About Me

I'm John Huntington, author of Control Systems for Live Entertainment, the first book on show control and entertainment control systems. Through Zircon Designs, I do consulting and design work on entertainment control, show control, and audio systems, but this site contains many non-commercial resources related to entertainment, technology, and anything else I find interesting.

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John's Articles and Other Work

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Sunday
01Mar2009

Criss Angel Believe

This is an article I wrote for Lighting and Sound America on the Criss Angel/Cirque du Soleil show Believe.  You can download a PDF here.

Sunday
01Feb2009

The SHoW DMX Test

I have an extensive interview with the creators of City Theatrical's SHoW DMX system in the February, 2009 issue of Lighting and Sound America magazine. You can read it here online at City Theatrical (if that doesn't work, I have it posted here).

Saturday
01Dec2007

Curiosity Aroused Public Radio Pilot

My friend Rebecca Watson overwhelmingly won the public voting for the Public Radio Talent Quest back in September of 2007. Because of the public support, she was one of three winners of the contest, and winning meant that she got a producer and $10,000 to make an hour-long pilot!  You can listen to a preview or the entire episode (free sign up required) here, and find more info here.

Rebecca did a fantastic job on the whole thing! I'm really proud of her and the whole piece, which I edited and mixed it on my computer in Adobe Audition.

Saturday
01Sep2007

The ACNFuture is Here

I have an article about ACN in the September, 2007 issue of Lighting and Sound America magazine. Click here to download a copy in PDF format.

Friday
01Sep2006

Cirque Du Soleil Love

This is an article on the amazing Cirque Du Soleil production of LOVE at the Mirage in Las Vegas I wrote for Lighting and Sound America magazine. Click here to download a copy in PDF format.

Monday
01May2006

George Kindler Obituary

Sadly, my friend and colleague George Kindler died in May, 2006. Click here for an obituary I wrote for Live Design magazine.

Friday
01Apr2005

Cirque Du Soleil Ka

This is an article on the amazing Cirque Du Soleil production of Ka at the MGM in Las Vegas I wrote for Lighting and Sound America magazine. I have a low-res scan here.

Tuesday
01Feb2005

Haunted Hotel Show Control

Information on the City Tech Haunted Hotel can be found at the official web site here. A PDF of an article I wrote bout the technology backstage for Lighting and Sound America magazine can be found here.

Friday
01Oct2004

Showtime-When do you need a show control system?

Click here for an article Jim Janninck and I wrote for Sound and Video Contractor magazine. In the nearly 4000 word article, Jim and I explain the differences between Show Control and "Media Control"systems (like AMXand Crestron). It appears in the October 2004 issue. PDF posted here.

Tuesday
01Jun2004

Let's Be Careful Out There-Thoughts from an ACNObserver

This is an article on ACN I wrote for Lighting and Sound America magazine. This is a draft PDF file (and a pretty large file), there are a few typos in this version, but it's pretty much what was published. Click here to download a copy in PDF format.

Sunday
01Sep2002

Rethinking Entertainment Technology Education

This is an article I wrote for USITT's journal TD&T on where I think entertainment technology needs to go. Click here to download a copy in PDFformat. This article won USITT's Herbert D. Greggs memorial "merit" award.

Thursday
01Aug1991

Sound Designers' Survey from 1991

I wrote this survey up in 1991 for Theatre Crafts magazine, surveying notable sound designers.