Some companies outside of the concert/touring business who happen to have some big trucks are trying to elbow into the market…but Roadshow president David Kiely… Read More »Concert Trucking “Like Choreographing Ballet”
The 1950s was also the era of those ubiquitous anaglyph glasses — the ones with red and cyan lenses. The films were created using two… Read More »3D Technology Goes Digital
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