Stage Research, the company that makes the SFX show control software, sends out an occasional newsletter. This month they've got an example from Steffan Soule, a magician in Seattle, WA and how he uses their software to automate his show. They also list what equipment he uses in his show, for those of you are techies.

What's interesting is that he's also used it to do one-man shows with a remote.

Check out the article at:
http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/i......oule.htm

There's a link to Steffan's site, which has some good videos of what his show looks like. Go directly to it via:
http://www.steffansoule.com

Jeff

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