LIGHT TALK Episode 135 - "A Texas Gentleman - Interview with Tom Littrell"
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview\xa0product developer, designer, programmer, educator, industry giant, and friend... Tom Littrell. \xa0 Join David, Stan, Steve and Tom as they pontificate about: Changing Rock n' Roll lighting history; The "English Invasion"; Moving from Par Cans to VariLites; The "Whah" Moment; Selling the VariLite idea to Genesis; Early VariLite growing pains; Being the first live programmer for VariLite; The birth of the Programmer/Designer; Missing the Artisan; Developing the Source Four LED; The future\xa0development of LED fixtures; The genesis of the VariLite student training program; Fred\xa0Foster\xa0supporting students instead of throwing parties; The things universities should be teaching in their lighting programs; What Jim Waits and Tom were doing in the back of the tour bus; Being well treated and respected by the band; The fog machine; and sage advice for student lighting designers and technicians. \xa0 Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.