with Jeff Calderon - Emmy Award winning Lighting Director, Lighting Designer and Director of Photography at Academy Lighting Don’t let the sound quality prevent you from hearing what Jeff has to say. On this episode, we discuss the benefits of encouraging inclusivity in entertainment, how unions can lift more people out of poverty, how collective bargaining can make us safer and more profitable, how to remain grateful and creative after 35 years in the industry, how the lighting industry changed...
Aug 28, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 117
with: Vickie Claiborne - Training Manager Americas at disguise and Regional Director for WeMakeEvents Andrew Gumper - Owner and President AG Production Services and National Director for WeMakeEvents On this episode, we discuss what we can do to show support and solidarity for our brothers and sisters out of work. Nationwide, we can light it up red on Sept. 1st from 9pm-midnight. We can take a photo and share it far and wide on social media with the hashtags #wemakeevents and #redalertrestart. W...
Aug 28, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 121
with Zach Boswell, General Manager at Ilios lighting On this episode, we discuss #wemakeevents, who is most affected in our industry, what we are advocating for, what we can do as entertainment workers, what concertgoers can do to show support, how we can return to our industry, how we can show solidarity, and the very real tragic loss of our industry. Live events employ over 12 million people. Live events contribute over $1 trillion annually to the US economy. 95% of live events have been cance...
Aug 27, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 120
with Christopher Eguizabal - Owner at AfterGlow Design and Production Designer at Harvest Christian Fellowship. On this episode, we discuss the differences and the similarities between the house of worship lighting and other branches of our industry, volunteering our labor, learning from Disney, appealing to a broader audience, getting instant feedback from the congregation, consulting for maximum impact, using technology to amplify a message, expanding a business beyond the house of worship, an...
Aug 20, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 116
with Griffin McCravy - Lighting Designer/Lighting Director at Church of the Highlands in Alabama On this episode, we discuss going from churchgoer to part of the production team, how volunteer work can help move you up the production ladder, how technology helps amplify the message of sermons, how congregations react to technology and spectacle, how the isolation period has affected church attendance and impact, and how to set realistic goals in the production industry. Please visit: https://www...
Aug 20, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Donny LoDico - Director of Lighting and Senior Account Executive at Video West. On this episode, we discuss going from design to sales, metal shop par-cans, how we can help each other during isolation, why relationships in our business matter, maintaining constant contact with hundreds of clients and customers, maintaining genuine relationships with core friends/clients, the importance of integrating with your clients, and asking when are we on the clock and when are we off the clock? Please vis...
Aug 17, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 114
with Jason Marin - Freelance Lighting Director/Programmer and Senior Lighting Designer at Star Group Productions and Producer/Host of Casting Light Podcast. On this episode, we discuss the tragic realities of COVID19, the renewed need for safety on job-site, working across many types of productions give us more information and experience to draw from, the need for OSHA requirements, ETCP, OSHA 10/30, modern hazard analysis, the possible future of corporate safety guidelines, what we can do as li...
Aug 17, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 114
with Al Crawford - Knight of Illumination Award winning Lighting Designer and CEO at Arc3design and Lighting Director at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater On this episode, we drank a tall glass of honest vulnerability and discussed why we will need to reinvent ourselves several times during our career, when should we incorporate and start a business, the pros and cons of collaboration, taking chances, when to say yes and which stipulations matter, how to build a successful team, how to follow y...
Aug 17, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 113
with Oscar Dominguez - Emmy Award winning Lighting Designer at Darkfire Lighting On this episode, we discuss when is big, big enough?, constantly inventing a new lighting plot for nineteen seasons, how to envision the same song over and over again, the necessity of innovation and technology, going from an idea to a cued song in a day, going from napkin sketches to Vectorworks, loyalty within the industry and how to maintain loyalty, and who is the ultimate client, The artist, the producer or the...
