Concert Lighting, 4th Edition

9WRITING CUES AND “BUSKING”

There are two ways of organizing cueing. One is to write cues in conjunction with a song or a script. This structured format has for many years been widely practiced and is still predominantly used for most of live music performances, dance, and stage plays. There is something about creating a cue that syncs beautifully with music or a stage scene that, along with perfectly executed timing, can bring a magical moment combining visual and sound with an artist’s presence. The other way is “busking,” and at the time of writing this is a relatively new way of cueing, developed to create a wealth of options in a lighting console’s playback and executor buttons that control an unlimited amount of MLs, fixtures, and effects. ...