The Hidden History of Moving Lights: From Cyclops to Cyberlights

Geezers Of Gear Episode 348

This Episode we’re joined by a returning friend of the show who literally wrote the book - several of them, in fact - on how we light the stage and power the show.He is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician with over 36 years in the trenches, a technical editor for L&SA, and the mind behind the industry-standard text, Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light.

Richard is here to set the record straight on some "lighting lore" from our last chat with Jeff Alder. We’re going deep into the origin of the Cyklops lights, the pioneering days of moving mirrors with Grand Funk Railroad, and the real story behind those High End Systems Intellabeams on the Dire Straits '91 tour.

Plus, we’re talking about his latest work with sustainable battery power at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion and why he’s embracing AI to supercharge his technical writing.

This epsiode is brought to you by Inner Circle Distribution, ClayPkay and ETC