Back to Back New Year's Festivals! Lighting & Event Production Behind The Scenes

Another year, another hectic conclusion to the year with tons of shows and minimal sleep in-between. In this video, I'll take you along with the rest of the production crew as we travel around the USA to three festivals: Lights All Night in Dallas, Snow Globe in South Lake Tahoe, and finally Decadence in Denver.
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Shout out to our entire crew for making this run of shows happen:
Dallas Cotton - Yung Bae
Eric Bindman - YB Tour Manager
Robby Hauldren & Freddy Kennet - Louis The Child
Scott Philibert - FOH audio / Video programming / god
Parker Shore - Laser & Light tech
Shane Crowl - Production Manager
Pat Brown - Tour Manager
Colin Miller - Photo/Video - also made the countdown video (nice work)
Ryan Sclavi - Lighting crew chief
Beehive LA crew - playback and monitors
Special thanks to the house LDs who make my life easier: Dave Hauss & Charlie Hegelheimer.

[@christianjackson]

Headed out tomorrow to EDC Mexico, hope you all have a great weekend!

[@mexicalpango]

Please make a blog of it

[@mexicalpango]

Please make a blog of it

[@its_davisdd9050]

Can you please read my comment!

[@SoloLynx]

I just noticed the 930 sticker for the 930 club in Washington DC I love that place got to see madeon there on his tour in December 2019

[@SoloLynx]

Christian Jackson 930 club beanie too I love it

[@TheRealCrayfishin]

A video going over merging and cloning, going over the fundamentals and how to actually use it on site, would be life changing as a developing house lighting technician.

[@jamesrbrindle]

+1 For this

[@WKJFilms]

PLEASE

[@TradeMarcTM]

100% THIS!

[@J-Gx]

Don’t forget kids, when CJ uploads it goes like first, then view.

[@timkeklinker]

First 10 seconds, ya already got me there. Bass is my life

[@giglight]

After the ASMR incident “normal service is restored”.... and relax.

[@stingalleman3936]

this! lmao

[@bezumny]

А что там случилось?

[@billabonify]

Jason you created a whole new look of the video. You did great

[@bruxer]

Agreed, i noticed the improvement

[@directive5216]

You're finally back. Nice video man. You're just the only one when it comes to lightning.

[@FUXProductions]

There are many more operators out there doing youtube videos

[@dobrogaming953]

15:57 that was my favorite looking show!! Cheers to who ever programmed that!

[@jack-o-wack-o3666]

i stg i’ve watched this video like 15 times and it never gets old

[@agustinroyster7034]

Having your lifestyle is the dream of many of us, it shows that you do it with a lot of passion. Thanks for being our inspiration Chris

[@murray4756]

Wow 2 vids in the same month good job Christian

[@zynskii.]

Wow. I was at Lights All Night. Wish I would’ve known so I could’ve come and said hello..damn

[@braydford0413]

I have never clicked faster on a video (other than the asmr unboxing) love your content man keep up the good work 👍

[@mathiaskristensen2728]

What happened to bumbershoot series Christian?

[@maxmol22]

I like how there is a person at 7:45 making his/her own "lightshow" haha. Nice video man!

[@DerangedM8]

Hi Jason, great editing, and ofcourse nice vid as always sir CJ :) keep up the good work bois

[@patdry]

okay hold the phone. i’ve never commented on a youtube video in my life, but this right here warrants a comment. i can’t not share all of the thoughts that just flooded me while watching this. christian, you are the MAN, and i feel like i need to tell you why. 1. you consistently give us content that NO ONE else can. this part of the production industry is like a dark mysterious pit, but you’re giving us access in a detailed and extremely humble way. thank you for that. 2. your schedule is wildly busy, and your programming windows are sometimes tiny. yet you STILL choose to setup the camera and share with us. it blows my mind. 3. you share your victories as often as your mistakes/mishaps. anytime fixtures get stuck it’s the most frustrating thing ever. you usually just have to sit and take it for the duration of the set, and it blows. yet you don’t leave that out of the video to make yourself look better. you share your losses which is why people love watching these videos. you’re extremely humble and which only makes you a better LD, and a better person. 4. your programming is freaking SICK. 8:10 to 8:35 made me throw my hands up and shout “WHaAaAaT!?” while sitting alone in my room. every time i see your programming it blows me away, which only makes all of this so much more powerful - you’re REALLY good at what you do, you’re only getting better, and we get behind the scenes access to watching your journey unfold. just wow. really all i need to say is thank you, christian. thank you for choosing to hit the red button and share these amazing opportunities with us. the production industry is lucky to have you, and so are we. keep crushing it, brother 🤘🏼

