Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Singing Chipmonks to "The Gas-Man".   Join David, Stan, and Steve, as they pontificate about: Where should "Light Talk Central" be located; Ultra-MAGA in Ludicrous Mode; The correct way to hang a triangle truss; Satanic possessed kitchen appliances; Horizontal Toasting Techniques; Dead Hung pipes; How do you know when your c...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Bumper Hats to Disco Dancing.   Join Zak, Stan, and Steve, as they pontificate about: The Beverly Hillbillies and Bad Borsch Belt jokes; Is "Hot Patching" a bad idea?; The "50-cent rule"; Sealing off the lighting and stage manager booths; Playing with Speeding Volkswagons;  Designing productions to tour; Buying video tiles f...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Nosey Directors to Promotional Condoms.   Join Ellen, Stan, and Steve, as they pontificate about: Is the design field overcrowded?; Should you explain your light plot to a director?;  What is a "Practical Electrician"?; Out With the Old... In With the New; "Junk Drawer Starter Kit"; Concrete theatre decks; and Choosing the r...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The New Cyberlight LED to Making a "Fog Juice Cocktail".   Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Winner of "The Alice Quote of the Week Contest"; 300,000 downloads; Tony Award Nominees; Calpis returns!; Diluting fog juice; Letters of Recommendation; Negotiating your design fee; Our review of the Cyberlight...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Elon Musk of STEAM Centers to The Art of the White Lie.   Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Our upcoming Cyberlight review; The future of High School Theatre training; What comes next after LED fixtures in the concert world; The "Sit a Spell Focus Tool";  IP65 movers in foggy conditions; and Horrifi...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Talking Breaker Boxes to The Genius of Shep Gordon.   Join Zak, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The new Alice Cooper tour; Celebrity Chefs; The Alice Quote of the Day Contest; Moving lights for a 12' ceiling; Introducing video into the worship experience; White Rabbit; Where to go to college to prepare for Disne...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (AND SISTAH!) discuss everything from Basement Dwellers to Rock n' Roll Pirates.   Join Ellen, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Proper Passover etiquette; Latest LDI 2022 news; Moving lights for a lecture and piano recital hall; Must haves for travel and tour; Tour buss sanitation rules; Down Booties vs. Zorries!; $500 for a gig?... WTF...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Textbook Publishing Corruption to Sucking for Success!   Join Zak, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The practical life of LED fixtures; Are printed textbooks obsolete?; Finding up-to-date technical research; Corrupt publishing companies; The secret lives and resposibilities of projection designers; How to secure...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Power Distros to Playing for Pork!   Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The Grammy Awards; U/RTA Showcase; Vectorworks Scholarships; Should you reverse the gender in a power distro?; "Beer 30"; Resurrecting Tesla; Magnifying Transmitters; Is additive color mixing a thing of the past?; Assigning shows for...

In this first episode of Season 6 of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Time Management to Boxing Night at the Oscars!   Join Zak, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Beautiful Design and Immature Hijinks at the Oscars; The Wisdom of Addison DeWitt; How to avoid running out of time in techs; The design process when collaborating with video and lighting designers; Setti...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) celebrate their 5th Anniversary with friend and lighting designer extraordinair, Natasha Katz.   Join Natasha, Ellen, Stan, David, and Steve, as they pontificate about: Natasha's journey into lighting design; Favorite light sources; "MJ" The Michael Jackson musical; Dealing with "four-wall" Broadway shows; "Diana" - adapting a show fo...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) interview lighting and visual designer Koert Vermeulen.   Join Koert, Ellen, Stan, and Steve, as they pontificate about: The genesis of ACT; Koert's involvement in the Flag Handover Ceremonies at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies; Flying and designing during the pandemic; Who hires you for the Olympics and do you get paid on time?; Desig...

