Designer Studio at NAMMLIVE, a live taping of the PLSN LD-At-Large podcast with Sooner Routhier
Sooner Routhier:
Maintaining artistic integrity while collecting a paycheck:
How to work with big artists with big ideas/egos without compromising the show.
with:
Sooner Routhier – Show Designer/Creative Director/Producer
and Parnellis Lighting Designer of the Year.
Things we discussed:
1. Dealing with big egos
2. Artistic license
3. Artistic integrity
4. Mentors
5. How did you get into the business
6. When to stand up and when to back down
7. How do you know that you are right?
8. Can you leave a job with integrity?
9. Who takes credit for which decisions?
10. What’s the best approach to break out of the operator role and into the designer role?
