Production, Lights and Staging News, [Volume 11.10, Digital Pages 25, 26]

Writer Morgan Loven interviews Jason Bullock on his background and position with Korn during the Mayhem Tour in 2010.

Excerpt:

At showtime, Bullock pours every bit of his own energy into his lights. “I’ve literally seen Jason stage dive off the desk,” says ChamSys product specialists Esteban Caracciolo. Watching Bullock run the show in Dallas, that claim is easy to believe. He is now known for his high energy presence at FOH, working his favorite cherry-red board. “Lighting without good music to work with doesn’t really exist.”

“I’ve worked on a lot of consoles,” says Bullock. “I can sit down at just about anything and create a show I can use. For me personally the ChamSys works for my style — a lot of key short cuts, a straight, streamlined OS that is fast, reliable, and powerful. It’s got great people writing the software, Chris Kennedy in particular. And it has a combination of features that aren’t available anywhere else.” In terms of programming, Bullock stresses the importance of accuracy as well as speed. “You need to be sure that the buttons you press are achieving what you are seeking. Going along with that, you need to know what you want to program before you start, otherwise there is a lot of wasted time trying to get your brain up to speed with what is going on around you.

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Writer: Morgan Loven

Photography by: Steve Jennings

Martin Lighting Case Story – Korn Path of Totality TourDemonstration of IPD/Jason Bullock’s lighting and video design using a Martin Lighting and Video Package for Korn’s “Path of Totality” Tour.

Video Courtesy of Martin Lighting.

Equipment used in this video:

Martin Equipment:
24 x MAC Aura™
8 x MAC III Profile™
40 x EC-20™
12 x LC Series™
8 x Atomic 3000™
2 x P3-200 System Controller™

Martin Lighting delves further into their equipment use by Jason Bullock by giving a case story.

Excerpt:

Jason Bullock, lighting and video designer for American metal band Korn, is using a full Martin lighting and video setup on the band’s current “Path of Totality” tour, a US promotional outing that played dates throughout November prior to the band’s new album release in December. When I first saw the Aura and saw its capability, I knew it was the new fixture I was seeking

Bullock describes the new album as a reinvention of the band and the tour as the first in years in which Korn has taken any production out on the road. “It is their return to a production show and we’ve worked with the band members to create the project’s final designs,” he says. “We are really scripting out the usage of video, and even the usage of colors, as the set progresses every night.”

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