The third installment of four parts of my interview with Chris Kuroda – Chris talks about the use of video in the future, the gear in his current rig, getting used to new gear, making less look like more, and just being a guy in FOH who's designing a light show. One of my favorite [...]
Read More chris kuroda, concert lighting, Hampton, hampton coliseum, interview, phishThe second installment of my interview with Chris Kuroda, lighting designer for the band Phish. The interview took place on the afternoon of the second night of the Hampton Coliseum run early in March 2009. I think there are going to be 4 or 5 clips in total; I wanted people to be able to [...]
Read More chris kuroda, concert lighting, Hampton, hampton coliseum, lighting designers, phish, SHOWPIXHere is part one of my interview with Chris Kuroda, lighting designer for Phish – I broke the interview up into four or five parts for easy watching when you get time. Chris was extremely friendly, and talked for nearly 30 minutes. I interviewed him during the afternoon of the second show day at the [...]
Read More chris kuroda, Hampton, hampton coliseum, Lighting Design, lighting designers, phishYou know, I love Phish. These Hampton shows were great – this video is for the song Free, and even if you don't like Phish, the video of Chris Kuroda's lighting is worth the watch.
Read More chris kuroda, Hampton, hampton coliseum, phishI've obviously mentioned about eleventy times already that I was at the three nights of the band Phish's reunion concerts at Hampton Coliseum; I also mentioned that I was able to interview the lighting designer for Phish, Chris Kuroda! That interview transcript and video is coming soon – but one of the things I wanted [...]
Read More Atomic Strobe, chris kuroda, concert lighting, Elation, High end, Impression, Lighting Design, Mac 2000 XB Wash, mac III, Martin, phish, SHOWPIXI have a ton of posts in the works for the long weekend I just spent seeing the Phish Reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum over the 6, 7, and 8 of March – I interviewed their lighting director, Chris Kuroda, I saw some amazing lighting, and I got to dance my butt off. It was [...]
Read More chris kuroda, concert lighting, Hampton, hampton coliseum, phishI just got back to the hotel after four hours of great music from Phish! Hampton Coliseum was packed to the gills, and everyone seemed to have a great time, especially the band. I'm pretty exhausted, so I'll just mention that Chris Kuroda provided an outstanding lighting design for the welcome back for Phish. I'm [...]
Read More chris kuroda, concert lighting, Hampton, hampton colliseum, phishI saw the Black Crowes this last May at the Riverwind Casino in Norman, OK – as you know, Phish is reuniting for both a summer tour, and a run of shows at Hampton Coliseum, to which I have tickets, and will be attending! I was running through footage of lighting designer Chris Kuroda's work [...]
Read More Black Crowes, chris kuroda, Kuroda, Norman, Oklahoma, phish, Riverwind Casino, The Black CrowesIf you're a lighting designer, and a Phish "head," or maybe a lighting designer AND a Phish "head," then you are going to appreciate this. Chris Kuroda, the lighting designer for now-defunct-but-we-can-all-dream band Phish is now out with The Black Crowes. Yours truly was able to meet Chris Kuroda back in May at the Crowes [...]
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