Stagecrafty

I've recently completed 2 major stage design projects - last weekend was OUTBREAK at the Asylum here in Portland, a Foo Crew event, also held in conjunction with several other promoters here in town. It was a large undertaking - two floors, with the basement area being the blacklight room and deco with 3 screens on the main stage. We had a great turnout - it's a pleasure to be able to work with this crowd, and the work is a great challenge.

One view of the main stage - the Asylum has a really large, deep main stage, there's a lot that can be done. Our next event is the 14th of May and I'm hoping to do more.

Vitamin J on the main stage.

View of the basement.

This shot is from The Lucid's cd release party on the 4th of February, I assisted Heidi Green in designing a blacklight sensitive set. Basically I was in charge of the amp/piano covers, the "bubbles" you see in the shot. These guys are an awesomely talented group of guys, the show was a blast, and I hope to do more of this type of work - I love the electronica, but working with a rock band is also a special kind of challenge, from the artistic perspective. Designing deco for a techno stage is I think something more akin to a cubist painting, while this show was more like an impressionist piece - with a clear intention, but softer around the edges. I'd love to do a metal show sometime, see what that might be like.

March, at the Gorham Grind

There will be an opening reception, March the 19th, from 11:00 - 1:00 p.m, with a very talented musician providing some tunes for your enjoyments. PLUS: Crudite!

February Events , Mark yer Calanders, Etc. Etc.

We're gonna get through this together, guys......

First Friday is this friday, the fourth, and will be chock-full of awesome events for your entertainments. If you're the kind of person who, like myself, kinda dreads February and all its middle-of-winter blah-ness, then you'll appreciate the distractions.......



First off, I'll be showing some illustration work at the State Theatre building, suite 223, for the very fine folks over at Open Sky. Enter through the High Street entrance & listen for the music.....

http://openskyfund.org/

After which you'll want to head over to the Port City Music Hall for The Lucid's CD release show "Kidnapped by Europeans" (also playing: Space versus Speed) where I've been assisting the lovely Heidi Green with the set design - it's gonna be a psychadelic, atmospheric experience there, we're very pleased with ourselves and all the interest in the medium lately. Certainly the idea of a set for a rock show is nothing new, but it's awesome to introduce the concept to such a crazy local music scene like Portland has. Not to mention The Lucid is just a great band & such a fixture here, it's a pleasure to be involved with any kind of project with those guys. Check them out:

http://www.thelucidmusic.com/

Also, very exciting for me, my first large-scale Deco project since ALIEN at the Space last summer - it's OUTBREAK , at the Asylum, and we're tricking out two floors for the party. The basement will be all done up in black lights & black light deco, and the main stage upstairs is going to be an amazing show, the Foo Crew is very excited to bring you this kind experience, so come on out for the show, I guarantee it'll be like nothing you've ever seen before. Saturday, February 12th - $3.00 cover at the door.

http://www.portlandasylum.com/Asylum/coming-soon.html

Also, the 25th of the month I'll be hanging an illustration show at the Gorham Grind, which is also a funky little place worth checking out, right by the art college at USM.

http://www.gorhamgrind.com/

And last but not least, you should check out my Flickr page, where I've posted a bunch of photos from my recent excursions; photos have been posted from a great little acoustic performance from a few weekends ago, the Reggae Revival at Port City Music Hall featuring Mighty Mystic, and the after party for said show at the Arm Factory featuring a few djs and some drunk kids.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizfallon/