Q'Viva! The Chosen LIVE ! Just wrapped this past weekend in Las Vegas, a show based off the hit Fox/Univision TV series was essentially a culmination of the final talent chosen by the hosts  (Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jamie King) to perform in a finale concert special at the Mandalay Bay Arena. Jennifer and Marc were also both also performing in the show while Jamie was the show director.

The sold out show was huge success for all involved! It was a great pleasure to once again work with Jamie King and his team of talented people. More photos to come soon! 

Next week i will be embarking on a show full of latin talent , most of which was found and first seen on the
show QVIVA which aired this year on UNIVISION. This LIVE concert is the grand finale and compilation of all the different talents seen throughout the television season, with performances by Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez directed by Jamie King.

Stay tuned for updates on the show which happens LIVE on May 26th in Las Vegas!  

At the beginning of february i was contacted by long time collegeue, and recently appointed creative director for Alicia Keys Simon Henwood about conceptualizing a photo / film shoot for Alicia Keys highly anticipated album scheduled to drop sometime in 2012. Of course i was more than honored and excited to be a part of this with Simon and for a first time working with Alicia. I can not divulge too many secrets on this project but i can say that we used a perspective reaching back to the 1940's photographers who broke ground with there use of light and classic beauty. We recently wrapped the shoot , and i must say that we achieved some ground breaking images. The effects and style of the images were all achieved IN CAMERA!!!!!! no photoshop.... Cant wait to show them once they are publicly released!!!! SLV was appointed as Art Director/Lighting Designer for this shoot, and worked with Simon Henwood as Director/Creative Director as well as famed Swedish DoP Jallo Faber. 

More to come in the next months! Stay Tuned!! 

SLV was brought in by P DIDDY and MARIAH CAREY to light there televised performances on the Harrahs Total Rewards LIVE concert series. This was a unique challenge as the show was being simulcast to LA, New Orleans, and Chicago, all of which were also putting on a concert with multiple artists which were performing and shooting there transmissions to the other locations. Check out some links to the broadcast and photos. 

 I had the oppurtunity recently to work with KARMIN on there debut performance... KARMIN became popular last year when a series of there YOUTUBE COVERS went viral grabbing over 50 million hits.. Now they are set to release there debut album sometime in late march. Also working on his project is a great friend and talented musical director Tony Bruno. Check out some images and the link to the SNL performance! Stay tuned for more on KARMIN in 2012. 

This month i was able to work with BIG SEAN on his Anticipation 2OUR whcih started in Cleveland Ohio to an amazingly energetic crowd! The Anticipation Tour Features Headliner Trey Songz and BIG SEAN as ahip hop and RnB powerhouse providing non stop hits from the momemnt the lights go down.

I was contacted by BIG SEAN's  team to design a set and lighting design to really set BIG SEAN apart from his previous tours. The outcome was 5 massive set pieces built of 3 dimensional glass mirror with a little visual trick to the mirror, go see the show and you will see for yourself !! 

Go checkout BIG SEAN's website for concert dates, videos and more! 

You can check out the video from one of the audience members above as well! 

SLV' was brought in to design the performance for Nicki Minaj's west coast appearence on the Dick Clark Rockin New Years Eve 2012! Check out video of Nicki's Performance on the Dick Clark NYE special here!

Ladies and Gentlemen!!!! Upon the completion of our newly designed website i am pleased to show you and give a recap and VIDEO of the Electric Zoo Music Fest 2011!!!! Click to see and read more after the jump!

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Two nights ago on a long dark pier in the meatpacking section of NYC , a major event in fashion and music took place. 

The UK based retail chain of H&M brings on a guest designer each year to design a limited line that will be placed in certain retail locations. This year it was VERSACE.. well at the release and runway show, StarLight Visual 
was brought in by Nikci Minaj to light her performance in the evenings festivities, CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY HERE. The space was small but the crowd was into it, vibing to the jams.. Nicki ripped it up performing an onslaught of 7 of her top hits with her dancers in tow. 

More images to come waiting on some purchased photos to come through.. 

Check out this link for more info on the event..

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/11/fashion-news-nicki-minaj-prince-perform-at-versace-for-hm-party.html

I was contacted by Willo Perron and Associates to come and design the lighting for the performance of "Rise Above" from the Spiderman Musical featuring  Bono and The Edge on the finale of American Idol. All of this happened very quickly there were many challenges with integrating the web lighting into the set piece into the overall design of the tv show. The outcome was a great performance and beautiful photos.

Click here to go to the full image gallery!

This month artist and friend Simon Henwood has an installation in the British Music Experience Museum housed housed as part of the 02 Music complex in London, UK.

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Check out the EXPRESS rock the sidewalk video from New York City that we shot this past July.

I designed the lighting for the show and film shoot of the runway show. We were going for the backstage/behind the scenes vibe , thats why all the stands and old school fresnels, cables everywhere, and big ole maxi brutes. When we were shooting this we reached record tempatures in NYC somewhere around 110 degrees!!!!! and all the models still look good, go figure!

SLV has been designing this series of show for express and producer Navia Vision since March of October 2010, Navia is a great team of fashion production folks who specialize in runway and photo shoots for the top fashion companies in the world. 

Special thanks to the help of Mike Finn Productionsfor providing Gaffers and Labor for all of the building and engineering of these designs. 

I found this video on the internet and needed to tell everyone about my great friend and amazingly talented musician and musical director ADAM BLACKSTONE. Adam and i met in a freezing airplane hanger 3 hours outside of london in the dead of winter.... no we werent on a covert operation as military members, it was more like the first version of Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour. We spent many hours (locked) in rehearsals working on what would be one of the most amazing shows i have been apart of to date. Adam is one of todays BEST and highly saught after MD's. He is currently working with : Janet Jackson, Eminem, Demi Lovato, Lil Wayne, and just wrapped up the VH1 Divas Live show here in NY. Check out this video!!! and make sure to check out Adams website as well...