There are 2 days left to send me your idea for this year’s light show. I need all ideas submitted by Halloween night! Imagine if you forget to submit your idea before November 1st? Ooohhhh…..SCARY!
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Christmas music remixes
I put a lot of thought into the music that plays in our light display show. While I appreciate classic and faith-based songs about Christmas, I very much prefer the thumping-beat/high-energy types of songs. I really like it when a light display is jumping up and down in unison with a rock or techno beat…
Trying to be more….sociable
Here at Greenlake Christmas worldwide headquarters, we’re busy working on a number of initiatives. These all have one goal in mind: let’s be more sociable. I really enjoyed seeing everyone last year who came by to see the light display. I rarely have a conversation anymore where someone doesn’t ask about the lights. Everyone seems…
Getting jiggy with RDS
After recently acquiring a new FM transmitter from EDM Electronics, I sat down to explore the RDS feature. For the unitiated: RDS is an acronym for Radio Data System. It’s basically a simple communication protocol for sending digital information within an FM broadcast. You know those car stereos that will often display the name of…
Sequencing is almost done — except for one song
The 2011 show is nearly ready! Well, except for the decorations and lights and all that stuff. The trickiest part — sequencing — is *nearly* complete. Sequencing requires a lot of preparation and thought, so I like to get it done early. As I said, it’s nearly complete — I just have one song left…
Be a part of this year’s show
I’m busy tonight synchronizing the light display to a new song for this year’s show. I started thinking that I have time left to choreograph one more song, but no song immediately comes to mind. Hmm, what to do? I know — ask for help! So, here’s your opportunity: submit an idea for a song…