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Brandon Creel commented on Brandon Creel's blog post Boogie Nights - Part 3: The Journey of a Programmer Through The Installation and Opening of The Hottest, Newest, Club!
Brandon Creel commented on Brandon Creel's blog post Boogie Nights - Part 2: The Journey of a Programmer Through The Installation and Opening of The Hottest, Newest, Club!
Nook Schoenfeld commented on Brandon Creel's blog post I Know How to Program, But Not On That...
"Nice post buddy. Unfortunately I see so many LD's that can only run 1 console. Then when forced to use another, they just bitch about how lame it is. The theory is the same for most major consoles, only the lingo has changed.
I…"
Brandon Creel commented on Brandon Creel's blog post I Know How to Program, But Not On That...
"Thanks for the comments.
Wayne, yes sneak. 98% of the time I use it to release channels. It's a bit different than release because you can use it to "sneak" levels in too. For example, you…"
Elisa Goad commented on Brandon Creel's blog post I Know How to Program, But Not On That...
"I have similar problems with converting Grand MA to ChamSys speak. I have had a ChamSYs for a little while ( about 40 hours on it) and have had some LD's come thru my venue with some very specific needs from my house rig. We leave my…"
Wayne Lambert commented on Brandon Creel's blog post I Know How to Program, But Not On That...
"Nice post, Brandon! I'll be in a similar situation next week. Small car show in a small theater...available board is an ION 1000. Never used one before, so thanks for the helpful INSIGHTS and EXPRESSIONS about the fear of the unknown...…"
Brandon Creel replied to Nook Schoenfeld's discussion Light bulbs and house fixtures
"This made me chuckle because I recently installed LED strip under my cabinets (about 6 months ago) and although they are LED and will last a while, I know they won't last forever. I try to remember to turn them off at night. I hope…"
Elisa Goad commented on Brandon Creel's blog post Syntax: The Good, The Bad, and The Helpful
"The weirdest syntax I had to deal with was the HOG II to HOG III. It seemed a bad dream that so much was different. Avolite Pearl 2000 also kinda threw me, but that was only because I was mega spoiled with being on a Grand MA 1 for so long.…"
Brandon Creel commented on Brandon Creel's blog post The Gig I Will Never Forget
"Geez!!! Cut the phone lines?!?! I guess if it was "years ago" cell phones weren't as available. That band should never be booked for a show. I'm googling them now."
David Beebe commented on Brandon Creel's blog post The Gig I Will Never Forget
"That band is known for that kind of stuff. Their full name is Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza and I can't believe anyone still books them. They played a venue I worked at years ago and started a riot at the end of the show (a real riot, not just…"
Brandon Creel commented on Brandon Creel's blog post The Gig I Will Never Forget
"Wow. Can't the bands just play music for their fans? Why all the mess/destructiveness. It ends up costing the fans more money because now they need to pay for more security, more barricades, etc... Thanks for the comment."
Stan Romanowski commented on Brandon Creel's blog post The Gig I Will Never Forget
"I had an install back in the 80's in New Jersey (union jack in south river). Lotta metal bands (early skid row, cinderella, overkill). Owner wanted to try hardcore bands on Sundays. Night before a band (phantasm) did a post-nucular-end of the…"
Speedy Gonzales commented on Brandon Creel's blog post Do You Like to Program?
"I love to program. Knowing the how to make that do that and this do this is awesome. And as Brandon so nicely shows in his photo having the greatest console to program on makes programming that much more fun."
cody stoltz commented on Brandon Creel's blog post Do You Like to Program?
"most important matter of the comment, roller coaster tycoon was the shit for sure But I also grew up in the carnival buisness. second its kind of sad magic q has gotten me lazy thanks to the in built effects generator to where I can make any color/…"
Profile Information
- What's your current occupation?
- lighting programmer, Project Manager
- Where did you learn your craft?
- Rutgers University
- Who have you worked for or where have you worked in the past?
- Starlite Productions
- What's your favorite new technology?
- GrandMA App for iPhone
- Do you have any words of wisdom for your fellow lighting pros?
- Learn as much as you can from every resource, i.e. people, manuals, internet, manufacturers, gigs, but also watch out for false information. You do not want to be in a conversation where you are not confident with what you are saying.
- Do you currently subscribe to PLSN?
- Yes
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Boogie Nights - Part 3: The Journey of a Programmer Through The Installation and Opening of The Hottest, Newest, Club!
Posted on April 29, 2012 at 10:44am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Everything has been delivered to the job site. It's now time to start hanging lights. The installation world is quite different than the production side. For a one-off, it would be no problem to hang a 30' circle truss with seventy some lights in one day. For an install the truss is dead hung and then every fixture needs to be brought up to the truss one at a time. After all the fixtures are hung, DMX cabling can begin. Therefore, we can't have the rig up and running in one…
Continue Boogie Nights - Part 2: The Journey of a Programmer Through The Installation and Opening of The Hottest, Newest, Club!
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:41pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
When it comes time to use a new fixture on your console, you must have the fixture profile (or fixture personality). The function of the profile/personality is, it maps the DMX channels of the fixture to the different attributes (Pan/Tilt, Color, Gobo). This way, your console knows what channel to adjust when you turn the pan encoder. If the profile is not spot on, some bad things may occur. The fixture may not work right, or may not work to its full potential. I'm picky when it comes…
Continue Boogie Nights - Part 1: The Journey of a Programmer Through The Installation and Opening of The Hottest, Newest, Club!
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Boogie Nights is a new club coming soon to the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The lighting design has been finalized and construction is well underway. Equipment is being delivered and the installation has begun. Now it's time to start the programming! In the next three to four weeks I will continue to share my programming journey as this night club progresses.
I'm super excited to be working on this project. It has been a couple of years since my…
Continue I Know How to Program, But Not On That...
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:13pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Learning how to program can be intimidating, stressful, and difficult. That's not the focus of this article. Let's assume we know how to program. Learning a new console can also be intimidating, stressful, and difficult! Are you comfortable on a particular desk? Have you wanted to try a new console? If you are like me, simply looking at a pretty console isn't enough. I must not only have alone time, but also need to use it on a real show.
For me, taking it on a show…
Continue Geek-Squad-Like Gadgets and I Don't Know What's Happening On-Stage
Posted on February 21, 2012 at 10:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Currently I'm finishing up tech rehearsals for Once Upon A Mattress. By the way, this reminded me that I had to explain to my girlfriend what the show is about and explain that it isn't a sexual show. Anyways, I'm using an ETC Ion for this theater show and the local rental shop sent me a Radio Focus Remote (RFR) aka wireless remote or wireless RFU (for you older ETC guys). One night after tech, I needed to refocus some lights. I tested the RFR to make sure it was working, clipped it on…
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