DALLAS – The stage was big, over 200-feet wide and 100-feet long. So too was the venue, the 510,000 sq. ft. Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX, the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys. Good thing too… because the Academy of Country Music Awards went all out this May to celebrate its 60th […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Life begins again with summer, wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. Perhaps that is why everything seems possible during this season of long nights and sunny days, especially to the young. Memories of those summer dreams continue to burn brightly in our hearts even after they have been dimmed by time, as they […]

PARIS – Space is the breath of art, Frank Lloyd Wright once observed before he went on to revolutionize architecture with his open, elemental designs. This philosophy is compatible with the approach that Etienne de Crécy follows with his art. Like Wright who pioneered new ideas in building design, the Lyon-born electronic music maestro has […]

True to the mission of this column, this legendary designer shared five of the lessons he’s learned about lighting along the way in his career. And oh, what a career it has been! Morse’s close collaboration with Madonna and her set designer Bruce Rogers on the Drowned World tour in 2001 resulted in a seminal […]

If you were an astronaut looking back on planet earth from your spacecraft, the mystical, glorious, and humbling image that held you in awe would be dominated by two colors: the foundational blue of the seas that cover over 70-percent of earth, and the delicate white of the clouds that drift over those waters. There […]

Don’t use more than two colors on stage at the same time. This rule is about as axiomatic as “always pack an extra pair of socks when you travel.” Virtually every lighting designer follows it. Luke Edwards routinely does too… at least most of the time! The owner of Bear Bright Studios, Edwards believes that, […]

INDIO, CA – Coachella has always been about stepping into transformative spaces. And over at the iconic Yuma tent it’s clear what that magical zone is all about – an urban EDM nightclub. Forget that you’re in the middle of a desert, step inside this tent and it’s easy to feel like you entered a […]

INDIO, CA – The “monarchs of the UK electronic music scene.” That is how one critic described Chase & Status. A lofty title to be sure, but anyone who’s ever seen a performance by these drum and base legends would readily understand where that writer was coming from. With their impeccable timing and boundless energy, […]

MONTREAL – Comedy is a form of magic, being based as it is on the element of surprise and having the ability to play tricks on perspectives that lead us to see things a little differently. At its best, comedy is also a close cousin of rock, shaking up audiences, as it challenges with its […]

ORLANDO –InfoComm is offering visitors to this year’s June 11-13 show a “2030 Vision” into the future.” Attendees who drop by the CHAUVET Professional booth (6453) at the Orange County Convention Center will be able to experience an exciting sampling of that promising time by getting an up-close personal look at advanced lighting fixtures that […]

INDIO, CA – Draped in sheer gold cloth with matching laurels on her head, and flanked by dancers in gladiator sandals, Muni Long evoked beautiful images of an ancient goddess for her Coachella debut. But even a Grammy-winning pop/R&B goddess can’t control the movement of the California sun. Long began her show on the Mojave […]

LONDON – Alexandra Palace is no stranger to technological innovation. It was here on 2 November 1936 that the BBC inaugurated the world’s first high-definition television broadcast. About a quarter of a century later, the stately building was involved in the broadcast of the first satellite to pass over London. The technological tradition continues this […]