the human at the console

Me (well, who else would it be?)

TD
professional light turner-onner (amateur)
& MagicQ enjoyer

Hiya! I am a teenager who likes making things with light. I got into lighting when I saw someone press one button and turn an entire stage gold, and I wanted that button. Turns out the button is an entire software. Whatever. I've got it. I use ChamSys MagicQ because it is powerful and, importantly, very cheap. I own a magic dmx USB adapter, a few moving heads, some dodgy cheap pars and some led battons - free gear is very much welcomed (I can fix stuff - sometimes).

  • MagicQ programming (cue stacks, palettes, macros, timecodes, and occasional crashouts)
  • Moving heads, beams, and teaching them a little dance
  • DMX, Art-Net, sACN — the plumbing that makes light work (usually - only just started learning about this stuff)
  • Lighting musicals, school shows, my bedroom, and, yes, your neighbor's driveway if they ask nicely

The plan

Somehow win a £30,000 MagicQ desk
Beg for a free one
do the same but with ROBE lights
do the same but with more enthusiasm

6
fixtures in the current rig (mindblowing, I know.)
200-ish
cuestacks made (yes, even if they have one balckout cue in them)
1
universe - I am working off a USB interface here people!