I've been doing this now for 26 years. DJing has been a blast, but the most fun I have is high tech lighting. It's not just standing there and running music from the laptop. Lighting is a compilation of placement, design, and programming with timing to the music. Have you ever seen Trans Siberian Orchestra? The guy who programs that show is a genius. I've tried to emulate that show with the limited quantity of light fixtures I have in comparison. And, of course, my favorite light show was from 1994, when Pink Floyd did the show in Great Britain. That was back in '94, and still can't be touched...
I think I may have two or three years left in me... just bought a big supply of new fixtures. Setting up the lights with my stage trussing is going to be my "Spring Project".
