In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview renowned lighting designer, Jeff Nellis.

In this episode, Jeff, Ellen, Steve, and Dennis discuss: Getting into the business; Early High School lighting connections; Working in the Sphere; Using Virtual Lighting; Williamstown Theatre Festival; Working with "Screamers"; Working in Ken Billington's studio; Aqua-Marine and Salmon; Tales from "The Wall of Flops"; Jeff's first Broadway show, "Primate"; UVLD, Industrials, and the corporate world; "Dramatic Design Without the Drama"; Choosing color temnperature for corporate branding; and IMAG; and Advice for young designers wanting to get into the corporate lighting world.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, as part of our Young Designers Series, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview USITT PAT MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarship Winners Darius Knight Evans and Elena Hewett.

In this episode, Elena, Darius, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: How young designers find the right education; Different paths in discovering lighting design careers; Connecting with the right people in the industry; This years' interesting LDI presentations, panels and products; Exciting innovations; New ideas for post-graduate education; Suggestions for future LDI conferences; The next steps; How young designers are using and dealing with AI and AGI; Coping with stress; and Words of wisdom for other young designers.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this 2026 New Years Extravaganza, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: What we did last night; Swag Complaints; Comfy Socks; Lighting "Rockin' New Years Eve with Dick Clark"; Where broadcast lighting designers dock their yachts; Video quality in movie theaters; Outstanding art direction on Apple TV; The future of projections; Fake theatrical lights in projectipon content; "Maybe Happy Ending"; The brilliance of Vince Gilligan; Why lighting designers wear Cowboy hats; Things we want to see in 2026; Heathkit light organs; Alexa horror stories; and our New Years resolutions.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of THE BEST OF LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister celebrate the holidays with this 2020 recording of that year's Lumen Holiday Extravaganza!

Join Ellen, Steve, Brackley, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Favorite Holiday Songs; Lighting devices for our stockings; Stan's new eyeballs; Brackley's drug store glasses; Rudolph's gender identity; What do Jews do for Christmas?; Yiddish Fiddler; The Perfect Storm of guilt; How many Xmas lights can you plug into one wall outlet?; Red and Green cookies; Electric menorahs; Techniques for exterior landscape holiday lighting; Theatrical Epicurean Delights' 2020 Stagehand Friendly Fruitcakes; "It's a Wonderful Life" or "A Christmas Story"?; Are drones a good Christmas gift?; Our favorite holiday drinks; "Why are there two fuses in Xmas lights?"; the Barreca Family German Christmas Party; How to make fake snow; The deadly combination of eggnog and fruitcake; Our Christmas wishes; and Santa Stan's true meaning of the spirit of Christmas.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this 2025 LDI Review Episode, Kelsey, Steve, Dennis, Brackley and David discuss: Our Light Talk live show; Impressive new products; What we wanted to see but didn't; Our favorite booths; Our favorite demos/shows; Our favorite circle bar drinks; Battle of the busk; Our favorite swag; LDI Awards; and Our favorite Viva Las Vegas moments!

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister present their LIVE AT LDI IN LAS VEGAS show presented on December 7, 2025.

In this episode, Ellen, Zac, Steve, Dennis, Brackley, David, and Snoot answer live audience questions about: Why we hate and love Followspots, What are the next big advances in lighting fixtures; The most fun lighting jobs we have done; Why the A-Frame ladder is better than a Genie lift; How the relationship between the designer and programmer changes when the designer knows how to program; What do you do when you demo a fixture on the convention floor; and What new lighting technologies have been introduced into the industry over the last 20 years?

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers pontificate about everything from What We Hope to See at LDI, to 1960's Flashbacks.

In this episode, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: LDI Excitement!; Transferring a production from a proscenium stage to an arena stage; Site Surveys; Feeling the "Vive of the Space"; Finding a path out of the womb; Dancing Mirror Balls; Honey Badgers; New products that we want to see at LDI; "Smaller is Better"; and Listing your references on your resume'.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, as part of our Young Designers Series, interviews lighting designer and Programmer, Rane Renshaw.

In this episode, Rane, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: Brackley's Legendary X-Rated Pool Party; Light Talk at LDI Surprise SWAG; The Village People; Designing at the huge nightclubs in Vegas; Rane's beginning his career at the church; The bridge between houses of worship and nightclubs; School days at CMU; "Bob Marley Hope Road" project at The Vanetian; Rane's "The Art of Programming" panels at LDI; "Limelight Wired" education programs; The "Alexa Console"; AI and the future of programing; Are Designer/Programmers the future of lighting?; and "Being Around".

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, as part of our Young Designers Series, the Lumen family interviews lighting designer and Emmy Award winner, Hannah Kerman.

In this episode, Hannah, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and Brackly discuss: Early days in Dallas; Hannah's early years at Carnegie Mellon; Skipping grad school for real-world training in the industry; Cold-Emailing designers; A typical production week at "America's Got Talent"; Working on the Grammy's; How many Followspots?; Broadcast lighting's top choices in followspots; and Longing for The Dallas Theatre Center.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, From "The Best of Light Talk", we revisit last year's 7th Annual LIGHT TALK LIVE show from LDI! The Lumen Family talks about everything from AI Madness to Our Favorite Sandwiches.

Join Anne, Steve, Brackley, Zak, Stan, Snoot, and David as they pontificate about: The future of AI in our industry; What will be the relationshop of lighting and video sources in the future regarding output and control; Chapter 7 of "Bobby Danger... The Lighting Guy"; Our favorite lighting fixtures; Our favorite Vegas lighting displays; Zac's Casino heritage; The Neon Museum; Who thought that a Podcast was a good idea; and How do you tell an actor that they continually miss their spike mark?

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.