August 1, 2007
Features
House of Bliss
New Jersey's Bliss Nighclub and Loung creates a haven left of center, just west of NYC...
Live Brunch
With Rick Fisher and Duane Schuler at The Santa Fe Opera...
Days of Glory
John Boesche creates war-torn imagery for the off broadway debut of Beyond Glory...
Audio Allure
The Historic Pantages Theatre of Tacoma preserves its architectural past with a new sound system...
V Is For Victory
Chicago's Victory Theatre takes over a former biograph...
Go
Waters' Colors
The sky has always been the limit for Roger Waters, founding member and chief sonic architect of Pink Floyd. With his latest Dark Side of the Moon touring...
Battle Bots Bash
While Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s annual JavaOne conference was marked by serious technical sessions by day, it concluded with a seriously fun Java After-Dark...
Doug Adams, Owner, Pyrotek Special Effects Inc.
As owner of Pyrotek Special Effects Inc. and its Laser Design division you've been in the business for 26 years and have done pyro for acts from Paul...
LDI2007 Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Expanded Training Program
Top designers. Leading technical experts. Backstage tours. Hands-on training. These are but a few of the aspects of the expanded professional training...
Second Skin
Swiss skin care company Arbonne International recently held its annual National Training Celebration (NTC) at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. This year's three-day...
The Disneyland Submarines Return
The closing of Disneyland's submarine ride in 1998 disappointed not only park-goers, but also many the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) who design...
Build
Avoiding HVAC Havoc
In building or renovating a performing-arts venue, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) and sprinkler systems can be problematic if not carefully...
How I Did That: Giving New Power To An Old Story
Western Michigan University puts on a high-tech production of "Doctor Faustus"...
Problem/Solution: Creating A Bloody Mess
The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre recreates a slaying for "Henry IV, Part I"...
Tech
Product of the Month: FocusTrack
As lighting for shows gets larger and more complex, there is a lot of data to manage. Assistants have always kept track of this data, and with the introduction...
Sound Product of the Month: EAW Smaart Software
Before it's show time, it's EQ time — time to tune the system. A hundred boxes have been hung all over the place, and now they have to sound good. Everyone clear the room; this could get ugly. Pink noise — loud, pink noise — microphones are all over the theatre and the designer is sitting behind a computer screen staring at some bouncing lines and listening to the same Suzanne Vega song over and over — and over again. Tuning a system is by far the most important task in designing a show. ...
PRODUCT NEWS
Pandoras Box Version 3.5 Coolux Pandoras Box Version 3.5 includes an XML-based-type library for DMX, serial and IP output devices, and offline preview...
Envision
Lighting: Paradigm Shifts
So who ever said a light is a lamp anyway? Certainly not the glowworms! It was my recent privilege to travel through the US as a guest designer and to...
Editor's Note
It's A Celebration
Anniversaries are times to take stock of where you've been and where you're headed. That's why we're particularly looking forward to our very special...
Load Out
Still Life: Seth Jackson's Big Bad Lights
North American Debut of Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash...
