Thomas Rhett’s LD & Pernelli Winner [Alec Takahashi]

The ChurchGear Podcast

How do you become Thomas Rhett's lighting designer and win the Pernelli award for lighting designer of the year by age 28?
Alec Takahashi joins us on the podcast this week to tell us. He also touches on the importance of mentorship, his approach to lighting and gives the infamous disaster story that resulted in the destruction of many of Bayside's lights.
In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Eating cockroaches, celebrity sightings, and Thomas Rhett Tacos
• 7:40 Alec Takahashi joins us!
• 15:30 From Bayside to lighting Thomas Rhett
• 23:00 His first “pinched myself” show
• 26:45 Staying excited for Sunday’s Services
• 29:30 Designing Lighting for Sunday
• 34:00 Moving people to worship through lighting
• 39:00 Alec won a Parnelli award!
• 43:40 Best Lighting Alec’s seen [Passion]
• 46:00 Disaster Story: Destroying all the lights
• 49:15 Tech Takeaway: Seek Mentorship

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