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Whenever I can, I take the time to just play for a bit with the lighting rig before I start programming.  I usually do this… Read More »Keeping it Fresh

Anyone who has ever looked after lighting a musical artist will eventually find themselves having to work in strange surroundings, with a light rig and… Read More »Being a Guest LD

In today’s digital lighting market, there are many more options available with an ever-widening range of LED products being introduced.   Multiple LEDs in a single… Read More »Moving Yoke LED Fixtures: Let the Magic Begin

Not everybody in this industry has had the benefit of a formal education in electricity or electronics. By that simple revelation it came clear to… Read More »Habla Engineer? Sprechen Sie Tech?

Michael Jackson’s untimely death in June shocked the world. It also shocked accountants at more than a few companies. Jackson died less than three weeks… Read More »When the Show Can’t Go On

In some areas of our industry, people are using media servers to serve images from a PowerPoint presentation instead of running it directly from a… Read More »Media Servers vs. Powerpoint

Everyone has heard a story about a box of cable, or something heavy and vital to the show, being left back at the shop.  It… Read More »Trim the Costs of Forgetting Gear with a Simple List

Kinesys designed and supplied the custom motion control system that moves and shapes the “transforming” video screen for U2’s 360º world tour.  The system consists… Read More »The Mechanics Behind U2’s Video Funnel

Simon Sidi is a well-respected lighting designer, but he’s made a mess of his latest tour — American Idols Live — on purpose. “I wanted… Read More »Combining a Clean Stage with Messy Truss

Lipstick cams vary greatly in size, quality and resolution — from way below standard definition to high definition.  Many have interchangeable lenses, and many offer… Read More »Remote-Controlled Cameras vs. Lipstick Cameras

YouTube definitely has been one of those inventions that has changed my line of work.  Video records of productions are occurring every day and are… Read More »The Many Uses of YouTube

The staging industry has been looking for ways to go green. But Sustainable Waves seems to be the first to actually make the stage itself… Read More »Solar Powered Staging Emerges