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June 2008

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Jun. 1, 2008

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Editor's Note: Making Tony History

It's finally here: the month that The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards finally recognize the work of sound designers. Just seeing the nominees released...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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A Night At The Opera

In celebration of Placido Domingo's 40th anniversary of performing in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Opera held a star-studded spring gala in honor of its...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Five Questions For Paul Gregory

On your work on the Marcus Center in Milwaukee, you had to create an exterior exhibition of projections on the façade of the building. What were the challenges?...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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What I'm Using Now

We do a lot of work for other production companies, so we often must use what they provide for us. Since our background involves a lot of work with the...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Tonys Name First Sound Design Nominees

The nominations are in for The American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual Tony Awards presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. Creative...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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The Creative Tony Nominees

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY Simon Baker, Boeing-BoeingAdam Cork, MacbethIan Dickson, Rock RollMic Pool, The 39 Steps BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Acme...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Who's Doing What

Glimmerglass Opera's 2008 production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto, set to run July 6 through August 23 at the Alice Busch Opera Theatre in Cooperstown,...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Lighting: The Ears Have It

Hey buddy! Could you turn up the guitar and fix the mix on that kick drum? I heard the cry come from an audience member standing in the aisle next to...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Economics Define AV For Corporate Events

I once wrote about the convergence of theatre, entertainment, and audiovisual (AV) technologies (Unification A New Look At Convergence, January 2006),...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Book Reviews: Heads & Tales: Uncle Bill's Musings on the Theatrical Experience

Bill Sapsis has written a book! Actually, he has been writing it for years. Heads & Tales: Uncle Bill's Musings on the Theatrical Experience is a selection...More
Dec. 29, 2008

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Jovial Gents

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. When Bon Jovi started the second US leg of its massive Lost Highway Tour earlier this year, a completely new production design was unveiled along with......More
Jun. 1, 2008

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An Affair, Remembered

Broadway went to the boroughs last season. In the fall, Chazz Palminteri retold his Bronx Tale at the Walter Kerr Theatre, and in April, A Catered Affair,...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Learning Curve

Autodesk's motto, Experience It Before It's Real, was the inspiration for the 2007 annual users' conference, Autodesk University, bringing together 9,500...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Piano Lessons

TheStage at TheTimesCenter is a jewel box of a theatre, with cherry walls and ceiling, rich red Italian opera seats, a white oak floor, and blond walnut...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Brainstorm

One of the questions I often get asked at the Live Design Projection Master Classes at LDI is: Where do the ideas come from?...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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How We Did That: Wine & Spirits

I was pleased when longtime client Christopher Allen, executive producer of HKM productions, asked me to join the design team for E&J Gallo Winery's 75th...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Tech Review: Design And Drafting LD Assistant 08

This feature-rich, jam-packed lighting, visualization, and drafting application has eluded my attention until now. Design and Drafting LD Assistant 08...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Sound Product Of The Month: Dugan Model E-1 Automatic Mixing Controller

Anyone who has mixed a “talking head” gig knows there are challenges to the job.Sometimes they are simple events that only last an hour with one mic on a podium, while others last for days — long days, sometimes eight to ten hours long, sitting behind the console listening to people talking…incessantly....More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Product Of The Month: ChamSys MagicQ MQ100 Pro Console

As the lines between lighting and projection are narrowed, why not have a console that deals with media as well as it does with lighting? The MagicQ MQ100 Pro console from UK-based ChamSys Ltd. sees no reason why a console can't do both well....More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Product News

VIDEO/PROJECTION Spyder 359 AndSpyder 3410 Vista Systems The Spyder 359 supports arrays of up to eight displays, providing five universal input cards,...More
Jun. 1, 2008

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Loadout: Roll Out

When Scion wanted to make an impression to reveal the new Hako Coupe concept car at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in March, producer George...More

Editorial Note

May 1, 2008

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Editor’s Note: Everyone's A Winner

Choosing product winners is no easy task, one of the many reasons we editors at Live Design don't do it. We leave that to the pros designers, programmers,...More
May 1, 2008

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Corrections:

In the March issue, Splash of Color, about The Little Mermaid, it was not mentioned that Showman Fabricators sub-contracted the automation of the wave...More

Loadout

May 1, 2008

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Loadout: A New Take On Tosca

A recent production of Tosca, seen in-the-round at London's Royal Albert Hall in February, represented the first public performance for Out Board Electronics'...More

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