Pre-Viz 101

I program lights for 3 church services a week, Wednesday night, Saturday night, Sunday morning. In addition to that throughout the year we also have several large events that we do including Easter Weekend, our large Christmas production, and the Love Is Red conference (loveisred.net), we have a small amount of LED fixtures and moving […]

The Selfish Cynic

The selfish cynic Cynics are hard to disappoint. Because they imagine the worst in people and situations, reality rarely lets them down. Cynicism is a way to rehearse the let-downs the world has in store–before they arrive. And the cynic chooses this attitude at the expense of the group. Because he can’t bear to be […]

American DJ Sweeper Beam LED

  Saw this new product from ADJ the other day and thought that it was kind of neat, the American DJ Sweeper Beam LED. It features 8 3-watt bright white CREE LEDs spread across a 1 meter bar fixture. Each LED engine is individually controllable which gives you the option of some fun chases and […]

Live Event Front Lighting

Here’s some great info on live event front lighting from Daniel Connell and Andrew Stone from Church on the Move, in Tulsa, OK.  

Remembering Stage Designer, Mark Fisher

It was announced that Mark Fisher passed away on June 25th. Mark was a very gifted architect and stage designer, and over the last 25 years has created stages for U2, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Cirque Du Soleil and even the Beijing Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. His incredible work even includes the mammoth “claw” […]

Hillsong United : Welcome Zion Tour

Going to the Hillsong United tour was really exciting. Being a church lighting designer married to a worship leader, this is definitely an event that we can benefit from. At our church, we love Hillsong United songs, so it was really cool to get a chance to go and watch the people that actually wrote […]