I have now watched the production several times, and it is perhaps one of the best examples of large-scale lighting design that I have ever been involved...More
It was a demanding, challenging process. It took about a month-and-a-half in China to do the cueing where we had 24 Chinese, eight German, and four American...More
It's been almost 15 years since the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge opened on a dingy East Village block in New York City, offering new and interesting live...More
Check out all the stories that made the cover of Live Design in 2008. From theatre to concerts, from Broadway to Paris, here is one of our cover newsmakers of the past year....More
When you see the term what comes to mind? For some, it's a trendy TV show host cueing up music videos on VH1. Maybe you see a dark nightclub with pounding...More
A house is most emphatically not a home in Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. In a Broadway season highlighted by new plays, including the homegrown The...More
You recently completed fashion shows in Toronto and Montreal for Browns Shoes, working with John Evans and Darryl Ross from AC Lighting and Jacques Tessier...More
The City of Pasadena, CA has a new take on public art in the form of a year- round open-air art installation comprising 15'20' projected images along...More
In the December 2007 issue, in Product News, Osram's SharXS HTI 1500W/D7/60 was identified by the wrong photo. The photo shown was the Osram aluPAR. Pictured...More
Martin Thomas of Relentless Lighting Design is preparing for the upcoming Jill Scott tour in support of The Real Thing. The first US leg runs February...More
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jules Fisher and sound designer Abe Jacob return as creative consultants for the critically acclaimed Broadway Lighting...More
Romeo Castellucci represents an unusual combination of theatre director and visual artist. This duality can be seen in his recent, 70-minute theatrical...More
Elisheba Ittoop, a freelance sound designer, has been named the 2008 USITT Rising Star. The fourth annual Rising Star Award, sponsored by LDI2008 and...More
The Big Dipper looms overhead. We gaze up at the sky, and there it is: a shooting star. It's a good omen. We are going to have a fabulous summer. Ten...More
Problem Wagner's four-opera, 15-hour, The Ring of the Nibelung, is an enormous undertaking, no matter when you do it or where. The Ring Cycle has several...More
Lighting designer Carlos Colina completely hit the ball out of the park with the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards show. This was Colina's debut as the Academy's...More
It all started with the April 2007 release of the first studio album from REO Speedwagon in 12 years and planning the band's subsequent promotional tour....More
As cruise ships continue to grow in size and number, the theatres built for them do, too. Despite such changes, however, some basic rigging challenges...More
The dark era of copper is coming to an end. Its reign of terror will soon be a distant memory. No longer will you need to run hundreds of feet of heavy...More
First let's clear up some confusion about who PixelRange is. You may not be familiar with the company name, but you most likely know its products the...More
Open DMX Ethernet Node Enttec Open DMX Ethernet Node (ODE) is a single universe DMX-to-10/100 Ethernet conversion node that will translate between standard...More
In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm giving up my secret Valentine. It's a speaker. Yes, I know that sounds sad and absurd; my wife and daughters are obviously...More
It's amazing, although not surprising, how one event can put your entire life in perspective. While sitting here about to go to a funeral, I'm reminded...More
The Chena Hot Springs Resort outside Fairbanks, Alaska boasts a venue the likes of which most of us have only seen in a James Bond movie: an impressive...More