LD-at-Large Podcast

with Stephanie Freed - Production Electrician / Lighting Designer and Co Director at ExtendPUA.org

On this episode, we discuss what we can to to support our brothers and sisters in the entertainment industry in times of need, the mission of ExtendPUA, the utility of letter campaigns, how government agencies can do more to protect their citizens from poverty, how we can avoid unsafe situations through proper precautions, why corporate immunity should be scrutinized, how base unemployment is not a livable wage, and how we can do more to support one another.

Please visit: www.extendpua.org

https://www.instagram.com/extendpua/

https://twitter.com/extendpua

https://www.facebook.com/ExtendPUA/

with Stephanie Johnson - Lighting Designer at Light Essence Design

On this episode, we discuss being one of very few professional Black lighting designers in California, being a second-generation theater practitioner, the role of race in shaping the work of the local theater, how to encourage diversity in entertainment, how public policy can be shaped to increase diversity, being able to express yourself in multiple mediums, the power of public performance, paving the way for future generations and the possibility of a Secretary of the Arts in the US cabinet.

Please visit: www.lightessencedesign.com

with E-hui - Lighting Designer & Electrician out of Washington DC and Singapore

On this episode, we discuss deciding to stay in Singapore during the pandemic, how theater production fare id continuing in Singapore, some difference between the work in Singapore and the USA, her preferential environment/setting to create art, the pros and cons of remote designing, creating long lasting relationships in theatre communities around the world, staying connected with your theatre families during the pandemic, and how contact tracing can be a way to get back to work.

Please visit: www.e-hui.info

with

Philip Vilar - Lighting and Projection Designer

Maegan Wilson - Product Support Specialist at High End Systems

On this episode, we discuss how to increase diversity of opinion in theater, how to break down the barriers to our industry, how to overcome the obstacles that might prevent creative minds admission to show biz, how to create enthusiasm for the next generation of entertainment professionals, what and how to teach the next generation, the importance of compensated internships, and how to share our experience with everyone.

Please visit: www.philipvilardesign.com and www.maeganwilson.com

with Christina Watanabe - Knights of Illumination award winning Lighting Designer and Educator

On this episode, we discuss how to create enthusiasm for the next generation of entertainment professionals, what the students of 2020 will need to do to get a chance to work in entertainment, the benefits of having real world experience in the classroom, how to teach theater during a pandemic, the creativity sparks necessary to make it in show biz, the importance of finding a supportive mentor, remaining socially/professionally productive during the isolation period, lighting through walls, and knowing when to break the rules.

Please visit: http://www.starryeyedlighting.com/

with Eric Cathcart - Lighting Designer at Bigtime Lighting Design LLC

On this episode, we discuss how our job influences our identity, explaining what we do at dinner parties with people not in our industry, how specific we get when people ask about our job, whether or not it matters that other people understand our profession, how to answer the question “Do you get to hang out with the Black Keys?”, how to explain what happens on the road, the 1980’s idea of rock and roll touring, ticket requests, and how to separate yourself from your profession.

Please visit: http://www.bigtimelightingdesign.com

with Squeek - Managing Partner at Squeek Lights

On this episode, we discuss imposter syndrome, how to sell what you are doing even when you are just treading water, how to perceive social media glamorization, what it’s like to be off the road and in a new environment, maintaining and expanding a lighting rental shop amidst pandemic, starting a business from scratch, government assistance to stay afloat, lighting cars with stage lighting and other bad ideas.

Please visit: https://squeeklights.com/ and @squeeklights on Instagram

with Brent Sandrock - Lighting / Media Programmer at Creative Lumens

ON this episode, we discuss Gingerbread roadies, their baking time, licorice lace tensile strength, vanilla wafer trusses, tootsie roll speakers, graham cracker decking, #WeMakeEvents, what programmers moving to design should be mindful of, diversifying your skill sets, being aware of everyone’s role in entertainment, and who should be in charge of their own content.

Please visit: http://www.creativelumens.com/ and https://youtu.be/TJzBtsfvOF0

Please text liftup to 707070

#WeMakeEvents

Jackson Gallagher, Jeremy Lechterman and Michael “Hank” Hankowsky of Fragment Nine.

On this episode, we discuss the war stories form over one-hundred days in the NBA bubble in Orlando, how they maintained, where they lived, how they quarantined, what the rules were like, how strict the guidelines were, how much pickle ball they could play, how to grow plants in a hotel room, how to maintains sanity in quarantine and thinking that McDonald’s is freedom.

Please visit: www.fragmentnine.com