For the past 10 years, longtime friends LD Steve Owens and production manager/LD/rigger Dave Shepard met up between tours and talked of their creative vision,… Read More »LDs Pivot to Light Homes, Open a Drive-In Theater, More News
When the iconic 9/11 Tribute in Light was initially canceled in New York City because of the pandemic, an uproar surged across social media. The… Read More »9/11 Tribute in Light, Seeing Red in Canada, Rooftop Gigs in Vegas
The live event industry came together for a gig. Competitors unlocked their warehouses and dusted off gear, and crews were created with volunteers. Nobody got… Read More »Painting the Town Red for #RedAlert RESTART
The Television Academy announced on July 28 the 72nd Emmy Award nominations, with honors to be presented Sept. 20 on ABC. For Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting… Read More »Emmy Nominations Announced; Interactive Mystery Theatre; #Festivalsalive Shines a Light
For Canada Day, a national celebration on July 1, our northern neighbors went virtual. Matthieu Larivee and his Luz Studio worked on a TV event… Read More »Celebrating Holidays, Politics in a Socially Distant Way
Program a new lighting console, master that media server, link up those lasers, unclog that fog machine. Is there anything that you can’t learn online… Read More »Home Schooling: An Online Training Resource Round Up
Tindersticks’ band LD Jon Pollak notes that he was on tour in France when that country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, “shut the country down.” Pollak adds… Read More »Production Pros Ponder, Plan, Play During Pandemic
The Lumineers III World Tour launched in February in North America, and production designer/show director Sooner Routhier is “super happy with the way the design… Read More »Lumineers Launch, Going Off-Road, Quick Cues
While fires continue to rage across Australia, PLSN checked in on some lighting designers based Down Under. Richard Neville, director/designer of Mandylights in Sydney reported… Read More »Fires Spark Benefit Events; Two Bobs “Turn the Page;” Quick Cues
Iguanas, crocodiles, birds, snakes and frogs provided live surprises while the Chris Werner Design team created the technically advanced attraction of NightGarden Miami. Guests follow… Read More »Celebrating the Season and Cruising into the New Year
Creative elves have kept busy preparing for the holidays. Chris Werner Design lit two festive shows that launched mid-November in Nashville, with LD Mike Berger… Read More »Brightening the Holidays in NYC, Nashville, Las Vegas and Beyond
Dancing electric violinist Lindsey Stirling kicked off her Artemis world tour in October with Alec Spear’s production design. Artemis is a “goddess of the moon”… Read More »Lindsey’s Artemis; Ingrid’s ‘80s; All in the Family, Baby Shark! and More