Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Miss Bucknell to Latin Club Parties. Join Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Stan's Right of First Refusal; Forming a high school theatre club; Transfering your show's lighting data from one controller to another; The Husky 2000; DMX Adaptors; The Abbie Hoffman Vintage Protest Kit; Finding the Perfect Mento...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) talk about everything from Heathkit Light Organs to Exploding Old Cars. Join Ellen, Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Phish at The Sphere; Davids' Undergrad Reunion; The University of Miami's new theatre building; Out of control tuition costs; The good people at LunaLUX; Integrating stage lighting and upstage video; Re...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brother (and SISTER!) talk about everything from Stan's Retirement Plans to How Business is Done. Join Ellen, and Steve as they pontificate about: Billy Joel's abbreviated "Piano Man"; Steve Cohen's generosity; What to buy for $50,000; The history of the "LEKO"; How to find multiple sources of lighting income; "Wrecking Ball Leadership"; Stan's Solar System...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Stan's Retirement Plans to How Business is Done. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Vectorworks raises their prices again; Loyalty and Integrity; How long should you keep your lighting records; "Stan the Man Sentimental Kaye"; The importance of archiving; Refraction and Interference; "The Magic Color F...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER) talk about everything from Enjoying Our 7th Anniversary After-Glow to "Jacqu-e-fied". Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Reflecting on last week's Anniversary Show; How to save for retirement when you work in the theatre; How to become a millionaire with a penny; "Time is the Recipe"; The "Portable Tech-Table Dental...

In this special video episode of LIGHT TALK (After Dark), The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) along with our distinguished panel of: Anne Militello, Bob Boniol, Bob Barnhart, Dennis Size, and Josh White, celebrate the 7th Anniversary of LIGHT TALK.  Join Anne, Ellen, Bob., Dennis, Josh, Bob, Josh, Steve, Brackley, Zak, Solly, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Dennis' Smoking Jacket; Making a...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) interview Lighting Designers John and Hailey Featherstone. Join Hailey, John, Brackley, Ellen and Steve as they pontificate about:  From musician to designer, John's start in Rock; Working with Johnny Marr and The Smiths; Life and career changes; Creating "Lightswitch"; Making it Safe to Fail; Hailey's tours with Dad; "Teamwork Makes...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER) talk about everything from Woodstock Followspots to our 7th Anniversary Plans. Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Anniversary math; Self help books; Lighting a show with only followspots; What assistants should not say, and when not to say it!; "Stagehand Terminology Pop Quiz"; The Academy Awards Show; Fashion Nigh...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from How Much Profit Can You Make on a Design, to The Drunks in Club Dada. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The Circle of Light Talk; Stan's new Tesla; "Projection Mania Chaos"; How much profit can you hope to make from a design fee?; How much of the original lighting design is kept when remounting or mov...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister) talk about everything from Artistic Limitations to Baseball Stadiums in Casinos. Join Ellen, Brackley, and David as they pontificate about: Baseball moving to Vegas; Ways to Control LED Pixels via DMX; Lighting considerations for Sensory Friendly Performances; How many light cues should you write?; Learning how to adjust "On the Fly";...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sisters) welcome guest co-host Jacqui Thomassen to the show. The Brothers and Sisters talk about everything from The Superbowl Halftime Show to Saving the Iguanas. Join Jacqui, Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The status of "Spot"; Our Superbowl Halftime Show review; PixMob bracelets; Is it true that luck has a great deal to d...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) interview Lighting Designer and Author, Michael Chybowski. Join Michael, Ellen and Steve as they pontificate about:  From Math to Light; The "Polar Route"; Sage Advice from Pat Collins; "Going on the Bus" with Lauri Anderson; Visualizing the Essence of the Music; Design Processes for Lighting Dance; Working at European Opera Houses; W...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Old Eyes to Timid Lighting. Join Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Stan's discovery of a new chapter of life; Letters about Hash; Having a hard time talking to people at production meetings; Good books and advice regarding starting your business; Dealing with a career crisis; Convincing Artistic Directors...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview IATSE Production Electrician for The Guthrie Theater, Andrew Sullivan. Join Andrew, Brackley, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Brackley's "Lively" URTA Report; How to become a Production Electrician; The responsibilities of a Production Electrician; The difference between Stage, Master, and Production Electricians; No More 10 o...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK (After Dark), The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) talk with Production and Lighting Designer, Bryan Hartley. Join Bryan, Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:  Fun tour stories with Deep Purple and Kiss; Knowing the Statutes of Limitation; Bryan's early days as a rock musician and lighting designer; Working in the studio with Joan Jett; Meeting Gene Simmons;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) talk about how to prepare for, and what to expect at your URTA interview. Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Sad football days in Dallas; Everything you wanted to know about preparing for your interview;  Showing process work in your presentation; Transfering your point of view through your art; The keys to what a...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) talk about everything from Weather Reports, to Remembering Tharon. Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: David's Florida visit; Ellen's systern; "Speed Bump"; Is it important to learn how to program to be a Lighting Designer?; The color of limelight; Why the Green Room is green; Dealing with sexual harassment on stag...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) talk about everything from What to do in Long Beach, to Forklift Jousting. Join Ellen, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: The LIve Production Summit; NAMM; The "My MixBook"ap from Rosco; Integrating theatrical daylight and shifting natural daylight levels; "Pharos LPC", "Mosaic Designer", and the "Echoflex Tap-41"; "Hands-On F...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Steve's Christmas Pillow to Nuclear Fusion Kits. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Coal in their stockings; Home proctology kits; U2 concert video; Who will be able to fill The Sphere?; Suffering from spacial disorientation while using Vectorworks; Favorite Christmas movies; The Chauvet PX4 Curve...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome special holiday guest Willie Williams, Creative Director for U2, to the show. They discuss everything from designing "U2:UV Achtung Baby LIVE at Sphere in Las Vegas", to Stalking for Clients. Join Willie, Ellen, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: Getting started during the Punk Rock Revolution in the UK; How the Art Sch...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Thoughts About LDI to The Wonderful Life of Richard Pilbrow. Join Steve, Brackley, and David as they pontificate about: David's final class; Post LDI comments; Haze... What haze?; Things we liked on the Expo Floor; Who had the best demo show?; The Robe Footsie Footlight; Favorite front light colors; Favorite exercises...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister) present their 6th Annual LIGHT TALK LIVE show from LDI!  The Lumen Family talks about everything from Dependable Consoles to Stiff Taxidermized Animals from Stan's Back Yard. Join Ellen, Steve, Brackley, Zak, Stan, Snoot, and David as they pontificate about: Semi-Serious Shenanigans; Why sound designers talk a lot; The best rewards of...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Breakfast at The Circle Bar, to Brackley's Hot Tub. Join Steve, Brackley, and David as they pontificate about: LDI weather report; First things to look for at LDI; Who will have the best product demo light show?; What will make your portfolio stand out at the portfolio review; Nightmare in Thailand; International LD t...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Great Assistants to Monkey Bidets. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Cherubin update; A shout-out to great assistants;   Another discontinued university theatre program; Cool at the Kia dealership; LDI Light Talk surprises; Resolving student conflicts; "BYOC"; Post-Mortems; Missing "Shop Order" items;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss working with followspots with Follospot Lead, June Abernathy.    Join June, Ellen, Stan, and Brackley, as they pontificate about: Starting in "The Circus"; On the road with The Lion King; Dealing with local crews; Picking up the correct girl on "Six"; Adjusting color for fleshtones; Writing texts about followspots; Modern tech...