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Alex Ares
Lighting Designer/ Programmer
Lighting designer & director Alex Ares is out with Deadmau5 (producer and DJ, Joel Zimmerman) for the "Lots of Shows in a Row" tour. Alex came up with the lighting design, and programmed the show with fellow programmer Bobby Brooks. We spoke with Alex about the tour when it came through for a three-night sold-out crowd at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA.
"I've been working for Joel (Zimmerman) for close to two years now, and this is my second design for him. We have a B rig that we use in festival season and that was my first shot at designing for him. I was referred by Michelle Plushanski for DeadMau5. I worked with her on a couple of tours filling in for LD's, and I must have made an impression. She introduced me to Chris Costello who I have an amazing working relationship with. She is one of those tour managers who cares about the crew and our well being on tour. It's funny, I was actually a big fan of DeadMau5 before I started...