The Bay Lights
Wow! The Bay Lights proposal is one of the coolest urban public lighting proposals I’ve seen in a while. The San Francisco Bay Bridge is a massive canvas, and an unparalleled location for a lighting...
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Incandescent Cloud
This has been making the rounds, but with good reason! Caitlind r.c. Brown created a cloud out of 1,000 functioning and 5,000 donated burned out light bulbs for Calgary’s Nuit Blanche. For those of...
View ArticleA Short LDI Walkthrough
Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! I put together this short LDI walkthrough for those who weren’t there – it’s only 3 minutes and it’s not all-inclusive, but I think you’ll dig it anyway. There’s...
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Philips, Strand, and Vari*Lite at LDI 2012
Philips/Strand/Vari*Lite (so many names!) always has some serious presence over the last five or six trade shows I’ve done, from LDI to ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt. Their booth always looks wicked...
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Christopher Moulder’s Schproket Lighting System, Sans Dieter
Christopher Moulder is a Composer of Light. … That’s a pretty big introduction, I’m really not sure where to go from here; ooh, maybe also, his bowel movements smell like freshly baked cinnamon rolls?...
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Gaffers and Grips – DIY Gaff Tape Key Fob
Today must be DIY in my brain, all I can think of is making something! Ah, I miss having a workspace. I saw this great project on Strobist — it’s a blog geared towards photography and studio...
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Light, Lighting, and Electricity Facts and Chicks!
I did this once before, but since then there have been a hell of a lot more facts posted. Now the funniest thing for this post is… we expect more women than men to read it! It is my pleasure to...
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The Daily Lamp: Terrence Seah’s Cloudline Lamp – Sleek, Slim Uplight
Today’s Daily Lamp is a really minimalist but inventive take on uplighting in the home. Meet Terrence Seah’s Cloudline Lamp — a true uplighter with a sleek design and nice lines: Cloudline, designed...
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HOG 4 TRAINING VIDEOS!
High End Systems has released a series of training videos for the new Hog 4! From a press release at High End Systems: Following the extremely successful HOG4 launch and due to incredibly high...
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Oh My God, It’s July — and JimOnLight is Back!
Hi everyone! Oh, how I have missed you. I’ve been on the hunt for a new job, and I am very proud to say that after almost five months of hell, I have been offered the most perfect job for a great...
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A New DARK SKY PARK in Utah!
Too cool… One of the best organizations I support, the International Dark Sky Association, just opened a new Dark Sky Park in Utah. Check it out! Why not join? It’s pennies a month for an awesome...
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Dennis Quaid Going All “Dopey the Dick” On the Crew is Fake
For all of you out there who have been on set with a serious sack of douches, like we’ve all been at one point or another… as much as I like the guy, I’m glad to hear that Dennis Quaid going full-speed...
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Chauvet Celebrates 25 Years
I thought this was a pretty cool homage to my bosses for 25 years in the business… one thing is certain, they’re very talented business folk with an acumen for innovation. Check out a nice article on...
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I’m Going Home, Ten Years Later, WOODSTOCK
Are you familiar with the band Ten Years Later? Funny enough, it’s been about eleventy years since Woodstock, and this English blues band is still kicking your ass. Since I’m wide the fuck awake and...
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From Chicago Blackhawks to Chicago Bulls in 3 Minutes
I found this incredible video of the transformation that happens between a Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey game and a Chicago Bulls basketball game — all on the same court. Now we think we’re pretty...
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Face Melting ROCK and F*CKING ROLL – Rival Sons
It’s Afternoon Pick-Me-Up time!!! Are you ready to get your face melted off by some incredible power and vocals?! I know I am. I’ve been in a rock-and-fucking-roll-throw-the-TV-out-the-hotel-window...
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ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY
The work of excellent light artist (and general crazy madman of light) Maurizio Nannucci… letting us know that ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY. Think about it. Even the medium is perfect. Hat tip,...
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Chilean Volcano Video – Holy Volcanoballs
This might be the most beautiful footage I’ve seen this year — this is the Chilean volcano that just erupted. Its name is Volcano Calbuco, which in this video is spanish for “Amazing Video of a...
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The Challenge of Lighting America’s Ballroom Challenge
A great article from Lighting and Sound America on the show America’s Ballroom Challenge, written by LD Chas Norton. Most definitely read this great article — PDF link below. PDF link:...
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Sensationalizing Death – WSJ’s Article on Sasoun’s Fatal KÁ Accident
Our industry is entertaining enough; that’s why we’re called Entertainment. But, we are human, and we do make mistakes. Those mistakes are at the heart of the Wall Street Journal’s latest article on...
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