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In Memoriam: James Moody, Designer, Author, Teacher, Mentor, 80

Designer James L. Moody died on Monday, February 20, 2023, at the age of 80. Lighting Designer for theater, concerts, and television as well as professor, lecturer, author, and mentor, Moody had an amazing and varied career.

We send our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues on his passing. His daughter Kimberly posted on Facebook, saying “For friends and family who knew him and would like to celebrate his life there will be two ceremonies, one at his Buddhist temple in Los Angeles and the other with the United States Coast Guard in Oxnard.” PLSN will share those details when we get them.Read More »In Memoriam: James Moody, Designer, Author, Teacher, Mentor, 80

Joe Tawil (left), founder of GAM Products, and Stan Miller, Rosco’s chairman of the board.

Rosco Releases Internal Memo of Aims with GAM Products

STAMFORD, CT — Stan Miller, chairman of the board for Rosco, pictured right, wrote a memo for internal distribution to all of Rosco employees to explain a little more of the rationale behind Rosco’s acquisition of GAM Products. Rosco then made the memo available to PLSN, Stage Directions and others as a way of clarifying the reasons behind the purchase and how it fits within Rosco’s business objectives. A copy of the memo, written by Miller, is reprinted below. Pictured left is GAM Products founder Joe Tawil.

GAM Products Introduces Five New Gobos

GAM Products Introduces Five New Gobos

GAM Products has released five new gobos. The gobos include three new breakup designs: Fire Escape, Vine Leaf and Scaffolding. The company is also offering a new “Jazz” gobo designed for jazz fests and New Year parties, among other uses. In addition, there’s now a new “Saturn with Stars” halftone featuring the sixth planet from the sun and its distinctive rings. GAM Products traces its gobo-making lineage back to 1975, when the company, then known as Great American Market, introduced its first stainless steel gobo.