Happy New Year, everybody – as always, sh*t is kicking here at the Light Associated Media, LLC headquarters in Oklahoma City – soon to be relocating to Toronto, Ontario! I can’t tell you why just yet, but it’s coming. And it’s awesome.
But that’s not what this is about, this post is about an awesome story of two lighting designers hanging out on New Years’ Eve 2012.
So Jefferson Waful is lighting Umphrey’s McGee, as he does, and with fervor might I add, and I am there documenting the show, documenting Jefferson, and hanging out with my good friend Jefferson all at the same time. On the 31st, during a particularly outstanding set in which not only the band and audience were all in step, but the lighting design and the audio engineering were the stuff of aural and visual dreams. Right at the start of a song called “Ocean Billy,” Jeff turns to me and says into my ear:
“This is my favorite song to run lights for.”
Guess what? it’s now my favorite song for Jefferson to run lights for, too. If you’re ready for your face to get rocked off and see why this is Jefferson’s favorite lighting delivery tune, watch the video below.
Pardon me while I pick up my face.
