Geezers of Gear

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Mark Fetto | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Mark Fetto started working as a lighting technician in the late 1970s, working his way through the ranks at the Obie Company and Vari-Lite. He then became a lighting designer and senior programmer. In 1989 Mark opened Vari-Lite's satellite office in Las Vegas. He went on to become general manager of Vari-Lite&...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Nancy May | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Nancy May is a seasoned administrative project manager and production executive with more than three decades of experience overseeing large-scale live events, venue operations, and broadcast productions. Her career spans some of the most iconic venues and productions in the United States, including Red Rocks Amphit...

FUTURETECH Featuring ETC EPISODE 70 ETC’s Hog OS v5.3 adds a graphical framing shutter tool, touch-based window resizing, six-part screen layouts, more U Keys, and recording and masking updates. We also cover OSC over local WiFi on new consoles, support for two Tour Wing playback wings, and what ETC says about performance, stability, and future development.

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Bud Horowitz | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Born and raised in New York, Bud Horowitz fell in love with theatre while in high school. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BA in Theatre, Bud has spent the last 45 years lighting shows worldwide. He has spent a large part of that time touring internationally with musical a...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Jay Robert (Bob) Harmon | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   It was 1974, when 16-year-old Jay Robert (Bob) Harmon was enjoying life in growing up in Kailua, Oahu, when, while showing old 16mm films at a pizza parlor, a customer asked if he had ever worked concert lighting before…without a pause, he immediately said, “Of Course!”…though he hadn’t…and booked his...

EPISODE 367 Tal Kochav is a Lighting Designer, Director and Programmer working across concerts, television, theatre and major live events. With a strong technical background and extensive experience with grandMA3, Tal brings together creative design, programming and a deep understanding of every role within a lighting team. From touring the world as one of the youngest members of a crew to designi...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Anne Militello | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Starting out as a teen as one the first girl roadies for small touring companies in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1970’s, she learned the ropes from some of the best - climbing trusses and coiling cable on tours for artists like Santana and Eddie Money. When she hit her head on the glass ceiling on he...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Peter Morse | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   With a career that spans over 50 years, Emmy Winner Peter Morse has worked with some of the world’s best performers and their astonishing productions. He has collaborated with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Barbara Streisand, Prince, Usher, Bette Midler, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lop...

LEADING LADIES PODCAST #30 Sophya Acosta - Lighting Designer / Light Artist / Educator / Founder at Sophya Acosta Lighting Design Studio An Argentine lighting designer, researcher, and international professor based in Barcelona. She is the founder and director of Sophya Acosta Lighting Design Studio, a decentralized international practice behind groundbreaking projects in Light Art, stage and perf...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Chris Musgrave | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Chris Musgrave has spent more than thirty years within the global live event and entertainment industry — as a tour / production manager, producer, executive, and connector who moves as comfortably in the boardroom as he does on the show floor. He is the founder of MAD International (Musgrave Advanced Dynamics...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Cosmo Wilson | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Cosmo is an industry-defining concert lighting designer and director widely considered a living legend in rock-and-roll production. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Cosmo has shaped the visual identity of stadium rock, blending a brilliant creative vision with a reputation as one of the most respec...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Robert Roth | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI   Robert A. Roth, Vice President of Live Events at 4Wall Entertainment and Founder of Eccentric Design, continues to shape live event production with the inventive streak that launched his career nearly six decades ago. A rare triple threat, Roth seamlessly bridges business, design, and technology to navigate compl...

FUTURETECH Featuring Pangolin and Artistry In Motion EPISODE 69 We break down Justin Perry's official appointment as President of both Pangolin Laser Systems and Artistry in Motion Group following their merger. Discover how this formal leadership shift unites the worlds of high-tech laser systems and live-event confetti without disrupting ongoing operations.

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Seth Jackson | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI Seth Jackson has twice won the Parnelli Award for Set Design of the Year, the Redden Award for Lighting Design of the Year, the Broadway World Los Angeles Award for Lighting Design of the Year, and the LIT Award for Concert Design. In 2024, he was the lighting and production designer for The Doobie Brothers Tour 2...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - Jeff Alder | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI Jeff Alder Lighting Designer | Author | Rock & Roll Pioneer Jeff is a survivor of the “Pirate Years” of rock and roll, a wild, lawless era when concert lighting was invented in real time. From the psychedelic liquid light shows of the early 1970s to the birth of automated technology, Jeff didn’t just witness the...

EPISODE 366 Kevin Hughes, Senior Product Specialist and Project Manager at Pyrotek Special Effects. Operating out of Pyrotek’s Toronto office, Kevin is a licensed Special Effects Technician who has spent over 15 years designing and executing massive pyrotechnics, custom propane flame effects, and atmospheric design for the live event industry. If you’ve seen live pyrotechnics on tour with Green Da...

Geezers Of Gear Podcast: Legend Series - John Featherstone | Dining With Dinosaurs at LDI John FeatherstonePrincipal | Lightswitch Inc. John is a visionary in the world of visual design, known for bridging the gap between high-energy spectacle and architectural elegance. As a Principal at Lightswitch Inc., John leads a global collective of designers dedicated to transforming how people experience...

Dining With Dinosaurs with LDI Special Podcast In 1971, while attending college in Denver, Scott De Vos helped load gear for a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert in exchange for free entry. That single night launched a lifelong career in live music production. He quickly joined a local sound company and by 1973 was managing stage and production for a venue hosting Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, B.B. King,...

LEADING LADIES PODCAST - EPISODE #29 Spotlight: Joanna Benauer | Founder & Owner, NSNS Entertainment SolutionsFrom local New England venues to arena grids across 40+ countries, Joanna Benauer has built a 16-year career at the intersection of creative production design and structural engineering. As an ETCP-certified rigger for over a decade, Joanna’s expertise spans: Advanced 3D drafting &...

FUTURETECH PODCAST Featuring Event Wire EPISODE 68Discover how EventWire uses smart aggregation to filter hundreds of live production stories down to essential five-minute daily briefs. Learn how features like keyword watchlists, brand pages, and dedicated audio updates help production pros cut through industry noise.

EPISODE #635 Steven "Creech" Anderson is a key figure in the live music production industry and a core member of the team at Premier Global Production (PGP), a lighting and staging company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Known across the industry simply as "Creech," he has spent years supporting major arena and stadium tours. As a key contact and leader at PGP, Creech plays an i...

LEADING LADIES EPISODE 28 Anne Militello shares her incredible journey through the lighting industry, from underground clubs to Broadway and international projects. Discover her insights on the science of light, her creative process, and advice for aspiring designers. This episode is sponsored by Lightwsitch

EPISODE: 364 Welcome to our ultimate guide to LDI 2026.Today, we're unlocking the best-kept secrets of the LDI website, from booking hands-on control network training to scoring a ticket to the exclusive Dining with Dinosaurs dinner, where the industry's living legends pass down fifty years of rock-and-roll touring wisdom. Whether you're a young professional under twenty-five looking f...

EPISODE 67 We break down Pangolin’s redesigned Unity Elite PRO series, from the Elite 60 PRO’s major weight and power reductions to its impressive red output, tight beam divergence, and integrated FB4 control. Plus, we cover the practical upgrades crew members will appreciate, including yoke angle reference markings and full IP65 weatherproofing for demanding tours and festivals.

EPISODE 67 We break down how a historic riverfront festival pulled off a jaw-dropping spectacle: fireworks launched from barges and a bridge, synced to live radio, and timed with hundreds of drones over the Ohio River. From GPS anchoring and SMPTE timecode to FAA clearances and safety zones, it’s a look at the production complexity behind a modern outdoor show.