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June 2023 Newsletter
Special Olympics 2015. Lighting Design and Photo Courtesy of David Grill.
Designer Interview: David Grill
David Grill
Lighting Designer David Grill is a 14-time Emmy Award Nominee and five-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Lighting Direction for the Super Bowl 54 Halftime Show featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show featuring Lady Gaga, and Super Bowl 49 Halftime Show featuring Katy Perry, among others. His Broadway Musical and Dance credits include Bob Fosse’s Dancin’. Mr. Grill has been featured in numerous publications and is an Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Design / Technology Program at Purchase College, State University of New York. Learn more about David and his work in his City Theatrical designer interview.
Heisman Trophy TV Truck 2021 
"I’ve worked on 18 Super Bowls with Bob Barnhart. I started out at Super Bowl 32 as a programmer, when it was just a mash up of artists doing their thing. It turned into something that was much bigger with the Rolling Stones. People started tuning in to watch the Halftime show. It changed the whole dynamic. It has been cool to be a part of the growth of it, to what it is today." - David Grill, Lighting Designer (Read the interview)
New Podcast: Life of Pi Lighting Design Team
Join us as we explore Life of Pi on Broadway from the perspective of the lighting design team! Our most recent QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 3 features a conversation with the show's Tony Award winning lighting designer Tim Lutkin, as well as the show's Associate Lighting Designers, Tim Reed and Paul Toben. The team discusses behind-the-scenes moments at Life of Pi, the lighting process for the show, effective collaboration techniques, their favorite light cues, best new lighting technologies, next projects, and what they see for the future of lighting on Broadway and beyond.
Tim Lutkin
"I'd like to think that we've come together - me, Tim, and Paul - and put our best foot forward. Breaking a little bit of a boundary, to say there's another way of doing it, as this is what we've done. So maybe even this show itself is part of the future of lighting."

- Tim Lutkin, Lighting Designer (Listen to Podcast Episode 3)
New Product: QolorFLEX 25x3A Dimmer
The new! QolorFLEX® 25x3A Dimmer (P/N 5811) is a low voltage, constant voltage, dimmer that is designed for large installations of LED tape. It is the five-channel version of our QolorFLEX 24x3A Dimmer (P/N 5810), for users who seek high-capacity dimmers to use for installations of QolorFLEX 5-in-1 LED Tape. This dimmer’s maximum current load per channel is 3A with a Maximum Device Input of 75A. This dimmer’s power connection is one new! removable Terminal Block Connector, Eight Pin, Male (P/N 6614) for DC Input, and output connections include five removable Terminal Block Connectors, Six Pin, Female (P/N 6613) for LED outputs.
QolorFLEX Specifications All In One Place

You can now compare and contrast the specifications of our full line of LED tape, linear lighting, pixel tapes, and LED dimming control solutions from the QolorFLEX brand all in one place with the QolorFLEX Specifications Chart page. This page can help you find precisely the type of LED tape product you're looking for, based on specifications you may need for an upcoming project.
DMXcat Common Technical Support Questions
Attention DMXcat® Multi Function Test Tool users: There are now answers to the most commonly asked questions to our Tech Support team when it comes to DMXcat:
Visit our DMXcat Quick Start Guide page and expand upon our Tech Support FAQs list to learn what to do if you experience one of these DMXcat situations, as well as when to reinstall the app for Android or iPhone.
Four Multiverse Product Reviews from ABTT London
Al Crawford demonstrating Multiverse SHoW Baby
Earlier this month, we exhibited at ABTT Theatre Show in London, and saw firsthand that the world of British live entertainment lighting is thriving. ABTT was a very busy show, filled with creativity, featuring the latest from all the production suppliers for the West End shows. While there, we spent time reviewing four of our best-selling wireless DMX/RDM products on video for the world to see! Watch our ABTT Show Report video, or click for direct access to watch your favorite product's review:
  • 0:35 Multiverse® SHoW Baby®
  • 1:19 Multiverse Node
  • 2:04 Multiverse Transmitter
  • 3:55 Multiverse Studio Receiver
June 2023 Custom Work
City Theatrical custom Martin MAC Ultra Wash Top Hat
Every month, we do dozens of custom projects for customers all over the world. These projects include entertainment lighting, architectural lighting, and OEM development projects for other companies. Custom projects give us a chance to use all of our experience, knowledge, and capability.

Tell us about your challenges, submit a custom order, and you could see your project in next month's newsletter.

Meet our team and demo our products at these upcoming 2023 shows:
United Kingdom:

- PLASA Show London | Olympia London, UK | September 3-5 September 2023

United States:

- Cine Gear Expo Atlanta | Trilith Studios, Fayetteville, GA | October 6-7, 2023
- LDI Show | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV | December 3-5, 2023
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