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FOLLOW<br />
Kenny Gribbon<br />
Fast forward to summer 2011 and I got a call from my friend, Saira Anderson. Saira is also one of Michael’s<br />
people whom I also met at Bear Creek 2009. She was working on a festival in NJ called Pet Zoo and needed<br />
my help since I was local. I went there thinking I may be helping out with some small stuff but it turned into<br />
being a lot more involved, doing mostly Production Manager work for the first time. It was Pet Zoo Festival<br />
where I met Paul and Preston Hoffman, brothers and owners of Pulse Lighting. They were providing the gear<br />
and running the lights for the festival. Over the 4 days we all got to know each other and they were impressed<br />
enough by me to put me on some Pulse Lighting gigs. Each gig was a little bigger than the last which eventually<br />
led to my first Pulse Lighting tour for our client Colbie Caillat. That was my first major tour with full production.<br />
To say I learned a lot on that tour is an understatement. After that tour I was brought onto Pulse full<br />
time and have had Paul and Preston as my mentors. Since working for Pulse I’ve grown and learned a ton<br />
about design, building and programming for tours. Also, Mikey Cummins is one of our top designers and a<br />
veteran of the business. Between Paul, Preston, and Mikey, no design goes out our doors without everyone’s<br />
input. I can say my designs are a collaborative effort and the best possible version of an idea once it goes out<br />
the door. From the time Mikey and I were brought on we have grown from a storage unit in Raleigh, NC to<br />
a facility in Nashville, TN, complete with storage, full production rehearsal space, visualizer suites, and a full<br />
team of touring LDs. It’s been an honor working for them and seeing the growth happen.<br />
IRIE. You have to admit that you have a pretty cool gig! You are the lighting designer for Rebelution<br />
and… you get to work alongside Errol Brown. How did this all happen for you?<br />
WEBSITE<br />
concertlighting.com<br />
Kenny Gribbon. I have to admit it is a cool gig. It sometimes doesn’t seem right I do this and get paid for it.<br />
My main design and touring client for Pulse is Rebelution. Working with Rebelution came through my boss<br />
Paul and a mutual contact for him. Paul went out with Reb for a short run through Florida to bring them on<br />
as a client. Paul put me on Rebelution’s New Years Eve show in 2012. After that was a success I started touring<br />
full time with them that February 2013. Working with Errol Brown just happened since he was already<br />
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