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Roland began his "career" with a passion for audio at 8 years old, and in his teens made the move to lighting. Since that time, he has worked hard to establish himself as a premier designer and programmer of all things lighti...

Innovation is hard, it's expensive, and oftentimes it's thankless work. Jeremy named the company PK based on "Polar Kinetic" defined The radial directivity of a loudspeaker resulting from motion. It's not often you find a wor...

Rane has become a lighting influencer through a lot of hard work, dedication to helping folks, and some great ideas like his Moving Light March Madness tournament run on his Limelight Wired This is a fun discussion that was o...

Omar holds over a dozen certification and train the trainer certification in various disciplines in AV and also a second generation video engineer who is passionate about helping others achieve their educational goals. He’s a...

So many friends and listeners are constantly asking about Jeremy's status, what he's racing now, where, etc. So in a departure from our usual talks on gear, shows and road antics, I thought it was time to get him on Geezers O...

Brian has a lot of "firsts" in his 46 years in this industry. He was the FIRST employee at Mainlight back in the early 80s for one! Brian is currently responsible for Designer Relations at but he's probably as well known for ...

Eric started BML when he was still in school, and has grown it over a period of 40+ years. Today, between Blackbird and Generico, Eric continues to work very long hours, and is successful, although don't ask him to admit that...

Fausto began his career creating amazing products for Coemar in the 1970's. Since that time, he not only helped develop the very first commercially available moving (mirror) light, but was issued many patents and awards along...

Mickey grew up in the temporary crew business through his family, and just recently started his own company, Gig Life. He talks about a lot of the challenges and opportunities in the crew business currently. Hope you enjoy. B...

Patrick is a lighting designer, programmer, director, production designer, and smart business man! Always a great time when we get together, and this won't disappoint! This episode is brought to you by .

AJ Penn has had a career spanning more than twenty-five years in Lighting, Set & Production Design and currently works with artists including Josh Groban and My Chemical Romance. Now, AJ is setting his mind to growing his bus...

Bob is a really interesting guy, who started in the late 80's running follow spots in a theater at night, while studying political science during the day. He eventually decided to pursue a career in lighting, then video and l...

Chris Lose is a man with more Job TItles than most folks will gather in a lifetime. While his entire career has been in lighting, it hasn't been linear! He's literally done everything! Tech, Master Electrician, Production Man...

Not many designers have 50 years lighting the world's leading acts, from Hawkwind to Peter Gabriel, Wham, Zappa, Def Leppard and even Diana Ross. Jonathan's resume literally spans 5 full decades, and he retired on his own ter...

The group who gathered often during COVID come back to discuss a very important and sombre topic. We're losing too many friends, and it's entirely unnecessary. We're certainly not doctors, but we care enough to share some ide...

I always think of myself as a guy who's been around since the earliest days of automated lighting, but in fact, that's not accurate. I began in the industry in 1991. Our guest, Dan English, began his career with Morpheus in 1...

Gordon is a very well known and kind soul in the live events lighting space. Based in the UK, Gordon cut his teeth in nightclubs, but has since grown businesses in both the architectural lighting and production space as well....

Ben helps to select the greatest lighting products for Live Events and Zenith Lighting. Gain insights on his picks for the best stuff at LDI 2022!

Chris is a well known account executive working with Christie Lites in New York and shares some great product insights from the LDI show floor. Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File

This thing is impressive! Imagine being in a room with Jake Barry, Marty Hom, Charlie Hernandez, Stuart Ross and a list of 60 other top names in the industry. I am blown away by what they're putting together, and the pricetag...

We had COVID... it came, tried very hard to destroy our industry, then (for the most part) left - and it's like we've learned nothing. As an industry, we went back to what we were doing, and forgot the important lessons we've...

Vic's 40 year career began in NY and brought him to California, and recently he moved to be closer to family in Virginia. He's worked with a "who's who" of talent, and has an enviable resume. We had a fun chat about everythin...

It's funny how many folks think of Donny as a "video guy", when he has spent his entire career in lighting design and lighting account exec roles. Perhaps it's the last bunch of years he's spent with Video West... who are als...

Few designers have stayed as busy, throughout their careers, as Cosmo has. And like Frank, he really has done it his way! From Judas Priest and AC/DC to Aerosmith, Journey, Blondie and more - Cosmo has had a blast. This year ...