One of the things I’ve been working on (and hella stressed over) that exists outside of the internet (this place does exist, I have seen it! It has happened to me!) is getting more lighting console operation time in. I had a chance to work with Dropkick Murphys, and while I was out there I asked their LD some questions.

His show file is a punt page, meaning he operates the console on the fly. There were some cues he had written but for the most part, he was feeling that shit. Long story short, I liked the way he looked while running, and I attempted an earnest college try of recreating a show file in the spirit of is.

That was a great call. It might be flashy. It might just be one or two looks repeated over and over in the programming. The biggest difference between the spirit of his show file and what I had originally is there’s damn near no sauce to get lost in. Dare I say….

I even had some fun?

It’s cool, you can operate to music you’ve never heard before if you can keep a beat. I’m very glad for this chance encounter with the Dropkicks. I feel more ready than I have in the past for what next year might throw down. Definitely have used lighting consoles before, but it was never my strong suit, “pull copper, get donut” is what I’m good at. Skills grow tho. It should be a pretty exciting year next year.