LD-at-Large Podcast

with Kate Blair - Lighting Director at NBC News and MSNBC News

On this episode, we discuss working as a transgender woman in Virginia, working with Dave Matthews Band as a house band, joining a union in the mid-Atlantic area, returning to college for a BFA at age 45, understanding DMX, moving from Virginia to Los Angeles without a plan, pro-bono work with Musicians Loft at Brewery Arts Complex, remote operating a concert rig over the Internet with ETC Nomad, her time at NBC News, and the future of concerts including VR, AR and 3D modeling.

Please visit: http://virtualighting.com/

with Cosmo Wilson - Lighting Designer and Director

On this episode, we discuss how we can take care of our bros in the industry by sharing some great stories and paying tribute to eleven of our friends that we miss terribly. Jay Robert “Bob” Harmon, Steve Richards, Michael Keller, Ethan Weber, Patrick Woodroffe / Terry Cook , Bryan Hartley, Rob Koenig, Nook Schoenfeld, Dak Harris, John Featherstone, and Phay Mac Mahon.

Please visit:  movember.com/m/chrislose

with Lucrecia Briceno - Freelance Lighting Designer out of Brooklyn

On this episode, we discuss moving from Peru to work in the USA, thriving for twenty years in Brooklyn, learning to specialize in lighting, work in the USA and abroad, joining a union in New York, the benefits of continually learning and teaching, the importance of gathering, using technology to expand our vision, traveling with kids, bringing kids to work with us, the need for fixture manuals in all languages, how the students of 2020 will need to adapt to an unprecedented industry, and choosing passion over a paycheck without hesitation.

Please visit: www.lucreciabricenodesign.com

with Adam Marz - The Atmospheric Director and Lighting Designer at Marz Lighting (Globe Theater)

On this episode, we discuss the power of love and lighting, using light to portray art, the ties between light and positivity, raising the vibrations of entertainment, entertaining all of the senses, refusing to restricting the aura,  the musicality of playing lights as an LD, living with the martian circus, always having a backup, showing up naked and vulnerable, giving up smoking, avoiding drinking, and discussed the legacy that Adam plans to leave with us.

Please visit:  https://marz.la/ or https://www.instagram.com/marz5d/

with Ali Pike - Production and Lighting Designer

On this episode, we compare working in the USA and abroad, dealing with international visas, how she got interested in lighting, what it’s like working during the pandemic, the logistics of sustaining a distanced production schedule, moving to Phoenix to work but back to Liverpool during the pandemic, having the UK government tell her to be a set designer, what it’s like to have two production people in the same household, how she is passing the time helping animals and volunteering her time, and why she loves to help rescue animals.

Please visit: www.concert-lighting.co.uk

with Michael Althaus Director Global Sales of Golden Sea UV

and Chris Ferrante CEO at Golden Sea UV

On this episode, we discuss how effective UV-C can be at destroying/ inactivating harmful microorganisms, the necessary safety precautions of using UV-C, possible applications, different options for disinfecting different spaces, and the different tools that we can use to defeat COVID19 and future outbreaks.

Please visit: www.goldenseauv.eu

with Ryan Stumpp - Owner and Principal Lighting Designer at Cue 13 Design / Lighting Designer and Programmer for Disney Parks Live Entertainment

On this episode, we discuss the importance of being multi-disciplinary, finding our creative outlets in live events and themed entertainment, working within the Disney Theme Park system, exploring the entertainment industry outside of Disney, exploring the differences between freelance and corporate work, designing on a large scale vs. small scale, the importance of training others to do what we do and supporting their education, and how we can successfully negotiate a sustainable wage post-COVID.

Please visit: https://linkedin.com/in/ryanstumpp

with Manny Conde - Lighting Programmer and Director at Retina Killer

On this episode, we discuss his origin story, how he is able to compete in the saturated market of LA, how to cultivate a long distance relationship during a pandemic, how to carve time out for mental health, how to learn to say no whenever necessary, how to keep priorities straight, how to maintain a healthy lifestyle in our industry, and what advice he would give to a younger Manny Conde.

Please visit: www.retinakiller.tv

with Robert Bloom - Production and Lighting Designer, Photographer at RBB Designs

On this episode, we discuss the necessity for diverse lighting skills and refusing to be pigeon holed, green technology, going with the flow, storytelling in design, the importance of good lighting design in corporate and non-traditional environments, when to go big and flashy and when to go subdue and effective, where to draw inspiration during isolation, and how to embrace luck and skill.

Please visit: https://www.rbbdigital.com/

with Morgan Myler - Cofounder of Live Event Community and Vice President of I.A.T.S.E Local 58

On this episode, we discuss #LightUpLive and #EclaironsLesScenes, how to show solidarity and unity with our family of entertainment pirates, the importance of collective agreements, how important unions are to our industry pre and post COVID, how Canada is being affected differently from America during the pandemic, reasonable safety precautions and how to sustain in a tough industry.

Please visit: www.lightuplive.ca and www.iatse58.org and www.liveeventcommunity.org

The effect of shutting down a $100 billion industry in Canada will have unimaginable impacts on both companies and individuals. Already, the vast majority of live event workers have been out of work or on government support since March, with no end in sight.

The arts, entertainment and recreation sector lost 152,000 of 486,100 jobs between June 2019 and June 2020, and 86% of businesses experienced a high level of impact due to the decrease in demand or cancellation of services. Those that are still employed have seen a 45% reduction in hours worked. The corporate and business events sector directly employs an additional 229,000 Canadians according to a 2017 Oxford Economics study