Aug 13, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Danielle Edwards - Lighting Director On this episode, we discuss paying to tour, working for donations, life on the road with a Christian youth conference, sleeping with bunk buddies, hard knocks touring, explaining what we do to our parents, sleeping on a bus, Working with Jake Shimabukuro, Lizzo, Maren Morris, gender equality in our industry, exploitation of hard working individuals, the progress that has been made to be more inclusive, working under pressure, and touring the continent staying...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 112
with Ruben Laine - Chief Nerd at Creative Integration Studio On this episode, we discuss how can video content get us through the isolation period, how video and media servers have overtaken lighting as a focal point, how modern festivals are just a giant video walls now, how content needs to accentuate the performance and not distract, the ownership of content after the show, the intellectual property concerns with content after media server manipulation, who should be in charge of the video co...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 110
with Seth Robinson - A Principal Lighting Designer with Sightline Design Group On this episode, we discuss mental health during isolation, spending time away from our best friends/coworkers, spending more time with family and kids, adapting to new schedules, breaking old routines, making sure that productivity is not our only sense of self worth, retreating to old habits like smoking, drinking, and overeating, the importance of a hobby, and addressing the raw fact that life sucks right now. Plea...
Aug 09, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 109
with Victor Ortiz - Account Manager at Darvik Productions On this podcast, we discuss returning to work in the COVID era, Brainstorming solution to the new world, maintaining constant contact with hundreds of clients and customers in isolation, maintaining genuine relationships with core friends/clients, how to get your costs down on rentals these days, how to present any idea to as many people as possible, the new load in processes and why relationships in our business matter so much. Please vi...
Jul 27, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 108
with Michael Smalley - Creative Director, Lighting and Video Designer And Programmer at PHNTM Labs On this podcast, we discuss what it's like to be a fan of music in the music industry, star-fuckers, working with celebrities, dealing with friends who know you work with celebrities, managing guest passes, fan interactions at FOH, respecting your clients as celebrities and as bosses, Bringing family/spouses/partners to shows and how to pick the best side of the barricade. Please visit: www.phntmla...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 107
with Alan Adelman - Lighting Designer On this episode, we discuss the inevitable progression of theater from the proscenium to the screens, preserving theater for archival purposes, how COVID19 has changed theater folks view of video as a useful tool, how the time has finally coming for producers to see value in making good quality video captures of their stage work, breaking down the walls between theater and broadcast, making art vs. making craft, and how to prepare for the televised revolutio...
Jul 16, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 106
with Alan Edwards - Lighting Designer On this episode, we discuss how can we encourage diversity of opinion in our industry, race equality in the entertainment business, how he got into the business of storytelling, how to put the proper amount of forethought into cueing, when it is more important to play it safe or break the rules, the importance of returning to teaching, how to maximize the impact of a theatrical education, setting goals and maintaining deadlines. Please visit: www.alancedward...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 105
with Jimmy Lawlor - Lighting Designer On this episode, we discuss how schools can properly prepare their students for the business side of entertainment, how schools can provide networking skills, keeping up with technological demands, how should one should prepare for the industry fresh out of school, how to effectively negotiate for what you are worth, winning friends and influencing people, breaking down the taboo of talking about how much we make, proper venues for networking, talking with s...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 105
with Tom Sutherland - Knight Of Illumination winning Lead Designer at DX7 Design On this episode, we discuss whether or not you need to finish school to become a designer, how a person can create opportunities for themselves in this industry, what it’s like to be the youngest person in a room of creatives, how to defeat the stigma of being young and inexperienced, how designers should know how to program, when to separate your art from yourself, when to fully put yourself into your art, and how ...
Jul 10, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 104
with Chris McMeen - Rental Rep. at Christie Lites On this episode, we discuss why relationships in our business matter, why being an amazing business partner is pinnacle, how to get your costs down on rentals, how to make an efficient shop order, communication with your shop, the importance of integrating with your clients, maintaining constant contact with hundreds of clients and customers, maintaining genuine relationships with core friends/clients, when are we on the clock and when are we off...
