Thee factor to have on a gig is experience. Sometimes being younger makes me wish I could jump a decade in my career. When I had a phone interview with Phish LD Chris Kuroda a long time ago he concurred with the same idea of being able to skip ahead. It seems older folks will get a gig…

       

             It is widely known to all that gigs don’t last…

            A couple years back we did the Pro Bull Riding Championships at the Dallas Cowboys Arena in Arlington, Texas. This rodeo was a hell of a good time because I got to do my own lighting design off of their grid and use all of the gear I spec’d from Gemini Lighting. I had to keep in mind that this place is extremely massive and to make sure the…

            Last blog spoke about the variety of setups you can end up with on club dates. This time we’ll focus on rodeos. Although I haven’t lit any this year, the last two years I’ve had quite a few. Being from Maryland we really didn’t have a rodeo up in our neck of…

            Having a plethora of different venues can definitely spark creativity out on the road. On my current tour we go to a lot of different venues like rodeos, casinos, fairs, amphitheaters, arenas, you name it. Therefore my rig can change at any given venue. While I look upon some venues as a potential tough day I also try to view at them as a new palette to…