[@beatsinthetrap]

Noticed a difference in your video edits! Looks good! Thanks so much for creating these videos. Super informative and entertaining!

[@christianjackson]

Thank you! Trying my best, hopefully higher bandwidth of videos now

[@gerardourby]

For those who ask about the song on 8:09.... that is Pupa Nas T ft. Denise "Saucey Wow" Belfon - Work (Louis The Child Remix)... unfortunately he hasn't release it yet

[@michaelmoepono8811]

This was one of the best videos of so 8 I’ve seen of yours so far.

[@vale_ol]

2:24 is that warp stabilizer?

[@elijahekdahl]

Valentin Olpp I’m dead 😂😂

[@christianjackson]

Valentin Olpp unfortunately. I had to reupload this video 4-5 times due to copyright music and something must have happened during my edits to effect it. Simply don’t have the time to watch the same 30 minute video 5 times after waiting 5 hours to export looking for random errors that pop up

[@vale_ol]

KZbin detecting copyrighted music must be a pain with your videos, as all music on your shows is likely copyrighted. Didn’t take away much of the video though

[@ian9outof10]

@@christianjackson It has always BAKED MY NOODLE that Premiere thinks that rendering a message ON TO the final video is acceptble. It's beyond ridiculous.

[@vale_ol]

ian9outof10 so true 😂

[@Henryistaken]

scott needs to make a channel dedicated to him trying to land a water bottle flip. like yea he's super good at sound and video and an idol of mine but id kill to see hundreds of videos only of him trying to land a water bottle flip.

[@fallingbubbles2479]

HI JASON!! Great work!! Keep it up, can't wait to see what the rest you both your projects are!!

[@Spacelord09]

Jason?

[@laxer94]

The sound of the keys on that MA at Decadence makes me unreasonably happy. HI jason!!

[@mlrd6622]

Ayy love that water bottle vibrating and #mallardgang. Hope you have a great weekend too Christian.

[@TheBassMaster56]

You sir are amazing and going to be even more so. Thank you MVP Christian Jackson!

[@powelllp1002]

Loved how you talked about the old atomics got several of those at my school

[@jonasrikter8280]

Everyone know the song at 8:30? Literally driving me crazy, such a good drop

[@bsoundlighting]

I FCKN KNOW RIGHT?? I heard this track on another video and ive been searching for it ever since. Still no sign!

[@gerardourby]

Finally!!! I found it.... that song is Pupa Nas T ft. Denise "Saucey Wow" Belfon - Work (Louis The Child Remix)... unfortunately he hasn't release it yet

[@bsoundlighting]

@@gerardourby Awesome! Can't wait till its released yet. Have to keep a lookout on soundcloud or something for early access

[@phonglinh137]

Hi Christian Jackson, I really like lighting and I started to learn it with grandMA2, I learn on youtube by myself. Luckily, I found your channel, that is very useful in terms of knowledge and experience. I can get learn more from you and your channel. Thanks for sharing everythings. I hope I will meet you in someday.

[@3ldnah]

Thanks for the continued videos G happy new year

[@daddishesnetwork8920]

So these are the heroes behind the scenes

[@martinsb28]

You could upload shows in 360 so we can see both the stage and the console Btw you’re always amazing 🔥

[@levithelightingoperator3403]

i loved 7:40 thru 8:38! such a good video

[@brian.walker]

I was shooting photos for Snowglobe. I wish I had known you were going to be here. I would have been stoked to say hi and show you around Tahoe.

