CMC Spotlight: Jeff Ravitz
Chatting with Jeff Ravitz, creative consultant for the first-ever Concert Master Classes
JEFF RAVITZ LAUNCHES DESIGN FIRM INTENSITY ADVISORS
Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz, has launched a new design firm, Intensity Advisors, LLC. The company will have a concentration in televised live entertainment such as concert broadcasts, comedy specials, awards shows, and other special event TV programs and studio productions.
JEFF RAVITZ LIGHTS YOUTUBE/VEVO UNPLUGGED CONCERT SERIES FOR AMEX
Jeff Ravitz and associate, Kristie Roldan, have designed the television lighting for three concerts that were webcast Live-to-Web on YouTube in partnership with music video website, VEVO.
grandMA on Summer Tour with Arcade Fire and Is Center Stage
When the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire began touring this summer they had grandMA in tow. Lighting designer/production designer Susanne Sasic brought a grandMA console along when she served as lighting designer and programmer for the tour
JEFF RAVITZ RECEIVES PACIFIC SOUTHWEST EMMY AWARD
Jeff Ravitz was honored with the Emmy Award for outstanding lighting design by the Pacific Southwest chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), for his work on A Salute To Teachers 2009. The ceremony for the PSW 2009 Emmys took place at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel on June 26, […]
PHISH 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
Jeff Ravitz was the 3D lighting consultant for the theatrical release Phish 3D, scheduled for nationwide release on April 30 for an exclusive one-week run. The performance was shot in 3D during the band’s Festival 8, held at the California site of the annual Coachella Music Festival. The two-and-a-half hour film was distilled and edited […]
JEFF RAVITZ NOMINATED FOR PACIFIC SOUTHWEST EMMY
Jeff Ravitz has received a 2010 Emmy nomination for outstanding lighting design from the Pacific Southwest chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), for his work on A Salute To Teachers 2009. The annual awards broadcast is presented by the Cox Communications network and is produced by Channel 4 San Diego, […]
DOW PRESENTS LIVE EARTH RUN FOR WATER ON BRAVO NETWORK
Jeff Ravitz designed the lighting for the studio segments of Bravo TV’s Dow Live Earth Run for Water, airing on Friday, April 23 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). The show is the culmination of Earth Day 2010 and features discussions with impassioned advocate Pete Wentz and water crisis expert Alexandra Cousteau to raise awareness and funds […]
Replacing (Expensive) Flat Screen Monitors With (Low Cost) iPro Projectors
Internationally renowned author and speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer’s inspirational talks are the leading fundraisers for Public Television’s ongoing pledge drives.
JEFF RAVITZ DESIGNS LIGHTING FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY RE-CREATION OF WE ARE THE WORLD
Lighting designers Jeff Ravitz and Kristie Roldan were awarded the task of designing the lighting for the 25th anniversary re-creation of Quincy Jones’ and Michael Jackson’s We Are The World. Originally recorded by an eclectic super group of musicians and celebrities under the banner USA For Africa, the new version’s purpose is to generate aid […]
JEFF RAVITZ TO BE THE LD AT WHISTLER OLYMPICS MEDAL CEREMONIES
Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz has signed on as co-designer and TV Lighting Director of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games nightly Victory Ceremonies to be held at the Whistler Medals Plaza. Every evening, the day’s medal winners will be honored and cheered on at the 8000 capacity event plaza in the heart of Whistler Village, […]
RAVTIZ REUNITED WITH STYX FOR SUMMER TOUR
Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz, is working with one of his earliest clients, Styx, designing their segment of the Can’t Stop Rockin’ tour which features Styx and REO Speedwagon. The co-headline tour kicked off May 12 in Amarillo, TX and will tour the U.S. through the summer, with 38 Special as the special guest opening the […]