EP006: Phish Part 2 (Chris Kuroda, Andrew Giffin, Terry Smith)
In the 2nd half of their two part interview, Lighting Designer/Director Christopher Kuroda, Associate Designer and Programmer Andrew Giffin, and Lighting Crew Chief Terry Smith dig deep into the inner workings of Phish’s light rig. Recorded at Front-of-House and back stage inside Madison Square Garden during the band’s historic 13 night “Baker’s Dozen” run, Chris, Gif, Terry, and Luke discuss Gif and Terry’s origin backstories, the inner workings of programming the lighting and automation systems, and Kuroda’s secret tricks for lighting the vocal jam in You Enjoy Myself.
EP005: Phish Part 1 (Chris Kuroda, Andrew Giffin)
Lighting Designer/Director Christopher Kuroda and Associate Designer and Programmer Andrew Giffin tell all in this exclusive two part episode on Phish‘s new light rig. Recorded at Front-of-House inside Madison Square Garden during the band’s historic 13 night “Baker’s Dozen” run, Chris, Gif, and Luke discuss the new truss automation system, the history of Phish light rigs over the years, working with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, and this season of Game of Thrones.
EP002: GREG ELLIS
In the 2nd episode of the Light Side, host Luke Stratton sits down with lighting design/production designer Greg “The Lazer Shark” Ellis of Pretty Lights. Topics include how Greg got into lighting, his transition from lighting a small local band to working for one of the largest EDM artists in the country, and the technical specifics behind his rig.
EP001: Jefferson Waful
In the premier episode of the Light Side, host Luke Stratton sits down with lighting design/director Jefferson Waful of Umphrey’s McGee. Topics include how Waful became an LD, his influences, how he lays out his console, and his experience working with Phish and Chris Kuroda last winter in Mexico.