Christmas is over for 2020—almost done with you, you freakin’ year from Mustafar!—but light shows celebrating the holiday are still on full display. With the best shows being, of course, the ones that ...

Recently, while rummaging in the loft, the author found the circuit diagram of one of his favourite home-made lighting effects, a large VU meter. It dated back to when he and a friend ran a small ...

Ah, disco. That lamentable fad turned the Bee Gees from a kinda cool, kinda psychedelic band into a conduit for polyester, all that damn color, roller skates, and strobe lights. And what's left of it ...

Light bouncing off one disco ball looks cool...if you’re at a middle school dance. Light bouncing off 50 disco balls? That’s a work of art. Or at least it is when you use multiple projectors and 3-D ...

As well as bringing sparkle to the dance floor, could disco balls become a new educational tool in astronomy? Laura Hiscott investigates Reflecting the universe The tiny mirrors on a disco ball act ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to lighting systems, every DJ needs visuals ...

HI - I know nothing of lighting. Need help! I need to do some basic lighting effects for my wedding reception. The roof in the venue is so high and there is no way to attach anything or hang anything ...

The so-called "disco clam" is one eye-catching mollusk—nestled in coral reefs off Indonesia, the animal generates brilliant flashes of light that earned it its festive name. Now Dougherty and her ...