Blogs

Most automated lighting consoles allow you to label most items within the desk. It is essential that you use this tool to label every palette/preset,… Read More »A Label Like “Hazers” is Better than “List 17”

Reel Video Systems (RVS), makers of LED screens that roll up, cites a number of advantages with the concept. First, there’s less need for labor… Read More »New LED Screen Concept is On a Roll

Okay, maybe that’s a tip from yesteryear, but here’s a newer one: Check out Kevin Mitchell’s profile of Parnelli-award-winning lighting designer Chip Monck in the… Read More »Avoid the Brown Acid

After being invited to see the New Orleans-based modern rock group, MuteMath, in Nashville, lighting designer Jeff Lavallee, of 44 Production Designs, felt compelled to… Read More »The Value of Crazy Ideas

Clay Paky’s Sharpy lighting fixtures emit an amazingly bright light beam. Due to some serious optical engineering, they have developed a way for a 200W… Read More »Watch Where You Point Those Things!

By watching other shows, you can be inspired by the creativity of others while gaining insights into what is possible through programming. Very early in… Read More »Keep Your Eyes Open and Learn from Other Shows

The decision to cancel a show due to bad weather needs to be well-informed. Fortunately, there are a lot of resources available. Websites like livewxradar.com… Read More »Consult Live Weather Radar during Storm Season

Media server usage is continuing to grow in our industry.  Automated lighting programmers should learn to diversify their knowledge in order to be more marketable. … Read More »Direct Programming on Media Servers

Jim Lenahan, longtime LD for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, describes the 2012 tour, now underway, as a “super-simple scaled-down look…We’re basically turning arenas into… Read More »Simplified Looks for Big-Time Tour