reflected in the Super Nova theme on the 120’ wide by 48’ tall stage on the Phoenix Raceway. Lighting and production designer, Luis Torres brought it all to life with […]
A lot can happen over two-and-a-half years, especially when you’re an award-winning band that has become a national icon. Following the pandemic, mellow rock masters Racoon embarked on an extensive tour of The Netherlands in support of their album. Being the kind of band that thrives on audience interaction, the quartet performed at a very […]
There are times, and there are times! Anyone who’s been around for any length of time knows the difference. We’re referring to those special periods in history when society experiences a seismic shift, ushering in a new way of experiencing things. The early 1990s was such a time, especially as far as popular music was […]
Beartooth’s recently concluded 40-city North American tour included many iconic venues, from the Palladium in Times Square to the Wiltern in Los Angeles, but none of them held more than 3,000 people. Still, fans who packed houses for the band’s 75-minute performance, could have sworn they were watching an arena show. That was just the […]
As a student of jamband lighting, as well as one of its most proficient practitioners, this Denver-based designer has created stunning and deeply evocative aerial effects for clients like The String Cheese Incident and The Disco Biscuits. Putting intricately woven patterns of light in the air, is, he believes, a medium for visually interpreting the […]
Mirror Mirror on the Wall…. So said the Wicked Queen in the Brothers Grimm classic. But Ed Warren has another place where he prefers to hang mirrors – over the stage or dancefloor. The well-known designer whose client list reads like a Who’s Who of rock and EDM artists has famously included the familiar mirror […]
Every song tells a story, but in the case of Disturbed, this “story” is more than just a narrative. Instead, it is more like a journey, one that takes fans through a fierce, primal storm of emotions that, as one critic put it “draws us into a realm where light and darkness collide.” Contributing to […]
If touring with one legend is a dream come true. What do you call lighting two? For Susan Rose, the term “doubly blessed” might do. The talented Tennessee LD spent 19 years touring with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, something that qualifies as a career highlight in any book, especially when you throw in […]