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John recently designed the lighting for "Crazy for You" at North Shore Music Theatre, to see a short video, click here.
John's partner, Campbell Baird, designed the scenery.
A new book, Let There Be Light: Entertainment Lighting Software Pioneers in Conversation by Robert Bell, has just been published. In it, Robert interviews 10 people who have contributed to the current state of theatrical lighting software:
Gordon Pearlman (Kliegl Performer, Morpheus Light Commander, Horizon)
David Cunningham (Light Palette, CD80, Sensor, Source Four luminaires)
John McKernon (Lightwright)
Anne Valentino (Obsession, Virtuoso)
Tom Thorne (Whole Hog)
Mark Hunt (Icon M, Mbox)
Tom Grimes (HES Controllers, RDM Protocol)
Eric Cornwell (Virtual Light Lab, Express-Track)
Chris Toulmin (Modelbox)
Wayne Howell (Lamp-Tramp, Grand Master Flash, MMicrscope, Art-Net, etc.)
If you don't know who these people and/or their products are, then this book is a "must read". If you know the names, you'll enjoy hearing their surprisingly candid stories about the people, companies, and products that they helped create and that we've all used during the last 20-30 years.
You can read some excerpts from it on the Shock Lighting web site and buy copies of it on the Entertainment Technology Press web site.