In this "Best of Light Talk" episode of LIGHT TALK (originally aired on January 20, 2020), the Lumen Brothers interview production designer, producer, director, and legendary rock n' roll lighting designer, Marc Brickman. Join David, Marc, Stan, and  Steve as they pontificate about: Designing in the moment; The theatrical nature of Marc's designs; Bruce Springsteen and how to be spontaneous; Wild...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Next Light Source to Post Modern Madness!   Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: USITT in Baltimore; Convention Centers in Key West; Fog juice and moving lights; When is LED going to disappear?; Blacking out running lights; The Blues System; "Who is this Robert Wilson guy?"; Holding onto your directors...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Snow in Las Vegas to Getting Screwed when Your Show Moves!   Join Brackley, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Special guest for the 5th Anniversary Show revealed!; Protecting your Intellectual Property; When should you be accused of "Selling Out"; Not getting screwed when your show is moved; Short circuits explain...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) welcome renowned Lighting Designer and Executive Vice President of Design for The Lighting Design Group, Dennis Size.   Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: LIGHT TALK goes Intergallactical!; Juggling the Super Bowl and the Olympics at the same time; Everything Comcast; Multiple stages around SoFi Sta...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from the Olympic Opening Ceremonies to Rockin' the Schul!   Join Zak, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Zak's son's Bar Mitzvah; Justin at NYU; The mistakes of rushing to scrap tungsten fixtures in leu of LED; New IP65 LED fixtures; How to clearly communicate lighting cue placements to the stage manager; How to manipul...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Exciting New Seltzers to Burning your Retinas!   Join Steve, David, and Stan, as they pontificate about: "Beautiful Belmont Shore"; 5th Anniversary plans; Super Bowl ticket prices; Keeping up with "The Equipment Wars"; What to look for in a BA program; For stage photography, what's the next step after a 50mm lens?; How theat...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers welcome Light Talk Host of the Day, Jordan Hall, to LIGHT TALK Central.    Join Jordan, David, Stan, and Brackley as they pontificate about: What city should you base your design career in; Learning moving lights without moving lights; What to look for in a grad program; Which new technologies should be added to college curricula; The perfect carry...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from House Programmers to Light Talk Tax Write-offs.    Join David, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: Shrinking Broadway audiences; Backing up theatre jobs; Discounted Broadway tickets for $7; Another Light Talk Binger; Is the lighting "...another character in the show"?; Personal relationships with design assistants; Wor...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from being seasick to expanding your career   Join David, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: what to do when your portal is below water, Happy Birthday Tharon, working in your underwear, is the strobe dead,The SUK 2000, red eye flights are not cool, and after surgery do you set off airport alarms?   Nothing is Taboo, Nothi...

We chat with Jeromy Hopgood, Scene, Projection, Lighting, and Sound Designer; Associate Professor of Entertainment Design & Technology at Eastern Michigan University; resident designer for the Michigan Shakespeare Company; author of QLab 3 Show Control,   Dance Production: Design & Technology and The Projection Designer's Toolkit  ( Focal Press/Routledge ), and blogger at Entertainment Design & Te...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Stage Photography to Opening a Roth.    Join Stan, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: More cancellations on Broadway; stage photography and LED's, lamp check, USITT and SETC convention dates, what's in your portfolio, white balance, setting off the metal detector at the airport, things we need in 2022 on this News Yea...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss XR Stages and their impact on entertainment.    Join Ellen, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about all the XR Stages. This "one topic episode" digs deep into the world of XR. Topics discussed include: XR vs AR; Katy Perry video; Peppers Ghost; Mick Jagger at home and on tour; Unreal Engine; The Mandalorian; IMAG; Gaming; Return of the Jed...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Lighting Holiday Shows to The Rockettes.    Join David, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: More cancellations on Broadway; The Pink Floyd "Their Mortal Remains" exhibition; Dissecting The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular; The "Great Wurlitzer Organ"; Smelling the camels; Bringing theatre into other peoples'...