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Michael Kohler is a creative technologist currently focused on building the next generation of infrastructure and workflows to enhance live events, retail experiences, and virtual production; by creating thought provoking demonstrations and prototypes to help everyone understand the use cases of these emergent technologies. As a media server programmer, he traveled across the country working […]
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Jeremy Mayo is a designer, integrator, programmer, and creative artist. He is an experienced lighting designer for live events, theatre, opera, dance, and film, though he finds that he is most happy when he is solving technical problems for a creative goal. Jeremy relies on a strong background in technology to aid in creative works, […]
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Kerstin Larissa Hovland is a post-disciplinary artist specializing in pixels, programming, and light for music and performance. She is one half of the creative duo of Electronic Countermeasures. Kerstin holds an MFA in Experimental Animation and Integrated Media from California Institute of the Arts and a BFA in Visual Communication with a minor in Computer […]
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Founder, Luminous FX & frame:work Author, Screens Producing & Media Operations, Routledge (2019) & Real-Time Video Content for Virtual Production & Live Entertainment, Routledge (2022) Laura has over thirty years of professional experience as an entertainment technologist. Working across a diverse group of production environments Laura seeks to demystify the technological hurdles to creative visions […]
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Matthew Ward founded the boutique company Tekamaki and co-founded Element Labs, the first company to successfully establish itself at the intersection of lighting and video. Element Labs’ products won awards at PLASA, Lightfair, and LDI. The company released a series of unique products between 2003 and 2008 that defined entirely new segments in the LED […]
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Ben Nicholson is 20 year veteran of motion design and the visual content production community. He has produced and created visuals for iconic moments, shows, bands and brands for and with some of the best creatives in the business. Currently, he teaches animation, technology, production and creative processes full time in the Emerging Technologies in […]