Control Geek

Outdoor Shows and Severe Weather

2010-07-29T13:07:10Z

Haven't been writing here much because this has been the summer of projects that I can't talk about (yet)... In the meantime:

I've done a lot of outdoor events, like the Tribeca Film Festival "Drive In" (for which I've designed the sound system for many years), the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic Parks tour, and many others. I like these events because being both a sound and weather geek, they make things interesting from both perspectives.

I've also documented here a number of weather-related show disasters (and show-related weather disasters), such as a

Pink Rigging Accident--Additional Camera Angle

2010-07-23T12:15:51Z

Someone named "Anne" submitted another, clearer view of the Pink rigging accident, and I posted it as a followup to the original entry here.

Crazy Duct

2010-07-22T12:44:00Z

Due to construction work, I had to move from my office of nearly 10 years to a cublicle. Recently, an amazing sound started coming from the overhead register:

ACN Protocol Revision Up for Public Review

2010-07-21T17:14:00Z

Theatre and Money

2010-07-20T20:33:31Z

Great posting by Lance Darcy of Tinc Design and Productions on the

Moon Lightning

2010-07-20T02:55:39Z

Once again, the storms went south and north of my location. Seems to happen every time. But I got a couple pictures (my lightning trigger is in the shop, so these were done old school, bulb exposure):

Tornado Takes Out a Lighting Rig in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

2010-07-20T01:56:31Z

Continuing my series of severe weather's effects on outdoor shows...

Mike Bettes posted this on Facebook, a tornado/waterspout approaching Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (on the island's western shore):

The Next HOPE Conference Wrap Up

2010-07-19T01:51:00Z

This was my fourth HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference, and it was amazing as always. As I mentioned, I gave my own talk this morning (when they get the audio online I'll post a link and probably the powerpoint too), and went to a bunch of other talks, some of which were quite newsworthy. Below are some pictures selected to give you an overall sense of the conference (many more here), more or less in order, starting with Friday:

Pink Rigging Accident

2010-07-17T00:50:39Z

John Diaz posted this video on Facebook:

Star-Quad Cables and Double-Blind Testing

2010-07-14T17:26:40Z