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Ben Diaz
  • A Coruña, Galicia
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What's your current occupation?
lighting programmer, lighting designer
Where did you learn your craft?
Studying and lighting!
Who have you worked for or where have you worked in the past?
I directed tours for: Rosana, Celtas Cortos, Luar Na Lubre, Warcry, Brothers In Band, Display Of Power, Jane Joyd, Pülsar...
What's your favorite new technology?
Chamsys MagicQ control surfaces
Do you have any words of wisdom for your fellow lighting pros?
Do it creative and share your knowledge!
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No

Ben Diaz's Blog

B.I.B. On The Night Tour 2013: Optimizing a Tribute

Posted on May 7, 2013 at 3:43am 0 Comments

We all know Dire Straits. “Sultans of Swing”, “Romeo and Juliet” or “Money for nothing” are part of our imagery. We can talk of them not just as good songs, but amazing hymns for past and future generations. Two years ago I was in Cee, 15 km from the town where I was born, preparing a lighting design for a tribute group called BROTHERS IN BAND.



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Time passed away, and I kept myself focused in lighting projects like the visual designs for Luar Na Lubre, Rosana, Warcry… Continue

The new SGM direction

Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:30am 0 Comments

I was invited by Representaciones de Audio to a SGM Showroom and conference yesterday (courtesy of my friend and mexican lighting tech Valeria Silva), here in Mexico City. Peter Johansen was there, the new visible head and CEO of SGM products. So who is Peter Johansen? Well, the guy that invented the Martin Mac600, most of Martin/Jem smoke and haze machines, and also father of the Roboscan. Enough? I guess so. After more than ten years of…

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Touring in Chile.

Posted on January 18, 2013 at 2:44pm 0 Comments

This is me in Olmué, Chile, a beautiful small village in Valparaíso State, Chile.

We’re here to prepare the show for tomorrow at Festival del Huaso, probably the best folk festival in latin America. The venue looks great. A lot of Mac-III everywhere (and this is very…

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Pülsar: "Buen Viaje"

Posted on January 7, 2013 at 2:04pm 0 Comments

In the early 2011, I was inside a new season in Sala O Tunel Club as lighting designer; the second one. Some good bands dropped by the club these days, and one of these bands was Standstill. Just before the concert starts, a tall guy came and told me "hey, I'm from Pülsar, the band which opens the show. Can I explain you something?" Of course I said yes. He told…

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At 3:07pm on December 18, 2012, Valeria Silva said…
Nos conocimos el jueves en el evento de MB??
At 3:01pm on December 18, 2012, Valeria Silva said…
Did we meet last Thursday @ MB gig?
 
 
 

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