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LD at Large

Managing Expectations

This month, our LD @ Large, Chris Lose, shares advice on an important subject that affects many people in our industry—managing expectations. He offers some insight into keeping clients, bosses, producers, artists, etc. happy while also keeping things rooted to reality.

When Hard Values Attack

With years of experience behind a console—and having cleaned up a lot of showfiles—Chris Lose discusses hard values and how they can play weird tricks with your programming.

Location, Location, and Vocation

Chris Lose answers the question he most often gets from people, “Where do I need to live to find the most work?” He offers his personal advice on where to live based on his own experiences and perspective.

The Age of the Tech Dinosaur

This month, PLSN’s LD-at-Large Chris Lose discusses how to avoid becoming a ‘Tech Dinosaur’ and stay one-step ahead of tech extinction by continuing to learn and evolve your skill set.

Green Riders

Chris Lose looks at Green Riders for tours and how everyone has a part to play in going green on the bus, onstage and at the FOH.

The All-New Laser Show

Chris Lose makes the case for the newest kid on the block: laser source lighting fixtures. With some expert advice and thoughtful advice, he suggests looking at navigating these new fixtures’ unique considerations.

Don’t Be Like Pine Box

Chris Lose takes a fun look at how to avoid being efficient, responsive and client-centric as he recounts a recent rehearsal studio experience that left him bemused why others don’t offer similar accommodations.

All the Time

Chris Lose’s answer to “how much time do you need to program the show?” is always “All the time.” He breaks down why getting all the time that is available lets him ensure that the lighting is as good as it can affordably look.

Old Mensch Musings

This month Chris Lose muses on the recent loss of Nook Schoenfeld, who he considered a mentor. Lose took over the LD-at-Large column from Schoenfeld and now uses it to “share some nuggets of wisdom that shaped my career and pay homage to a great man.”

What Happened to Roger & Me?

This month Chris Lose looks into the future of production and sees the coming of our algorithmic overlords where the human element is replaced by timecode, computers, and algorithms.

Lighting in the Digital Age

LD Chris Lose takes a look at how the digital age is changing the job market for our industry. With the need for a “survival of the adaptable” outlook he discusses how to learn to retrain our brains to thrive in the modern world and our evolving industry.