LD Dan Lastovka with Foreigner
DESIGN: “I have several plots as we’re doing different versions of shows: the 40th anniversary tour, the orchestra tour, and this summer the Juke Box… Read More »LD Dan Lastovka with Foreigner
Matthieu Larivée, LD/Production Designer with Børns
TOUR: First North American leg, Jan 18- Feb 24; Australia, UK, Europe, more North America through 2018.
DESIGN: “A show is about a mood. It changes every time. It is interesting to work with technology these years because we have super graphic lights, mood lights, video panels, etc. My approach is larger than lights. Depending on the project, I might be looking for something to be lit, like a set piece. Or I might use lighting to do arial looks. I like to define space. It all starts with what is my canvas.”
LD Mick Thornton and the Moody Blues
LD Mick Thornton and the Moody Blues. The LD shares details with Debi Moen on the Moody Blues’ ‘Days of Future Passed: 50th Anniversary’ tour.
On the Road: LD Sean Semler with Granger Smith
TOUR DATES: The “Don’t Tread On Me” tour starts Jan. 18, throughout 2018. DESIGN: “We’re carrying a new design for country artist Granger Smith’s 2018… Read More »On the Road: LD Sean Semler with Granger Smith
LD Susan Rose with Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
TOUR: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
DESIGN: “This is my 15th year as touring lighting director/programmer for Jeff Ravitz’s design for Ringo. My most important cues: light the audience, and light Ringo! The six other musicians are all stars as well, so they are also constantly in the light of their own lekos.”
LD Benoit Richard with Matchbox Twenty
TOUR: July 12 to Oct. 7, U.S. and Canada. “A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017” with co-headliners Counting Crows
LD Myles Mangino with Pixies
TOUR: Worldwide through 2017, ends in U.S. Dec. 10, 2017
THE DESIGN: “This will be my 32nd year as the show designer for the Pixies. Every two years, I come up with a new set and lighting design.
LD Mikey Cummings with Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
TOUR DATES: U.S. to Oct. 15; U.K./Europe to Nov. 14; returns to U.S. in December.
THE DESIGN: “While there was some collaboration with the band and management, they have always expressed their confidence in us to translate the emotions of the music visually. Roger Gant and I had just three days of live programming and three days of rehearsal, in which we shot two videos.
LD Jonathan Smeeton with Diana Ross
TOUR: U.S., to Oct. 28
DESIGN: “It’s a simple system, simple plot. I need an apron that’s lit, a riser and key lights for every individual on stage.”
LD Dave Herrman with the Gipsy Kings
Tour: April-December: U.K., Canada, U.S., Europe.
Design: “It is all ‘big picture’ stuff. Other than my console, we are not carrying gear, so every night is a different show — it may be all par cans one night, moving lights the next or a mix of the two. I take a theatrical approach, trying to keep a consistent look for the Gipsys, lighting the stage of 11 musicians and highlighting vocals or a guitar break as needed. It’s not flash and trash.”
LD Justin Bridges with Brandi Carlile
TOUR: “The Story: An Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile.”
DATES: To Sept. 15, U.S. and Canada.
LD Andrew Drury with Trace Adkins
TOUR: April-October, U.S.
DESIGN: “We have 12 beams, six moving wash, six moving wash with effects, four profiles, and a ton of wash lights for our set.”