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Music Today: Light Shows

Oct 27 2009


Just as narratives gain new forms of media as technology progresses, musicians encounter more options for their concerts. Venues, props, themes and above all stage lights prove to be important decisions while planning an event. Routinely light shows have been a focal point for many artists, whose addition of dramatic visuals to their music can at times be overwhelming. LCD fixtures, blinding lights, projectors, absurd rigs, strobes and colors all become finely synchronized to both the tempo and feeling of the actual music as well as the story being told.

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