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Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

Ellen Lampert-Greaux, David Jacques, Dennis Size, Steve Woods

Booking Overview

A weekly interview-led professional lighting-design show covering live entertainment, broadcast, and architectural lighting, with recurring external guests who are established lighting designers and educators. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced stage, concert, broadcast, architectural, or lighting-technology professionals with substantial production credits; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically have recognized industry experience and notable projects.

Metrics

Episodes: 494

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

davidmartinjacques@icloud.com

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Host

Ellen Lampert-Greaux - Professional lighting designer and educator focused on lighting for live entertainment and the design profession.

David Jacques - Lighting designer and educator at California State University, Long Beach, with expertise in live entertainment lighting.

Dennis Size - Professional lighting designer and educator specializing in live entertainment lighting.

Steve Woods - Professional lighting designer and educator at Southern Methodist University, focused on lighting design education and practice.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established lighting designers, educators, or lighting-technology professionals with substantial experience in live entertainment, broadcast, touring, theatre, concerts, or architectural projects.
Required Achievements:  
Major touring, theatre, concert, broadcast, sports, or awards-show credits, Leadership of notable lighting-design projects, Extensive professional experience and practical expertise, Recognition within the professional lighting-design community

Recent Guest Discussions

Chris Medvitz - Tour And Show Planning, Setlists And Emotional Arcs, Touring Rigs, House Equipment, Video Screens, LED Color, Technology, Artificial Intelligence In Lighting, And Advice For Emerging Designers.

Ben Green - Broadcast Lighting, Theatre-to-television Transitions, Major Live Events, LED Screens, Outdoor Productions, Collaboration, Emerging Technology, And Career Advice.

Geoff Amoral - Broadcast Production Schedules, Lighting Musical Guests, Live Television Technology, Collaboration Among Lighting Designers, Followspots, Major Entertainment Programs, And Future Technologies.

Recent Topics

Design, Lighting Design, Stage Lighting, Broadcast Lighting, Architectural Lighting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
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LIGHT TALK Episode 494 - "Embrace the Chaos!"

September 23, 2026

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from Tearing Down the Kennedy Center to Dennis' Alimony Payments. Join Ellen, Steve, Zak, David, and Dennis, as they discuss: The "Emotional Arc" of light; A high school student pursuing lighting as a career;  Learning how to be a Human Being; Looking for financial and health security in our profession; Advice and help from USITT; "Great Opera Disasters" and "The House"; Dumplings; The 9/11 "A Tribute in Light" a...

LIGHT TALK Episode 493 - "Monologues About Oatmeal"

September 16, 2026

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from numbering fixtures to watching the mansions float away. Join Ellen, Steve, David, and Dennis, as they discuss: Ben Green's Emmy; The "9/11 Tribute" in NYC; "Space Cannons"; Don't Knock Miss Piggy!; Researching iconic lighting designs from the 70's and 80's; "Qello.com" and "Nugs.net" for old concert recordings; "Tales from Texas"; Proper (and somewhat controversial) ways to number fixtures and channels on a ...

LIGHT TALK Episode 492 - "Understanding the Big Picture" - Our Conversation with Lighting Designer Chris Medvitz"

September 09, 2026

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview Lighting Designer Chris Medvitz. Join Chris, Ellen, David, and Dennis, as they discuss: Growing up in Belmont Shore; The Guess Who Tour; Planning the Show Design; Considering "The Throwback Heritage Experience" when Designing a show; The process of finding the right setlist to support the emotional journey of the performance; Determining the size of the tour rig; Utilizing house rigs; Working with different video screens ...

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davidmartinjacques@icloud.com

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