Jul 07, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 103
With Jason "Liggy" Liggett - Lighting Director and Designer at LIggy Lights On this episode, we discuss how to get to the top by finding the open doors and leading with the right foot once you are in, walking away from full-time touring to focus on being home more, finding the gigs that feed our inner pirate, discussing the collaborative art culture in the NorthEast, working on Saturday Night Live remotes, bouncing back and forth between televised and live events, and some interesting tales of t...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 103
with Stan Crocker - Three-time Emmy nominated Lighting Designer/Director at Sightline Design Group On this episode, we discuss how everything Is for broadcast, discussing politics online and having hard discussions, working with Cowboy Junkies and the Trinity Sessions, using minimalism to create powerful design, the happiness one can find in mentoring, helping creative young people find creative paths, the extreme satisfaction in doing something big with very little, some of his favorite project...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 103
with: Dakota Bennett - Freelance EIC LeRoy Bennett - Production Designer at Seven Design Works On this episode, we compare work ethics and philosophies of the younger and older generations, how to get out from a parent’s shadow, how to avoid getting called out for nepotism, how to support passion however it expresses itself, the pride of having children be a part of big projects, when to bring your children to work with you, how we accept inspiration from our parents, and a whole lot of family d...
Jul 04, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 102
with Jim Rood - Lighting Designer/ Programmer RoodLD LLC On this episode, we discuss how good design is absolutely invisible, the benefits and compromises of collaboration, dissecting show files, taking ideas too personally, when is it okay to work for free?, when to work for art sake and when to work for a paycheck, how big ideas need to be reshaped to fit the production, how to keep creativity available in a box of ideas, how to rely on professionals to do their jobs and a lot of discussion ab...
Jul 04, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 101
with Greg Ellis - Lighting Designer for Pretty Lights Disclaimer: This podcast is not an endorsement of psychedelics. This podcast is two people talking about personal experiences. We are not doctors and we are not in any position to give medical, lifestyle or psychiatric advice. Listen to this podcast at your own discretion. On this episode, we discuss expanding our minds, how he got introduced to psychedelics, intentionality of psychedelics, new brain connections, dissolving the ego for design...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 100
with Christien Methot - Owner and Lighting Designer at Design One Lighting Design On this episode, we discuss CameraReady LiteBars for the new normal, lighting Zoom calls, the importance of good lighting design in corporate environments, the necessity of diverse lighting skills, how to keep up pace in the cut throat New York lighting industry, what it is like to bounce between live events and permanent installs, when to go big and flashy and when to go subdue and effective, and how do we increas...
Jul 02, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
with Brandon Stirling Baker - Knight of Illumination Award-winning Lighting Designer On this episode, we discuss lighting in dance and ballet, his recent job with the Boston Ballet, finding inspiration in a world without a theater and without a venue, moving from LA to NY, working as a musician and illustrator, hunting for work vs. joining a union vs. having representation, How to apply for artistic grants, working with budget/time constraints, and creating impact by breaking the rules. Please v...
Jul 01, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 97
with Tom Kenny Lighting Designer at Tom Kenny Lighting Design On this episode, we discuss working with legends like, The WHO, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and David Bowie, the corporatization of the entertainment industry, making magic moments for the audience, sharing stories with rock legends, taking the piss out of the promoters who take themselves too seriously, how troublesome rock stars have turned into legends of philanthropy and speaking truth from a lifetime of rock wisdom.
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 98
with Marc Brickman - Managing Director/Artist at Tactical Manoeuvre Inc On this episode, we discuss huge ideas, radical honesty, entertainment ideas for award shows, going to other peoples shows, how to adhere to your true vision, where to find diversity of opinion and a short trip through the history of the lighting industry. Please visit: www.tactman.com
Jun 25, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 96
with Eric Wade - Production Designer at Crossfade Design LLC On this episode, we discuss the importance of UVC technology, solving problems no matter what the process, pivoting to fit the needs of your clients, how past and recent studies are proving one more time the effectiveness of UVC against Corona Viruses – and in particular against SARS-CoV-2, how UVC exposure inactivates microbial organisms such as bacteria and viruses by altering the structure and the molecular bonds of their DNA, how U...
Jun 25, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 95
with David Davidian - Well established Tour Manager, Production Manager, Video Director, Lighting Designer, Stage Manager and Production Designer. On this episode, we discuss whether it is better to be good at everything or specialize in one field, defaulting “yes” to as many opportunities as possible, working for bands that you respect, starting concerts in Boston, wearing multiple hats on major tours, how to find creative outlets in the the logistics of touring, taking accountability for your ...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 94
