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Liquid light show

Liquid light show

Psychedelic art form Light from a liquid light show, being projected behind a guitarist Layers of colored mineral oil and alcohol move over the projector lens and produce changing color patterns. Liquid light shows (or psychedelic light shows)[not verified in body] are a form of light art that surfaced in the early 1960s as accompaniment to electronic music and avant-garde theatre performances. They were later adapted for performances of rock or psychedelic music. Leading names included Bill Ham, The Joshua Light Show/Joe's Lights/Sensefex located in NY, Tony Martin (SF, NYC), Elias Romero (SF), Mike Leonard (lights for Pink Floyd) (UK), The Heavy Water Light Show, Mark Boyle's Lights/Joan Hill (UK), Marc Arno Richardson’s Diogenes Lanternworks (SF, Denver), Lymbic System (Mark Hanau) (UK), Glen McKay's Headlights, The Pig Light Show (NY), Lights by Pablo (NY), The Brotherhood of Light (SF), Little Princess 109 (SF), LSD, Ed's Amazing Liquid Light Show, Abercrombe Lights (SF), the Single Wing Turquoise Bird light show (California), Sector (Alberto Zanotti) and Anna Patti (Italy). The Incredible Liteshow was run by Gary Gand in Chicago. Gand and his wife Joan went on to pioneer el