“I got into this business by accident.” It’s a common refrain of live event professionals, and certainly the case for Richard “Nook” Schoenfeld. He pursued… Read More »PLSN Editor Emeritus Nook Schoenfeld Shares his Own Story
When Nook Schoenfeld was 14, his dad bought him a ticket to his first concert: The Doors at Madison Square Garden. Intrigued by the crew,… Read More »‘The Old Man’s Musings – 45 Years of Gigs’
In an earlier time when tours were less corporate, there was more clowning around. Back then we didn’t have social media to occupy us so… Read More »‘The Old Man’s Musings’ Excerpt: ‘I Don’t Wanna Turn On Your Red Light’
Have you ever been so excited about something related to work that it was all you could think about? In this business, I hope that happens a lot because we do some pretty amazing stuff. When I first learned that our very own columnist, Vickie Claiborne, was planning to write a book, I got chills! First it was the fact that one of our own was publishing another book. Doesn’t that speak highly of the columnists that we have on staff? Second was the subject of the book — Media Servers and how to program them — a groundbreaking and important topic.
If you think you have a handle on control networks, good for you. Computer networking is a big field of study, with a wide range of certifications and career opportunities for those who can keep all the bits and bytes straight when it comes to digital connectivity.
Network administration and configuration is not for the faint of heart, however. With today’s systems, it takes more than just the right IP address and gateway setting. Setting things up properly also now goes far beyond simply plugging the console in and making sure the correct DMX cable is in the right DMX output.
Christopher Scoates’ New Book on Radiohead LD Andi Watson
I have always been an avid fan of the lighting, video, and stage designs of Andi Watson, and I’ve been lucky enough to have spoken with him on a few occasions about his work and the cutting-edge new products that he often uses in his designs. To me, he belongs on any list of the groundbreaking concert designers working today, and when I saw that there was a book about his work coming out, I had to get a copy of it.
Autobiography, corporate history, theatre history, memoir—the new book, A Theatre Project, by Richard Pilbrow, is as hard to classify as Pilbrow himself. Best known as a lighting designer, Pilbrow has also served as a ground-breaking theatre consultant. He’s also produced theatre, film and TV and was a projection designer before there was even a recognized craft as such.