[@Integra37]

Thank you so much for showing us behind the scenes footage of these festivals. I am in the Corporate Event Production myself and this video was both entertaining and informative. Hi Jason.

[@sumonbhowmik6024]

Happy to see you after a long :)

[@KurtBob]

Love the long video, happy with whatever brother, really appreciate ya takin the time

[@christianjackson]

Thanks for watching :)

[@tnikiforov]

Awesome video as always, hope to see more soon!

[@christianjackson]

Thanks!

[@kaigajewski920]

Sleeping on stage XD Love it

[@elonhempenius5333]

Hi Jason, good editing work!

[@elonhempenius5333]

I'm loving your videos and you are part of my inspiration to get into this field of work, keep up the good work!

[@iankeene9532]

You always find dope ways to make good content. Love your stuff man, you inspire me to be a good programmer/op

[@darrenplace5562]

Congrats on a great year Christian! Can't wait to see what's next :)

[@christianjackson]

Thanks!

[@saunderslx]

@@christianjackson well, this is awkward

[@Marc-ws4xp]

The show looks verry sick💪💪

[@joshbobby]

Hi Jason, great job with the video, looked great!

[@yflix3039]

want more videos like this!!

[@marcogiampa283]

are you able to make a video showing us how to clone into a template showfile and ho to make those fixtures integrate with macros and effects etc

[@rjgameing5136]

What lighting gear and consoles would you suggest for a basic outdoor stage setup and what would you not ever suggest?

[@crafty_dan1362]

I don't understand anything about lighting (i'm a sound nerd) but i just love watching how it all works.

[@gpstudio]

Hi Jason, very nice editing and thank you Christian for sharing the knowledge.

[@cassianharvey9824]

I love these longer vids keep going😃😃

[@nicc5903]

I was at snowglobe and louis the child was by far the best visuals and lights. Great job

[@nickbarrett7163]

“Hey guys, I guess this is happy New Years from me in this video” - *sweats nervously as if we’ve totally forgotten about his ASMR video*

[@Razor32061]

thats that bass you can feel in your bones.

[@davidgld]

Awesome video! Mister David Hauss even made a cameo!

[@christianjackson]

Thanks buddy :) finally got to meet him! Gave me some good macro ideas

[@joshlighting4622]

The glasses are really good for you

[@mitchelldurrett5350]

Crazy show! You transferred that tour to those stages so well

[@rickclark9262]

Dude...you rock at what you do!!

[@christianjackson]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[@baileymaberto7544]

Hey Christian, love the videos. Ive gotten super interested in production lighting and stuff of that nature so these videos provide awesome insight into not only the process but the lifestyle and externalities of the career. Not sure how hands on you are with pandolin and lasers but would love if you could create a video outlining how lasers work into what you do and the show overall. Cheers!

[@jonasmyklebust8925]

I would love to see a video where you have just your showfile and then patching in the new fixtures for the stage you work on, and how you import new fixtures and still useing all your executors and effects stored as a button

[@karthikvenugopal9139]

my whole vision towards this career changed man! you are a very busy man and well ,a great inspiration too! keep up the good work. i once used to like LD and wanted to continue as a career, sadly the country doesn't offer any respect here. Your videos grabbed my attention and desire again. Cheers!

[@SupercooledMicrowave]

14:42 V

[@HIIMMRFLUFFY]

Great video as always, the new editor is doing a great job! Worth the investment! All the best for 2020 Christian, keep it up!

[@ConsuelaTheCleaner]

Great looking sets! Desperate for you to come over the pond for a few shows here in UK agh :-)

[@cryptout]

Super intresting to see, thanks for sharing

[@simonvandijk08]

Christian, will there by a bumbershoot follow up video?

[@coolkill4711]

Ayyyy new video

[@DaanM96NL]

Can anyone ID the track at 8:30?

