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LOCKDOWN Q&A: DMITRY ‘LIGHT LOGIC’ VELIKANOV Head of Light Logic and a talented lighting designer in his own right, Dmitry Velikanov reflects on the prognosis for the live events industry in Russia and shares his optimism for the future, following the country’s return to live events with audiences in March 2021. TPi’s Jacob Waite reports...
Light Logic has operated in the Russian live entertainment and touring market for over 15 years, specialising in modern lighting solutions, stage design, and technical support. The company has provided equipment and technical personnel leading TV productions and live concerts in Russia, as well as playing a key role in the development of new projects, such as concert halls, TV studio and theatre installations. Today, Light Logic employs a 100-strong workforce with more than 2,500 fixtures in its arsenal – 1,000 of them Robe.
volume of our work decreased but did not stop. Under new conditions, we have had to transfer all our office staff to remote work from home and warehouse personnel were called only in an emergency to keep people safe from the risk of infection. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your business? In the first months of a complete lockdown, the number of projects decreased by 60 to 80%, which also led to the same drop of the company’s revenue. Realising the seriousness of the problem, all our team united. Reduction in salary was taken with understanding. Our industry got in the list of federal financial assistance and, as a big company, we had some kind of reserve funds for such a situation. All these points helped us to stay afloat. Our company was also included in a government aid programme,
What projects were you working when the lockdown began? Since our company is located in Moscow, we experienced the beginning of the pandemic in the city. Our main activity is related to production for TV and in that moment, we had been working on several TV projects. The 22