‘Fancy Like’ Set, Woolworth’s ‘Shiners,’ Pen’s Plan, Positive Yes
Debi Moen caught up this month with Seth Jackson and Nathan Alves (Walker Hayes), Peter Morse (Shiners), AJ Pen and Jeff Farrow (Josh Groban), Donald Weeks (Yes) and more.
Designer Watch: Lighting Tricks with Ghost, ‘Harryween,’ Pumpkins, Mummies, and ‘Weird Al’
Debi Moen lets us know who is up to what in our industry this month with a seasonal look at the fall and Halloween designs and productions from LD Erich Bertti; LD Thom Roberts; Silent House Studios; LD Vince Foster; Production Designer Michael Brown; Co-Lighting Designer Matthew Greer and Production/Lighting Designer Ed Warren, among others.
Building Bridges, Shining on Shins, Light & Shadows and More
Debi Moen checks in with designers on some current tours, including Leon Bridges, Jr., The Shins, Panic! at the Disco, Tori Amos, Incubus and more.
Summer Stadium Tour Roundup
Debi Moen lets us know who is up to what in our industry this month with updates on LD David “Gig” Butzler (Garth Brooks); Production Designer Andy Ruiz (Grupo Firme); LDs Roland Greil and Patrick Woodroffe, and Production Designer Florian Wieder (Rammstein), Joel Wojcik (Train); Justin Collie (Nimblist) and Production Designer Es Devlin and LD Jason Baeri (The Weeknd).
Stevie Nicks, Plant & Krauss, Hare’s Dream Job and More
Debi Moen has the latest news on how designers in our industry are keeping busy. She has info from Travis Shirley (Stevie Nicks), Brent Clark (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Barenaked Ladies and Stereophonics), David Hare (Six Flags), Victor Fable (live corporate gigs), Paul Guthrie (Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town) and more.
Year of the Cat, Stones, Coldplay, Sheeran, Il Divo, More
Cat West, well-known for her programming skills and instructional courses, designs lighting as well. A career highlight in April was serving as lighting designer for… Read More »Year of the Cat, Stones, Coldplay, Sheeran, Il Divo, More
Lighting H.E.R., Chesney, Jack White, and Metal Tours
Designer Watch
Residency Round-Up and News of the Road
Las Vegas residencies are on the rise. PLSN got quick design details on some of the current shows playing in Nevada’s entertainment hot spot. Luke… Read More »Residency Round-Up and News of the Road
News of Slash, Lane 8, Louis Tomlinson, LaMontagne, More
Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators launched The River is Rising headlining tour Feb. 8-March 26, hitting 28 major U.S. cities. “I don’t have… Read More »News of Slash, Lane 8, Louis Tomlinson, LaMontagne, More
Designing and Directing Tours for Reba McEntire, Imagine Dragons, Shinedown, AJR, Kacey Musgraves, Greta Van Fleet, Tool and More
Reba’s 2022 Tour: Hase Retires, Hare Takes Reins David Hare started out January in an expected way: he was handed the reins as lighting designer… Read More »Designing and Directing Tours for Reba McEntire, Imagine Dragons, Shinedown, AJR, Kacey Musgraves, Greta Van Fleet, Tool and More
Lighting Angels & Airwaves, Harlow and Hagar on Tour
Rock band Angels & Airwaves continues on their 2021-2022 World Tour, with March dates in the U.K. on the calendar. Lighting Designer Lee Duck says… Read More »Lighting Angels & Airwaves, Harlow and Hagar on Tour
Bublé’s Safe Bubble, Dance Gavin Dance, TSO and Lighting Chicano Batman
Michael Bublé’s longtime show designer/LD Kurt Wagner and the crew followed a playbook of Covid precautions on tour and returned home safely. There were no… Read More »Bublé’s Safe Bubble, Dance Gavin Dance, TSO and Lighting Chicano Batman