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@goldlikejoel absolutely ripping lights for @moetheband last weekend in upstate NY!

(Didn’t have the heart to tell him the desk wasn’t plugged in)

@goldlikejoel absolutely ripping lights for @moetheband last weekend in upstate NY!

(Didn’t have the heart to tell him the desk wasn’t plugged in)

The next chapter of Umphrey’s McGee is upon us! Weeeehoooo!!!! With tour starting back up this week, I am getting very excited to see what comes next. I have a good feeling the show is gonna be fresh, risky and fun. Scotty Zwang was impressive the times he has sat in.. clearly knows the catalogue… let’s all give these gents support and encouragement as they settle in to a new groove, ya??

All the love and best of luck to the beast that is @krismyersdrums Will certainly be watching for the next project you take on. 🤠

#umphreysmcgee

The next chapter of Umphrey’s McGee is upon us! Weeeehoooo!!!! With tour starting back up this week, I am getting very excited to see what comes next. I have a good feeling the show is gonna be fresh, risky and fun. Scotty Zwang was impressive the times he has sat in.. clearly knows the catalogue… let’s all give these gents support and encouragement as they settle in to a new groove, ya??

All the love and best of luck to the beast that is @krismyersdrums Will certainly be watching for the next project you take on. 🤠

#umphreysmcgee

#umphreys at @theryman for UMBowl XI. 2 nights, 3 sets each. Real-time fan voted themes, setlists, etc. Stacked roster of special guests. A shit load of improvisation.

This years lighting challenge featured fans voting on colors and palettes in the middle of the single song set. To prep for this, I gave the band some adjectives, suggestions, tones, ideas to guide what musical themes would fit each potential color scheme. A fun reversal of the usual script; The band kinda followed me and the fans, instead of the other way around.

Everyone tip your cap to @umphreysmcgee for putting together another special weekend. A lot of work goes into this stuff. They had been shedding those country tunes for the last 6 weeks while on tour.

Morocco up next !!!

Gear supplied by @pulse_lighting

Photos by @abbyfoxphoto

#umphreysmcgee #stagelighting #rymanauditorium #malighting

#umphreys at @theryman for UMBowl XI. 2 nights, 3 sets each. Real-time fan voted themes, setlists, etc. Stacked roster of special guests. A shit load of improvisation.

This years lighting challenge featured fans voting on colors and palettes in the middle of the single song set. To prep for this, I gave the band some adjectives, suggestions, tones, ideas to guide what musical themes would fit each potential color scheme. A fun reversal of the usual script; The band kinda followed me and the fans, instead of the other way around.

Everyone tip your cap to @umphreysmcgee for putting together another special weekend. A lot of work goes into this stuff. They had been shedding those country tunes for the last 6 weeks while on tour.

Morocco up next !!!

Gear supplied by @pulse_lighting

Photos by @abbyfoxphoto

#umphreysmcgee #stagelighting #rymanauditorium #malighting

1 minute of the @official.megalite M-Sphere’s doing their thing 🪩 🌈

This is the final section of “Concessions” by @umphreysmcgee

I added *very* subtle changes every ~8 bars to make the slow ramp up in intensity match the band. Panning the spheres a few degrees sent the beams in new directions; a slight increase in the rate of the color effect; and then finally bumping up the speed of mirror ball rotation to finish it off.

Gear: @ectoproductionsinc and @squeeklights
Video: @c_roll_productions

#umphreysmcgee #umphreys #malighting #stagelighting #concertlighting #rainbow #discoball

1 minute of the @official.megalite M-Sphere’s doing their thing 🪩 🌈

This is the final section of “Concessions” by @umphreysmcgee

I added *very* subtle changes every ~8 bars to make the slow ramp up in intensity match the band. Panning the spheres a few degrees sent the beams in new directions; a slight increase in the rate of the color effect; and then finally bumping up the speed of mirror ball rotation to finish it off.

Gear: @ectoproductionsinc and @squeeklights
Video: @c_roll_productions

#umphreysmcgee #umphreys #malighting #stagelighting #concertlighting #rainbow #discoball

#umphreys at @capitoltheatre Port Chester, NY

A unique lighting rig + in-house projections = big, fun looks. A great opportunity to blend the two visual mediums … Lighting+video doing asymmetrical swirls, angular rainbows, weird fractals, etc all with MA and Resolume playing nicely together!

Plus the good memories of getting caught w/ weed at Snoop Dogg in high school at this same venue lolzzzzzz

Wonderfully captured on photo by the talented @scottharrisphoto @sgnarf and @j.remy.photo

Thanks as always to one of the best house crews in the nation - @butterbrett @juliettesmi Eliot and everyone else! Always a good weekend with you guys.

#umphreysmcgee #stagelighting #concertlighting #malighting #resolume #projectionmapping #jamband

#umphreys at @capitoltheatre Port Chester, NY

A unique lighting rig + in-house projections = big, fun looks. A great opportunity to blend the two visual mediums … Lighting+video doing asymmetrical swirls, angular rainbows, weird fractals, etc all with MA and Resolume playing nicely together!

Plus the good memories of getting caught w/ weed at Snoop Dogg in high school at this same venue lolzzzzzz

Wonderfully captured on photo by the talented @scottharrisphoto @sgnarf and @j.remy.photo

Thanks as always to one of the best house crews in the nation - @butterbrett @juliettesmi Eliot and everyone else! Always a good weekend with you guys.

#umphreysmcgee #stagelighting #concertlighting #malighting #resolume #projectionmapping #jamband

When Umphrey’s covers Radiohead, so does the lighting design… just need Bayliss to wiggle around like Thom more next time 😂

Always fun when the band covers a tune from an artist with specific visual information. Makes for a nice challenge; I get the setlist around 3pm, and they have a repertoire of about 300 covers to choose from!

#umphreysmcgee #umphreys #stagelighting #radiohead #malighting #concert

When Umphrey’s covers Radiohead, so does the lighting design… just need Bayliss to wiggle around like Thom more next time 😂

Always fun when the band covers a tune from an artist with specific visual information. Makes for a nice challenge; I get the setlist around 3pm, and they have a repertoire of about 300 covers to choose from!

#umphreysmcgee #umphreys #stagelighting #radiohead #malighting #concert

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