This week's Wound Up features designers in the news and a focus on Europe and the UK... plus a podcast from Geezers of Gear.
• Geezers Of Gear podcast: Host Marcel Fairbairn chats with Metallica's show director Dan Braun, who has collaborated with the band for 30 years!
Designers In The News:
• Multi-media designer Olivia Sebesky is featured in Architect Magazine: "Blending Worlds: The Rise of Phygital Spaces," an article by Blaine Brownell, which explores the intersection where digital meets physical: exploring the future of immersive experiences in architecture and design.
• Production/lighting designer Tobias Rylander (Beyoncé, The 1975 and Loreen's Eurovision-winning performance) in an interview with FRAME, where he discusses his process of translating artists’ creativity into a physical space, the importance of designing with the audience in mind ,and what will come to define live performance set design in the future.
Focus On Europe and the UK
• UK: April 25, 2024: Future of Theatre: This conference, presented in association with Moore Kingston Smith, is the opportunity for the whole industry to come together and instigate real change. Spend a day among the change-makers and disruptors of theatre and craft tangible solutions to industry-wide issues. Help create a legacy, energize the sector and connect with theatre enthusiasts and professionals alike.This is your chance to not only network but to learn how you can personally drive progress. Through structured presentations, Q&A sessions and informal discussions we will spark ideas about what is important – and why. Schedule here.
Tickets for Future of Theatre conference on April 25 at @sohoplace, London, are now available for booking to attend in-person or online. Find out more and book your place here.
• frame:work Europe: frame:work is thrilled to announce the newly formed frame:work chapter for Europe! This generous group of volunteers will be leading efforts to bring the live pixel community together for the European region. Please reach out to this team if you want to learn how to support the frame:work community, which endeavors to represent all facets of pixel production, from video engineering to content creation, producing creative media to programming live shows. Bringing community together helps us advocate for our work with clients and carve a path for the next generation of practitioners. Thanks to this group for contributing their time and dedication: Sarah Cox, David Bajt, Michael Al-Far, Andy Hook, Paweł ”Spider” Pajak.