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“Years ago, Shep Gordon (manager for Alice Cooper and Luther Vandross) taught me that the key to creating a memorable show that is equally as… Read More »How to Create an Epic Show

How do you take two different DMX sources and combine them into one signal? The answer, until recently, has been to use a piece of… Read More »Kling-Net: An Alternative to Merging DMX

I have found that the biggest “gotcha” when working with a visualizer comes not from the differences with the plot versus reality, but rather with… Read More »Pre-viz Fixtures: Results May Vary

I believe most people have a favorite color. I’m partial to a deep blue myself. I asked around. Guys seem to like blues and purples.… Read More »A Lemon of a Color

From traditional “linear” TV to TiVo to Netflix to streaming media and Google Glass, the world of television is changing fast, with no signs of… Read More »TV’s Future: No Longer “Linear”

Is 3D a passing fad, or will it become a regular component of the live touring effects arsenal? If you ask ESPN, which launched with… Read More »Stepping Into a 3D Future

Programming very large arrays of lighting fixtures is an enormous task for any programmer. Many productions are creating huge walls of LED products, with some… Read More »Programming Very Large Arrays (VLAs)

For Foster the People’s performance at the Firefly Festival, June 21-23 in Dover, DE, production designer Trevor Stirlin Burk collaborated with the Los Angeles Contemporary… Read More »Scenic Three-Sided Towers Rely On, and Benefit from, Human Power

With the advent of the upstage video wall at concerts, the lighting systems have had to fly higher, span wider, gain massive lumens and require… Read More »Do Lighting Rigs Really Have to Be So BIG?

With the rise in popularity of electronic dance music (EDM), DJs are touring now with elaborate visual productions. The majority of these DJ acts feature… Read More »Rediscovering MIDI

It is important for programmers to understand the various methods available to create looks and to learn the benefits of each. Then you will be… Read More »Specialized Lighting Effects: Various Methods, Similar Results

Destroid is using hundreds of custom LEDs — not in the rig or lining the stage, but clothed on their bodies.  The EDM group is… Read More »Body Armor-Clad Artists Use MIDI for Special Effects