[@okjaak]

please y'all it's driving me crazy

[@ian9outof10]

YES - PLEASE, I have to know

[@maximilianzeilinger7249]

F**** that shazam :D :D :D haha...

[@jonasrikter8280]

Trying to find it as well..

[@Dylan_Droege789]

Zella Day - Compass (Louis The Child Remix)

[@anhohn8187]

You are just awesome men!

[@TudorLaurini]

Boss

[@tnikiforov]

IMHO nothing beats the xenon atomics , i just love the punch in them

[@littledrummer12]

Your videos are my favorite videos on KZbin! Also thank you for restocking the hoodies... have been wanting one for so long and so excited to rep it! Just a heads up, one of the shipping methods charges $9,000 lol.

[@robertbarstv3167]

Job well done Sir Christian! More power 🔥

[@yanghe2436]

I‘m your big fans ，thank for your video！

[@kevinpedersen5290]

The nightclub i play at every weekend, makes the water bottle move. Yours was fucking moving, I can't imagine how loud it must have been haha!

[@CROWBARMAN73]

Didn't realize you worked on snowglobe too! I was there and the lights were awesome! :)

[@fran_illns]

Probably best intro ever.

[@RadINation]

Damn I was in Dallas for the NHL Winter Classics game, and which I went to one of those shows now.

[@lars_geurts45]

8:14 so i guess that the original timecode didn't have this many moving heads. Is it just cloning or did you have to add it manualy? I wan't to take the next step so fucking bad but i'm not confident enough to roll up at a festival and say yeah i can handle this haha.

[@user8002]

80hrs/wk.....man that's passion! I guess sleeping is a luxury. I admire your drive. I used to be like that. Enjoy your youth Time always wins in the end. .

[@christianjackson]

Admittedly, those 80hrs are spent doing what I love so it’s not exactly “work” but yeah nearly every hour I’m awake I’m at it! Gotta do it now while I can. Then hopefully I can have my own operation that runs itself and I don’t have to worry about the 80hr weeks.

[@spservice2763]

wow!!

[@mitchelldurrett5350]

Hi Jason. Good edit

[@nicocasablancas]

LAN was awesome thanks dude

[@stefanoromanello]

you should upload a full video of the events and in some parts you can comment (or not) the effects that you have coded (not a tutorial, just some curious stuff). Would be amazing

[@varok011]

Wow!! Nice job!!

[@Juli-ii6gh]

Keep going dude

[@calebcoble7468]

Great video!

[@galvin46]

Beautiful video my man! 😊😊

[@TheDJBrettHaley]

Great video as always man!

[@toxic0ffic1al29]

I'm 16. I downloaded grandMA3 1 day ago. I have a show in 5 weeks. Wish me luck pleaseeeeeeeeee

[@quackoramic]

do you like exactly know what songs they will play when? or do you program per song? how does this work? I am very interested in lighting myself, but I have no idea how your workflow is for an event like this! it looks awesome though, the timing on the drop and lighting effects all look perfect

[@Chris-hb8wm]

I love seein him rep that local 9:30

[@ChrisDiRoma]

Thanks for the videos!

[@music-maker2505]

You are such a cool guy man.. Really down to earth with an incredible work ethic.. You will be around a long time in this game. Even if lighting becomes automated, very, very few promoters will lay there trust in just a computer without an operator.. Who are they going to yell at when something shuts down and there is no one there to manually take over Lol.. Peace and respect, from your friend in Ireland

[@TheBloodyice]

amazing , pls more

[@mayanj8004]

Wow, I just found your channel, this is perfect!! Exactly what I've been searching for ✨ thank you so much for making this content!! Can't wait to begin my production journey 🥰 love from Sydney, Aus 🇦🇺

[@iainparamor1482]

I know its March now but Happy New Year! thanks for all the hard work thats been really inspiring to me as a newbie LD! Have a great 2020 Christian

[@airiz8864]

Awesome vlog mate🔥

[@DitIsTijn]

Stop doing whatever you're doing, CJ has a new video!!

[@Merom]

Love this kinda video's Keep up the good work! :) And Hi Jason! :D