Saint-Jean-d’Angély, France – Experience, they say, is the best teacher. It is also the surest way to overcome hesitancy and doubt. Just ask Marc Brissonnet. The Technical Director of the venue, Brissonnet led the way in the initiative to convert it to an all LED system, inaugurated in 2018 by the City of Saint-Jean-d’Angély. The actual […]

LOS ANGELES – Fans who filled venues for the sold-out shows on Djo’s fall Another Bite tour, which concluded October 20th at the Greek Theatre, might be forgiven if they did a double take at the start of the music interlude song “Listen.” After all, it isn’t every day that you see a stage split […]

DUBLIN — If you give people light, they will find their own way, the great Dante declared. Having lived over 700 years ago, he obviously wasn’t referring to the kind of light put out by modern LED fixtures like the CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 that Steven Douglas used when working on Hozier’s global […]

COLOGNE — There is beauty in balance.  This guiding principle of art and design was very much on the minds of Udo Rath and the team at Qube Motion GmbH when they set out to light a two-day DVD recording show for the iconic Kölschpop band CatBallou at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena. The concept for this show’s set […]

NASHVILLE – Officially, Hudson Westbrook’s 26-city Texas Forever Fall Tour, which began September 4th in Cleveland is supposed to conclude November 21st in St. Petersburg. But Brock McNeely, the red hot country artist’s lighting designer, has a slightly different take on things. “Really when you think about it, the touring never stops,” he said as […]

LONDON – “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 September 28th 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 […]

BARI, ITALY – “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk with your eyes turned skyward,” Leonardo DaVinci wrote. Being born in the 15th century, the great genius never flew, though his fertile mind drew up plans for flying machines. Rather than referring to actual flying, however, his quote speaks to the power of […]

NASHVILLE — Time never stands still… neither does true creativity, which is why iconic bands like The Doobie Brothers find the courage to shake things up, even after more than a half century has passed. Last year, to mark their 54th anniversary, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers surprised the music industry by breaking […]

NASHVILLE – You don’t win four awards from Country Music Association, two awards from the Academy of Country Music, and a Grammy Award by being a one-dimensional band. So, it’s not surprising that Diamond Rio has touched a lot of musical bases in their storied career. It may be impossible to imagine a single show […]

LOS ANGELES – “I see the statue in the marble and chip away until I set it free,” Michaelangelo is supposed to have said. The Renaissance genius was echoing a deep desire that has powered creatives of all types through the ages: to peel back external layers of expectations and reveal new possibilities! This sentiment […]

CHICAGO – Silhouettes say a lot without ever revealing too much about themselves… a beguiling quality that makes them so moving in art and drama. Zach Scott is tapping into this power in his captivating design for punk rock icons The Academy Is… on the 12-city fall leg of their Almost Here tour. Fans got […]

PORTLAND, ME — Once asked to describe his band’s music, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia said, “The music is mostly pretty minimalist — it’s just what’s in the band.” Garcia likely would have appreciated creative compass that guides Dave Quinn, lighting designer for Dark Star Orchestra, the legendary Grateful Dead tribute band that has been touring […]