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I plan to be there for LDI on Friday thru Sunday. Might be driving or might be flying not sure at this point in time. Will no more in September probably. XD

Very Interesting, Thanks for Sharing. I never used a Lightronics cheaper S4 knock off but they must be something if ETC is coming after then.

Im currently looking for a new job at another company locally maybe doing corporate work as a Independent Contractor, as well as getting my AA in Theater Arts with a Emphasis in Technical Theater. Might transfer for there or might just work full time. The community college that I attends tech...

Ill believe that when I see it. If somebody made a 1000 Watt LED Fixture then I would be impressed. I've seen the SHOWPIX in person and lets just say the LED technology is not there yet. The future looks promising.

When I did piano shows at work( I was the LD, but helped with the stage), we would put 3 mics in the piano and then close it. The three mics were a Shure Beta 91, and SM-57, and another SM-57 inside.The 91 was gaff taped to the underside of the lid of the piano, and the two 57's were on a...

This is the truth. I will use a Dance concert that I just did the lighting for. Most dance shows, are based around the ideals of the lighting creating shape and not showing the face of the dancer, and concentrating on the body. My show was anything but the usual dance show, the emphasis was...

Fog is a must, or multiple hazers to give it that eerie feel. Some strobes would be nice. Not sure what your budget is if there is one. I like Martin Atomic strobes but that is just me. Let us know if you have a budget so we know more about the constraints of your event. That way we can...

Haven't seen one as of yet. Maybe you are better off not using a leatherman and using the individual tools instead. Leatherman as far as I have seen are very practical and I think that if they made a blunt blade or something nobody would buy it because it would not be as useful. I have used a...

Hey all, Got an email from a friend at the Los Angeles area office of HES. The email has a link to the SHOWPIX being used for the very first time. Here is a link to the SHOWPIX in action. First show that has used the SHOWPIX Thought you might all want to see them in action, used in a...

adhesive . . not the opposite of duct tape by any means. Maybe it is somebody playing a cruel joke.;)

Can't say that I have seen a par lamp shatter by itself, without any human interaction. Dropped one or two in my days and had to pick up the pieces when I was done.I have had the lamp for a shakespeare I believe exploded in to a million pieces during a show once. One second it was fine then I...

Hey Everybody. My Name is Tom Snyder.I am a college student as well as a Lighting Designer and Audio Visual Technician. I Worked at a night club for 6 years. Had my share of difficult shows in which it seemed like everything that I did would not work. The venue that I left was making the...

Hey Wolf. First of all welcome to Control booth.About your question.The first thing that I want to say is good lighting in general at least to most of us lighting designers is relative. We all have are own definitions of good lighting.But in general there are many good DVD's out that...

To further the point made above and to add my 2 cents. It is very unwise to put anything on a dimmer that you know is over the limit. 600 watt dimmer, probably best if you max out with like a 500 watt lamp or a total around 500 watts on that dimmer. Now the reasoning that there is a 100...

Interesting news. Heard about it today when I was down at High End here in LA seeing the new Showpix LED moving lights.Should be interesting to see what comes out of the merger. Hoping for a DL4 or something along those lines. Wonder if we will see more mergers because of it.