In 2018, Jasmine Lesane was gearing up for her final undergraduate semester at Carnegie Mellon University. ETC was fortunate enough to cross her path as she joined the Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program that year, traveling with us to LDI to network with some of the industry’s brightest.
Penko has an interesting dual heritage of industry and art. It became part of the ETC family in 2004 as a competitive move to dominate the market for entertainment lighting dimmers in Europe and Asia, leveraging Penko’s noise-free lighting dimmers, which they had installed in arts centers such as...
When lighting designer Vince Foster heads out on tour, there’s one constant at FOH: a Hog console. For Jamiroquai’s latest tour, Foster is running the show on ETC’s newly released Tour Hog, part of the next-generation Hog family. With more than 30 years of experience on Hog platforms, Foster...
If you ever find yourself in Fort Wayne, Indiana, take some time to visit the historic Arts United Center. Designed by influential American architect Louis Kahn in 1973, it is the only theatre Kahn ever designed and is unlike any other arts center in the country. Because of this theatre, Fort Wayne...
As the entertainment lighting industry continues to evolve at pace, so too do the skills required to work within it. From increasingly complex lighting rigs to networked systems and data-heavy workflows, today’s technicians and programmers need a broader and deeper knowledge base than ever before....
Lighting in musical theatre is never static. It shifts, reacts, and evolves in constant dialogue with the music, the performers, and the story unfolding on stage. For lighting designers Valerio Tiberi and Emanuele Agliati, this dynamic approach is at the core of every production they create.
Growing up in Dallas, Scott Barnes was always drawn to the idea of working in the movie industry, so when a friend reached out hoping to convince Scott and his wife to move to LA, it was an easy sell.
Another year is behind us, and what a year it has been! If you hadn’t heard, ETC celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, which means our calendars were filled with parties, extra-large tradeshows, expansive events, and swag on top of swag on top of swag!
A new and unconventional fixture from the ETC portfolio, the High End Systems Zeo has caught the eye of many lighting designers since its launch. Jean-Marie Guillerm, who designs the lighting for Matmatah, was one of the first to take the plunge, using it to light the band during their celebratory...
